NASCAR been racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway since 1998 with Mark Martin successful the inaugural occasion. Joe Gibbs Racing and Hendrick Motorsports drivers maintain the highest six beginning spots on the grid with Denny Hamlin main a 1-2-3 for JGR.
Nevertheless, the pole-sitter has solely gained this race as soon as earlier than, and that was Kyle Busch again in 2009. Current races have seen an emergence of Penske-powered automobiles with Joey Logano successful this race one 12 months in the past, which vaulted him into the ultimate 4 and helped him to earn his third Cup title. Earlier this 12 months, Josh Berry within the Penske-aligned Wooden Brothers Ford earned his first profession win in Vegas, however the Penske automobiles have been the slowest of the eight remaining title combatants.
However what are the betting odds in Sin Metropolis?
Main the best way is Kyle Larson at +350. In 13 begins, he holds the perfect common end amongst energetic drivers at 9.4, together with three checkered flags. Nevertheless, he hasn’t gained a Cup race since earlier than his Indy 500/Coke 600 double in Might.
Proper behind Larson is the pole-sitter as Hamlin hunts a milestone sixtieth profession win. Hamlin is sitting a +450 odds. He has one earlier win in Vegas, which got here throughout the 2021 season.
Christopher Bell is tied with teammate Hamlin at +450, and whereas he is by no means gained this race, he has come shut earlier than. Bell begins third in Sunday’s race, and he completed second one 12 months in the past.
William Byron is subsequent at +550, adopted by Chase Briscoe at +800, and Ryan Blaney at +900. Solely Byron is a former Vegas winner, however all three begin within the high six with Briscoe becoming a member of Hamlin on the entrance row.
The playoff drivers with the worst odds forward of Vegas are Chase Elliott and defending winner Logano at +1100. Whereas Elliott is 0-16 in Vegas, Logano might be wager because the winningest energetic driver on the monitor (4 wins).
However what about potential spoilers? The highest non-playoff driver is Tyler Reddick at +1600, who begins eighth in Sunday’s race. He went rolling the wrong way up in final 12 months’s race, so here is hoping historical past does not repeat itself. His teammate Bubba Wallace, who begins seventh, might be one other driver to look at at +1800.
In the event you actually wish to roll the cube and go for a longshot, there are some choices there as nicely. JGR appears very sturdy and whereas he is but to win on the Cup stage, Ty Gibbs additionally certified inside the highest ten (P10), and sits at a distant +3500 odds. Berry, the latest winner in LVMS, can be at +3500.
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This is a take a look at how all the area stacks up for the NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas, per the oddsmakers on DraftKings:
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