Kevin Harvick, the 2015 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race winner at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, is favored to win Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at the 1.5-mile speedway.
Harvick opened at 9-2 odds and is the favorite for the second consecutive year, with defending race champion Martin Truex Jr., Las Vegas star Kyle Busch and 2016 LVMS race winner Brad Keselowski following at 5-1. Kyle Larson is next at 11-2, with Chase Elliott (8-1) and Joey Logano (9-1) also getting single-digit odds for the 267-lap race.
Seven-time MENCS Champion Jimmie Johnson, who has won a record four Cup Series races at LVMS, is at 10-1, with Denny Hamlin sitting opening at 12-1 and Las Vegas local Kurt Busch part of a trio at 15-1 that also includes Ryan Blaney and Clint Bowyer. Daytona 500 Champion Austin Dillon, who won the Boyd Gaming 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at LVMS in 2015 – is at 75-1.
Kyle Busch once again is favored to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Boyd Gaming 300, receiving 7-5 odds, while Larson is at 2-1 for the Saturday race. Blaney is third at 5-2 for the 200-lap race, with Christopher Bell listed at 6-1 and Cole Custer at 8-1.
Click HERE to see the complete odds, courtesy of Boyd Gaming Events, for both races.
LVMS’ 2018 NASCAR Weekend begins with Stratosphere Qualifying and the Stratosphere 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on Friday, March 2, with MENCS qualifying beginning at 4:15 p.m. Pacific Time. The Xfinity Series’ Boyd Gaming 300 takes place at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, and the weekend’s racing culminates on Sunday, March 4, with the Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at 12:30 p.m.
Fans can find a complete weekend schedule on the speedway’s website, and tickets to all LVMS events are available by calling 1-800-644-4444 or logging on to www.LVMS.com.
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