Daytona 500 Betting Preview: NASCAR Race Odds, Trends

Hendrick Motorsports has the top three starting positions and the top three betting favorites for Sunday's Daytona 500, with Jeff Gordon as the pole-sitter and Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. next on the grid after those two won the Budweiser Duel events on Thursday.  Earnhardt Jr. (15-2) and Johnson (9-1) sit in the top two spots on the odds to win the Daytona 500 at the sportsbooks, with Gordon and Matt Kenseth each at 10-1 odds.   Gordon will be racing in the Daytona 500 for the 23rd and final time and has taken the checkered flag three times during his illustrious career. He finished first the only other time he won the pole back in 1999 and placed fourth a year ago, his best finish since last winning the race ...

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