Christopher Bell gave Joe Gibbs Racing its first victory of the season on Sunday, winning at Phoenix. Bell led 50 of 312 laps, including the final 41, to take the Shriners Children’s 500. It was also the first win for Toyota as a manufacturer after Chevrolet won the first three races of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season.
This weekend, Tennessee sports betting has its turn in the spotlight with the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol. This race reverts to a regular event on the concrete surface at the high-banked, 0.533-mile oval; the past two years NASCAR turned this into a dirt track event.
NASCAR Odds This Week: Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway
Kyle Larson is the favorite for the Food City 500 at Bristol, with odds of +400 at DraftKings Tennessee as of Tuesday afternoon. Larson, who won this season at Las Vegas, is followed by Bell at +500 and Bell’s HGR teammate, Denny Hamlin, also at +500. After that the odds get considerably longer, with Daytona 500 winner William Byron at +1100 along with defending Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney and Chris Buescher.
You can improve the payouts with these odds by using Tennessee sports betting promos.
NASCAR Results In Bristol: Top Bristol Motor Speedway Drivers (All Races in Career)
Chase Elliott leads active drivers at the track that is billed as “The Last Great Colosseum,” with an average finish of 11.9 in 13 Cup Series races. But he has never won there and the driver who is second in average finish, Larson (12.1) has one victory in 15 career starts.
The current master of Bristol is Kyle Busch, who owns eight career wins at Bristol with an average finish of 13.9, which is tied for third among active drivers. Busch has +1600 odds with Tennessee sports betting apps.
NASCAR TV Schedule This Weekend
NASCAR Bristol 2024 Q&A
NASCAR returns to Bristol Motor Speedway for the 2024 season, and the track hosts two races each year, March and September.
The NASCAR Cup Series event, the Food City 500, takes place at Bristol Motor Speedway at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday, March 17, 2024.
Bristol Motor Speedway will make the switch from a dirt race to concrete for the first time in three years. No dirt race is replacing the Bristol dirt race for 2024.
Kyle Larson has the best odds to win the Food City 500 at +400 on DraftKings Sportsbook, followed by Denny Hamlin (+500) and Christopher Bell (+500).
Ticket prices fluctuate depending on which events you want to attend and where your seats are located. Currently on Ticketmaster, the Food City 500 ranges from $90 to $160.
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Jim Tomlin has more than 30 years of experience at such publications as the Tampa Bay Times, FanRag, Saturday Down South and Saturday Tradition. He now lends his his expertise in sports, betting and the intersection of those two industries to BetTennessee.com, among other sites.
