Jeff Gordon Southern 500 Odds

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is in Darlington, South Carolina this weekend for the Southern 500. The 11th race of the Cup season will consist of 367 laps on the 1.366 mile raceway. FOX Sports will broadcast the event tonight at 7:00pm ET. Kyle Busch is listed as the favorite to win the Southern 500 at +450 money line odds. Jeff Gordon Southern 500 Odds

Jeff Gordon Southern 500 Odds at Sportsbook.com have the four time Cup champion listed at +700 on the money line to win his eighth race at Darlington Raceway.

Jeff Gordon ran his way back to the top of the NASCAR leaderboard last week after finishing eighth at the Russ Freidman 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Gordon trailed Kurt Busch going into the event, but now leads the Miller Lite driver by 10 points with a total of 1441.

While Gordon would have no doubt been more pleased with a top five finish, especially after leading 96 laps of the race, he probably will not complain about the top 10 conclusion. The California native had finished out of the top 20 in the previous two races, and lost his points lead for the first time in several weeks.

Gordon, who last won a championship in 2001, has rebounded well from a frustrating 2008 season. He won the Samsung 500 at Texas on April 5th and he has five top five finishes in 10 2009 races.

Gordon, who drives the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet for Rick Hendrick, has had great success at Darlington in the past. He came in third there last year after starting eighth, and led 24 laps of the event. He has participated in 28 Cup races at the historic speedway and produced an average finish of 11.5. He has seven wins, 16 top five and 19 top 10 finishes at the track.

Jeff Gordon's Career Ratios:
Wins - 14.7 percent (82/555)
Top Fives - 45.4 percent (252/555)
Top Tens - 61.8 percent (343/555)

Sportsbook.com Jeff Gordon Southern 500 Odds:
To Win +700 (Moneyline)