After breaking a long winless streak, Chase Elliott seems primed for more glory.
Ford drivers are winless through nine races this season. Will that change?
In recent Cup races at Talladega, there’s no driver better than Ryan Blaney.
Odds from DraftKings Sportsbook. Click the odds in the table below and get $150 in bonus bets instantly at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Driver | Odds |
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William Byron | +1000 BET HERE |
Ryan Blaney | +1000 BET HERE |
Brad Keselowski | +1000 BET HERE |
Joey Logano | +1100 BET HERE |
Denny Hamlin | +1100 BET HERE |
Chase Elliott | +1100 BET HERE |
Kyle Busch | +1500 BET HERE |
Bubba Wallace | +1500 BET HERE |
Ross Chastain | +1600 BET HERE |
Christopher Bell | +1600 BET HERE |
Kyle Larson | +1800 BET HERE |
Ryan Blaney to win the race at +1000 via DraftKings
Todd Gilliland to finish in the top three at +1400 via DraftKings
Last Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway, Chase Elliott broke a winless streak that had reached 42 races, dating to 2022.
As we noted in the preview for that race, the portents for Elliott’s victory were clearly discernible. In the two races that preceded Texas. At Richmond and Martinsville, the driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet had finished fifth and third, respectively.
Elliott’s victory gave Hendrick checkered flags in five of the first nine events of the season, a run of success that started with William Byron’s win in the season-opening Daytona 500.
It’s interesting that the NASCAR Cup Series comes to Talladega Superspeedway this weekend because that was the site of Elliott’s last win before he broke the drought at Texas.
Though Elliott has two Talladega victories on his resume, he’s not our first choice at +1100 via DraftKings Sportsbook—though two straight wins after a 42-race dry spell would make a great story.
To say that the performance of Ford teams in the NASCAR Cup Series has been disappointing this year is a massive understatement.
In the 60th anniversary of the Mustang this year, Ford introduced its Dark Horse, both on the street and on the race track.
The Dark Horse Mustang, however, is winless in the first nine races. Not that Ford drivers haven’t had their moments this season.
Reigning Cup champion Ryan Blaney led 12 laps and won the second stage of the Daytona 500 before being wiped out in a 23-car crash on the backstretch. That’s right, 23 cars.
In the second race of the season, at Atlanta, Ford drivers Austin Cindric and Michael McDowell swept the stages, but Chevy driver Daniel Suarez beat Blaney to the finish line by 0.003 seconds.
We think a Ford will find Victory Lane on Sunday. Which driver? See below.
Ryan Blaney won the most recent race at Talladega by 0.012 seconds over William Byron, giving Blaney three victories at the track in four seasons.
As noted above, Blaney has run well in the previous two superspeedway races this season but has been thwarted by bad luck and one of the closest finishes in NASCAR history.
But we think this is Blaney’s week to avoid trouble and give Ford its first win of the season. He’s offered at +1000 via DraftKings.
We also like Ford driver Todd Gilliland to finish in the top three on Sunday at +1400 via DraftKings.
What: GEICO 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race
Where: Talladega Superspeedway
When: Sunday, April 21, 3 PM ET
How to Watch: FOX
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