The 2022 NASCAR Playoffs Round of 12 will continue in Lincoln, Alabama this weekend with the 2022 YellaWood 500 from historic Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, October 2.The 188-lap YellaWood 500 will be the 31st race of the NASCAR Cup Series season and it will be the second race in the Round of 12 Playoffs.Last Sunday in the
2022 AutoTrade EchoPark Automotive 500 from the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, it was Tyler Reddick (12/1) who emerged victorious in his Chevrolet, followed by Joey Logano (Ford) behind him in 2nd place in the Lone Star State.Online YellaWood 500 odds see Logano as the favorite for the 188-lap race which will be the fifth of the 2022 NASCAR Playoffs and second-to-last race before another four divers don’t make the cut and we move on to the Round of 8, the halfway mark of the Postseason.https://twitter.com/NASCAR/status/1575228864556564514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1575228864556564514%7Ctwgr%5E2f0ae8d722da573df255b96e076dcde1aaaf497e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FNASCAR2Fstatus2F1575228864556564514widget%3DTweetThe four Drivers below the cutline and on the bubble as we head to the YellaWood 500 at the 2.66-mile (4.28 km) Talladega Superspeedway (Asphalt) are #9 Austin Cindric (-7 points), #10 William Byron (-8), #11 Christopher Bell (-25), and #12 Alex Bowman (-26).Logano is in first-place now (3,071 points), followed by #2 Ross Chastain (3.059 points), #3 Kyle Larson (3,057), #4 Ryan Blaney (3,056), #5 Denny Hamlin (3,049), #6 Daniel Suárez (3,045), #7 Chase Elliott (3,045), and last Driver before the cut, #8 Chase Briscoe (3,041).There have been a record-tying 19 different winners this 2022 NASCAR Series Cup season which ushered in the use of the new NextGen racing cars. So, Talladega must be the place where we see a record-breaking 20th different winner in Victory Lane?
NASCAR betting odds from BetOnline see Ryan Blaney—owner of a 40-race Winless Streak—priced at 14/1 to finally get a checkered flag and maybe break the record by being the 20th winner this season, but History and the numbers are against him it seems.
Top 5 Finish: Points Leader Logano Driving Well
In the Top 5 last weekend at Texas in the 2022 AutoTrade EchoPark Automotive 500, there were five different Drivers than before in race-winner Reddick (Chevrolet), Logano (Ford), Justin Haley (Chevrolet), Ryan Blaney (Ford), and Chase Briscoe (Ford).In the opening Round of 12 race, Buescher (Ford) the winner, Elliott (Chevrolet) in 2nd, Byron (Chevrolet) in 3rd place, Bell (Toyota)in 4th place, and Larson (Chevrolet) finishing, in the so the Chevys had three of the Top 5 there while Ford grabbed 3 of the Top 5 spots.Hungry and looking for that aforementioned first Win in some time, Blaney is priced at +150 to finish in the Top 5, while 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season winner Chase Elliott is priced at +150 to end up in the top five finishers in Alabama on Sunday.For me, banking on Logano to have another good race and challenge for the Win with a capital “W” at Talladega makes perfect sense, as the 32-year-old Middletown, CT product has been driving very well to start the Fall and will want to try to pad his Points lead.
Top 5 Finish NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 Props Bet: Joey Logano (+150)
Props—Top 10 Finish: Ryan Blaney Worth Consideration
Ryan Blaney (14/1 to win 2022 NASCAR YellaWood 500) may not win a race until the last race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, but the 28-year-old native of Ohio has done Team Penske proud and he and his No. 12 Ford Mustang proudly sit in 4th place right now.Making the NASCAR Playoffs Round of 8 is now pretty much a foregone conclusion for Blaney and his team, but you know that he, his Pit Crew, and Team Penske would all love to get that elusive win under their jumpsuits and end this nasty 40-race Winless skid.https://twitter.com/Blaney/status/1574439121115815943?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1574439121115815943%7Ctwgr%5E915a5e715e7bbde39c7fbd32c771bd670c830e50%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FBlaney2Fstatus2F1574439121115815943widget%3DTweetWith that in mind, Blaney should likely be in the Top 5 (+150) as well as (obviously) in the Top 10 (-225, BetUS). Blaney currently has 9 Top finishes and 14 Top 10 finishes as we head to the Heart of Dixie for this next round of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
Top 5 Finish NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 Props Bet: Ryan Blaney (-225)
Fords Worth a Look in the Manufacturer’s Market?
As we mentioned, the Fords had three of the top 5 finishers last weekend in Texas in Logano (2nd place), Blaney (4th place), and Briscoe (5th), and besides those three Drivers, YellaWood 500 odds on a Ford to win at +150 seems a Props bet that is long overdue.A Chevrolet (Reddick) won last weekend while a Ford (Cuescher) crossed the finish line first the weekend before in Bristol. Here are the odds for the three Manufacturers:
- Chevrolet +115
- Ford +170
- Toyota +280
Also sitting behind the steering wheels of Ford for the 2022 NASCAR YellaWood 500 besides Logano (+550 Top Ford Finish) and Blaney (+550) are Austin Cindric (6/1), Brad Keselowki (8/1), Kevin Harvick (8/1), and the Bristol race-winner Bueschler (10/1).https://twitter.com/NASCARONFOX/status/1470894951097671680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1470894951097671680%7Ctwgr%5E5fd9f7ed176fc6264eff5f649e2f73f4cf1a8fb5%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FNASCARONFOX2Fstatus2F1470894951097671680widget%3DTweetChase Briscoe (10/1), Aric Almirola (10/1), Michael McDowell (12/1), Cole Custer (18/1), JJ Yeley (100/1) Cody Ware (100/1) and BK McLeod (100/1) will all also being going for the Wins in Chevrolets on Sunday at the always exciting Talladega Superspeedway.
Race Winning Manufacturer NASCAR YellaWood 500 Props Bet:Ford (+150)
NASCAR Series Cup YellaWood 500 Odds
- Joey Logano +1100
- Kyle Larson +1200
- Denny Hamlin +1200
- Chase Elliott +1200
- William Byron +1200
- Ryan Blaney +1400
- Tyler Reddick +1600
- Ross Chastain +1600
- Bubba Wallace +1600
- Kyle Busch +1800
- Christopher Bell +1800
- Erik Jones +1800
Can Chase Elliott Get a Win in the Playoffs?
2022 NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season champion Chase Elliott (2,045 points) now sits uncomfortable in 7th place and needs a good finish here to take a little bit of pressure off heading into next weekend’s race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.Elliott captured the Regular Season crown back on August 21. Of Futures book note, it was announced on Thursday that Noah Gragson will fill in for Alex Bowman this weekend, so don’t make any Bowman Futures bets.Besides Elliott, expect Logano, Blaney and Denny Hamlin (Toyota) for Joe Gibbs Racing to do well, but with the Fords running so well last week and winning the Playoffs race two weeks ago, backing race favorite in his Ford in the pick for the YellaWood 500 race winner.
