{"id":136241,"date":"2020-05-19T07:54:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T14:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=136241"},"modified":"2020-05-21T11:14:18","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T18:14:18","slug":"nascar-betting-races-to-full-throttle-return-sunday-handle-doubles-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nascar-betting-races-to-full-throttle-return-sunday-handle-doubles-event\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Betting Races to Full-Throttle Return, Sunday Handle Doubles Typical Cup Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series returned to action Sunday for the first time since the schedule was put on hold by the coronavirus following the FanShield 500 in Phoenix back on March 8.<\/p>\n

\"NASCAR
Kevin Harvick celebrates his NASCAR win Sunday with a few doughnuts in front of empty stands at Darlington. (Image: Chris Graythen\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Real Heroes 400 held at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina returned US sports to some sense of normalcy \u2013 albeit a vastly different new normal that came with empty stands, no practice runs, and no qualifying.<\/p>\n

Brad Keselowski was awarded the pole position by random draw. Kevin Harvick, who would go on to win on Sunday after 400 miles, started in the No. 6 position.<\/p>\n

\n

Heading into Sunday’s race, Kyle Busch \u2013 No. 4 in the starting lineup \u2013 was the favorite at +500. Keselowski was second at +650, and Harvick third at +700.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

With sports bettors restricted to offbeat events during the pandemic, such as darts, Belarusian soccer, and table tennis, Sunday’s NASCAR race drew a large wagering crowd. Numerous oddsmakers across the country reported a surge in betting activity on the Real Heroes 400, the Rivers casino sportsbooks in Pennsylvania saying the race “took in about two times what we would expect on a typical NASCAR race.”<\/p>\n

Revving Interest<\/b><\/h2>\n

NASCAR has raced into a golden opportunity. With the MLB, NBA, and NHL remaining sidelined, and the NFL still months away, the racing series is the only game in town for US sports fanatics.<\/p>\n

\n

We take a lot of pride in helping give Americans, and people all around the globe, a sense of normalcy after weeks of chaos and confusion,” Scott Warfield, NASCAR’s managing director of gaming, told Casino.org<\/i>. “This great sport is a source of entertainment for millions of people around the world, and we don’t take lightly its role in helping inch us all closer to getting back to the way things used to be.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Some 6.3 million viewers tuned in to Sunday’s race, and NASCAR is hoping to make many new fans through its innovative in-race sports betting product. BetGenius, NASCAR’s data provider for sports betting, has developed an in-race betting product<\/a> that has just begun to roll out to bettors around the globe.<\/p>\n

“NASCAR lends itself perfectly to in-play betting,” said Warfield. “The amount of data we’re collecting off of these cars going 200 mph inches apart, sometimes for 400 or 500 miles, leaves us with an infinite amount of bet types to pursue.”<\/p>\n

Warfield says BetGenius is phasing in new betting opportunities over the next month. And it’s a busy time for the circuit, as the Cup Series is holding seven races in 11 days this month. June is also chalked full.<\/p>\n

eNASCAR Success<\/b><\/h2>\n

With live sports on hold over the past two months, NASCAR turned virtual with the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series<\/a>. The Nevada Gaming Control Board approved betting on the virtual races in early April.<\/p>\n

The iRacing series pitted real drivers against one another virtually. Warfield says the eNASCAR television broadcasts now account for six of the seven most-watched esports events in the history of US television.<\/p>\n

