2010 NASCAR Odds – Coca-Cola 600 – Newman Wins The Pole

Last Updated on May 28, 2010 9:51 am by drew

Newman wins the pole

Ryan Newman will start up front for Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 from Charlotte Motor Speedway after winning the pole on Thursday.

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Even though he isn’t up front, Jimmie Johnson is still the favorite to win the race.

Johnson has been given 3/1 odds to win the race according to odds makers at the online sports book SPORTSBETTING.com. Other short odds to win are Kyle Busch (6/1), Denny Hamlin (8/1), Kurt Busch (8/1), and Jeff Gordon (8/1).

Johnson won this event from 2003-05. He also finished second in 2006, but has not finished inside of 10^th the last three years. At this track, Johnson has an average finish of 8.6 and a driver rating of 118.9, which ranks tops in the series. Johnson is currently fourth in the season standings, 131 points behind leader, Kevin Harvick. Johnson hasn’t finished better than 10^th in his last five races. He has three wins on the year. For Sunday, Johnson will start in the fifth position.

Kyle Busch finished sixth in this race a year ago and third in 2008. He has three top 5’s in his career at

Charlotte with an average finish of 19.0 and a driver rating of 104.4, which ranks second in the series. Busch is 69 points behind Harvick, sitting in second place. Busch has two wins on the year and seven top 10’s. Kyle Busch qualified ninth for Sunday’s race.

Hamlin hasn’t finished in the top five in this race, but he has three top 10’s in

Charlotte. His average finish is 18.6 at this track while his driver rating is just 82.6, which ranks 13^th in the series. Hamlin sits fifth in the standings, 150 points out of first. Hamlin has finished in the top four in five of his last six races. He has three wins on the year with five top 5’s. Hamlin will start seventh on Sunday.

Kurt Busch has not done well at

Charlotte, failing to get into the top 10 the last four years in this race. For his career, Busch has three top 5’s at this track with an average finish of 20.9 and a driver rating of 81.6. On the year, Kurt Busch is ninth in the standings, 237 points out of first, but he is coming off a win in the All-Star Race last weekend at this track. Busch has one win on the season and four top 5’s. Kurt Busch will start second, leading the outside row, on Sunday.

Jeff Gordon won this event in 1994 and recently, he finished fourth in 2008. In his career, he has five wins and 16 top 5’s at this track. His average finish in

Charlotte is 15.7 while his driver rating is 88.5, which ranks sixth in the series. Gordon sits sixth in the current standings, 163 points out of first. He is winless this year but has five top 5’s. Gordon qualified 15^th for Sunday’s race.

The Coca-Cola 600 will take place Sunday, May 30 from Charlotte Motor Speedway at 6:16PM ET. For complete odds and track information on this year’s event, see below.

Odds to win the Coca-Cola 600 – 2010 Coca-Cola 600 – Charlotte Motor

Speedway – May 30, 2010

Jimmie Johnson 3/1

Kyle Busch 6/1

Kurt Busch 8/1

Denny Hamlin 8/1

Jeff Gordon 8/1

Jeff Burton 12/1

Kasey Kahne 15/1

Joey Logano 20/1

Matt Kenseth 20/1

Clint Bowyer 20/1

Mark Martin 20/1

Tony Stewart 25/1

Kevin Harvick 25/1

Ryan Newman 25/1

Martin Truex Jr 25/1

David Reutimann 30/1

Juan Montoya 30/1

Greg Biffle 35/1

Carl Edwards 35/1

Jamie McMurray 40/1

Dale Earnhardt Jr 50/1

Casey Mears 100/1

David Ragan 100/1

AJ Allmendinger 100/1

Marcos Ambrose 100/1

Sam Hornish Jr 100/1

Brad Keselowski 100/1

Regan Smith 100/1

Paul Menard 100/1

Scott Speed 100/1

David Gilliland 100/1

Travis Kvapil 100/1

Elliott Sadler 100/1

Field (Any Other Driver) 50/1

Qualifying Results

1 Ryan Newman (39)

2 Kurt Busch (2)

3 Martin Truex Jr. (56)

4 Kasey Kahne (9)

5 Jimmie Johnson (48)

6 David Reutimann (00)

7 Denny Hamlin (11)

8 Joey Logano (20)

9 Kyle Busch (18)

10 Clint Bowyer (33)

11 Mark Martin (5)

12 Jeff Burton (31)

13 Casey Mears (83)

14 Sam Hornish Jr. (77)

15 Jeff Gordon (24)

16 Matt Kenseth (17)

17 Dave Blaney (66)

18 AJ Allmendinger (43)

19 Joe Nemechek (87)

20 Juan Pablo Montoya (42)

21 Scott Speed (82)

22 Johnny Sauter (36)

23 Kevin Harvick (29)

24 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88)

25 Bill Elliott (21)

26 Tony Stewart (14)

27 Jamie McMurray (1)

28 David Gilliland (37)

29 Todd Bodine (164)

30 Michael McDowell (55)

31 Carl Edwards (99)

32 Regan Smith (78)

33 Paul Menard (98)

34 Marcos Ambrose (47)

35 David Ragan (6)

36 Robby Gordon (7)

37 Brad Keselowski (12)

38 Bobby Labonte (71)

39 Elliott Sadler (19)

40 Greg Biffle (16)

41 Travis Kvapil (38)

42 Kevin Conway (34)

43 J.J. Yeley (46)

44 Reed Sorenson (132) DNQ

45 Max Papis (13) DNQ

46 David Stremme (26) DNQ

47 Mike Bliss (09) DNQ

2010 Coca-Cola 600 Information

Race Date: Sunday, May 30

Location: Charlotte Motor
Speedway,

Concord,
N.C.

Pre-Race: 5:45PM ET

Green Flag: Approx. 6:16PM ET

TV Coverage: FOX

Radio Coverage: PRN

Track Type: Oval (400 laps)

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Posted: 5/28/10 9:51AM ET