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Coca-Cola 600 - May 28
By: Staff Writer - StatFox
Published: 5/26/2017  at  3:44:00 AM
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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Coca-Cola 600

Sunday, May 28 – 6:00 p.m. EDT
Charlotte Motor Speedway – Concord, NC

Odds to Win Race

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After an exciting All-Star Race last week, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series remains in Concord for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday. Martin Truex Jr. will be the defending champion when the drivers get back out on the track for this one, but it is Jimmie Johnson who will feel like the real king of Charlotte Motor Speedway. Johnson has won the Coca-Cola 600 four times in his career, which ties him for the most ever wins in this race. The other guy that has won this race four times is Darrell Waltrip. Two other active drivers that will be eager to start this race are Kasey Kahne and Kevin Harvick. Kahne has won this race three times in his career, so a three-way tie with Waltrip and Johnson is certainly doable on Sunday. Harvick, meanwhile, has won this race twice. The team that has had the most success in this race is Hendrick Motorsports, which has 11 victories here. Chevrolet, meanwhile, is the most successful manufacturer with 23 drivers winning behind the wheel of a Chevy. With that out of the way, let’s now take a look at some of the best values on Sunday:

Jimmie Johnson (6-to-1) - As previously mentioned, Johnson has won the Coca-Cola 600 four times in his career. He is arguably the best driver ever at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and that is a good reason to back him in this race. It certainly helps that Johnson is getting favorable odds at 6-to-1. It also helps that Johnson is driving well coming into this one. He might have finished in 24th at the Go Bowling 400, but Johnson has two wins in the last five races. That five-race sample isn’t even including the All-Star Race, which saw Johnson finish in third.

Kyle Larson (6-to-1) - Like Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Larson also drove very well at the All-Star Race last week. Larson came in second in that one, and he’ll now look to finish on top on Sunday. Larson also happens to be coming off of a sixth place finish at the Go Bowling 400. He is driving extremely well at the moment, and that is the reason he finds himself getting some not-so-favorable odds in this race. Still, he’s worth backing because of his recent performance.

Matt Kenseth (25-to-1) - Matt Kenseth is struggling a bit coming into this race, but that just makes him a better value play. Kenseth is receiving some ridiculous 25-to-1 odds, and much crazier things have happened than him winning this race. In fact, Kenseth won the Coca-Cola 600 back in 2000. And while that might have been a very long time ago, it shows that Kenseth has the chops to win at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The same can’t be said for a lot of the other guys getting odds in this range.

Kasey Kahne (50-to-1) - Kasey Kahne hasn’t won a race since 2014, but his success at Charlotte Motor Speedway speaks for itself. As previously mentioned, Kahne has won the Coca-Cola 600 three times in his career. That is no easy feat, and it’s absurd that somebody with his track record in Concord would be getting odds like 50-to-1. He’s going to be one of the more comfortable drivers in this race on Sunday, and he is worth a small backing because of that.


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