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The NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course for the 2023 Bank of America ROVAL 400 Sunday afternoon. The green flag is set to drop shortly after 2 p.m. ET (NBC). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the 2023 Bank of America ROVAL 400 odds, and make our expert NASCAR picks and predictions.
2023 Bank of America ROVAL 400: What you need to know
- Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell gave Toyota its 1st win on the ROVAL last season after Ford won the inaugural race in 2018, followed by 3 straight Chevrolet checkered flags. Bell starts 2nd Sunday
- Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott is the only 2-time winner in the 5-race history at the ROVAL, taking checkers in 2019 and 2020
- 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick is on the pole for Sunday’s race, posting a best speed of 102.839 mph in qualifying
- Daniel Suarez will start 3rd, the fastest Chevrolet in qualifying, after turning in a best speed of 102.603 mph
- Suarez has had issues in the past at the ROVAL, finishing with a 25.8 Average-Finish Position (AFP) in 5 career starts
- Penske Racing’s Joey Logano is the top Ford in the starting grid, going off 7th after a best speed of 102.203 mph
- Hendrick’s Alex Bowman has never won at the ROVAL, but he leads all drivers with a 6.0 AFP with 2 top-5 runs and all 4 of his Cup starts at the track resulting in finishes of 10th or better
- Penske’s Ryan Blaney won the inaugural race in 2018, and he has 4 top-5 finishes, 40 laps led and a 9.8 AFP in 5 career Cup starts on the Charlotte road course
- TrackHouse Racing’s Ross Chastain has been disastrous in his 4 Cup starts at the ROVAL, posting a dismal 26.5 AFP
- JTG Daugherty’s Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has a 22.2 AFP in 5 career Cup starts on the ROVAL, with a best finish of 17th and 1 DNF
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2023 Bank of America ROVAL 400 – Expert pick
Odds provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:10 a.m. ET.
CHRISTOPHER BELL (+1000) is a strong value going off from the pole. He already has a victory at the ROVAL last season, and in 3 career starts, he has turned in an AFP of 11.0.
In the 5 Cup races at the ROVAL, we’ve already had 1 repeat winner (Elliott). In addition, starting position matters. While there has never been a winner from the pole, 4 of the 5 winners have come from a starting position of 10th or higher.
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2023 Bank of America ROVAL 400 – Long shot
ALEX BOWMAN (+3800) hasn’t won on the ROVAL, but he has also never finished lower than 10th place in 4 career Cup starts on the setup.
Bowman hasn’t had a lot of success lately after a fairly decent start to the season. He was inside the top 10 on 6 occasions in 8 starts from late February through mid-March. However, he has been 12th or higher in 17 of his past 20 starts. He is still a good value based on his successful runs on the Charlotte road course, although more conservative bettors will probably want to play BOWMAN TOP-10 FINISH (whatever the odds are) for a more likely result.
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