Good Sam 500 betting at Phoenix International Raceway driver odds

The NASCAR Good Sam 500 storms through Phoenix International Raceway! Which driver will win this years Good Sam 500? This is the first of two races that take place at Phoenix International Raceway, the other is the Checker Auto Parts 500 that is set to get underway late in the season.

This year the Phoenix International Raceway offers you even more racing, as the Subway Fresh Fit 600 is again the Good Sam 500. As there was already a race sponsored by Subway on the schedule (the now TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville), the name "Subway Fresh 600" was devised to reduce confusion. Subway later added the word "Fit" to the sponsorship to promote its Fresh Fit combo choices.

Phoenix International Speedway. Although the track is new to the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, Phoenix International Speedway is known for its unusual tri-oval shape and has been used by the Indy Racing League. At one mile, Phoenix is a mid-length track in a “D” shaped tri-oval. One of the unique features is the Hillside, a lawned slope where NASCAR fans congregate to enjoy the race. While Phoenix is a relatively flat track, with a mere 11 degree banking, the action is still very intense, and you will see drivers pushing their cars to the limits and getting sideways coming out of turns two and four.

Phoenix International Raceway will go an additional 63 laps and miles on the one-mile oval, up from 312, The new distance will be 375 laps/miles, the longest race since PIR began hosting NASCAR in 1988. PIR measures its Cup races in kilometers, so it will be just over 603 kilometers, up from the previous 500 km. NASCAR announced the lengthening of the race in January 2010.

The Good Sam 500 comes in April, following the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. The past few years have been a who’s who of NASCAR, with Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon, and Kevin Harvick all notching wins at Phoenix International.

2017 Good Sam 500 Winner

Kevin Harvick led 224 of the 312 laps at the one-mile track, including the final 24, leaving Earnhardt to battle with front row starters Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano, who finished third and fourth, respectively, for Team Penske.

2016 Good Sam 500 Winner

Kevin Harvick led 224 of the 312 laps at the one-mile track, including the final 24, leaving Earnhardt to battle with front row starters Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano, who finished third and fourth, respectively, for Team Penske.

2015 Good Sam 500 Winner

Kevin Michael Harvick is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently drives the No. 4 Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series full-time.

2014 Profit on CNBC 500 Winner

Kevin Harvick led 224 of the 312 laps at the one-mile track, including the final 24, leaving Earnhardt to battle with front row starters Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano, who finished third and fourth, respectively, for Team Penske.

2013 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Results

Carl Edwards wins the 2013 Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Edwards beat Jimmie Johnson to the checkered flag in a green-white-checkered-flag finish.

2012 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Results

Denny Hamlin won the 2012 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Sprint Cup at Phoenix International Raceway. Hamliin reversed a 39-race absence from Victory Lane and put him atop the driver standings two races into the new NASCAR season.

2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Results

With 24 laps left, Jeff Gordon remained in the lead. Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon, now in second place, were on each other the whole way until, with 8 laps to go, Busch was overtaken by Gordon who took the lead going into the final moments of the grinding race. Suddenly after the last 5 laps on his own, he was cruising in for the checkered flag and his 83rd victory.

2010 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Results

1st Place (14) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 378 laps, 110.5 rating, 190 points.

Ryan Newman scored his 12th victory in 204 races on superspeedways. 2010 2010 Subway Fresh Fit 500 win marks Ryan Newman's first Cup victory at Phoenix in 16 races. Newman finished 16th or worse in the last four Phoenix races

2009 Subway Fresh Fit 500

In 2009, Martin became the oldest driver to win in the series since Morgan Shepherd won at age 51 on March 20, 1993 at Atlanta. Martin's victory was his first since October 9, 2005 at Kansas Speedway and his first since joining Hendrick Motorsports to start the 2009 season.

The 50-year-old polesitter streaked away from Tony Stewart after a restart with six laps remaining to win the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.