NASCAR 2022 at Austin: Preview, prediction and betting odds for EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas

The 2022 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix is the sixth NASCAR Cup Series race and will be held on Sunday, March 27 at Circuit of the Americas. It will be the sixth different style of racing fans have seen over the first five races.

The first five Cup races of the 2022 season have seen five different winners - Austin Cindric, Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman, Chase Briscoe, and William Byron.

This is only the second time the Circuit of the Americas will host the NASCAR Cup Series and Chase Elliott will look to win back-to-back titles in the event.

Heading to Austin, last year’s EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix winner has the top betting odds for Sunday’s race. He is the favorite to win the race at +250 odds, according to vegasinsider.com. The Hendrick motorsports driver has put on consistent shows and stands in first position in the points table.

Meanwhile, Kyle Larson, who had a bit of an up-and-down season last year, has slid in just behind Elliott at +300 for Sunday’s race. They are followed by Martin Truex Jr. (+1000), Kyle Busch (+1000), Chase Briscoe (+1400), A.J. Allmendinger (+1400), Austin Cindric (+1600), and last week’s winner William Byron (+1800).

Several top drivers like Kyle Larson, Kyle Busch, Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin had a DNF last weekend that led to a huge drop in the points table. When the green-flag drops on Sunday at 3:30 pm, they will be looking to cover up for those lost points.

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Opening betting odds for the 2022 NASCAR EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix

Here are the odds for all 39 NASCAR drivers competing at the Circuit of the Americas:

1. Chase Elliott, +250
2. Kyle Larson, +300
3. Martin Truex Jr., +1000
4. Kyle Busch, +1000
5. Chase Briscoe, +1400
6. A.J. Allmendinger, +1400
7. Austin Cindric, +1600
8. William Byron, +1800
9. Ryan Blaney, +1800
10. Ross Chastain, +1800
11. Denny Hamlin, +2000
12. Christopher Bell, +2000
13. Joey Logano, +2500
14. Alex Bowman, +3000
15. Tyler Reddick, +5000
16. Kurt Busch, +7000
17. Kevin Harvick, +7000
18. Chris Buescher, +8000
19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., +8000
20. Erik Jones, +8000
21. Brad Keselowski, +10000
22. Austin Dillon, +10000
23. Justin Haley, +10000
24. Kaz Grala, +10000
25. Aric Almirola, +20000
26. Daniel Suarez, +20000
27. Bubba Wallace, +30000
28. Michael McDowell, +30000
29. Harrison Burton, +30000
30. Cole Custer, +30000
31. Andy Lally, +50000
32. Ty Dillon, +50000
33. Corey Lajoie, +50000
34. Boris Said, +100000
35. Todd Gilliland, +100000
36. Loris Hezemans, +100000
37. Josh Bilicki, +100000
38. Joey Hand, +100000
39. Cody Ware, +100000