2011 Jeff Byrd 500 by Food City Odds, Picks and Predictions – Kurt Busch the Favorite to Win: Vegas odds to win the 2011 Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race this Sunday, March 20th at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee are now posted on NSAwins.com and the vegas linemakers have installed Kyle Busch the +350 favorite(odds at BetUs Sportsbook) to win this weekend’s race. This race had been called the Food City 500 from 1992 thru 2010 but was renamed for this season to honor the late Bristol Motor Speedway President & General Manager Jeff Byrd, who passed away in October of 2010. This year’s favorite Kyle Busch is a two-time winner of this event as he won in 2007 and 2009. Kurt Busch is a four-time winner(2002, 2003, 2004, 2006) and is listed at +1200 odds this week to win the 2011 Jeff Byrd 500. 2010 winner and defending champion Jimmie Johnson is listed at +700 odds in his attempt to repeat this sunday. Other top drivers with strong odds to win the 2011 Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City include Carl Edwards at +600 odds, Denny Hamlin at +700 odds, Tony Stewart at +1000 odds, Jeff Gordon(1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Winner) at +1200 odds and Kevin Harvick(2005 Winner) at +1200 odds. NSAwins.com’s professional handicappers’ consensus prediction to win the 2011 Jeff Byrd 500 is for Jimmie Johnson to repeat as champion at +700 odds. You can view the rest of the opening odds to win the 2011 Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City below and also check out the most current Jeff Byrd 500 NASCAR lines and odds on our NASCAR betting page throughout the week. Be sure to check our blog regularly for more Jeff Byrd 500 preview articles from our expert NASCAR Sprint Cup Series blog writer Brian Polking throughout the week. Check out the 2011 Jeff Byrd 500 early vegas odds below.
Jeff Byrd 500 March 18-20, 2011 – Odds to win
Driver Odds to win the Jeff Byrd 500
Kyle Busch +350
Carl Edwards +600
Jimmie Johnson +700
Denny Hamlin +700
Tony Stewart +1000
Kurt Busch +1200
Jeff Gordon +1200
Kevin Harvick +1200
Matt Kenseth +1600
Clint Bowyer +1600
Greg Biffle +1600
Dale Earnhardt Jr +2000
Mark Martin +2500
Jamie McMurray +2500
Jeff Burton +2500
Ryan Newman +2500
Joey Logano +2500
Juan Montoya +3000
David Reutimann +3000
Kasey Kahne +2000
Martin Truex Jr +4000
Field +2000