NASCAR Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 Betting Preview

Article ByKyle Garlett

February 22, 2024

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Posted in: US Sports Betting News, US Gambling News

A rain-delayed Daytona 500 gave us one of the wildest endings at a NASCAR event. With eight laps to go, a wreck took place among the leaders that ended up involving a total of 22 cars, and it wiped out a number of the late-race favorites. Joey Logano was running the best of all the drivers, and he was out. So was Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, Ryan Blaney, and last year’s winner, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

A final wreck on lap 199 ended the race with William Byron in the lead, and with a +1800 win for Byron bettors.

Byron won a Cup Series-high six races in 2023, and he started off 2024 with his first Daytona 500 victory. And he now heads to Atlanta, where he won last July.

Favorites to Win Ambetter Health 400

Joey Logano (+1000)

Denny Hamlin (+1050)

Ryan Blaney (+1150)

William Byron (+1150)

Chase Elliott (+1200)

Brad Keselowski (+1300)

Christopher Bell (+1300)

Kyle Larson (+1400)

Kyle Busch (+1500)

Martin Truex Jr. (+1700)

Like with Daytona, Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway. So we’re going to have very similar racing to what we had last week. Bunched racing will be the norm, which also means a higher likelihood of race-changing wrecks. That is the reason for the high variance in odds that you are getting from Xbet.ag. 

The top six drivers have all been champions at Atlanta. But at any moment, an ill-conceived push by another driver could end their race.

Joey Logano was especially upset at being taken out at Daytona because of the mistakes of others. His car and his team looked good for 192 laps, and don’t be surprised if he is the best in the field for all 260 laps this weekend. Logano was the winner of this event last March, and he is the betting favorite.

Denny Hamlin finished 19th at Daytona after being in the running with eight laps to go. He last won at Atlanta in 2012, and was sixth in this race last year. Right behind him are William Byron and Ryan Blaney. Blaney won this race in 2021, and six times he has finished in the top 10 at Atlanta.

Brad Keselowski won this race in 2019, and he was the runner-up a year ago. BetUS.com has both Keselowski and Christopher Bell at +1300.

Top Longshots

Daniel Suarez is paying +3500, despite running well last week and having good results at Atlanta over the years. Suarez was taken out by the wreck on lap 191, but at one point, he was leading at Daytona. Last July, he was the runner-up at Atlanta, and in this race in 2022, he finished fourth, leading for 13 laps.

Corey Lajoie is paying +4000 at Xbet.ag, even though he finished fourth at Daytona on Monday. He was also fourth at this race last year, and fifth in 2022.

Other drivers who have done well in Atlanta in recent years are Erick Jones, with two top 10 finishes in his last three starts here. You get +375 on a top-5 finish for Jones. Michael McDowell finished fourth at Atlanta in July, and he is paying +600 to finish in the top-5.