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Darlington hosts Bojangles' Southern 500 Sun.
By: Zach Cohen - StatFox
Published: 9/1/2016  at  6:58:00 AM
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Bojangles’ Southern 500

Sunday, September 4th – 6:00 p.m. EDT
Darlington Raceway – Darlington, SC

Odds to Win Race

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The Sprint Cup drivers head to Darlington Raceway on Sunday for the Bojangles’ Southern 500. With only two more races until the Round of 16 begins, the drivers will be extra motivated to earn a win on Sunday. The points are crucial at this time of year and that should make for some very exciting action on the 1.366-mile track. Hendrick Motorsports drivers will be extra excited to get out there on Sunday, as a member of the team has won this race 11 times in the past. Jeff Gordon happened to be responsible for six of those victories himself. He’ll be out on the track once again on Sunday, as he’s going to be filling in for Dale Earnhardt Jr. once again in this one. This is the fifth time Gordon has filled in for Earnhardt this season and it’s unclear when the driver will be making his return. Two guys that will be looking forward to this race are Jimmie Johnson and Greg Biffle. Outside of Gordon, those are the only two active drivers that have won this race multiple times. With that out of the way, let’s now take a look at some of the best values for Sunday’s event:

Joey Logano (13-to-2) - Joey Logano has been driving as well as any Sprint Cup driver heading into this race, as he has now racked up 10 top-10 finishes in his past 12 races. Logano has, however, won only one race this season and has never won the Bojangles’ Southern 500. It is, however, only a matter of time before Logano changes that and wins at Darlington. This might just be the year, as Logano came very close to winning just a year ago. Logano finished in fourth place in 2015 and a slight improvement could mean he will be entering victory lane on Sunday. At 13-to-2, taking Logano would be a wise move. Jimmie Johnson (17-to-2) - One guy that represents a ridiculous value coming into this race is Johnson. As previously mentioned, Johnson won this race back in 2004 and then again in 2012. He knows what it takes to get it done on this course and he’ll also be entering this race with some confidence. Johnson finished in seventh place at Bristol two weeks ago and he followed it up with a sixth place finish at the Pure Michigan 400 last week. With all of that momentum, taking Johnson at 17-to-2 is a very good idea when considering how well he has done at Darlington in his career.

Jeff Gordon (20-to-1) - As mentioned earlier, Jeff Gordon is going to be racing on Sunday and Gordon is somebody to take very seriously coming into this one. It’s only a matter of time before Dale Earnhardt Jr. comes back, so every race that Gordon appears in could be his last. That will give him some extra motivation to win, but he doesn’t necessarily need any. Darlington Raceway is a track that Gordon has dominated in his career, as he has already won this race six times in his career. At 20-to-1, it’s worth putting a few units on Gordon to win his seventh.

Austin Dillon (65-to-1) - When looking for a dark horse in this race, Dillon is a guy that stands out. He is receiving some very enticing odds at 65-to-1 and has been racing very well recently. Dillon has cracked the top-15 in nine of his past 15 races and he also happens to have two top-five finishes in that span. He is getting closer and closer to winning his first ever Sprint Cup Series race and this just might be the event he does it at. Backing him with a half-unit might just end up paying off huge on Sunday.


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