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For passionate NASCAR fans, the wait is over.

Daytona Speedweeks kicked off Friday and the first race, the Advance Auto Parts Clash, is Saturday, followed by a week of qualifying races and events and capped with the 59th Daytona 500 on Feb. 26.

2017 Daytona 500 Props Odds of a race-stopping crash: 17/3. Will we see another pile up like 2012? The sport is a lot safer than it used to be, but still, anything could happen. Odds of a weather delay: 24/1. Bad weather can really throw a wrench in the works. But the forecast right now is blue sky. O/U on TV viewership. Other Daytona 500 favorites. After Dale Earnhardt Jr. And Keselowski, the list of contenders is a list of well-known drivers in the sport. Drivers Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, and Martin Truex Jr. Are all 10 to 1 odds on favorites to win. Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, and Matt Kenseth are at 12 to 1 odds to win this year's Daytona 500. For those rooting for that historic first-time. Paul Menard Daytona 500 odds: 25-1 2018 Daytona 500 finish: 6th Best Daytona 500 finish: 5th (2017). 2021 Daytona 500 Betting Odds. Daytona 500 is a challenging race to all motorsports fans, drivers, and especially bettors. Yet, the oddsmakers always make sure to give us a fair estimate. The following table displays an updated list of odd to win Daytona 500. 2017 Daytona 500: Vegas odds, key stats, sleepers, fantasy drivers to watch in addition to Dale Earnhardt Jr.

While Denny Hamlin will be defending his 2016 Daytona 500 championship and Cup Series winner Jimmie Johnson is hoping for another year of triumphs, repeated success is rare, particularly for the Super Bowl of NASCAR.

Winning the Daytona 500 seven times – most recently in 1981 – racing legend Richard Petty is an aberration. In the last 30 years, only a handful of drivers have won it twice and just two have won three times (Dale Jarrett and Jeff Gordon).

A win for Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth or Michael Waltrip would add their names to the exclusive, three-time winner category, but are the odds in their favor?

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For Junior, things are looking pretty good. According to VegasInsider.com, No. 88 leads the pack with his odds of winning this year’s Daytona 500 at 5-to-1, as of Feb. 15. Looking for his first Daytona win, Brad Keselowski isn’t far behind with 8-to-1 odds.

Johnson joins 2007 winner Kevin Harvick and last year’s heartbreaking runner-up Martin Truex Jr. with 10-to-1 odds, rounding out the best five. In the closest finish in history, Hamlin edged out Truex by .01 seconds for the win, but unfortunately for the No. 11 driver, the odds of winning back-to-back Daytona 500s are 12-to-1.

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But it could always be worse. Despite being a playoff participant last season as a rookie, Chris Buescher’s odds of winning next Sunday are 180-to-1.

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Overall for the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Harvick has the best preseason chance of winning with 5-to-1 odds, but Johnson has 7-to-1 odds of making history and becoming the first driver to win eight Cup Series Championships.

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No pressure.