Odds to win 2020 Pennzoil 400 Pole at Las Vegas

Only Kyle Busch won the race from pole in 2009.

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ODDS TO WIN 2020 PENNZOIL 400 POLE 

LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22

KEVIN HARVICK 5 / 1 

KYLE BUSCH 7 / 1 

MARTIN TRUEX JR. 7 / 1 

BRAD KESELOWSKI 8 / 1 

JOEY LOGANO 8 / 1 

DENNY HAMLIN 17 / 2 

CHASE ELLIOTT 10 / 1 

KYLE LARSON 17 / 2 

RYAN BLANEY 12 / 1 

ERIK JONES 15 / 1 

KURT BUSCH 18 / 1 

WILLIAM BYRON 20 / 1 

ALEX BOWMAN 20 / 1 

JIMMIE JOHNSON 30 / 1 

ARIC ALMIROLA 22 / 1 

CLINT BOWYER 14 / 1 

CHRISTOPHER BELL 30 / 1 

MATT DIBENEDETTO 30 / 1 

COLE CUSTER 30 / 1 

FIELD 10 / 1

Odds to win 2019 Pennzoil 400 Pole at Las Vegas

Ryan Blaney won the pole last season at LV.

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ODDS TO WIN 2019 PENNZOIL 400 POLE

LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 

Kevin HARVICK 10/1
Kyle BUSCH 6/1
Martin TRUEX JR 7/1
Kyle LARSON 7/1
Brad KESELOWSKI 6/1
Joey LOGANO 6/1
Ryan BLANEY 8/1
Clint BOWYER 10/1
Kurt BUSCH 20/1
Erik JONES 20/1
Aric ALMIROLA 15/1
Denny HAMLIN 20/1
Chase ELLIOTT 25/1
Jimmie JOHNSON 25/1
Austin DILLON 20/1
Daniel SUAREZ 20/1
Ricky STENHOUSE JR 15/1
Paul MENARD 25/1
Ryan NEWMAN 25/1
Daniel HEMRIC 50/1
Alex BOWMAN 50/1
Matt DiBENEDETTO 50/1
William BYRON 40/1
Chris BUESCHER 80/1
Ryan PREECE 100/1
Darrell WALLACE JR 100/1
Michael McDOWELL 200/1
David RAGAN 200/1
Ty DILLON 200/1
Matt TIFFT 300/1
Ross CHASTAIN 500/1
Corey LaJOIE 500/1
Landon CASSILL 500/1
Joey GASE 500/1
Reed SORENSON 500/1
Cody WARE 500/1
BJ McLEOD 500/1
Parker KLIGERMAN 500/1

Kyle Busch wins Atlanta pole

Kyle Busch grans his first Atlanta pole.

Kyle Busch earned his 28th-career Cup pole on Friday and his first at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Busch posted a time of 30.024 to beat Ryan Newman for the top spot by .038-seconds.

“Just a great day,” Busch said. “That’s a great achievement for our team today. Hopefully, that bodes well for Sunday.”

Kevin Harvick will start third in the Fold of Honors QuikTrip 500 followed by Daniel Suarez, Brad Keselowski, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kurt Busch, Kyle Larson, Clint Bowyer and Erik Jones.

Once again, Harvick was the first car on the track for the five-minute session. He established a time of 184.376mph. Stenhouse was second, Kurt Busch third. Keselowski bumped Stenhouse to third with a lap of (183.850mph).

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Martin Truex Jr. captures Pocono pole

Martin Truex jr. is 7/1 to win Sunday at Pocono.

Martin Truex won the pole for Sunday’s Pennsylvania 400, as Toyota’s utter domination of NASCAR continued during Friday afternoon time trials at Pocono Raceway.

Truex claimed the No. 1 qualifying spot at the three-turn, 2.5-mile track with a lap of 179.244 miles per hour in the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota. It was the third pole of the year and the 10th of his career for the Mayetta, N.J., native.

And the competition should be very worried about Sunday. Truex won at Pocono last year and this time he is driving the same car that in May he won the Coca-Cola 600 with, a car that led 392 of 400 laps to set a NASCAR record with.

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Kyle Busch favored to win 2016 Kobalt 400 pole

Kyle Busch has two Cup poles at LVMS.

LAS VEGAS — With so many additional NASCAR fans in town with loads of cash in their pocket, sports books will be amping up their wagering menu with about 90 percent more offerings than a normal Sprint Cup weekend to get some of that additional cash churned through their bet windows. One of those options that will only be offered this weekend is the odds to win Friday's Kobalt 400 pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

It's actually quite exhilarating to have a wager on a driver to win the pole, especially while at the track. Friday's first Cup practice (10:30 am PT) will be a huge part of the equation, but odds will be taken off the board while the session is in progress. They'll also be off Thursday morning (9 am PT) during NASCAR's five-hour mandated test session.

The best way to approach wagering on the pole is to look at last week at Atlanta in the first practice and qualifying, and then mix in some past Las Vegas Motor Speedway qualifying history, as well the past two years of qualifying on intermediate tracks.

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There have been 11 different drivers to sit on the Las Vegas pole, led by Kasey Kahne with three (2004, 2007 and 2012). Kyle Busch won the pole in 2008 and 2009 — he's the only driver in 18 LVMS races to win the race from the pole (2009). Jeff Gordon, in the No. 24 Chase Elliott is driving this season, set the track qualifying record last season at 194.679 mph.

