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NASCAR The Great American Getaway 400 Picks, Predictions, Odds

Kevin Rogers
Kevin Rogers Sports Betting Expert
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Following last week's crazy race in the rain in Chicago, the drivers on the NASCAR circuit make the trip to Pennsylvania for Sunday's The Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway.

The "Tricky Triangle" as its known at Pocono Raceway, is a superspeedway that stretches 2.5 miles, which is the same length as Daytona International Speedway and 0.1 miles shorter than Talladega Superspeedway.

In last year's race at Pocono Raceway (known as the HighPoint.com 400), Denny Hamlin picked up redemption after he failed a post-race inspection and was disqualified in 2023 by winning the 2024 edition. It marked his third victory at Pocono in the last seven races at that track.

Alex Bowman is coming off a victory last week in the Chicago street race, as six different drivers have captured the checkered flag in the past six races since the beginning of June.

NASCAR EXPERT BETS - THE GREAT AMERICAN GATEWAY 400

For this week's The Great American Gateway 400 on Sunday July 14, 2024 from Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, our auto racing experts are focusing on the below individuals:

  • Martin Truex, Jr.
  • Kyle Larson
  • Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Race Winner (+750)

I bet this at +850, but I'm good with pre-qualifying to 7/1. He struggled here in 2022, and that was the year Toyota was struggling in general. Last year, Truex was the best car, and some bad strategy and a pit stop cost him winning the race. Truex ranks 3rd in speed on the 4 races with this tire code in 2024. Toyota has won 3 straight and 8 of the last 11 at Pocono.

Kyle Larson Top 5 Finish (-122)

Larson ranks 2nd in speed in the two Pocono races with the Next-Gen race. Last season, he was running in the top 3 and spun out. He got back to the front, and then an untimely caution cost him track position. He got back to the front and was racing for the lead on the last restart. He ranks 2nd in speed this season. He's won 2 of the 4 races with this tire code in 2024.

Kyle Busch Top 10 Finish (+100)

It's been a rough year for Busch, but he's going to one of his best tracks. He's finished top 10 in 8 of the last 10 races here and has 7 top-5 finishes in those races. He had speed last season and was caught up in some of the restart madness. With Busch -98 points under the cutline, I expect them to be on the race-winning strategy.

The NASCAR circuit heads to the Northeast this weekend at Pocono Raceway. (Getty)

THE GREAT AMERICAN GETAWAY 400 BETTING RESOURCES

Date: Sunday, July 14, 2024
Venue: Pocono Raceway
Location: Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Distance: 400 miles
Laps: 160
Network-Time: USA - 3:20 p.m. ET
Defending Champion: Denny Hamlin

THE GREAT AMERICAN GETAWAY 400 BETTING ODDS

  • Denny Hamlin +450
  • Kyle Larson +450
  • Christopher Bell +450
  • William Byron +550
  • Ryan Blaney +1000
  • Chase Elliott +1000
  • Martin Truex Jr +1400
  • Tyler Reddick +1400
  • Joey Logano +1400
  • Brad Keselowski +2000
  • Ty Gibbs +2500
  • Ross Chastain +2500
  • Alex Bowman +2500
  • Chris Buescher +2500
  • Kyle Busch +5000
  • Austin Cindric +6600
  • Bubba Wallace +8000
  • Josh Berry +10000
  • Daniel Suarez +10000
  • Chase Briscoe +12500
  • Michael McDowell +20000
  • Erik Jones +50000
  • John Hunter Nemechek +50000
  • Austin Dillon +75000
  • Corey Lajoie +75000
  • Ricky Stenhouse Jr +75000
  • Carson Hocevar +75000
  • Ryan Preece +75000
  • Daniel Hemric +75000
  • Zane Smith +100000
  • Justin Haley +100000
  • Harrison Burton +100000
  • Todd Gilliland +100000

THE GREAT AMERICAN GETAWAY 400 WINNERS

Denny Hamlin captured the victory at Pocono in 2023 for his 3rd win at this track since 2019. (Getty)
  • 2023 - Denny Hamlin
  • 2022 - Chase Elliott
  • 2021 - Kyle Busch
  • 2020 - Denny Hamlin
  • 2019 - Denny Hamlin
  • 2018 - Kyle Busch
  • 2017 - Kyle Busch
  • 2016 - Chris Buescher
  • 2015 - Matt Kenseth
  • 2014 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

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Kevin Rogers

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
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