2019 Auto Club 400 Odds & Betting Preview

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will finish its three-week stay on the West Coast at Auto Club Speedway this weekend. Kyle Busch will be racing to win his 200th race in a national series. He picked up the weekend sweep last week at ISM Raceway in Phoenix and is entered in both the Xfinity Series and the Monster Energy series this weekend. The Auto Club 400 will be the second race with the full new rules package in place, including the aero ducts that drivers used at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway two weeks ago. This change, along with the relatively worn condition of this track, could add some surprises to the races here. We have your driver odds as well as some NASCAR betting suggestions for you to add to your wager list. The race starts at 3:30pm Eastern time on Sunday, March 17, with the broadcast on FOX.

2019 Auto Club 400 Odds & Betting Preview

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Odds to Win the 2019 Auto Club 400

• Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch                                                                                      +500
• Kyle Larson                                                                                                               +600
• Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Martin Truex Jr                                                  +650
• Denny Hamlin                                                                                                            +2000
• Aric Almirola, Erik Jones, Kurt Busch, Ryan Blaney                                           +2200
• Chase Elliott, Clint Bowyer                                                                                     +2500
• Alex Bowman, Jimmie Johnson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr                                         +5500
• Austin Dillon, Daniel Suarez                                                                                   +8500
• Paul Menard, Ryan Newman, William Byron                                                         +10000
• Chris Buescher, Daniel Hemric, Matt DiBenedetto                                              +22500
• Ryan Preece                                                                                                              +30000
• Ty Dillon                                                                                                                     +50000
• Darrell Wallace Jr                                                                                                     +55000
• David Ragan                                                                                                              +150000
• Reed Sorenson, BJ McLeod, Landon Cassell, Michael McDowell, Ross Chastain                                                                         +200000
• Cody Ware, Corey LaJoie, Joey Gase, Matt Tift                                                   +250000

Martin Truex Jr

He is on a lengthy drought when it comes to wins, dating all the way back to July of last year but in his last three races he has averaged a fourth place finish, and he won this race in 2018. In his last seven races at the Auto Club Speedway, he has four top-eight finishes and has averaged a finish of 2.5 in his last two starts in this particular event. Truex has won one of the first five races of the season in each of the last two years, so he might well be due. He doesn’t offer a ton of value, but he is a reliable driver.

Kyle Busch

Busch is the co-favorite here and is coming off those two wins last week (one on the Xfinity Series). In four Monster Energy  NASCAR Cup Series races this year, he has averaged a third place finish. He has won the Auto Club 400 twice already and has five top-three finishes in his last seven races on this track. Busch has won races back to back three times since 2015, including a stretch of three consecutive wins almost exactly a year ago, so he’s someone to consider.

Kyle Larson

Larson has two wins on the Auto Club Speedway as part of the Xfinity Series and has either won or come in second in three of his five races on this track within the Monster energy NASCAR Cup Series. He grew up in California, which might explain his success, but either way he has a lot of familiarity here. He hasn’t won since the Federated Auto Parts 400 back in 2017, so he’s more than due.

Brad Keselowski

Keselowki has followed up two subpar performances with either a victory or a finish as runner-up. Last week was not his week at the ISM Raceway in Arizona, so he might be due to come in big again. He won the Auto Club 400 in 2015 and has averaged a fourth place finish in his last four starts at the Auto Club Speedway. Given that consistency on this track and his propensity for following poor races with stellar ones, he’s one to watch as well.

Kevin Harvick

Harvick has four top-five finishes in his last eight races at the Auto Club Speedway. However, after moving over to Ford in 2017, his finishes have been 13th and 35th. Is he due?

Joey Logano

Logano is high up the moneyline list, but he only has one podium finish at this track, way back in 2013 when he came in third. Jimmie Johnson hasn’t won since 2017 at Dover, but he has two top-ten finishes in his first four races in 2019. He has six wins at the Auto Club Speedway and three wins at this race, including the 2016 event, and 13 top-ten finishes in his last 16 races here. If you’re looking for a dark horse to spice up your value, he might be one to add.