While Kyle Busch has been the hot driver in NASCAR Sprint Cup racing this season with eight races won, Carl Edwards of Roush-Fenway Racing is the hottest driver over the past week. Edwards picked up his fifth checkered flag of 2008 at Michigan last week and has won the pole position for tonight’s Sharpie 500 Sprint Cup Race at Bristol International Speedway. Edwards is also the reigning champion at Bristol having won the Sharpie 500 last year. Oddsmakers at online sportsbook SBGglobal.com have listed Edwards as the race favorite at +450 odds. Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing is listed with the second best odds at +500.
Edwards enters Bristol second in the NASCAR Sprint Cup point standings, 222 markers behind point leader Kyle Busch. In 23 starts, Edwards has accumulated five wins, 10 top-five and 17 top-10 finishes. This is his ninth Cup start at Bristol this weekend. In his previous eight starts, he has one win, two top-five and three top-10 finishes.
Odds to win Sharpie 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race (SBGglobal.com)
Carl Edwards +450
Kyle Busch +500
Denny Hamlin +600
Kevin Harvick +600
Tony Stewart +750
Dale Earnhardt Jr. +850
Jeff Gordon +900
Kasey Kahne +1000
Jimmie Johnson +1400
Matt Kenseth +1500
Greg Biffle +1500
Kurt Busch +1500
Jeff Burton +1800
Clint Bowyer +1800
Martin Truex Jr. +2000
Ryan Newman +3500
David Ragan +4000
Brian Vickers +4500
Elliot Sadler +5000
Jamie McMurray +6000
Field (All Others) +2500
