The Coke Zero Sugar 400 is going to be a snare crapshoot with as much as 25 of the 40 drivers using a legit shot at the win at longer odds. Due to the racecar’s design and pack-racing, drivers have a difficult time passing the others around the high banks of Daytona, causing some to force the matter, resulting in the notorious”Big One” that can knock one-third of the area in a matter of moments.
Team Penske teammtes Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski enter qualifying as the 8/1 race favorites in the Westgate SuperBook, followed by this year’s Daytona 500 champ Denny Hamlin and Daytona driver-rating leader Kyle Busch at 10/1.
While racing on the same 2.5-mile, high-banked track, Saturday night’s race (Editor’s note: that the race was postponed until Sunday at 1 p.m. ET because of weather) is likely to be different than the Great American Race. For starters, motorists will be racing another car. The Daytona 500 was completed using the 2018 rules package which contained a restrictor plate. In superspeedway races going forward, engines will produce 550 horsepower using taller spoilers, a tapered spacer, and aero ducts similar to April’s race at Talladega. Second, the race is 100 miles shorter than The 500, often resulting in drivers forcing the problem before in the race. Third, the night race will lead to better traction, providing assurance to drivers to test tighter moves than they want a sexy and slick track during the day.
Chances to win NASCAR championship: Alex Bowman nevertheless 50/1 despite triumph “We are likely to find another race at Daytona than we found in February,” Logano’s crew chief, Todd Gordon told reporters. “Obviously, the rules package differs and similar to Talladega, you are going to see men with very big runs coming and you’re going to see motions have to be made.
“I think obstructing runs will be extremely difficult that weekend, and I believe that you will see cars coming and going via the pack just predicated on which point is moving in the time. I felt great about what we’d at Talladega and I believe we’ll be in a good place for Saturday night”
Daytona and Talladega recent Outcomes There were nine different winners in the nine Coke Zero Sugar 400 summertime races at Daytona. Last year, Erik Jones (30/1 odds) scored his profession first victory in the race. He’s three top-10 and a set of top-five finishes in five starts, including a third place in this year’s Daytona 500 as an remarkable follow-up to last season’s summer victory. Jones has only two Coke Zero Sugar 400 Cup starts, but his 5.00 average end in the race is still tops mathematically.
Unfortunately for Jones, if Saturday’s race is anything such as April’s race at Talladega, he and his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates (Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, and Martin Truex Jr.) may be in trouble. The best group in NASCAR was constantly left out of the draft by Ford and Chevy drivers, and the Bowtie Bandits had a plan going into the race to succeed no matter what. Six of the top-eight finishers in Talladega drove for Chevrolet, including the first three finishers, capped by Chase Elliott’s win at 14/1 chances.
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