Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 Picks, Predictions

Kevin Rogers Sports Betting Expert

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The NASCAR circuit heads back to Texas for the second time in less than a month. The Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 takes place in Fort Worth for the 9th race of the season.

William Byron has already racked up three victories this season, coming off a win at Martinsville last Sunday.

Byron is also the defending champion of this race, which ran last September as part of the NASCAR playoffs.

Byron is the second-betting choice this week behind favorite Kyle Larson, who owns one victory in Las Vegas back in early March.

NASCAR EXPERT BETS - ECHOPARK AUTOMOTIVE 400

For this week's EchoPark Automotive 400 on Sunday April 14, 2024 from Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, our auto racing experts are focusing on the below individuals:

• Ty Gibbs
• Chris Buescher
• Erik Jones

Ty Gibbs Top 10 Finish (-118)

Gibbs had a lot of speed to start the race here last season, but he ran into Denny Hamlin coming out of his pit box which ruined his day. Gibbs ranked top 5 in speed at Las Vegas, and he's had a lot of speed to start the season. Finally, after a couple of weeks without good finishes, we're getting better odds on Gibbs. The speed is there for Gibbs, and I think he has a good chance to top 10 this race if he doesn't have any issues.

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Chris Buescher Race Winner (+3500)

Buescher ranked top 3 in speed at Texas 2023 and Las Vegas 2024, which are the 2 races we've run this tire combo. Buescher had a 6.0 average running position here last season, which was the 3rd-best. He had a 103.7 driver rating here last season, which was the 4th-best. Buescher is one of a few cars I'm showing value on for a top 10 and the win.

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Erik Jones Top 10 Finish (+220)

I was on Jones at Las Vegas, and he struggled with speed. Toyota had a ton of speed, and I'm just betting on the talent. Jones was one of the best cars here last year and hit the wall on a late restart. Texas has been a great track for Jones, and I'm hoping the Toyota speed comes through for him this weekend.

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AUTOTRADER ECHOPARK AUTO 400 BETTING RESOURCES

Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024
Venue: Texas Motor Speedway
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Distance: 501 miles
Laps: 334
Network-Time: FS1 - 3:30 p.m.
Defending Champion: William Byron

AUTOTRADER ECHOPARK AUTOMOTIVE 400 ODDS

• Kyle Larson +400
• William Byron +600
• Denny Hamlin +700
• Tyler Reddick +700
• Ryan Blaney +900
• Martin Truex, Jr. +1200
• Christopher Bell +1200
• Chase Elliott +1400
• Bubba Wallace +1400
• Ross Chastain +1400
• Ty Gibbs +1800
• Joey Logano +2000
• Kyle Busch +2000
• Brad Keselowski +2500
• Chris Buescher +2500
• Alex Bowman +2800
• Daniel Suarez +5000
• Erik Jones +7500
• Noah Gragson +8000
• Chase Briscoe +8000
• Austin Hill +12500
• John Hunter Nemechek +15000
• Jimmie Johnson +15000
• Michael McDowell +15000
• Austin Dillon +15000
• Josh Berry +20000
• Carson Hocevar +20000
• Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. +25000
• Austin Cindric +25000
• Zane Smith +25000
• Corey Lajoie +30000
• Ryan Preece +30000
• Todd Gilliand +40000
• Harrison Burton +50000
• Daniel Hemric +50000
• Justin Haley +150000
• Ty Dillon +150000
• Kaz Grala +200000

Odds Provided by bet365 - Subject to Change

AUTOTRADER ECHOPARK AUTO 500 WINNERS

• 2023 - William Byron
• 2022 - Tyler Reddick
• 2021 - Kyle Larson
• 2020 - Kyle Busch
• 2019 - Kevin Harvick
• 2018 - Kevin Harvick
• 2017 - Kevin Harvick
• 2016 - Carl Edwards
• 2015 - Jimmie Johnson
• 2014 - Jimmie Johnson
• 2013 - Jimmie Johnson

Kevin Rogers

Kevin has been handicapping professionally since 2007 at VegasInsider before shifting to ScoresAndOdds. He focuses on MLB, NFL, college football, NBA, college basketball, and NHL and mainly uses trends, systems, and situations as his top handicapping angles. More from Kevin Rogers