\n

Warfield believes the virtual product “allowed the sport to remain relevant and reach new fans” during the coronavirus crisis.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Asked whether there will be a challenge to retain those new eyes once more popular sports resume, Warfield answered, “Customer retention is all about delivering a world-class product, which we did on Sunday. From here, you’ll continue to see the sport and its various stakeholders help those casuals along by doing everything we can to make the product and surrounding programming relevant to these casual audiences.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series returned to action Sunday for the first time since the schedule was put on hold by the coronavirus following the FanShield 500 in Phoenix back on March 8. The Real Heroes 400 held at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina returned US sports to some sense of normalcy \u2013 albeit a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":136244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNASCAR Betting Races to Return, Sunday Handle Doubles Typical Event<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series returned to action Sunday for the first time since racing was suspended due to the coronavirus following the March 8 race.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NASCAR Betting Races to Return, Sunday Handle Doubles Typical Event\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series returned to action Sunday for the first time since racing was suspended due to the coronavirus following the March 8 race.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nascar-betting-races-to-full-throttle-return-sunday-handle-doubles-event\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Casino.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-05-19T14:54:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-05-21T18:14:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/adbc99d8-7eb4-4399-b817-a2c003a1c05a.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Devin O'Connor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@CasinoorgDevinO\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Devin O'Connor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nascar-betting-races-to-full-throttle-return-sunday-handle-doubles-event\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nascar-betting-races-to-full-throttle-return-sunday-handle-doubles-event\/\",\"name\":\"NASCAR Betting Races to Return, Sunday Handle Doubles Typical Event\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nascar-betting-races-to-full-throttle-return-sunday-handle-doubles-event\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nascar-betting-races-to-full-throttle-return-sunday-handle-doubles-event\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/adbc99d8-7eb4-4399-b817-a2c003a1c05a.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-05-19T14:54:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-05-21T18:14:18+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/02b4fee8814a4003903b0021bffb4ebf\"},\"description\":\"The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series returned to action Sunday for the first time since racing was suspended due to the coronavirus following the March 8 race.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nascar-betting-races-to-full-throttle-return-sunday-handle-doubles-event\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nascar-betting-races-to-full-throttle-return-sunday-handle-doubles-event\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nascar-betting-races-to-full-throttle-return-sunday-handle-doubles-event\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/adbc99d8-7eb4-4399-b817-a2c003a1c05a.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/adbc99d8-7eb4-4399-b817-a2c003a1c05a.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"Kevin Harvick celebrates his NASCAR win Sunday with a few doughnuts in front of empty stands at Darlington. (Image: Chris Graythen\/Getty)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nascar-betting-races-to-full-throttle-return-sunday-handle-doubles-event\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sports Betting\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/sportsbetting\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Sports\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/sportsbetting\/sports\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"NASCAR Betting Races to Full-Throttle Return, Sunday Handle Doubles Typical Cup Event\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Casino.org\",\"description\":\"Latest Casino and Gaming News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/02b4fee8814a4003903b0021bffb4ebf\",\"name\":\"Devin O'Connor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-4-1-96x96.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-4-1-96x96.png\",\"caption\":\"Devin O'Connor\"},\"description\":\"Devin O'Connor is a senior reporter for Casino.org, covering politics, casino business, entertainment and gaming news on the East Coast. Devin's passion for politics and background in the world of pop culture television gives him insight into the gaming industry backstories that often drive news these days. After graduating from Penn State University with a theater arts degree, he worked at MTV Networks\/Viacom from 2005 to 2010 as a writer and producer. His credits included Total Request Live, New Year's Eve specials, and a special featuring poker superstar Daniel Negreanu. He later moved on to the HGTV\/DIY Network, where he created, wrote, and produced three series specials: That's So House Hunters, That's So 80s, and That's So 90s. Devin came on board with Casino.org in 2014. He lives in Pennsylvania and is an avid marathoner, having completed 15 races. Contact Devin at devin.oconnor@casino.org.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/devinoconnor\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/CasinoorgDevinO\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/author\/devin-oconnor\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"NASCAR Betting Races to Return, Sunday Handle Doubles Typical Event","description":"The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series returned to action Sunday for the first time since racing was suspended due to the coronavirus following the March 8 race.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"NASCAR Betting Races to Return, Sunday Handle Doubles Typical Event","og_description":"The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series returned to action Sunday for the first time since racing was suspended due to the coronavirus following the March 8 race.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nascar-betting-races-to-full-throttle-return-sunday-handle-doubles-event\/","og_site_name":"Casino.org","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews","article_published_time":"2020-05-19T14:54:38+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-05-21T18:14:18+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/adbc99d8-7eb4-4399-b817-a2c003a1c05a.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Devin O'Connor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@CasinoorgDevinO","twitter_site":"@Casino_Org","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Devin O'Connor","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nascar-betting-races-to-full-throttle-return-sunday-handle-doubles-event\/","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nascar-betting-races-to-full-throttle-return-sunday-handle-doubles-event\/","name":"NASCAR Betting Races to Return, Sunday Handle Doubles Typical Event","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nascar-betting-races-to-full-throttle-return-sunday-handle-doubles-event\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nascar-betting-races-to-full-throttle-return-sunday-handle-doubles-event\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/adbc99d8-7eb4-4399-b817-a2c003a1c05a.jpg","datePublished":"2020-05-19T14:54:38+00:00","dateModified":"2020-05-21T18:14:18+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/02b4fee8814a4003903b0021bffb4ebf"},"description":"The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series returned to action Sunday for the first time since racing was suspended due to the coronavirus following the March 8 race.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nascar-betting-races-to-full-throttle-return-sunday-handle-doubles-event\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nascar-betting-races-to-full-throttle-return-sunday-handle-doubles-event\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nascar-betting-races-to-full-throttle-return-sunday-handle-doubles-event\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/adbc99d8-7eb4-4399-b817-a2c003a1c05a.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/adbc99d8-7eb4-4399-b817-a2c003a1c05a.jpg","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"Kevin Harvick celebrates his NASCAR win Sunday with a few doughnuts in front of empty stands at Darlington. (Image: Chris Graythen\/Getty)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nascar-betting-races-to-full-throttle-return-sunday-handle-doubles-event\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sports Betting","item":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/sportsbetting\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Sports","item":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/sportsbetting\/sports\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"NASCAR Betting Races to Full-Throttle Return, Sunday Handle Doubles Typical Cup Event"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/","name":"Casino.org","description":"Latest Casino and Gaming News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/02b4fee8814a4003903b0021bffb4ebf","name":"Devin O'Connor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-4-1-96x96.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-4-1-96x96.png","caption":"Devin O'Connor"},"description":"Devin O'Connor is a senior reporter for Casino.org, covering politics, casino business, entertainment and gaming news on the East Coast. Devin's passion for politics and background in the world of pop culture television gives him insight into the gaming industry backstories that often drive news these days. After graduating from Penn State University with a theater arts degree, he worked at MTV Networks\/Viacom from 2005 to 2010 as a writer and producer. His credits included Total Request Live, New Year's Eve specials, and a special featuring poker superstar Daniel Negreanu. He later moved on to the HGTV\/DIY Network, where he created, wrote, and produced three series specials: That's So House Hunters, That's So 80s, and That's So 90s. Devin came on board with Casino.org in 2014. He lives in Pennsylvania and is an avid marathoner, having completed 15 races. Contact Devin at devin.oconnor@casino.org.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/devinoconnor\/","https:\/\/x.com\/CasinoorgDevinO"],"url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/author\/devin-oconnor\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136241"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}