NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400: BetOnline Sportsbook’s Odds, Predictions, Best Bets At Texas Motor Speedway

Forty years after traveling to Martinsville Speedway with a struggling, sponsor-less NASCAR Cup Series team, Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports, was not present, but watched from his North Carolina residence as William Byron, Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott placed 1-2-3 during Sunday’s Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway.

It was the first time an organization recorded a trifecta in 151 Cup events at the .526-mile short track.

In the past, Hendrick told NASCAR.com that situations like Sunday “always knots your tummy up.

“You’ve got to let ’em race, but man, all I could see was them wrecking … I’m glad they played nice and raced each other clean.”

Hendrick Motorsports has captured half of the eight Cup events this season.

Below, we’ll preview the top storylines heading into Sunday’s AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400, go over the odds, and give our best bets for the ninth race on the 2024 NASCAR schedule.

Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing have won the last 6 races (7 of 8 in 2024).

Together they’ve led 1,623 of the last 1,969 laps in the Cup Series, 82.4% of the possible laps (Las Vegas-Martinsville) pic.twitter.com/seX9Tgjhlp

— Trey Ryan (@TreyRyan99) April 8, 2024

AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 Storylines 

• Did the crew chief switch do any good? Austin Dillon placed P34 with Justin Alexander commanding the team. Dillon has yet to place better than 16th this season.
• Is it Harrison Burton? Or Wood Brothers Racing? Burton’s P33 at Martinsville was his fourth straight finish in the 30s. The team has yet to place in the top 10 this season.
• Ryan Preece secured a P9 at Martinsville. It was his first top-10 finish this season. Should fans expect more?

P22 ➡️ P9@RyanPreece_ and the No. 41 toughed it out at Martinsville to finish in the top-10. pic.twitter.com/2CiHYNMthF

— Stewart-Haas Racing (@StewartHaasRcng) April 8, 2024

NASCAR Cup Series Driver Odds

Here is an early look at the drivers’ odds for the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, according to BetOnline Sportsbook:

Driver	NASCAR Cup Series’ AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400	Play
Kyle Larson	+400
Denny Hamlin	+650
William Byron	+650
Tyler Reddick	+700
Ryan Blaney	+850
Martin Truex Jr.	+1000
Christopher Bell	+1200
Chase Elliott	+1400
Bubba Wallace	+1400
Ross Chastain	+1400
Ty Gibbs	+1800
Kyle Busch	+1800
Joey Logano	+2000
Alex Bowman	+2200
Brad Keselowski	+2500
Chris Buescher	+2800
Noah Gragson	+6600
Chase Briscoe	+8000
Daniel Suarez	+8000
Erik Jones	+8000
Austin Hill	+10000
John H. Nemechek	+15000
Josh Berry	+20000
Michael McDowell	+20000
Carson Hocevar	+20000
Austin Dillon	+20000
Austin Cindric	+20000
Corey LaJoie	+20000
Jimmie Johnson	+20000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	+25000
Ryan Preece	+30000
Todd Gilliland	+30000
Zane Smith	+30000
Justin Haley	+50000
Harrison Burton	+50000
Daniel Hemric	+100000
Kaz Grala	+100000
Ty Dillon	+100000

*Odds current at time of publication

AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 Predictions and Picks 

Here are our best NASCAR bets for the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway: 

Kyle Larson (+400) 

The new regular-season points leader, Larson has compiled one win and four top-five finishes this season. His four stage wins are double the number of anyone on the circuit.

William Byron (+650) 

Talk about a good bet. Byron, who claimed last Sunday’s Cook Out 400, has won on a superspeedway, road course and short track this season. He also captured the playoff race at Texas last season.  

Bubba Wallace (+1400) 

Wallace’s P4 last Sunday was his career-best effort at Martinsville, totaling 18 stage points. He has three top-five finishes this season.

Bubba Wallace’s Columbia scheme for Texas pic.twitter.com/qGiUPaMeQZ

— Skewcar (@Skewcar) April 9, 2024