Atlanta favorites, odds, start time, TV
The second Atlanta race of the season has no clear favourite.
No driver has odds higher than +1000 at BetMGM forward of Sunday’s Quaker State 400 (3 p.m. ET, USA). The race is the second on the reconfigured Atlanta Motor Speedway, a observe reworked to make the racing look extra prefer it does at Daytona and Talladega than at different 1.5-mile tracks.
The experiment labored as designed in March for the debut race on the redone observe. There have been 46 lead adjustments and 11 cautions as 12 drivers failed to complete due to crash injury and there was even a 12-car pileup.
William Byron gained that race and he enters as one of many 4 co-favorites at +1000. Byron was the primary of 5 Chevrolet drivers within the high six positions because the observe and NASCAR’s automobile guidelines saved the vehicles shut collectively.
It’ll be fascinating to see if vehicles can stick as shut to one another on Sunday as they did a number of months in the past with the entire improvement groups have carried out on their new automobiles. Whereas we’re not anticipating a strung-out race because of NASCAR and Atlanta’s said want for pack racing, it’s not going to be completely stunning if a workforce or two is ready to comparatively drive away from the remainder of the sphere due to its automobile developments.
It additionally gained’t be stunning if there’s one other massive pileup or two. That threat is an enormous purpose why there’s no driver with low odds forward of the race. We noticed in March that crashes can occur anyplace within the discipline.
Right here’s a have a look at what that you must know to wager the race. You can view the full list of odds here.
The favorites
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Chase Elliott (+1000)
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Denny Hamlin (+1000)
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Ryan Blaney (+1000)
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William Byron (+1000)
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Kyle Larson (+1200)
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Ross Chastain (+1200)
Elliott has completed within the high two in every of the final two races and was sixth in March. Blaney and Hamlin have confirmed to be two of one of the best at Talladega and Daytona in recent times and we already talked about that Byron gained at Atlanta earlier this 12 months. Larson is close to the highest of the percentages on a weekly foundation with Chastain usually shut behind. Chastain was second in March.
Good mid-tier worth
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Martin Truex Jr. (+2200)
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Alex Bowman (+2800)
Truex was eighth in March and we’re satisfied he’s going to win a race someday quickly. Bowman was tenth and his odds relative to his Hendrick teammates make him a no brainer choice in case you’re seeking to take a flier.
Don’t wager this driver
Stenhouse led 22 laps in March however isn’t price betting at these odds. If he was at +4000 or so then it’s a no brainer to take a threat on him.
On the lookout for an extended shot?
Jones was 14th in March and is inside the highest 20 in factors. He most likely must win to make the playoffs given there are already 13 drivers with wins up to now this season and Atlanta might be his greatest probability.
