2024 NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 Preview
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NASCAR Cup Series competition rolls into the heartland of America in Kansas Speedway for the AdventHealth 400. Coverage begins at 3PM EST on FS1.
Last year’s Spring race saw a controversial last lap scuffle between Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin, with Hamlin being the winner out of the ordeal. Not to mention, there was a fight between Ross Chastain and Noah Gragson on pit road after the race.
Best Bets for Cup
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Kyle Larson +400 | Top 5 - 150 | Top 10 -450
Kyle Larson won his first race of the season on a 1.5 mile track in Las Vegas and would’ve had a chance at Texas if his wheel hadn’t come off after his early pit stop. Larson has finished inside the Top 5 in four of his last five Kansas races, with his worse finish being 8th in that stretch. He came close to winning the last two Spring races, he’ll look to add another trophy to his collection this weekend.
Denny Hamlin +450 | Top 5 -130 | Top 10 -420
Coming off his third win of the season last week at Dover, Denny Hamlin is looking to continue his Top 5 streak at Kansas. Hamlin has finished inside the Top 5 in his last five starts at Kansas, including a win in the Spring race last year. He’ll be looking to go back-to-back and win his fourth race of the season this Sunday.
Tyler Reddick +600 | Top 5 +100 | Top 10 -250
The winner of the Fall race last year, Tyler Reddick looks to make a case once again on a 1.5 mile track. He finished 2nd at Las Vegas earlier in the year and 4th at Texas just a handful of weeks ago. Reddick finished both races inside the Top 10 last year, where he finished 9th in the Spring. Expect him to be up front on Sunday.
Martin Truex Jr +800 | Top 5 +125 | Top 10 -250
Martin Truex Jr enters this weekend with the highest average finish in the Cup Series at 9.7. Last Fall, Truex Jr cut a tire going into Turn 3 only three laps into the race, ending an eight race streak of Top 10 finishes at Kansas dating back to 2019. He swept both races in 2017 and has still shown the speed capable of winning since the move to JGR in 2019. He’ll look to keep the best average finish in the Cup Series this weekend.
Chase Elliott +1100 | Top 5 +150 | Top 10 —190
Chase Elliott enters this weekend with the second highest average finish in the Cup Series at 10.3, showing how consistent he’s been all season. Elliott has a win at Kansas back in 2018, and finished both races last year inside the Top 10. The last 1.5 mile race for the Cup Series saw the #9 go to victory lane, there’s a good chance it can happen again on Sunday.
Bubba Wallace +1400 | Top 5 +180 | Top 10 -160
It’s hard to go to a 1.5 mile track and not think about Bubba Wallace. It was the Fall of 2022 where Bubba would pick up his second career Cup Series win at Kansas, and his first win on a 1.5 mile track. In both races last year he finished 4th in the Spring and 32nd in the Fall. After back-to-back DNF’s, this feels like the perfect time for Bubba to bounce back with a strong Top 10 performance, and maybe even a win this weekend.
Noah Gragson +10000 | Top 5 +900 | Top 10 +210
Despite being docked 35 points at Phoenix for improper roof air deflectors, Noah Gragson has made quite the recovery since then. He’s finished inside the Top 10 in his last two races at Talladega and Dover, and has a Top 10 finish earlier in the year at Las Vegas. He enters this weekend 21st in the points standings and -76 points behind 16th, looking to close the gap even more at Kansas.