The NASCAR Cup Series will roar through the streets of Chicago this weekend, as the Grant Park 220 is set for Sunday evening. For many drivers, this will be their first stock car event on a street course as they run 100 laps in the Windy City. The action starts at 5:30 pm Eastern time on Sunday with NBC running the telecast and the Motor Racing Network and the SiriusXM app offering the radio call.
Last week, Ross Chastain took the win at the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. Chastain has built a reputation for aggressive driving that ends up falling short in a wreck, or at least a bump, late in the race. This time, though, he rode to victory after qualifying on the pole. He had the early lead and then rode some quality pit stops to a late lead, giving him his first victory for 2023. He led 99 of the 300 laps, including the last 34, and he beat Martin Truex Jr and Denny Hamlin by 0.789 seconds.
Let’s look at the NASCAR Cup Series Odds for the Grant Park 220, as well as some wager card suggestions.
NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 220 Betting Preview
Tyler Reddick is a favorite here because he has won three races on road courses since last year, and each of these wins was a dominant run. It was just two years ago that Reddick was a horrendous road racer, but he has improved considerably since then.
Chase Elliott
Chase Elliott has not had an elite season, but things are getting better each week. He has seven wins on road courses, just two away from the all-time NASCAR Cup Series record.
Kyle Larson
Kyle Larson has won four races on road courses since he came to Hendrick two years ago. This is a new track without any driver metrics, so we have to look at the road course stats to get a handicapping guide.
William Byron
William Byron has not yet won a road course race, and one factor about running on a course where the drivers have had scant track time is that sim-drivers might benefit more. Byron has an elite iRacer record, and that experience could vault him to the top.
Denny Hamlin
Denny Hamlin is another sim-racer pick. On road courses, Hamlin has struggled in the last season or so. However, during 2020, Hamlin showed us that he was the best at translating performance in sim conditions into success in a real car.
Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch is driving the #8 RCR Chevy, which roared to a pair of wins on road courses in 2022. He drove this car on both road course races in 2023, and he has come in second in both events.
Martin Truex Jr
Martin Truex Jr won at Sonoma, showing that the JGR Toyotas are ready to excel on road courses. That win gave him (unofficially) three victories in 2023.
Ryan Blaney
Ryan Blaney has not won on a road course since his 2018 victory at the Roval. That might have been a lucky win, but he did win in a road course event in the debut of a new track – the identical situation that we face here.
AJ Allmendinger
AJ Allmendinger has won two road races in the Cup Series despite the fact that he’s only racing an average car. This race is the sort of event that should favor driver skill over car quality, which is right down Allmendinger’s main street.
NASCAR up Series Grant Park 220 Odds
| Driver | Odds |
|---|---|
| Tyler Reddick, Martin Truex Jr, Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson | +700 |
| Ross Chastain, A.J. Allmendinger | +1100 |
| Kyle Busch | +1400 |
| William Byron | +1600 |
| Michael McDowell, Christopher Bell, Chris Buescher | +2000 |
| Denny Hamlin | +2500 |
| Daniel Suarez | +2800 |
| Ryan Blaney, Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Austin Cindric | +3000 |
| Ty Gibbs, Shane Van Gisbergen, Alex Bowman | +4000 |
| Brad Keselowski | +5000 |
| Chase Briscoe | +5500 |
| Todd Gilliland, Ryan Preece, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Justin Haley, Jenson Button, Erik Jones, Bubba Wallace, Austin Dillon, Aric Almirola | +10000 |
| Harrison Burton, Corey LaJoie, Jimmie Johnson | +15000 |
| Noah Gragson | +25000 |
| Ty Dillon, Josh Bilicki, Andy Lally | +80000 |
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