Driver chances to win Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway have jumped substantially all weekend for several drivers — most importantly, three of Stewart-Haas Racing’s four drivers have jumped toward the top of the board.
This year’s first race in an intermediate course comes with a brand new rules package — know more about this — and with it, a lot of learnings. Aric Almirola and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will start 1-2 Sunday, and odd exercise speeds led to chances movement.
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Among the most noteworthy:
??? Aric Almirola, who won his first Busch Pole Award since 2012, opened at 25-1 odds. He enters in 10-1, a terrific value for those who plunked down a wager on him before the weekend started. Nine drivers are greater or recorded at 10-1.
??? Daniel Suarez showed lots of speed in qualifying and practice in the No. 41 Ford, along with his line reveals that. Opening at 55-1 odds, Suarez sits in 25-1 and is among the biggest movers.
??? Clint Bowyer, the third SHR driver on the list, led both practice sessions and appeared to be the favorite to win the Busch Pole. He qualified third, however. He’s gone from 16-1 odds to 8-1, the next 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.
??? Though the strange did not move significantly, it’s worth noting that Kevin Harvick — who has dominated at Atlanta the last five years — saw his chances as race favored go from 4.5-1 to 6-1 after his slow Friday.
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