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Daytona hosts Coke Zero 400 Saturday
By: Zach Cohen - StatFox
Published: 7/2/2016  at  5:11:00 AM
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Coke Zero 400

Saturday, July 2nd – 7:45 p.m. EDT
Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL

Odds to Win Race

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be looking to win his second consecutive and third total Coke Zero 400 in Daytona Beach on Saturday. The driver finished this race in 2:58:58 a year ago, and it was his first time coming away victorious on the 2.5-mile track since 2001. He finished in 2:32:17 that year and will be hoping that he can finish in something close to that amount of time this year. Earnhardt Jr. will not, however, be a threat to reach the record number of wins at this race. That belongs to David Pearson, who has won this event five times in his career. Tony Stewart, meanwhile, is a threat to reach that mark. Stewart has won this race four times and he’ll certainly be motivated to get this victory, as he won’t have any more chances to catch the record. He is retiring after the season, so this is his final Coke Zero 400. Wood Brothers Racing is the team that has had the most success at this event in the past, winning a total of nine times. Hendrick Motorsports is somewhat close, winning six times in the history of this race. With that out of the way, let’s now take a look at who are some of the better picks to win this thing on Saturday:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (6-to-1) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. has had a very disappointing season thus far, as he has not yet won a race on the season. Earnhardt Jr. has, however, racked up five top-five finishes on the year and he came in second place three races ago. With Earnhardt Jr. hungry to earn his first victory of the year, look for him to come out with some serious focus on Saturday. That is not going to be good news for the other drivers, though. Earnhardt Jr. is already one of the best active drivers at Daytona International Speedway and will be gunning for his second straight victory at this event on Saturday. At 6-to-1, Earnhardt Jr. is worth putting a few units on at a track where he is very comfortable racing.

Joey Logano (12-to-1) - Joey Logano has been on a tear heading into this race, finishing in the top-five at each of the past three races. He came away victorious at the FireKeepers Casino 400 two races ago and followed it up with a third place finish last week. Now Logano will be looking to win his first ever Coke Zero 400 and he certainly has the talent to do so. He is one of the best drivers in the world and is somebody that nobody will be counting out heading into the race. He’s worth putting a few units on at 12-to-1, as he could pay off huge on Saturday.

Tony Stewart (25-to-1) - Tony Stewart is the best active driver at Daytona International Speedway, as he is looking to win his fifth Coke Zero 400 on Saturday. Not only is Stewart dominant at this track, but he also is coming into this race in tremendous form. Stewart finished in seventh place at the FireKeepers Casino 400 a few weeks ago and he followed it up with a first place finish at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 last week. With some extremely favorable odds at 25-to-1, it’s worth putting a unit or two on the veteran this week.

Aric Almirola (50-to-1) - There are not many dark horse candidates worth picking this week, but Almirola certainly sticks out at 50-to-1 to win this race on Saturday. Unlike many other guys with odds like that in the past, Almirola actually came away victorious at this race in 2014. The race had to be shortened that year due to rain, but everybody had to drive under the same circumstances and it’s not fair to downplay his victory. Almirola will also be pretty eager to finish this race in a good spot, as he has not yet earned a top-10 finish on the season.


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