So, if you didn’t invest prior to the start of the Daytona 500, you can now snag a very savvy superspeedway racer at just a slight discount in a race that has lost plenty of cars, including favorites like Ryan Blaney and Aric Almirola. While Ricky was available at +2500 prior to the race, he has also been pushed down below +2000 at many sportsbooks across the market. I bet Stenhouse early in January and think he’s an even better bet now with a wrecked-out Daytona 500 field. *Live odds via DraftKings Sportsbook as of Feb. Of course, bettors also have to consider the drivers they’ve already played before the start of the Daytona 500, but in case you are looking to add to your card, here are a couple of bets I’d consider during the rain delay. So if there’s a driver who you think looked better than expected, you can go ahead and throw down a few dollars even though the race has already started! Sportsbooks post live NASCAR odds, which means bettors can wager on drivers throughout an entire race - even during rain delays. While that’s certainly not fun for drivers and fans, NASCAR bettors don’t have to sit on their hands. There is also anger over Wallace’s plan to drive a car emblazoned with a Black Lives Matter hashtag at Wednesday’s Martinsville Speedway in Virginia.In a shocking turn of events, the Daytona 500 is in a rain delay. They have no place for them.”īacklash to NASCAR’s ban on the rebel flag has been almost immediate, with some claiming they will no longer attend or support the organization. The latest directive comes just days after one of the popular drivers - and only African American racing in its top circuit - Darrell “Bubba” Wallace called for the flag’s ouster.Īs we reported Tuesday, Wallace told CNN on Monday, “No one should feel uncomfortable when they come to a NASCAR race. His remarks were prompted by the killing of nine African Americans who were shot in a South Carolina church.įrance subsequently implemented a flag exchange program at all racing events in which fans could trade in a Confederate flag for an American one. In 2015, then-NASCAR CEO and Chairman Brian France referred to the flag as an “ offensive and divisive symbol.” NASCAR has for years been under pressure to ban the flag which has long been prevalent at its racetracks and flown on RVs at its infields on race days. Confederate-themed flags fly in the infield before a NASCAR race at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina in 2015.

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