It’s Risky Business But You Can Make Money Betting Nascar

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist for anyone who has been around sport betting or gambling for any period of time, to know that betting on a stock car race is probably the most riskiest of any sport you will ever bet…When you have 43 race cars going around 4 or 5 turns reaching speeds of 200 miles per hour, anything can happen and, it usually does.

However, that being said, you can make money betting on Nascar races if you just follow some betting guidelines and you are willing to do lots of reading and you know a little about the sport and the drivers. We have been relatively successful in betting Nascar, picking up winning units each year.  Here are some of the guidelines that we follow:

 1. We will normally have circled 2 or 3 drivers who we feel have a good chance of winning the race and have odds that will give us back at minimum 3 to 1 on our money..So if we were going to bet 3 drives in one race, we would have to have at least 9 to 1 odds on each of them. Winning 2 or 3 races in the season at say odds of 10 to 20 to1, would almost insure you at least a break even season.

2. Along with picking a driver to “win” the race, we usually play about 5 head to head match ups…Again we look for the very small favorite or a underdog..these wagers will help keep you in the game and absorb some of the losses on the win bets, until you hit one of the win bets.

3. Pay close attention the “grid” or the race lineup…If the race is being run on a short or narrow track, try to  stay clear of wagering on drivers that are starting in the 2nf hald of the pack. (20th or worse). It is very difficult to come from behind on a short or narrow tracks than on a track say like Daytona or Talledega. Also there are usually more opportunity for wrecks on these type of tracks and being in the middle or back of the pack puts your driver in a much greater risk of getting caught up in it.

4. Stay away from rookies and winless drivers. This is tough sport and the veterans are ruthless. At some point most drivers in Nascar will eventually win a race but for you to risk money on when that happens is just not a wise gamble. There are some drivers who have been around for 10 years and more who have never won a race. 

5. Research the driver records at the track they are going to participate. Some drivers are just psyched into running at certain tracks and invariably will do well. Look for drivers who have a +50% in top 10 finishes at the track. On the flip side, stay away from drivers who never seem to be able to come close on certain tracks, this will hold true for even some of the top drivers in Nascar.

6. By first eliminating all the rookies and winless drivers, and then the drivers who have failed to reach the top 10 at a particular track, you will probably be left with maybe 15-20 drivers out of the 43 starters. You want to now look at starting positions, if on a short track you want to throw out any drivers you have left that are starting toward the rear. If let’s say you have your sights set on playing 3 drivers to win, then you will want to throw out the ones that have less than 9 to 1 odds. Now you can start to handicap the remaining drivers.

7. Wait till the last minute to make your bet. By this time you should have a pretty good field of drivers that have at least a chance of winning the race. Now comes the important part…DO NOT make your wager until after the Nationwide race which is usually run the day before and do not make your wager until you have the news items available on the day of the race..You will find your biggest aid to either supporting or dismissing a driver. There are many things that can alter the race before the race even starts. Drivers could have mechanical problems, get ill, have a crash in qualifying or warm ups and some even are forced to go to back up cars..Some might be sited for an infraction and be forced to start from the back of the pack regardless of their initial qualifying postion.

Following these few guidlines should help to make the chances of profit much higher. We will be making our weekly selections available to our members the morning of the raceday… 

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