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Samsung Mobile 500 Odds

FORT WORTH, TX (TheSpread) – The 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Texas Motor Speedway this week for the running of the Samsung Mobile 500 on Saturday night.

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The race is the first official race on a Saturday night as part of the 2011 season. Oddsmakers are having a hard time projecting a winner for the race as three drivers are favored.

Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, and Carl Edwards are all favored to win according to oddsmakers at online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com as each has 6/1 odds to win. Three other drivers have 9/1 odds to win the race.

Hamlin is the defending champion of this race and he has two wins at Texas in his career. His average finish at the track is 8.8 while his driver rating is 99.2, which ranks fifth amongst series drivers. Hamlin is currently 19^th in the standings, 74 points behind leader Kyle Busch. Hamlin has just 1 top 10 this year and is winless.

Johnson has not won this event but he does have a win at Texas. His average finish at the track is 10.1 and his driver rating is 99.3, which ranks fourth in the series. Johnson is currently third in the standings. He trails Busch by 12 points. Johnson is winless this year but has three top 5’s.

Edwards won this event in 2008 and he has three wins at this track in his career. His average finish is 17.7 at Texas while his driver rating is 96.9, which ranks seventh in the series. Edwards is second in the current standings, five points behind Busch. Edwards has three top 5’s and 4 top 10’s with one win in six races.

The Samsung Mobile 500 will take place Saturday, April 9 from Texas Motor Speedway at 7:46PM ET. For complete odds and track information on this year’s event, see below.

Odds to win the Samsung Mobile 500 – 2011 Samsung Mobile 500 – Texas Motor Speedway – Saturday, April 9, 2011

Denny Hamlin 6/1

Jimmie Johnson 6/1

Carl Edwards 6/1

Kevin Harvick 9/1

Tony Stewart 9/1

Kyle Busch 9/1

Jeff Gordon 10/1

Matt Kenseth 16/1

Greg Biffle 16/1

Dale Earnhardt Jr 20/1

Mark Martin 20/1

Kurt Busch 20/1

Clint Bowyer 25/1

Kasey Kahne 30/1

Jeff Burton 30/1

Ryan Newman 30/1

Joey Logano 30/1

Juan Montoya 30/1

Martin Truex Jr 40/1

Jamie McMurray 40/1

David Reutimann 40/1

Brian Vickers 40/1

Field 25/1

2011 Samsung Mobile 500 Information

Race Date: Saturday, April 9

Location: Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Tx.

Pre-Race: 7PM ET

Green Flag: Approx. 7:46PM ET

TV Coverage: FOX

Radio Coverage: PRN

Track Type: Oval (334 laps)

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