2022 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 Odds and Picks

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Texas Motor Speedway for the 2022 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500. It’s the first race of the next round of the playoffs after four drivers were eliminated last week. This is a track where clean air and being out front matter as long green flag runs are the norm. That’s how Kyle Larson and Kyle Busch won the last two Cup races at the track.

That’s good news for the favorites to win outright this week starting with favorite Denny Hamlin who comes in at +550. Hamlin has won at this track three times in his Cup career. Kyle Larson is the defending track winner and comes in at +650 after a stunning Texas win last time the Cup Series visited Texas Motor Speedway by leading 256 of 336 laps!

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Can Larson repeat that effort – possibly? But he’ll have to avoid any engine issues that have hit him recently.

Here are the favorites to win the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 outright:

Denny Hamlin +550

Kyle Larson +650

Christopher Bell +700

Chase Elliott +850

Kyle Busch +900

Four of the five favorites listed above are still in the hunt for the Cup Series Championship. Kyle Busch was eliminated last week following the Bristol Night race along with Kevin Harvick. Both drivers have Texas wins on their resume with Busch winning the fall Texas race in 2020. Earlier this year at the track Harvick finished 5th with Busch finishing in the 8th spot.

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Date: Sunday, September 25, 2022, 3:30 pm EST

Track: Texas Motor Speedway

Type: Oval, Asphalt, 1.5 miles, 4 turns

Race Distance: 500 miles, 334 laps

Defending Track Winner: Kyle Larson

TV/Radio: USA/Peacock/SiriusXM/PRN & local affiliates.

This is the first race of Round Two of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. Sixteen drivers qualified to race for the Championship. Four drivers were eliminated after the Bristol race last week.

No. 1 Chase Elliott

No. 2 Joey Logano

No. 3 Ross Chastain

No. 4 Kyle Larson

No. 5 William Byron

No. 6 Denny Hamlin

No. 7 Christopher Bell

No. 8 Ryan Blaney

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No. 9 Chase Briscoe

No. 10 Alex Bowman

No. 11 Daniel Suarez

No. 12 Austin Cindric

Eliminated after Bristol

Kyle Busch

Austin Dillon

Kevin Harvick

Tyler Reddick

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2022 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 Predictions

Kyle Larson +650

Kyle Larson is a known powerhouse when it comes to tracks like Texas. At least that was the case when he captured the Cup Series Championship. Larson showed his intermediate track skill with his dominating win here last season. Larson was out front for 256 of 336 laps. That is an amazing stat and hard to look past. The only fade on Larson is engine issues that have hit him three times this season.

Joey Logano +1800

Joey Logano has not won at Texas since 2014. But he’s finished 10th or better in his last ten trips to the track. He’s also finished every lap of every one of those races except for earlier this season when he lost an engine. Logano seems to be running under the radar during the postseason as he’s moved to the 2nd spot in the playoff standings.

Kevin Harvick +1800

Kevin Harvick was eliminated from the Cup Series playoffs after the Bristol Night Race. But much of his problems during the first-round races were not of his doing. Being wrecked by other drivers ended two races early for him. Then last week at Bristol he was one of the best cars on the track as he constantly battled for the lead. Texas is a track that he runs well at. In his last ten races at Texas, he’s banked 3 wins, 7 top-five runs, and 9 finishes inside the top ten.

Others: Ross Chastain (+1200) would like to put his last race at Texas Motor Speedway behind him as he finished 28th and several laps down. But this is a completely overhauled team and he’s in great equipment. Bubba Wallace (+1800) has been one of the strongest drivers over the last 15 races and won at Kansas only two weeks ago.

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2022 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive Betting Lines

Denny Hamlin +550

Kyle Larson +650

Christopher Bell +700

Chase Elliott +850

Kyle Busch +900

Ryan Blaney +1000

Ross Chastain +1200

Martin Truex Jr +1200

William Byron +1200

Tyler Reddick +1400

Joey Logano +1800

Darrell Wallace Jr. +1800

Kevin Harvick +1800

Alex Bowman +2200

Daniel Suarez +3300

Austin Cindric +4500

Erik Jones +6600

Chase Briscoe +8000

Ty Gibbs +9000

Chris Buescher +9000

Brad Keselowski +9000

Austin Dillon +9000

Aric Almirola +10000

Ricky Stenhouse Jr +25000

Michael McDowell +25000

Cole Custer +25000

Noah Gragson +35000

Justin Haley +40000

Harrison Burton +50000

Todd Gilliland +100000

Ty Dillon +100000

Landon Cassill +100000

Corey Lajoie +100000

BJ McLeod +100000

Garrett Smithley +100000

Cody Ware +100000