2022 GEICO 500 odds, picks and predictions

The NASCAR Cup Series moves to Talladega Superspeedway for the 2022 GEICO 500. The green flag is set to drop a little after 3 p.m. ET (FOX). Bubba Wallace won the last Talladga race in October. Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney have won there before.

Petty GMS Motorsports driver Ty Dillon leads all active drivers with a 12.0 Average-Finish Position (AFP). JTG Daugherty Racing’s Stenhouse Jr. has a win at Talladega. Keselowski has 6 Talladadegas checkered flags.

Ty Dillon leads all active drivers with a 12.0 Average-Finish Position (AFP). JTG Daugherty Racing’s Stenhouse Jr. has a win at Talladega. Keselowski has 6 Talladadegas checkered flags.

Penske Racing’s Joey Logano is second behind former teammate Brad Keselowski. Logana won at Talladega in the spring 2018 race. Ford has won in 10 of the last 13 races at the Alabama superspeedway. Ryan Blaney has 2 wins among his 3 top-5 finishes with a 17.3 AFP.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won at Talladega back in May 2017. 9 of his 17 career starts at the track have resulted in top-10 finishes.

Chase Briscoe finished 11th and 14th in his first two attempts at the superspeedway last season. Briscoe is a +100 favorite for the GEICO 500.

Dillon has had amazing success in his 8-career Cup starts. He's finished 17th or better in all of them. Dillon is the driver of the No. 42 Chevrolet.

Cory Jojoie is a good value at (+480) bet. He finished 14th at Daytona 500 and 5th in Atlanta. LaJoie will finish 7th or 16th twice at Talladega in 2019 and 2020.