Start your engines racing fans, the 2012 NASCAR season is right around the corner! As the calendar approaches February, fans in Daytona, Florida start to get pumped up as the opening week on the NASCAR season kicks off with the annual shootout, followed by a week of racing duels, leading up to the first race of the season, the Daytona 500.

Whew, now that's a NASCAR fans dream.

So who will win the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup? Las Vegas odds have Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards as the favorites and with good reason. Stewart is the 2011 champ, and  Edwards is one of the best in the league.

Some long shots to keep an eye on - Brad Keselowski 10/1, Jeff Gordon 15/1, Kyle Busch 15/1, and Dale Earnhardt Jr 20/1.

<strong>Odds to win the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Title
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Tony Stewart 5/1

Carl Edwards 5/1

Kevin Harvick 6/1

Matt Kenseth 6/1

Jimmie Johnson 7/1

Brad Keselowski 10/1

Jeff Gordon 15/1

Kyle Busch 15/1

Denny Hamlin 20/1

Ryan Newman 20/1

Kurt Busch 20/1

Kasey Kahne 20/1

Clint Bowyer 20/1

Dale Earnhardt Jr 20/1

Jeff Burton 30/1

Greg Biffle 50/1

Paul Menard 80/1

Martin Truex Jr 80/1

Jamie McMurray 80/1

Brian Vickers 80/1

Joey Logano 80/1

David Ragan 80/1

Mark Martin 80/1

Juan Pablo Montoya 80/1

A.J. Allmendinger 80/1

David Reutimann 100/1

Marcos Ambrose 100/1

Bobby Labonte 1500/1

Casey Mears 1500/1

Regan Smith 1500/1

David Gilliland 1500/1

Field 1500/1

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