NASCAR moves to Atlanta this weekend as the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 is set for Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The racetrack is a tri-oval measuring 1.5 miles, with 24 degrees of banking at the turns and five degrees on the straightaway. This race dates back to 1960, when Fireball Roberts won the inaugural edition. Brad Keselowski has won the last two Sunday races since NASCAR restarted action, and in his last three races at Atlanta Motor Speedway, he has two wins and one runner-up finish. Let’s take a look at the NASCAR betting odds for the drivers on Sunday as well as our suggestions for your wager cards.
NASCAR Betting: 2020 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Odds & Pick June 7
QuikTrip 500 Driver Odds
- Kevin Harvick +500
- Chase Elliott +625
- Kyle Busch +745
- Martin Truex Jr +755
- Alex Bowman +850
- Brad Keselowski +885
- Joey Logano +915
- Denny Hamlin +1300
- Ryan Blaney +1600
- Jimmie Johnson +1800
- Kurt Busch +2200
- Erik Jones, William Byron +3200
- Clint Bowyer, Tyler Reddick +5000
- Matt Kenseth, Matt DiBenedetto, Austin Dillon +8100
- Aric Almirola +9800
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr +15000
- Ryan Newman +20000
- Cole Custer, Christopher Bell +22500
- Chris Buescher +30000
- John Hunter Nemechek +50000
- Ryan Preece, Bubba Wallace +100000
- Michael McDowell +200000
- Brendan Poole, Gary Gaulding, Corey LaJoie +300000
- Quin Houff, Reed Sorenson, Joey Gase, Gerritt Smithley, Timmy Hill, JJ Yeley, BJ McLeod +500000
It’s hard to figure out why Brad Keselowski isn’t the favorite this week, given his recent performances on Sundays. His last four races include two wins, a fourth place and a seventh place. In his last eight races, he has six top-seven performances, and his worst result in that stretch was 13th. He is the defending champion in this race. We mentioned his results in his last three starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but going back a little further, he has five straight top-ten finishes and seven top-ten finishes in his last nine starts here. So take advantage of that additional value.
Kurt Busch offers some interesting value here. He has three top-ten finishes in nine races so far this year, and Atlanta Motor Speedway has been kind to him. In his last four races here he has come in third, eighth, seventh and fourth. In his last 15 starts here, has 11 top-ten finishes. If your book offers a top-ten prop, consider adding him there, but he also makes an interesting sleeper to win the whole thing.
Jimmie Johnson is another interesting sleeper, with three straight finishes in the top 11 and six finishes in the top 12 in his last 10 races. He’s sneaking closer and closer to snagging that checkered flag, but he is definitely someone to consider for a top-ten prop — and, like Kurt Busch, he offers a lot of value if you’re willing to pull the trigger on him as a winner.
If you’re thinking of betting on Joey Logano, you might want to tap the brakes. He still leads the NASCAR Cup Series standings, but his last five starts have not been as good as his finishes before the COVID-19 hiatus. His last five results are sixth place (twice), 13th, 18th and 21st. In 13 starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway, he does have four top-six finishes, but he has failed to crack the top 12 in his other nine races here.
Kevin Harvick is the favorite here because of the fact that he is almost always near the front of the pack and has a solid history at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He has 15 starts here, with 12 top-ten finishes. In his last 29 starts overall, he has only won twice, but he has led at least 100 laps from his last six races.
Kyle Busch came in sixth here in 2019 and only has two wins at Atlanta Motor Speedway in his career, most recently in the fall of 2013. In his last five races here, his third-place result in 2016 is the best.
