The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway for Sunday’s 2022 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500. The green flag is set to drop a little after 3 p.m. ET (on FOX). Below we analyze the 2022 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 odds and lines, with NASCAR picks and predictions.
Veteran Kurt Busch scored the checkered flag at Atlanta Motor Speedway last July with an average speed of 141.207 mph, starting from the eighth position.
Penske Racing driver Ryan Blaney won the 2021 spring race in Atlanta, starting from the 10th position. Each of the past three winners, and 23 of the past 26 in Atlanta, have started 11th or better.
The elder Busch’s July victory in a Chevrolet snapped a five-race win streak by Ford at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Chevy has four wins in the past nine races, and Ford has five. Toyota hasn’t been to Victory Lane in Atlanta since Kyle Busch steered his No. 18 for Joe Gibbs Racing to checkers in September of 2013.
2022 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500: What you need to know
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. led all drivers in Saturday’s practice with a 186.616 mph average speed, followed by Kyle Busch at 186.391 mph.
- Harrison Burton surprised in his No. 21 Ford, posting the fourth-best practice time at 186.121 mph, with Michael McDowell sixth (185.866 mph) and Justin Haley seventh (185.853 mph).
- On the flip side, Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman, who won two weeks ago in Vegas, struggled in practice. His average speed of 183.321 mph was 35th out of 37 drivers. 2012 Cup champion Brad Keselowski wasn’t much better, averaging 183.443 mph for 34th.
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Who is going to win the 2022 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500?
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BLANEY (+900) is the chalk. In seven career Cup starts at Atlanta, he has managed a win, three top-5 finishes and a 12.43 average-finish position (AFP) to lead all active drivers. Blaney is a strong play to end up in Victory Lane Sunday.
JGR’s KYLE BUSCH (+1200) is a value play, too, as he has two career wins with eight of his 24 career Cup starts in Atlanta resulting in finishes of fifth or better. He has a 13.0 AFP, third best among all drivers. A KYLE BUSCH TOP-5 FINISH (+125) is also a nice value.
Long-shot and prop bets for the 2022 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
CHRISTOPHER BELL (+3000) is closing in on that elusive second Cup Series win. The driver of the JGR No. 20 hasn’t won on an oval. His only Cup win is on the Daytona road course last season. However, he has shown gradual improvement at most tracks. In three career stops in Atlanta he has finishes of eighth, 18th and 21st.
While he has never led a lap at this track, he has a respectable 15.67 AFP, which is ninth among active drivers. A BELL TOP-10 FINISH (+110) is a good bet at this price, too.
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