{"id":425,"date":"2016-03-03T22:01:45","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T04:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=425"},"modified":"2016-03-03T22:01:45","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T04:01:45","slug":"las-vegas-odds-for-kobalt-400-at-las-vegas-motor-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/03\/03\/las-vegas-odds-for-kobalt-400-at-las-vegas-motor-speedway\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas odds for Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Courtesy of Las Vegas Motor Speedway<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>LAS VEGAS \u2013<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Odds makers have tabbed Kobalt 400 defending champion Kevin Harvick as the favorite for Sunday\u2019s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-426\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"426\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/03\/03\/las-vegas-odds-for-kobalt-400-at-las-vegas-motor-speedway\/las-vegas-motor-speedway-testing\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/LVMS_NSCS_Test_Hamlin_030316.jpg?fit=3000%2C2020\" data-orig-size=\"3000,2020\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;NASCAR via Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 03:  Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, spins out during Testing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 3, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Photo by Sean Gardner\/NASCAR via Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1457009643&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2016 NASCAR&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Testing&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Las Vegas Motor Speedway &amp;#8211; Testing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, spins out during Testing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 3, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Photo by Sean Gardner\/NASCAR via Getty Images)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/LVMS_NSCS_Test_Hamlin_030316.jpg?fit=640%2C431\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-426\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/LVMS_NSCS_Test_Hamlin_030316.jpg?resize=300%2C202\" alt=\"Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, spins out during Testing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 3, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/NASCAR via Getty Images)\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/LVMS_NSCS_Test_Hamlin_030316.jpg?resize=300%2C202 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/LVMS_NSCS_Test_Hamlin_030316.jpg?resize=768%2C517 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/LVMS_NSCS_Test_Hamlin_030316.jpg?resize=1024%2C689 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/LVMS_NSCS_Test_Hamlin_030316.jpg?resize=284%2C190 284w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/LVMS_NSCS_Test_Hamlin_030316.jpg?resize=99%2C66 99w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/LVMS_NSCS_Test_Hamlin_030316.jpg?w=1498 1498w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/LVMS_NSCS_Test_Hamlin_030316.jpg?w=2247 2247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, spins out during Testing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 3, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harvick, the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, is a 5-1 favorite for the 267-lap race, according to Boyd Gaming Events. Four-time Kobalt 400 winner and six-time Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, as well as Las Vegas native and reigning Sprint Cup Series champion Kyle Busch are second at 6-1.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson won the Kobalt 400 from 2005-07 and again in 2010, while Kyle Busch won the 2009 race. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is next at 7-1, and hometown driver Kurt Busch, the 2004 Sprint Cup Series champion, opened at 12-1.<\/p>\n<p>Three-time Kobalt 400 winner Matt Kenseth, the race champion from 2003-04 and in 2013, is 8-1 along with Joey Logano.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Busch is the favorite for Saturday\u2019s Boyd Gaming 300 at 6-5, with Brad Keselowski following at 11-5 and Erik Jones third at 7-2. Austin Dillon, who won last year\u2019s race, is next at 5-1 and is looking to become the first repeat winner in Boyd Gaming 300 history, while Las Vegas native Brendan Gaughan opened at 22-1.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lvms.com\/odds\/\">Click\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0for a complete list of odds for this weekend\u2019s races.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy of Las Vegas Motor Speedway LAS VEGAS \u2013\u00a0Odds makers have tabbed Kobalt 400 defending champion Kevin Harvick as the favorite for Sunday\u2019s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Harvick, the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, is a 5-1 favorite for the 267-lap race, according to Boyd Gaming Events. 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