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Arena: Dover International Speedway.

Location: Dover, Delaware.

Date: June 2, 2013

NASCAR Betting Online: The 44th annual FedEx 400 comes again to Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware for what should be an exciting race benefiting a good cause. The FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks raises money for autism research and awareness, spreading information and understanding of autism spectrum disorders. In addition to the honorable non-profit work, the race is also an important stepping stone in the Sprint Cup Series, as the top drivers in the world come together to try to gain an advantage in the standings. You can head to the live lines to gain an advantage in some NASCAR wagering online before turning on the television to watch your bets in action.

The FedEx 400 roars to a start on Sunday, June 2 from Dover International Speedway and is available to watch live on FOX at 1:00 PM ET. It is the first of two visits to Dover in the Sprint Cup schedule, though the second event, the AAA 400, is part of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. If any of your favorite drivers perform best at Dover, this is the time for them to make a move into the mix for the Chase.

The most recent winner of the event, go figure, is Jimmie Johnson. The superstar is one of only four drivers to win the event at least 3 times in a career. Bobby Allison holds the record for most wins with 5, though a win this year would put Jimmie in the sole second position and would make him the only driver since Allison in 1983 to win in back to back years.

Head to BookMaker now to check in on all the live lines in this NASCAR wagering online, as the FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks brings together charity and torque, two of our nation's most valuable commodities.

How to bet on Nascar FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks

The odds of a driver to win the FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks will generally look something like:

• Jeff Gordon + 200
• Mark Martin + 250
• Jeff Burton + 300
• Bill Elliott + 700
• Robby Gordon + 700
• Field + 500

These betting odds will be lower when betting on a driver to finish in the top three, as the sportsbook must pay off three different winning bets.

A player would have to bet $10 to win $20 that Jeff Gordon will win the FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks, while the bettor wagering on Bill Elliott stands to win $70 on their $10 wager.

Another commonly placed bet in NASCAR is head-to-head finish between two drivers. With this bet, a player doesn't really care what place the driver finishes in, as long as the driver finishes higher than the other driver.

A head-to-head betting line for the FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks will look something like:

• Mark Martin - 130 Jeff Burton + 110

In this bet, players wagering on Martin to finish higher than Burton will be asked to risk $13 to win $10, while bettors believing that Burton will finish higher than Martin will bet $10 to win $11.

Those familiar with sports betting will have no trouble making the transition to NASCAR wagering, while those new to the world of sports betting should be able to pick up the concepts of NASCAR betting without too much hassle.

2012 FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks Winner - Jimmie Johnson is on a roll, winning the Fed-Ex 400

Jimmie Johnson is victorious at the Monster Mile, after dominating by leading 289 of the 400 laps, and has won for the seventh time at Dover International Speedway on Sunday.

With 7 wins Johnson is now tied with Richard Petty and Bobby Allison for the most career victories on the one mile concrete track. An impressive average is Johnson’s 7 wins in 21 starts at Dover making a 33% winning odds.

Johnson’s victory makes the Hendrick Motorsports’ winning streak to three points races. Johnson won at Darlington Raceway and Kasey Kahne won the Coca-Cola 600. Johnson also won the non-points All-Star race and his pit crew won the pit crew challenge the week prior to the Coca-Cola 600.

2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: FedEx 400 at Dover - Race Results

Matt Kenseth gambled by taking 2 tires during a pit-stop with 35 laps to go, and held on to win the Sprint Cup “Fed Ex 400 to benefit Autism Speaks” Sunday afternoon in Dover.

Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards dominated most of the race by combining for 324 of 400 laps led. But Johnson and Edwards took four tires each on their last stops, which ended up costing both drivers an opportunity to win. The pit stops occurred during a caution period with less than 40 laps remaining.

Mark Martin did not pit and led the way for the final restart with 34 laps to go. Martin had been running in the 14th spot prior to the caution.

Kenseth moved around Martin for the lead shortly after the restart and then ran in front for the final 32 laps around the one-mile, concrete surfaced track. Kenseth finished 2.1 seconds ahead of Martin for his second Sprint Cup Series win at Dover. He won here in June 2006.

2010 Champion

The racer, Kyle Busch got his 2nd victory of the 2010 Nascar season at the Dover International Speedway.

This was Busch’s 18th series career win, his second series win at Dover International Speedway, and he now is 69 points behind series leader, Kevin Harvick.

Mr. Busch took advantage of a Jimmie Johnson mistake to pull away for the win on Sunday, "We snookered him on that one," Busch told his crew as he streaked past the finish line. "He saw us coming, and he sped."

"I wouldn’t say that we psyched Jimmie out. I mean, he’s won four championships so he’s pretty much been through all the head games in this world.