NASCAR betting fans: We’re back with another fantastic race this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, as 43 of the best drivers in the world look to make for great Irwin Tools Night Race picks!

2011 Irwin Tools Night Race Odds, Picks & Info
2011 Irwin Tools Night Race Date: Saturday, August 27th, 2011
2011 Irwin Tools Night Race Green Flag Time: 7:46 ET
2011 Irwin Tools Night Race Location: Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
2011 Irwin Tools Night Race Favorite: Kyle Busch (+300)
Defending Irwin Tools Night Race Champion: Kyle Busch
2011 Irwin Tools Night Race TV Coverage – Network: ABC

When you look at the NASCAR betting odds in this one, there is absolutely no choice but to look long and hard at Kyle Busch (Odds to Win the Irwin Tools Night Race: 3 to 1 at JustBet Sportsbook). Busch might not have a real license any longer because of his tiny little speeding ticket, but he definitely can still run here at Bristol, a track that he has dominated in his career. If he were to take the checkered flag in this one, it would be the fourth time in five races at Bristol that he won, including earlier this year at the Jeff Byrd 500. Busch has just really taken over at short tracks in his career, winning eight times. He’s the NASCAR points leader right now, and he is going to want to claim yet another win on the season to give him some bonus points heading into the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

Carl Edwards (Current Irwin Tools Night Race Odds: 8.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) is due to kick into gear one of these moments, and this might be the perfect race for him to do just that. The No. 99 Ford has won the Irwin Tools Night Race twice in 2007 and 2008, and he really could use a ‘W’ to get back in the saddle before NASCAR’s version of the playoffs begin. Edwards still only has one win this year, but his problems really didn’t begin until a few months ago when he started to lose what was once a massive lead in the points chase. Now, he’s in fourth place, and though he isn’t in any danger whatsoever of missing the postseason, he really would love to get some ‘mo going again.

List Of Past Irwin Tools Night Race Champions (Since 2000)
2010 Irwin Tools Night Race Winner: Kyle Busch
2009 Irwin Tools Night Race Winner: Kyle Busch
2008 Irwin Tools Night Race Winner: Carl Edwards
2007 Irwin Tools Night Race Winner: Carl Edwards
2006 Irwin Tools Night Race Winner: Matt Kenseth
2005 Irwin Tools Night Race Winner: Matt Kenseth
2004 Irwin Tools Night Race Winner: Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
2003 Irwin Tools Night Race Winner: Kurt Busch
2002 Irwin Tools Night Race Winner: Jeff Gordon
2001 Irwin Tools Night Race Winner: Tony Stewart
2000 Irwin Tools Night Race Winner: Rusty Wallace

There aren’t many races that Chevrolets have performed poorly in, and the last time a Chevy found its way to the winner’s circle here at Bristol in the night race, it was Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Irwin Tools Night Race Lines: 33 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) that was getting the job done. It’s clear that Little E isn’t a driver who is winning all that much… if at all anymore… but this is a nice spot for him if he wants to notch his spot in NASCAR’s version of the postseason. Falling out of the Top 10 will knock him out of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, but a win in any of these last few races would almost certainly ensure his safety. Don’t be surprised if Earnhardt Jr. is in the thick of things at the end of this one.

Irwin Tools Night Race Odds @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 8/24/11):
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Kyle Busch 2.50 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 6.50 to 1
Carl Edwards 8.50 to 1
Kurt Busch 11 to 1
Denny Hamlin 13 to 1
Kevin Harvick 13 to 1
Jeff Gordon 13 to 1
Brad Keselowski 13 to 1
Matt Kenseth 16.50 to 1
Tony Stewart 16.50 to 1
Greg Biffle 22 to 1
Clint Bowyer 27 to 1
Kasey Kahne 33 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 33 to 1
Ryan Newman 33 to 1
Mark Martin 33 to 1
Joey Logano 45 to 1
Jeff Burton 45 to 1
Paul Menard 55 to 1
David Reutimann 55 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 55 to 1
David Ragan 55 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 66 to 1

Irwin Tools Night Race Odds @ JustBet Sportsbook (as of 8/25/11):
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Kyle Busch 3 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 6 to 1
Carl Edwards 8 to 1
Kurt Busch 10 to 1
Denny Hamlin 12 to 1
Kevin Harvick 12 to 1
Jeff Gordon 12 to 1
Matt Kenseth 15 to 1
Tony Stewart 15 to 1
Greg Biffle 20 to 1
Brad Keselowski 20 to 1
Clint Bowyer 25 to 1
Kasey Kahne 30 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 30 to 1
Ryan Newman 30 to 1
Mark Martin 30 to 1
Joey Logano 40 to 1
Jeff Burton 40 to 1
Paul Menard 50 to 1
David Reutimann 50 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 50 to 1
David Ragan 50 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 60 to 1
Field 25 to 1