NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 Predictions & Picks: Will Hendrick Win at Darlington Again?

Next weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series will be engaging in some All-Star action at North Wilkesboro Speedway. No points will be up for grabs then, but plenty of points and a valuable victory will be up for grabs this afternoon in the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway.

Today’s race, the 13^th of the 2024 Cup Series season, is the start of a three-week stretch in the Carolinas. After leaving South Carolina, the series will head to North Carolina for All-Star festivities next weekend then the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway the following weekend.

The winner of the Goodyear 400 will lock up an automatic spot in the All-Star Race if they have not already done so. Entering today’s race, 17 drivers have secured a spot, including 2023 Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney, 2024 series wins leaders William Byron and Denny Hamlin, and Kyle Larson, the current series points leader.

Larson took the checkered flag at last week’s AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway, his second win of the season. Larson currently holds a 29-point lead over Martin Truex Jr., with Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott in third, 55 points back.

Current NASCAR Cup Series Points Standings (Through 12 Races)

Drivers who have won at least one race this season are in bold.

• Kyle Larson – 467
• Martin Truex Jr. – 438
• Chase Elliott – 412
• Denny Hamlin – 411
• Tyler Reddick – 374
• Ryan Blaney – 367
• William Byron – 362
• Ty Gibbs – 338
• Alex Bowman – 336
• Ross Chastain – 331
• Chris Buescher – 316
• Kyle Busch – 314
• Christopher Bell – 296
• Chase Briscoe – 290
• Brad Keselowski – 287
• Bubba Wallace – 283
• Joey Logano – 269
• Daniel Suarez – 250

Reddick, who won the GEICO 500 at Talladega three weeks ago, claimed pole position for the Goodyear 400 and will start up front for the first time this season. It is his first pole since last season’s Bank of America 400 and the seventh pole of his Cup Series career.

However, Goodyear 400 race winner odds are led by Larson and Hamlin, who will sixth and seventh, respectively.

Odds to Win the 2024 Goodyear 400

• Kyle Larson +400
• Denny Hamlin +500
• Martin Truex Jr. +700
• William Byron +700
• Tyler Reddick +700
• Chris Buescher +850
• Brad Keselowski +1200
• Christopher Bell +1600
• Chase Elliott +1600
• Ross Chastain +2000
• Kyle Busch +2000
• Ty Gibbs +2200
• Joey Logano +2800
• Ryan Blaney +2800
• Bubba Wallace +4000
• Erik Jones +4000
• Alex Bowman +5000
• Noah Gragson +5000
• Austin Cindric +6600
• Chase Briscoe +8000
• Michael McDowell +8000
• Josh Berry +10000
• Daniel Suarez +10000
• Todd Gilliland +10000
• Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +10000

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Goodyear 400 Predictions and Picks

In last year’s Goodyear 400, William Byron picked up one of his six 2023 wins, with the now-retired Kevin Harvick finishing second and Elliott third.

After finishing 33^rd at Dover and 23^rd at Kansas, Byron could use a good result today. He has finished in the top five in four of his last seven races at Darlington, and at +125 (at Bovada) for a top-five finish today, there’s good value in backing him to make it five in eight.

Recent Goodyear 400 Winners

• 2023: William Byron
• 2022: Joey Logano
• 2021: Martin Truex Jr.
• 2020 (Race #2): Denny Hamlin
• 2020 (Race #1): Kevin Harvick

His teammate Elliott is arguably the hottest driver in the series right now with a win and four other top-five finishes in his last six races.

Since spring racing returned to Darlington in 2020, Elliott has finished fourth, 38^th, seventh, fifth, and third. Given how well he is doing at present and his recent results at Darlington, +240 (at Bovada) for a top-five finish is well worth the investment even though he will start 31^st in the Goodyear 400.

The last finishing position pick for today’s race is a 23XI driver, but it isn’t Reddick. Wallace finished fifth in last year’s Goodyear 400, and despite a strong qualifying run, he is only +165 at BetOnline to finish in the top ten.

Since opening the season with back-to-back top-five finishes at Daytona and Atlanta, Wallace has finished in the top ten only twice in ten races (fourth at Martinsville and seventh at Texas Motor Speedway). But that value can’t be passed up, especially with him starting in a prominent position in the field.

But who is the best bet to cross the finish line first at Darlington? Of the top dozen race winner favorites, 11 are starting in the front six rows.

There have been only five instances of a driver winning this race in consecutive years, the most recent being Dale Jarrett in 1997 and 1998. But after a couple of disappointing results at Dover and Kansas, Byron is a good bet to bag his second straight Goodyear 400 win and his series-leading fourth victory of the season.

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NASCAR odds are widely available, as many sports betting sites offer race winner odds for the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

Additionally, sportsbooks like BetOnline, BetUS, and Bovada offer finishing position odds for each of NASCAR’s top national series. For example, you can bet on top 3, top 5, and top 10 finishing position odds for the Goodyear 400 at Bovada.

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