Who is going to end this season as the NASCAR Cup Series champion?
While it may still be too early in the season to come up with a definitive answer to that question, there are a few drivers who look to be at the top of their game right now.
Sunday NASCAR Favorites | |
| 1. Kyle Larson | 410 points |
| 2. Denny Hamlin | 361 points |
| 3. Tyler Reddick | 354 points |
| 4. Martin Truex Jr | 395 points |
| 5. William Byron | 348 points |
| 6. Chase Elliott | 377 points |
My Analysis
This weekend, we have the AdventHealth 400 in Kansas, which is the 12th race of the Cup Series season, with a few of the more familiar names sitting atop the bookies board as potential favorites. As we have mentioned in the past, winning is great, but the regular season really is just all about picking up points on a consistent basis and staying in the top 16. Getting into the playoffs is all that really matters, as anything can happen there, but you can bet that every driver still wants to take the checkered flag in every race. Who might do it this weekend? Let’s take a look at the latest NASCAR odds.
^Kyle Larson Pick +350
Larson comes into Race 12 with the lead in the driver standings, as well as being the favorite to win in Kansas. He has just 1 win this season, but he has been close to winning a few times outside of that. He did have a little bit of a slump for a couple of weeks, but he seemed to pull out of that with a 2nd place run in Dover last weekend. He has now had no less than 3 podium finishes in the last 5 races, but can he add to that this weekend? Recent races on the Kansas track would suggest that he can keep that streak alive, as he finished 2nd and 4th, respectively in Kansas last season.
^Denny Hamlin Pick +440
You look at Hamlin’s results through the first 11 races of the season and you can’t help but be a little baffled. What you quickly learn, though, is that he is a driver that simply cannot ever be counted out. He has won 3 races this season, tied for most with William Byron, but outside of those wins, Hamlin has only been in the top 10 in one other race. All of that may well describe why he is not sitting at the top right now. It also explains why some bettors might be a little gun shy about playing him to win. Kansas is a track that he seems to love, though, as he won this race last season and finished 2nd there in the playoffs. Can he make it back-to-back wins on Sunday?
^Tyler Reddick Pick +640
Reddick is another driver that has been wildly inconsistent through the opening 11 races of the year. He has been in the top 10 quite a bit, as well as having 1 win to his name, but he has also had several races where he failed to even crack the top 30. Despite all of that he is still up among the leaders, sitting 5th in the driver standings. He is another driver that is worth a look on this Kansas track. He ran 9th in this race in 2023, but he went on to win in Kansas in the playoffs, which moved him into the Round of 8 before he eventually went out, finishing 6th overall last season.
^Martin Truex Jr Pick +780
Despite being one of the elder statesmen of the Cup Series, Truex Jr is still proving to be relevant, as he comes into this weekend sitting in 2nd overall in the driver standings. While he is still looking for his first win of the season, Truex Jr. has had a couple of close calls, landing on the podium twice. He finished in the top 10 in this race last season, so with all of that information, I am more than a little nervous about playing him to win this weekend. Realistically, I think a top 10 finish is the best that we can hope for out of Truex Jr., but perhaps he has a few more surprises for us this season.
^William Byron Pick +800
As we mentioned earlier in this piece, there are a couple of drivers who lead the way with 3 wins this season, with Byron being one of them. He also has 4 top 10 finished outside of those wins, but Byron is coming off a very poor showing in Dover last weekend. I have a feeling that the result he delivered last weekend will not be a sign of a potential slump. As Byron has found a way to quickly bounce back after every poor run this season. Whether that means he can do the same in Kansas remains to be seen, but he did land on the podium in this race in 2023. I’m not entirely sold on him winning this race, but I think a top 5 bet would be fine.
^Chase Elliott Pick +1000
Elliott has never really been a driver that wins a ton of races, but he is one that always seems to be up among the leaders in every race. His best showing came in 2020, when he won 5 races, 3 of which were in the playoffs, to end the season as the Cup Series champion. Elliott made it to the Championship Round in the following 2 seasons before injury and suspension derailed him in 2023. He is looking for a bounce back season in 2024 and is back up among the leaders, sitting in 3rd overall in the driver standings. Elliott has 1 win this season, but this is a guy that I am always more comfortable playing in the top 5 or top 10, which is what I would be looking at in Kansas.
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NASCAR Cup Series: AdventHealth 400 Info
When: Sunday, May 5 at 3:00pm ET
Where: Kansas Speedway
TV / Streaming: FS1, MRN, SiriusXM
Practice 1: Saturday, May 4, 5:05 pm ET
Qualifying: Saturday, May 4, 5:50 pm ET
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2023 AdventHealth 400 Picks
We are 11 races into the 2023 Cup Series season and the driver standings are perhaps not what we expected to see. In fact, the last 3 Cup Series winners are somewhat struggling at the moment, with Kyle Larson the highest ranked of the 3 in the #10 spot right now. In fairness, Chase Elliott, who won it in 2020, missed 6 weeks through injury, but the defending champion, Joey Logano, is really having a tough time of it. There is, though, plenty of time for all of that to change, as the AdventHealth 400, which will be held in Kansas this coming Sunday, is just the 12th race of the season. The odds are now available for this one, so let’s take a look at some of the favorites.
NASCAR Cup Series: AdventHealth 400 | NASCAR Lines
When: Sunday, May 7 at 3:00 pm ET
Where: Kansas Speedway
TV / Streaming: FS1
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM
Kyle Larson
NASCAR Odds: +510
Like we said at the top of this piece, it has not been the ideal start to the season for Larson, who is currently sitting in 10th in the driver standings. He came into the 2023 season as the favorite to win it all, with the bookies still liking him to end the season as the champion once again. It has certainly not been a total disaster, as he has won twice already this year, but his inconsistency does make it tough to bet on him with any sort of confidence. Still, Larson finished 2nd in this race in 2022, so maybe he can come good again this weekend.
Denny Hamlin
NASCAR Odds: +740
Hamlin has been a consistent Cup Series performer over the years, making it to the final four in 3 of the last 4 seasons, although he has been unable to translate that into a Cup Series Championship season. He is currently sitting in 5th overall, but if this is to be the year he finally gets that coveted title, he is going to need to start winning some races. He has not won in 2023 yet, and he has also yet to land on the podium. He did end up in the top 5 in the 2022 version of this race, so that might be the way to go if you want to wager on him.
William Byron
NASCAR Odds: +740
Last year proved to be something of a breakthrough season for Byron, who ended up 6th overall in the driver standings. The next logical step in his career is to make it to the final four in the playoffs and to challenge for the Cup Series crown. Right now, he finds himself in 11th place in the standings, so he will need to do better if he is to achieve that goal. Byron, though, does have a pair of wins on the season, so he is capable of doing that. Given his previous record, I’m not sure Kansas is the track for him to pick up another win.
Tyler Reddick
NASCAR Odds: +770
After enduring a pretty rough start to the season, Reddick appears to have found his feet, moving up to 6th overall in the driver standings. His lone win of the season came on the road course at the Circuit of the Americas, but he also has 3 top 5 finishes to his name besides that win. He did not have a great race on this track last season and I think he is a bigger longshot than his odds suggest.
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