Nascar Futures are bets you can place far in advance of an event with hopes of picking the correct winner. In football, you can place futures wagers on the team to win the Super Bowl. In baseball, you can place bets on who you think will win the World Series. In Nascar, your betting on the driver you think will win the 2009 Sprint Cup Championship.
These bets require as little as $2.00 to place and can have very high payouts if you step out on a limb with an longshot and that underdog driver comes in.
Let's take a look at the current odds to win the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship: (as of 3/3/10)
Odds to win the 2010 Sprint Cup Championship
(Drivers Organized by First Name)
AJ Allmendinger 175/1
Brad Keselowski 125/1
Brian Vickers 65/1
Carl Edwards 12/1
Clint Bowyer 20/1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 20/1
David Ragan 150/1
David Reutimann 100/1
Denny Hamlin 15/1
Greg Biffle 14/1
Jamie McMurray 65/1
Jeff Burton 20/1
Jeff Gordon 8/1
Jimmie Johnson 2/1
Joey Logano 60/1
Juan Pablo Montoya 20/1
Kasey Kahne 35/1
Kevin Harvick 10/1
Kurt Busch 22/1
Kyle Busch 9/1
Marcos Ambrose 125/1
Mark Martin 8/1
Martin Truex Jr. 125/1
Matt Kenseth 20/1
Ryan Newman 60/1
Sam Hornish Jr. 125/1
Tony Stewart 9/1
Field (Any other drive not listed above) 50/1
These odds are subject to change with each race.
The sportsbook listed above also offers more types of futures wagers such as breaking all the drivers down into four groups and you pick the best out of that particular group (gives you a better chance of winning but at lesser odds), rookie driver of the year and which driver will have the most wins over the course of the season. (Our pick: Jimmie Johnson)
Note: This page will be updated monthly. For up to the minute odds please click on the sportsbook link above.
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