Driver chances to win Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway have jumped considerably all weekend for many drivers — most importantly, three of Stewart-Haas Racing’s four drivers have leapt toward the surface of the board.
This year’s first race in a intermediate track includes a brand-new rules package — learn more about that here and with it, a lot of learnings. Aric Almirola and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. begins 1-2 Sunday, and unusual practice speeds led to odds movement.
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One of the most noteworthy:
??? Aric Almirola, who won his first Busch Pole Award opened at 25-1 odds. He enters Sunday at 10-1, a great value for those who plunked down a bet on him until the weekend started. Nine drivers are greater or recorded at 10-1.
??? Daniel Suarez showed plenty of speed in practice and qualifying in the No. 41 Ford, along with his line reveals that. Suarez now sits at 25-1 and is among the movers.
??? Clint Bowyer, the third SHR driver on the list, directed both practice sessions and appeared to be the favorite to win the Busch Pole. He qualified third. He’s gone from 16-1 chances to 8-1, the third highest in the area behind Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch.
??? Ricky Stenhouse Jr., meanwhile, jumped from 66-1 chances to 20-1 after his No. 17 Roush Fenway Ford Mustang delivered a P2 qualifying position.
??? Although the strange did not go significantly, it’s worth noting that Kevin Harvick — who has mastered at Atlanta the previous five years — watched his odds as race favored go from 4.5-1 into 6-1 after his slow Friday.
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