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The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Pocono Raceway Sunday for the 2024 Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VisitPA.com. Green flag is scheduled to drop shortly after 2:30 p.m. ET (USA Network). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the 2024 Great American Getaway 400 odds, and make our expert NASCAR picks and predictions.
2024 Great American Getaway 400: What you need to know
- Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron has never won at Pocono, but he leads all active drivers with a 9.9 Average-Finish Position (AFP) in 10 career starts, and he has never finished lower than 18th. Byron goes off 2nd on Sunday
- Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin has managed 7 wins, 15 top-5 finishes and 22 top-10 finishes with 827 laps led and 3 DNFs in 34 career Pocono starts with a 11.5 AFP.
- Hamlin won last season’s race with an average speed of 119.363 mph. He’ll go off from the 4th spot in Sunday’s starting grid
- JGR’s Ty Gibbs is on the pole for Sunday’s race. In 2 career Cup races, Gibbs has finished 5th and 16th at Pocono while leading 4 laps
- RFK Racing’s Brad Keselowski has a win, 11 top-5 finishes and 227 laps led in 26 career starts at the Tricky Triangle
- Richard Childress Racing’s Kyle Busch has 4 career checkered flags at Long Pond, while posting 11 top-5 runs among 18 top-10 finishes in his 36 career starts
- JGR’s Martin Truex Jr. has 2 career wins at Pocono, while ending up with 7 top-5 finishes and 15 top-10 runs in 34 career Cup starts with a 14.1 AFP. MTJ goes off 3rd Sunday
- Hendrick’s Alex Bowman, who won the Chicago Street Race last Sunday, posted a best speed of 168.723 mph in qualifying to start 6th Sunday
- Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain has never finished higher than 13th at Pocono in 8 career Cup starts, posting a dismal 27.6 AFP
- Team Penske’s Austin Cindric has just 2 career Cup starts at Pocono, finishing 23rd and 31st with a poor Driver Rating of just 41.5
- Ford has managed just 1 win at Pocono in the past 11 starts dating back to June 11, 2017. In that span, Toyota has won 8 times, with 2 wins for Chevrolet
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Great American Getaway 400 – Expert pick
Odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 4:36 a.m. ET.
MARTIN TRUEX JR. (+600) is worth a look in Sunday’s race. JGR has had tremendous luck over the years at Pocono Raceway, and MTJ is a good bet to finish in the top spot.
The New Jersey native is making his final Pocono start, at least as a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver. He has made 34 Cup starts in his career at the Tricky Triangle, finishing with 2 wins, 7 top-5 runs and 15 top-10 results, while leading the pack for 257 laps with 2 DNFs and an 89.2 Driver Rating.
Great American Getaway 400 – Contender
RCR’s KYLE BUSCH (+4000) is too tempting to pass up at this price. A simple $10 wager nets a profit of $400.
While things certainly haven’t been going in Rowdy’s favor this season, he has a long and successful history at Pocono. In 36 career Cup starts, Busch has 4 wins, 11 top-5 finishes and 18 top-10 results with 585 laps led and an impressive 97.3 Driver Rating Average.
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Great American Getaway 400 – Prop Bet
KYLE BUSCH — TOP-10 FINISH (+135) is worth a look at plus-money. Again, exactly half of his 36 career Cup starts at Pocono have resulted in a finish of 10th or better.
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