NASCAR betting odds for drivers to win the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
So it comes down to this. The final race of the long NASCAR season. After 35 points paying races, the last 4 drivers who will race for the championship Sunday have been decided.
Considering that the removal format to decide a winner was introduced two years ago the winner has also won the race. Odds are then that the winner of the race Sunday will also wear the Cup crown. Others can triumph, but three of the previous five race winners dating back to Tony Stewart in 2011, have also won the title, so don’t be surprised if the driver celebrating a race triumph in victory lane Sunday, can also be celebrating his championship.
Here’s how it shakes out one of the four finalists for Sunday’s 36th race of the year for your gambling or fantasy racing leagues. Driver Ratings are compiled from 2005-2016 races (23 total) among active drivers in Phoenix. The Driver Rating is a number based on a formula developed by NASCAR which combines”loop info” elements such as average running posture, average rate under green, variety of workouts, and other stats. There’s a maximum of 150 points a driver can earn for each race. The chances are present as of Wednesday.
1. Carl Edwards (7-1). Edwards has two wins here and the highest driver rating among the 4, 109.4. The only driver among the Championship 4 having a number of wins at Homestead, Edwards still has memories of losing the race, along with the name, to Tony Stewart at 2011. Part of the Joe Gibbs Racing team, Edwards will be seeking redemption Sunday, and he might just get it.
2. Jimmie Johnson (7-2). Homestead is one of those very few tracks in NASCAR which Johnson hasn’t won at. He works well here though and has the second greatest driver evaluation of the 4, 96.7. Johnson will want to make history Sunday with a seventh title. When he brings his”A” game and can avoid some of the miscues that the group has endured this season occasionally, Johnson could pull it off.
3. Kyle Busch (5-1). Busch is seeking to defend his title, made with a win at Homestead last year. He has the third greatest driver rating, 95.5. But he barely left the Championship 4, and has struggled at times. However, with one final race and an opportunity to add another name, and Joe Gibbs Racing behind himBusch could be in position to add another win, and another name.
4. Joey Logano (7-1). Logano is perhaps the underdog one of the Championship 4. He has never won at Homestead, gets the lowest motorist rating one of the area, 83.5. But Logano finished fourth last year and led the second most laps in the race, 72. Logano was astonishing at times this season and he could surely be a surprise Sunday by winning his first Cup title.
OTHERS: There will be a total of 36 other motorists trying to acquire Sunday. Chief among them, Matt Kenseth (12-1). Kenseth has the second highest driver rating one of the field, 108.4, and won here in 2007. Coming off a disappointing finish at Phoenix last week, Kenseth will be seeking to make a powerful statement. Kevin Harvick (6-1) was frustrated last week since he failed to make the cut for the first time because the elimination format started. He also won the race, and the name in 2014, has the fifth greatest driver evaluation, 104.3, and could add another win for his Homestead resume Sunday.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway will be conducted on Sunday, November 20. Live coverage will be on NBC beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET using the green flag coming just after 2:30 p.m. ET.
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