2011 Coca-Cola 600 Odds, Predictions and Free Picks – Favorites and Drivers Lines to Win Coca-Cola 600:NASCAR betting odds to win the 2011 Coca-Cola 600(aka “Coke 600” and “NASCAR’s Longest Night”) this Sunday, May 29th at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina have been posted at all the major Las Vegas and online sportsbooks and Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards have been installed as the +500 favorites to win the 2011 Coca-Cola 600.
After getting a break from the pressures that come with points racing, the Sprint Cup teams will be back at this weekend in one of the most grueling events of the season. The Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway is the longest race on the schedule, and it is essentially three races in one. As the sun sets and the temperature drops, teams must adjust their cars to handle in the sun, the dusk and the darkness. With all that goes into winning the race, it’s no surprise that the Coca-Cola 600 is considered one of the most prestigious races in the series.
Last season, Kurt Busch got to add the Coca-Cola 600 trophy to his mantle thanks to a dominating performance. He led 252 laps of the 400 laps and was the class of the field when the sun went down and the track was cool. Jimmie Johnson appeared to have a shot at the win early, but the No. 48 got loose when the sun began to set, and the five-time champ ended up in the wall. Pole-sitter Jamie McMurray ended up second.
McMurray may have had to settle for runner-up in May, but he wasn’t going to be denied in the fall event. Kyle Busch led a race-high 217 laps, but several cautions in the final laps allowed McMurray to close back in again and again. He was finally able to get by Busch on the final restart of the night, and McMurray didn’t look back once he grabbed the top spot.
The Favorites
Although he let a potential win slip away at Charlotte last fall, there is a good chance Kyle Busch will have another shot at winning this weekend. He has seven straight finishes of eighth or better at the track, including finishes of third and second a year ago. Busch has yet to get to Victory Lane Charlotte, but it is only a matter of time before he closes the deal.
Despite his wreck in last year’s Coca-Cola 600, Jimmie Johnson is always a threat at the 1.5-mile track. His 9.8 average finish is the second-best among active drivers, and he has gone to Victory Lane six times. Johnson isn’t quite as dominant at Charlotte as he was when he won four times in a row, but he is still one of the top options.
No driver has won more races at Charlotte since the start of the 2006 season than Kasey Kahne. He has three victories during the stretch, and he has finished in the top three in three of his last six starts. Kahne has been performing his best these last few weeks, and his first win with Red Bull Racing could come this weekend.
The Dark Horses
Although he has never won at Charlotte during the regular season, Carl Edwards looked awful good at the track last weekend when he won the All-Star Race. In addition, he has always been consistent at the track, compiling the fourth-best average finish among active drivers. Kurt Busch won the All-Star Race and the Coca-Cola 600 last year, and Edwards is more than capable of doing the same in 2011.
After winning in his first career start at Charlotte to earn his first career Cup win, Jamie McMurray went into a bit of a slump at the track. That changed last year when he finished second in the Coca-Cola 600 and won the fall event. We will find out Sunday if last year was a fluke or if McMurray is for real.
Sleepers Specials
Normally, David Reutimann is a longshot to win at best, but that isn’t the case at Charlotte. Not only is he a former winner of the Coca-Cola 600, but he has finished in the top-15 in his last four starts at Charlotte. Last year, Reutimann recorded a pair of top-10 finishes. He is a contender this weekend.
He has yet to finish in the top-15 in four starts at Charlotte, but Marcos Ambrose has been a new man in 2011 thanks to his move to Richard Petty Motorsports. He has been at his best at the 1.5-mile tracks, notching fourth and sixth-place finishes. Charlotte has a similar layout, and Ambrose has already proven he can contend.
Big Names to Avoid
He is one of the biggest names in the series, but Tony Stewart hasn’t been much of a threat at Charlotte lately. He does have a win at the track and several close calls in the Coca-Cola 600, but he has finished outside the top 10 in six straight starts. Stewart simply doesn’t have a feel for the track right now.
In his first career start at Charlotte, Kevin Harvick finished second. Since that runner-up effort way back in 2001, he doesn’t have a single top-five finish at the track. As good as Harvick has been the last two years, Charlotte continues to be a struggle spot.
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2011 Coca-Cola 600 Odds – May 29th
Driver Odds to Win the Coca-Cola 600
Driver to win the Coca-Cola 600
301 Kyle Busch +500
302 Carl Edwards +500
303 Jimmie Johnson +700
304 Matt Kenseth +1000
305 Denny Hamlin +1200
306 Kevin Harvick +1200
307 Tony Stewart +1200
308 Jeff Gordon +1500
309 Greg Biffle +1500
310 Clint Bowyer +2000
311 Kasey Kahne +2000
312 Dale Earnhardt Jr +2000
313 Kurt Busch +2500
314 Mark Martin +3000
315 Jamie McMurray +3000
316 David Reutimann +3000
317 Jeff Burton +3000
318 Joey Logano +3000
319 Martin Truex Jr +4000
320 Juan Montoya +4000
321 Brian Vickers +4000
322 Ryan Newman +4000
323 Field +2500
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