NASCAR betting: Inexperience plentiful at new track for Enjoy Illinois 300

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NASCAR betting: Inexperience plentiful at new track for Enjoy Illinois 300

Christopher Bell won the 2016 Drivin' for Linemen 200 at Gateway Motorsports Park. Now, he's back at the 1.25-mile oval just east of St. Louis in Madison, Ill., for the first-ever NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway atGateway. Bell has two career starts at this track. Oddsmakers are backing him to win the race. Martin Truex Jr. won there in 2004 and Ross Chastain won a Truck Series event there.

Christopher Bell is the favorite in featured matchup betting. Bell has 23 top-10 finishes this season, including four straight top six finishes. Alex Bowman has won five times since Bell’s last win.

Ross Chastain and William Byron are the featured drivers in Enjoy Illinois 300. Chasstain is the favorite to win, but Byron is also a favorite.

Denny Hamlin won Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday. Kyle Larson has led more than 2,000 laps in his 30 races the last three and a half years. Larson is commanding 97% of the tickets and 95% of handle against Hamlins.

Tyler Reddick and the BetMGM-sponsored No. 8 Chevy is looking to build on last week’s sixth-place finish at Charlotte. Reddik sits 50 points outside the top 10 in the Cup Series standings. Briscoe has 83% of the handle in tickets for the featured matchup.


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