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The NASCAR Cup Series returns to North Wilkesboro Speedway Sunday for the 2024 All-Star Open and All-Star Race. Green flag is scheduled to drop shortly after 5:30 p.m. ET (FS1) for the Open, and 8 p.m. ET (FS1) for the All-Star Race. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the 2024 All-Star Open and All-Star Race odds, and make our expert NASCAR picks and predictions.

2024 All-Star Open and All-Star Race: What you need to know

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Ty Gibbs starts 1st in the 100-lap All-Star Open lineup on Sunday. Gibbs was 2nd in last season’s Open
Stewart-Haas Racing driver Josh Berry won last season’s Open at North Wilkesboro to advance to the main event. Berry goes off 7th in Sunday’s Open grid
Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman will start on the outside of Row 1 in Sunday’s Open, and he is the top Chevrolet driver
Stewart-Haas Racing driver Chase Briscoe is the top Ford in the Open field, going off 3rd
Kevin Harvick stepped behind the wheel of the No. 5 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in practice and qualifying, as Kyle Larson needed a substitute while away for qualifying for the Indianapolis 500. Harvick was 25th in practice with a best speed of 121.892 mph, while qualifying 12th
Team Penske’s Joey Logano secured the pole for Sunday’s All-Star Race with a best speed of 75.206 mph
RFK Racing’s Brad Keselowski, fresh off a win at Darlington last weekend, will start on the outside of Row 1, finishing -0.386 seconds back of his former teammate in qualifying
JGR’s Christopher Bell is the top Toyota in the All-Star Race, as he’ll start 3rd after a best speed of 74.859 mph in qualifying
Trackhouse Racing’s Daniel Suarez goes off 4th as the top Chevrolet, posting a best speed of 74.835 mph

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2024 All-Star Open and All-Star Race – 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 1:56 a.m. ET.

CHASE BRISCOE (+900) is a solid value in Sunday’s Open race. We saw last season that it isn’t the favorite who always rises to the top. Briscoe was solid in practice, posting a 5-lap average of 18.734 seconds, and he’ll go off on the inside of Row 2 for the Open.

Briscoe is coming in with a little steam, too, posting a season-best 5th-place finish in the Goodyear 400 at Darlington last weekend. He has finished 12th or better in 4 of his past 6 Cup starts, so he has some momentum. Briscoe also finished 4th in last season’s All-Star race, turning in a Driver Rating of 108.4.

Let’s go with a Chase-Chase pick here. We had Briscoe for the Open, let’s roll with Hendrick Motorsports driver CHASE ELLIOTT (+1200) for the All-Star Race. NASCAR’s most popular driver would be a fan favorite to win at North Wilkesboro.

Elliott was 5th last season, right on the bumper of Briscoe, posting a 96.8 Driver Rating. He moved up from 13th to 5th, but just couldn’t get over the hump for the win. While Elliott wasn’t great in practice, posting a 5-lap average of just 18.387 seconds, he should still be a good play when the lights are brightest.

2024 All-Star Long shot

DANIEL SUAREZ (+8000) has had a decent season, especially early on, already qualifying for the playoffs by way of his victory at Atlanta.

The Trackhouse Racing driver has tailed off a bit lately, finishing 18th or worse in each of his past 4 starts since a 5th-place showing at Texas on April 14. Still, Suarez was a respectable 7th in the All-Star Race last season at North Wilkesboro, and his 113.4 Driver Rating was 2nd-best only behind race winner Kyle Larson last May.

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All-Star Open and All-Star Race: What you need to know

The All-Star Open features 16 drivers, with Joe Gibbs Racing driver Ty Gibbs leading the field from Row 1 with Josh Berry of Hendrick Motorsports

Rick Ware Racing brings back veteran Ryan Newman for the Open, and he’ll go off 14th in the No. 51 Chevrolet

Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson posted a best speed of 109.144 mph in Friday’s practice to lead all drivers. Larson also won the Truck Series race on Saturday afternoon

23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace ran 5th in Saturday’s Truck Series race. It was a huge improvement over his 22nd-place showing in Friday’s practice in a Cup car

TrackHouse Racing’s Ross Chastain posted a 9th-place run in the Trucks race Saturday, also an improvement over his 16th-place showing in Friday’s Cup practice

Hendrick’s William Byron, last week’s winner in Darlington, was 7th in practice Friday, and he turned in an 11th-place run in the Trucks race

RFK Racing’s Brad Keselowski was 2nd in Friday’s practice session, posting a 108.408 mph best speed

All-Star Open and All-Star Race – Expert picks

CHANDLER SMITH (+4000) is worth a roll of the dice in the All-Star Open. In Friday’s practice behind the wheel of the No. 13 Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing, he handled himself with aplomb.

Smith posted an overall lap average of 21.758 seconds, including a 5-lap average of 21.218 seconds. That 5-lap average was better than Cup regulars Joey Logano (21.305), Ross Chastain (21.382), and nearly on par with Kyle Larson (21.202), just to name a few.

Smith is worth a roll of the dice in the Open for a chance to multiply up by 30.

In the All-Star Race at 8 p.m. ET, KYLE LARSON (+800) is the obvious play. As mentioned, he turned in a 5-lap track average of 21.202 seconds in Friday’s practice, and he has the confidence of winning Saturday’s truck race. North Wilkesboro seems to agree with the Hendrick Motorsports driver, and he has used his knowledge of the track from eSports to his advantage in real-life racing.

All-Star Race – Long shot

While ROSS CHASTAIN (+1800) certainly wears the black hat in the NASCAR Cup Series, as he always seems to be in the middle of some kind of driver controversy, he is also very productive. Bettors have found him to be a dependable meal ticket.

While Chastain was a disappointing 29th last week at Darlington after going off 5th, he has a pair of top-5 runs in the 2 races prior to South Carolina. He also has been in the Top 5 in 4 of his last 8 races overall, and 5 times this season. He hasn’t scored checkers just yet, but he has shown he is a threat on tri-ovals, intermediates and road tracks, showing tremendous versatility.

At this price point, he is a nice value at North Wilkesboro, and he showed well in the Trucks race, getting a lay of the land.