The NASCAR Cup Series comes to Charlotte Motor Speedway Sunday for the 2022 Coca-Cola 600. The green flag is set to drop a little after 6 p.m. ET (FOX). Below we analyze the 2022 Coca-Cola 600 odds and lines, with NASCAR picks and predictions.
Sunday’s race is scheduled for 400 laps and 600 miles at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson won last season’s Coca-Cola 600, the longest race of the NASCAR Cup Series schedule.
Chevrolet’s Chase Elliott took the checkers in the 2020 installment. Chevrolet has 4 wins in the last 8 Charlotte tri-oval races, including three of the past six 600s.
Martin Truex Jr. has a pair of victories in the last 6 Charlotte tri-oval races, including the 600 in May 2019, and the now-discontinued fall race at a shorter distance in 2017.
2022 Coca-Cola 600: What you need to know
- Kevin Harvick and Truex Jr. have posted 3 career wins at Charlotte, tied for most among active drivers.
- Tyler Reddick leads all active drivers with a 10.3 Average-Finish Position (AFP) at Charlotte in 3 career starts. He has never finished lower than 14th, totaling 6 laps led.
- Kyle Busch has 1 win in 33 career Cup starts at Charlotte, and his 1,450 laps led is the most among all active drivers. However, he also leads all drivers with six DNFs. His brother Kurt Busch has the second-most DNFs with 5.
- Denny Hamlin has posted a 12.3 AFP in 30 career starts at CMS, including 10 finishes inside the Top 5.
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Coca-Cola 600 – Expert picks
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CHASE ELLIOTT (+700) has the third-shortest odds behind Kyle Larson (+600) and Kyle Busch (+650). Elliott is the best bet, however, posting a win with 5 finishes inside the Top 5 in 10 career Cup starts at Charlotte. His 11.9 AFP is best among all active drivers with at least 4 Cup starts there, too.
DENNY HAMLIN (+1200) is a value play at this price. He has never won at Charlotte, but he has a tremendous 12.3 AFP in 30 career Cup starts with 19 of his finishes resulting in 10th or better. He also has just 2 DNFs, so he finishes what he starts.
Coca-Cola 600 picks – Long shot
Penske Racing’s JOEY LOGANO (+2000) has some rather high odds given his solid numbers in Charlotte in the past. He has 23 career Cup starts there and won the summer race at Charlotte in Aug. 2015, although that wasn’t the Coca-Cola 600. Logano has also registered six top-5 runs and 11 top-10 finishes with 331 laps led while posting a 12.4 AFP.
Logano has been on a heater later, too, posting a win at Darlington, while ending up 4th or better in 4 of his last 7 starts overall, including a runner-up at Martinsville.
Coca-Cola 600 prop picks
DENNY HAMLIN TOP-5 FINISH (+150)
Hamlin is still a nice value for a top-5 finish. He has a runner-up finish under his belt in 30 career Cup starts in Charlotte, and he has been 5th or better on 10 of his 30 starts at the track.
He had a runner-up finish during the COVID season in a Thursday night race in 2020, rallying after starting 29th in a race during which he never led a single lap.
ROSS CHASTAIN TOP-10 FINISH (-170)
The TrackHouse Racing driver has finished 7th or better in 3 of his last 4 points races in the Cup Series. Chastain will also have some momentum after winning Friday’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 in double overtime for his 4th-career Trucks Series checkered flag.
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