Cook Out Southern 500 Betting Picks and Predictions

The 2022 NASCAR Cook Out Southern 500 is the first race in the round of 16 of the NASCAR Cup Series. It will be held on Sunday, September 4 at 6:00 PM Eastern time at Darlington Raceway.

Kevin Harvick has won twice since the last time Chevrolet took the checkered flag at Darlington in the Cup Series in 2014. He has since found Victory Lane twice but was driving a Ford.

Kevin Harvick left the race on Lap 15 with an engine issue. He is always one of the top NASCAR betting picks.

Chase Elliott is the regular season champion. He hopes to break the drought Chevy drivers have had at Darlington in the last several years. Hendrick Motorsports hasn't won at the racetrack in over ten years and they haven't had a winning team in that time.

Elliott was the leader in the Cup Series standings before the playoffs and has four wins to lead all drivers. He also leads all Cook Out Southern 500 betting picks with 16 top-ten and nine top five finishes.

Kyle Larson is the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion. He finished 37th in last week's Coke Zero Sugar 400.

Larson finished fourth in the points race this season and has been close to winning the previous four Southern 500s.

Hendrick Motorsports has won the Cook Out Southern 500 11 times. Joe Gibbs Racing has seven wins at this event. Denny Hamlin has three wins, the most of any driver. Chevy has the advantage with 27-16 over Ford for manufacturer wins. Toyota has dominated recently with victories in five of the last eight editions.

Hendrick Motorsports has eleven victories at this event. Jimmie Johnson won in 2012.

Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick are the only active drivers to win this race multiple times.

Joe Gibbs Racing is second in wins at the Cook Out Southern 500 with seven. Joe Gibbs has won four of the last eight Cook out Southern500s.

Denny Hamlin has won three times at the NASCAR Cook Out Southern 500.

Chevy leads Ford with a 27-16 edge for the most manufacturer wins at the NASCAR Cook Out Southern 500. Toyota has dominated recently, with Camrys taking victories in five of the last eight race editions.

Elliott finished as the leader in the NASCAR Cup standings in regular season but finished 29th in last weekend's finale. Larson is fourth and finished 37th after taking the pole position.

Harvick is the favorite to win the Southern 500. Chevrolet has not won the race since 2000.

Kevin Harvick is the Cook Out Southern 500 Pick.