NASCAR betting fans: We’re back with another fantastic race this weekend at Talladega Super Speedway, as 43 of the best drivers in the world look to make for great TUMS Fast Relief 500 picks and the Chase for the Sprint Cup continues!

2011 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Odds, Picks & Info
2011 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Date: Sunday, October 30th, 2011
2011 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Green Flag Time: 1:43 ET
2011 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Location: Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
2011 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Favorite: Denny Hamlin (+600)
Defending TUMS Fast Relief 500 Champion: Denny Hamlin
2011 TUMS Fast Relief 500 TV Coverage – Network: ESPN

The Chase for the Championship is starting to wind down, and it is a wonder whether there is going to be too much more movement or not. In spite of the fact that he is in 11th place and seems to be out of contention, a win this week would be just what the doctor ordered for Denny Hamlin (Odds to Win the Martinsville 500: 6 to 1 at SportBet Sportsbook). Hamlin is 84 points back, and without a real collapse by a number of drivers, he’s just not going to be able to make it all the way back to the top of the mountain. He hasn’t raced well in the Chase, not finishing better than 7th since the Irwin Tools Night Race in August. However, results are getting better and better. Hamlin finished 31st at the GEICO 400, and from that point forward, he finished 29th, 18th, 16th, 9th, and then 8th last week at the Good Sam Club 500.

The man that made a really, really big push last week towards the top of the charts was Brad Keselowski (Current Martinsville 500 Odds: 20 to 1 at SportBet Sportsbook). The Jet Ski is 18 points back, but he is in third place, in front of a whole heck of a lot of drivers that probably thought that he was a totally dead member of the Chase. Since July 31st though, Keselowski has been the best driver on the Sprint Cup circuit. He has two wins, seven Top 5s, and 10 Top 10 finishes in 13 races. He has yet to win a race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, but if Keselowski is going to make his move, he’s going to do it here at Martinsville.

List Of Past TUMS Fast Relief 500 Champions (Since 2000)
2010 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Winner: Denny Hamlin
2009 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Winner: Denny Hamlin
2008 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
2007 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
2006 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
2005 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Winner: Jeff Gordon
2004 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
2003 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Winner: Jeff Gordon
2002 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Winner: Kurt Busch
2001 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Winner: Ricky Craven
2000 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Winner: Tony Stewart

There hasn’t been a driver in a Ford win this race since 2002, as Hendrick Motorsports has truly dominated, winning races from 2003 through 2008 before Hamlin took over and won in 2009 and 2010. That being said, if there is a Ford that is going to be able to break the hex, it has to be Carl Edwards (Martinsville 500 Lines: 17 to 1 at SportBet Sportsbook). Edwards only has one win all season long, and that was way back in March, but he has turned in the most consistent performance amongst drivers all season long. The No. 99 had nine Top 10 finishes in 10 races in the Spring, and he now has finished in 11th or better in nine straight races. If he can hang this close to the top of the pack, we have to keep taking these types of NASCAR odds on Edwards.

Martinsville 500 Odds @ SportBet Sportsbook (as of 10/27/11):
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Denny Hamlin 6 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 6.50 to 1
Kevin Harvick 6.50 to 1
Jeff Gordon 7.75 to 1
Tony Stewart 7.75 to 1
Kurt Busch 9 to 1
Clint Bowyer 16 to 1
Carl Edwards 17 to 1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 18 to 1
Brad Keselowski 20 to 1
Ryan Newman 28 to 1
Kurt Busch 28 to 1
Jeff Burton 33 to 1
Matt Kenseth 33 to 1
Kasey Kahne 33 to 1
Greg Biffle 40 to 1
Mark Martin 45 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 45 to 1
Joey Logano 45 to 1
Jamie McMurray 45 to 1

Martinsville 500 Odds @ JustBet Sportsbook (as of 10/27/11):
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Jimmie Johnson 6 to 1
Denny Hamlin 6 to 1
Kevin Harvick 6 to 1
Jeff Gordon 7 to 1
Kurt Busch 8 to 1
Clint Bowyer 15 to 1
Carl Edwards 15 to 1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 18 to 1
Brad Keselowski 18 to 1
Ryan Newman 25 to 1
Kurt Busch 25 to 1
Jeff Burton 30 to 1
Matt Kenseth 30 to 1
Kasey Kahne 30 to 1
Greg Biffle 40 to 1
Mark Martin 40 to 1
Joey Logano 40 to 1
Jamie McMurray 40 to 1
Field 15 to 1