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Kurt Busch on pole at Atlanta

Kurt Busch is 15/1 to win at Atlanta.

HAMPTON, Ga. -- Kurt Busch fell just short of beating brother Kyle Busch on the track during Friday's time trials at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Kyle Busch covered the 1.54-mile distance in 28.925 seconds (191.668 mph) in the money round of knockout qualifying for Sunday's Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (1 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN), beating his older brother by .013 seconds.

But the reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion's No. 18 Joe Gibbs RacingToyota failed post-qualifying inspection, and his time was disallowed. That gave Kurt Busch his first Coors Light Pole Award at Atlanta in the first event contested this year with the lower-downforce competition package that will be in place at all open-motor race tracks.
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Mark Martin on the Pole at Phoenix

Mark Martin on the pole at Phoenix, again. (Getty)

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AVONDALE, Ariz.—Mark Martin proved Friday that no matter the body on the car, what’s underneath it is what makes the difference.

Martin used the same Michael Waltrip Racing chassis that he used to win the pole last year at Phoenix International Raceway to win the pole again Friday for the Subway Fresh Fit 500 on Sunday.

Turning a lap of 138.074 mph, Martin won the 56th pole of his career, seventh all-time on the Sprint Cup history charts.

The bodies of the cars were changed during the offseason so they can have more manufacturer identity. NASCAR also changed rules as far as weight in the car and eliminated the rear swaybar.

Despite all the changes, the main frame and pieces underneath the body are the same. Martin didn’t even know it was the same chassis as a year ago until right before qualifying. He lets crew chief Rodney Childers make those decisions, and he didn’t want to know all the changes made prior to qualifying after a good-but-not-great practice session.

“I just hit the corner and I measure what I think I have,” Martin said. “I have an extremely little bit of time to put it right on the edge and not step over it.

“I was pretty nervous about it. You can’t step over with the way the cars are so close now, and choke. I don’t accept choking very well and I expect a lot of myself. So I was relieved when the lap was over.”

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Edwards Earns First Career Road Course Pole at Watkins Glen

Sporting News Wire Sevice

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- Carl Edwards wrote the next chapter in the resurgence of Roush Fenway Racing in indelible ink -- not just by winning the pole for Sunday's Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen but by blowing away the rest of the NASCAR Sprint Cup field in the process.

Edwards sped around the 2.45-mile road course at Watkins Glen International in 70.882 seconds (124.432 mph), just .084 seconds off Jeff Gordon's 2003 track record. Jamie McMurray was second in Saturday's qualifying session at 123.814 mph, followed by his Earnhardt Ganassi Racing teammate, Juan Montoya, at 123.699 mph.

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Kyle Busch Wins Pole at Pocono, His Second Cup Pole of 2010

Associated Press

LONG POND, Pa. — Kyle Busch turned a lap at 169.485 mph to win the pole for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race Sunday at Pocono Raceway.

The winner of two of the last four races, Busch earned his second pole of the season. He won at Richmond last month after starting from the pole.

Clint Bowyer qualified second Friday, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. was third.

Jeff Burton qualified 13th. Busch and Burton had a run-in during last week's race at Charlotte after Busch's late error sent Burton tumbling to a 25th-place finish.

Busch finished third last week to help strengthen his hold on second place in the points standings, 29 behind leader Kevin Harvick.

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Allmendinger Gets First Career Pole at Phoenix

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AJ Allmedinger scored his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pole in qualifying for Saturday's Subway Fresh Fit 600 at Phoenix International Raceway.


Allmendinger put Richard Petty's famous No. 43 on the pole - the first time since 1999 when John Andretti turned the trick at Phoenix - with a lap of 134.675 mph.

Scott Speed equaled his career best start after he qualified second for the fourth time in 47 starts with a lap of 134.373 mph.

Sam Hornish Jr. continued a strong qualifying effort for former open wheel drivers after he grabbed a career best start of third.

Marcos Ambrose and Dale Earnhardt Jr. rounded out the top five.

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Mark Martin Wins First Career Daytona 500 Pole Position

by Jeff Wackerlin

MotorRacingNetwork.com

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Mark Martin secured his first career pole for the Daytona 500 on Saturday when he topped a 54 car field to earn the top spot for the 52nd running of "The Great American Race."


Martin, who started second in last year's Daytona 500 with Hendrick Motorsports, posted a lap of 191.188 mph for his 49th career pole. He also became the oldest driver to win a pole for the 500 at 51 years, 27 days, and it was his first at the speedway since taking the top spot for the 1989 July race with Roush Racing.

"I'd like to thank Alan Gustafson (crew chief), the GoDaddy.com team and Hendrick Motorsports," Martin said. "I was just out there riding really fast. It sure is fun. It's quite an opportunity to get to drive their stuff here."

Martin will be joined on the front row by Hendrick Motorsports teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. to mark the first time one team swept the top two Daytona 500 qualifying positions since Yates Racing in 2007.

"Man, it is fun to drive a car that performs like that," said Earnhardt Jr. who matched his best Daytona 500 qualifying effort (qualified second in 2003). "We have a little bit different wind situation but we were able to put down a pretty good lap. It was hitting the ground a little bit yesterday and that is slowing it down some. Was hoping to get that fixed. We ran so much faster, we got such a good tail wind down the back straightaway today that we didn't do it enough. It hit the ground a little bit in three and four and slowed it down some."

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