Cook Out Southern 500 Odds, Picks & Predictions

— Ryan (@ifantasyrace) August 30, 2023

Buescher (second), Michael McDowell (second), Christopher Bell (third), Denny Hamlin (17th), Byron (fifth), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (second), Ryan Blaney (seventh), Tyler Reddick (third), and Ross Chastain (second) are all back for another shot at glory.

Cook Out Southern 500 Predictions & Picks

Good starts to the postseason are part of Truex’s playoff DNA. Three times he’s won the first race of the NASCAR playoffs. He ran well at Darlington in the spring race and won the Cook Out Southern 500 in 2016.

Larson (+500) has two seconds and three thirds at Darlington, but hasn’t cracked the top-30 in his last two starts here. He’s also run outside the top-20 in his last two starts of the 2023 campaign. But Larson was leading the spring race at Darlington when he was crashed by Ross Chastain.

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Hamlin (+800) is the only active driver with three wins in this race.  Harvick (2014, 2020) and Jones (2019, 2022) are two-time winners, and Keselowski won the Cook Out Southern 500 in 2018.

Chastain (+1000) hasn’t run in the top-10 since his win at Nashville, but he’s at his best in races run in tight quarters with paint being traded. He could contend at Darlington. Harvick (+1800) has 14 top-10s in his last 15 starts on this track.

• Top Pick: Martin Truex Jr to Win (+500)
• Other Contenders: Kyle Larson (+500), Denny Hamlin (+800), Ross Chastain (+1000), Kyle Busch (+1100)
• Longshots: Brad Keselowski (+1600), Kevin Harvick (+1800)