Bristol, Tennessee, United States
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3:30 PM
Betting Insights for Food City 500 Race
Joe Gibbs Racing seemed to have Bristol figured out by winning four of five faces at the Food City Race from 2015-2019 when Penske stepped in and won the last two behind Brad Keselowski (2020) and then Joey Logano on the dirt in 2021.
Kyle Busch has the most career wins at the Food City race with five total but didn’t fare well last year in the first race on dirt.
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. has extensive experience racing on dirt tracks and was the favorite to win last year. With a solid second-place finish, look for Stenhouse to find his way back to the front this year.
Food City 500 Race details
Date: March 17, 2024
Hour: 15:30 EST
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt
Location: Bristol, TN, USA
Distance: 500 laps around the 0.533-mile oval Bristol Motor Speedway dirt track for a total of 266.5 miles.
How To Read NASCAR Betting Odds
Before you bet on the NASCAR race, there are different ways to bet on NASCAR races. Futures bets, where you place a wager on a result to be determined later such as “who will win the cup series”. Then, there are weekly wagers on who will win the race or driver match-ups where you wager on which driver will place ahead of the other.
When wagering on NASCAR, you might notice the favorite will almost always have a plus sign next to their odds. In other sports, the favorite is usually shown with a minus sign next to the odds. If the favorite has a minus sign such as -120, you have to wager that number to profit $100. As an example, you have to bet $120 to win $220, a profit of $100. If the race favorite has a plus sign next to his name, like +120, then that is what you would profit by betting $100.
Futures Betting
Futures bets are a type of prop bet which entails betting on the future results of a certain driver or team. Common examples could be; will Ryan Blaney repeat as the NASCAR Cup Champion? Or which race team will finish with the most wins in 2024?50
History of this race
From 1961-1992, the Food City race was run on the original asphalt racing surface. In 1993, Bristol changed its surface to concrete until 2021 when the spring race was changed to a dirt surface. This marked the first dirt track race on the NASCAR Cup Series since 1970. Since its inception, all races were scheduled to run 500 laps (with the exception of the 1976 and 1077 races which were 400 laps) until the surface changed to dirt in 2021 and the race was changed to a 250-lap race.
Fun Facts about NASCAR Food City 500 race
Five racers posted their first NASCAR Cup Series career win at the famed Bristol Motor Speedway: Dale Earnhardt (April 1979), Rusty Wallace (April 1986), Ernie Irvan (March 1990), Elliott Sadler (March 2001), and Kurt Busch (March 2002).
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. leads all active series drivers in average finishing position at Bristol with a 9.200.
All-time, 42 different racers have won a race at the Food City race, led by Rusty Wallace (6). Kyle Busch, Darrell Waltrip, and Dale Earnhardt, Sr. each have five wins, with Busch having the most active drivers.
NASCAR Standings
NASCAR Food City Race Betting tips
Each week you can wager on which driver will win that week’s race. Also, many sportsbooks will allow you to be a little more cautious and choose whether a driver will finish in the top three, top five, or other options.
Picking a racer to win a race is a risky task as there are crashes, car failures and even problems on pit road. To get beyond that and run the perfect race over all the other drivers is very difficult indeed and that’s why the odds have a good value of +300 (3:1) or more for the favorite of each race and then higher odds for all other drivers following. It’s not unusual to win with a driver that pays +1000 (10:1) on any given race as the level of difficulty to win is so high.
Head-to-head matchups allow bettors to focus on a certain head-to-head battle between two racers, rather than the more general wager of winning the race. These matchups are typically between two drivers or a group of four drivers. Bettors select which driver will have a better result in the race.
NASCAR prop bets are when you wager on specific racing scenarios that may occur. Examples of this could be; how many caution flags will be thrown? Which manufacturer will win the race? The number of crashes in a race. And the list goes on. A fun way to enjoy the market and get away from the seriousness of winning the race.
How To Sign Up At A Betting Site
You need to do your research and find a betting site that you will be able to review different sportsbooks and the wagering options they have available. Some sportsbooks offer more sports or entertainment options. Do your due diligence and find the one that suits your betting style!
Joining sportsbooks is a very simple and painless process. You just need to fill out your basic personal info, such as name, birthdate, email, phone number and mailing address. You don’t have to make a deposit to view the book’s information and options. At this point, you have just built a basic profile before making a deposit to start betting.
After you choose the sportsbook where you want to place your bets, you then have to deposit funds in order to be able to place wagers. Books will offer several different options such as credit cards or crypto currency. Remember to always wager responsibly and deposit an amount that you are comfortable losing and make sure all your personal needs are taken care of before you deposit money into your account.
Now that you have found a sportsbook to your liking and have made a deposit into your account, you can now start placing bets. Simply look for the type of bet you’d like to place, find the bet you want to wager on, and place your bet. Good luck!
NASCAR Food City Race FAQs
The corners are banked at 24-30 degrees, just slightly less than a normal pitch of a house roof.
Just slightly over a half-mile. A full line-up of 43 cars stretches halfway around the track.
The world’s largest amphitheater holds approximately 160,000 spectators.
436 have raced at Bristol at least once. 304 drivers in total have raced here at least twice.
