NASCAR Kansas Speedway odds, picks and predictions for the Cup Series AdventHealth 400
The NASCAR Cup Series heads to the heartland on a short week for the AdventHealth 400 this Sunday at Kansas Speedway.
After last Sunday’s Würth 400 at Dover’s Monster Mile was postponed a day because of rain, this week’s event at the 1.5-mile track in Kansas City, Kansas, will be the second Cup race in the last six days.
And Martin Truex Jr. comes to a track where he’s had a lot of success riding the momentum from a victory at Dover Motor Speedway, which snapped a 54-race winless streak.
In 29 starts at Kansas Speedway, Truex, who drives the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, has two wins – sweeping both races in 2017 – to go with 16 top-10 finishes, 10 of which were top-5s.
FrontPageBets takes a look at drivers to watch as the green flag falls on the AdventHealth 400 on Sunday afternoon from Kansas (3 p.m., FS1).
Pick to win: Denny Hamlin (+800)
Driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, Denny Hamlin is one of three active drivers who has three career wins at Kansas – the most of any current Cup driver – joining Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick.
Hamlin, who won at the 1.5-mile speedway in 2012, 2019 and 2020, hasn’t seen victory lane in 33 Cup starts. But he is currently seventh in Cup points this season, racking up four top-10s, including two top-5s through 11 races.
In 29 starts at Kansas, Hamlin has led 349 laps and carded 11 top-5s for an average finish of 13.3.
Top-3 pick: Kyle Larson (+140)
Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy, has one career win at Kansas, which came in 2021. That year, he led 130 of the 267-lap race.
In 16 career starts at the 1.5-mile track, Larson has five top-5 finishes and an average finish of 14.2.
A two-time winner so far this season, Larson also has two other top-5 finishes on his 2023 resume.
Top-10 pick: Kevin Harvick (-125)
A three-time winner at Kansas (2013, 2016 and 2018) Harvick’s average finish at the track is 9.9, bolstered by 19 top-10s and 12 top-5s in 34 starts.
He’s led 949 laps at the speedway and completed 96.2% of the laps in which he’s raced there.
The driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford is currently third in Cup points this season, as he has five top-10s and three top-5s through 11 races.
Odds-on favorites to win AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway
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