Harvick favored to repeat as Kobalt 400 champion
Kyle Busch is odds-on favorite to win Boyd Gaming 300

Odds makers have tabbed Kobalt 400 defending champion Kevin Harvick as the favorite for Sunday’s 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. 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.       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.

Three-time Kobalt 400 winner Matt Kenseth, the race champion from 2003-04 and in 2013, is 8-1 along with Joey Logano.

Kyle Busch is the favorite for Saturday’s 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’s 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.

Kobalt 400
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Sunday, March 6
Opening Odds

Kevin HARVICK   5/1

Jimmie JOHNSON   6/1

Kyle BUSCH   6/1

Dale EARNHARDT, JR.   7/1

Joey LOGANO   8/1

Matt KENSETH   8/1

Brad KESELOWSKI   10/1

Martin TRUEX, JR.   10/1

Carl EDWARDS   10/1

Denny HAMLIN   12/1

Kurt BUSCH   12/1

Kyle LARSON   18/1

Kasey KAHNE   22/1

Ryan NEWMAN   25/1

Chase ELLIOTT   25/1

Jamie McMURRAY    25/1

Austin DILLON   30/1

Paul MENARD  40/1

Brian VICKERS   40/1

Greg BIFFLE   50/1

Ryan BLANEY   50/1

Clint BOWYER   50/1

Trevor BAYNE   60/1

Ricky STENHO– — USE, JR.   60/1

AJ ALLMENDINGER   75/1

Aric ALMIROLA   75/1

Regan SMITH   75/1

Danica PATRICK   75/1

Casey MEARS   75/1

David RAGAN   100/1

Chris BUESCHER   100/1

Brian SCOTT   100/1

Landon CASSILL   200/1

Michael ANNETT   200/1

Josh WISE    500/1

Jeffrey EARNHARDT   500/1

Matt DiBENEDETTO   500/1

Michael McDOWELL   500/1

Cole WHITT   500/1

Boyd Gaming 300
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Saturday, March 5
Opening Odds

Kyle BUSCH   6/5

Brad KESELOWSKI   11/5

Erik JONES   7/2

Austin DILLON   5/1

Chase ELLIOTT   7/1

Daniel SUAREZ   8/1

Ty DILLON   8/1

Elliott SADLER   12/1

Justin ALLGAIER   15/1

Darrell WALLACE, JR.   18/1

Brendan GAUGHAN   22/1

Ryan REED   25/1

Jeb BURTON   30/1

Brennan POOLE   30/1

Justin MARKS   40/1

Aric ALMIROLA   40/1

Dakoda ARMSTRONG   50/1

FIELD (Any Others)  20/1

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Odds courtesy of Boyd Gaming Events.