Edwards wins Daytona 500 Pole
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (TheSpread) – Carl Edwards came up just shy of winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship in 2011, but his 2012 season is off to a great start.
Edwards won the pole for the 2012 Daytona 500 on Sunday, assuring he will start up front in Sunday’s race. Edwards edged Greg Biffle for the pole and those two are the only drivers that know their starting spots for Sunday’s race, while the rest of the field will be determined in Thursday’s Gatorade Duels.
With the pole in his favor, Edwards now has odds of +1000 to win Sunday’s race. He is one of seven drivers to have that money line. Biffle now comes in with a money line of +2200 to win the race as he will start in second.
The favorite to win the race according to oddsmakers is Kevin Harvick, who has a money line of +800. Harvick finishing 20th in Sunday’s qualifying, but he will have a chance to improve his position in the Duels. Harvick is a former Daytona 500 winner, taking the 2007 championship.
The Daytona 500 will take place Sunday, February 26 from Daytona International Speedway at 1:30PM ET. For complete odds and track information on this year’s event, see below.
Odds to win the Daytona 500 – 2012 Daytona 500 – Daytona International Speedway – Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012
Kevin Harvick +800
Kyle Busch +1000
Tony Stewart +1000
Jimmie Johnson +1000
Dale Earnhardt Jr +1000
Kasey Kahne +1000
Carl Edwards +1000
Jeff Gordon +1000
Clint Bowyer +1500
Kurt Busch +1500
Jeff Burton +1750
Denny Hamlin +1750
Brad Keselowski +1750
Matt Kenseth +1750
Joey Logano +2200
Greg Biffle +2200
Jamie McMurray +2150
Juan P Montoya +2600
Ryan Newman +2600
Paul Menard +2600
David Ragan +2750
Mark Martin +2750
Martin Truex Jr +2750
AJ Allmendinger +2750
Field (Any Other) +1600
Qualifying Results
Starting Spot-Car Number-Driver
1 99 Carl Edwards
2 16 Greg Biffle
3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4 9 Marcos Ambrose
5 13 Casey Mears
6 24 Jeff Gordon
7 56 Martin Truex Jr.
8 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
9 21 Trevor Bayne
10 14 Tony Stewart
11 55 Mark Martin
12 48 Jimmie Johnson
13 43 Aric Almirola
14 27 Paul Menard
15 34 David Ragan
16 17 Matt Kenseth
17 39 Ryan Newman
18 22 A.J. Allmendinger
19 2 Brad Keselowski
20 29 Kevin Harvick
21 20 Joey Logano
22 15 Clint Bowyer
23 31 Jeff Burton
24 42 Juan Montoya
25 5 Kasey Kahne
26 26 Tony Raines
27 30 David Stremme
28 18 Kyle Busch
29 1 Jamie McMurray
30 10 Danica Patrick
31 109 Kenny Wallace
32 32 Terry Labonte
33 36 Dave Blaney
34 51 Kurt Busch
35 33 Elliott Sadler
36 140 Michael Waltrip
37 87 Joe Nemechek
38 11 Denny Hamlin
39 78 Regan Smith
40 98 Michael McDowell
41 83 Landon Cassill
42 38 David Gilliland
43 47 Bobby Labonte
44 97 Bill Elliott
45 37 Mike Wallace
46 93 David Reutimann
47 23 Robert Richardson Jr.
48 7 Robby Gordon
49 249 J.J. Yeley
2012 Daytona 500 Information
Race Date: Sunday, February 26
Location: Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
Pre-Race: Noon ET
Green Flag: Approx. 1:30PM ET
TV Coverage: FOX
Radio Coverage: MRN
Track Type: Oval (200 laps)
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