Sunday will bring NASCAR’s weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway to a close, as the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 is set for 3:00 pm Eastern time. Martin Truex Jr won a week ago, but Kevin Harvick has emerged as the early favorite in Georgia. As you consider where to put your online betting money in this week’s race, check out the latest NASCAR odds to win as well as to finish in the top three and in the top ten, along with our thoughts on some of the drivers.
NASCAR News: Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Preview
Odds to Win
- Kevin Harvick +550
- Kyle Larson +650
- Martin Truex Jr +650
- Brad Keselowski +750
- Chase Elliott +800
- Denny Hamlin +800
- Joey Logano +900
- Kyle Busch +1000
- Ryan Blaney +1600
- William Byron +2000
- Christopher Bell +2200
- Kurt Busch +2200
- Alex Bowman +3300
- Aric Almirola +6000
- Austin Dillon +6000
- Matt DiBenedetto +8000
- Tyler Reddick +8000
- Bubba Wallace +8000
- Austin Cindric +8000
- Cole Custer +10000
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr +10000
Brad Keselowski offers some intriguing value here. In three of his last four races, he has top-five finishes, with his other result coming in at 16th. Even in that outlier, though, he led in 47 laps and has led laps in three straight races. In Atlanta, Keselowski has done well historically, as he has competed strongly here in each race since 2015. In his last six starts overall here, he has come in ninth, first, second, first, ninth and ninth. In seven of his last eight races here, he has led laps, and he’s offering quality value.
Kevin Harvick might currently occupy tenth place in the NASCAR Cup Series standings, but he has been one of the more consistent drivers in the circuit. He has not made the top three in any race yet, but he has placed between fourth and sixth in all of the 2021 events except for one. It is true, though, that he has not led any laps in the last four events. In Atlanta, Harvick has historically done well. He has two wins in the last three races at this track, and in 12 of his last 14 starts here, he has finished in the top nine. Even so, instead of taking on the wager of picking him to win outright, a Top 3 or Top 10 prop bet might be a smarter use of your money, as he has not shown his finishing style from the last few years.
Chase Elliott may be suffering from a bit of championship hangover. He came in second at the Daytona 500 and then took fifth a week ago in Phoenix, but in between those finishes came three races in which he finished outside the top 12. You might consider him for a Top 10 pick in Atlanta, but he has not yet shown the driving form that propelled him to the Cup Series title a year ago. In Atlanta, he has five career starts, coming in eighth, 19th, 10th, fifth and eighth. He only has led laps here once, and that came a year ago, when he snagged the pole position.
