NASCAR 2022: Preview, prediction, and betting odds for Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway

The Bass Pros Shops Night Race marks the 29th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season and the third race of the NASCAR playoffs.

The green flag is set to drop on Saturday, September 17, at 7:30 pm ET at the Bristol Motor Speedway. The 0.533-mile short track features 26-30 degrees of banking on the turn and 6-10 degrees of banking on the straightaways.

A total of 36 Cup drivers will be contesting over 500 laps at the 0.533-mile short track in this week’s Cup race. It marks the 62nd race hosted by Bristol Motor Speedway in the history of the NASCAR Cup Series.

Drivers who are in contention to win the 2022 championship are Austin Cindric, Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman, Chase Briscoe, William Byron, Ross Chastain, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott, Kurt Busch, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell, Kevin Harvick, and Austin Dillon. Meanwhile, only the top 12 drivers will advance to the next round of the NASCAR playoffs.

Heading to Bristol, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin has the top betting odds, at +650, to win Saturday’s race, according to Covers.com.

Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott has the second-highest betting odds of +705 to win this weekend’s race. He is followed by the defending champion of the event Kyle Larson at +750 odds, Kyle Busch at +800, and the current points table leader Christopher Bell at +800 in the top-five highest betting odds to win the Bass Pro Shops Night Race.

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Opening betting odds for the 2022 NASCAR Bass Pro Shops Night Race

Here are the odds for all 36 drivers competing at Bristol Motor Speedway:

1. Denny Hamlin, +650
2. Chase Elliott, +705
3. Kyle Larson, +750
4. Kyle Busch, +800
5. Christopher Bell, +800
6. Kevin Harvick, +900
7. Tyler Reddick, +1200
8. William Byron, +1500
9. Ross Chastain, +1500
10. Ryan Blaney, +1500
11. Joey Logano, +1500
12. Martin Truex Jr., +1500
13. Bubba Wallace, +2500
14. Alex Bowman, +3000
15. Daniel Suarez, +4000
16. Chase Briscoe, +4000
17. Austin Cindric, +5000
18. Ty Gibbs, +5000
19. Erik Jones, +5000
20. Austin Dillon, +5000
21. Aric Almirola, +5000
22. Austin Cindric, +5000
23. Chase Briscoe, +5000
24. Brad Keselowski, +10000
25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., +25000
26. Michael McDowell, +25000
27. Aric Almirola, +25000
28. Chris Buescher, +25000
29. Ty Dillon, +50000
30. Noah Gragson, +50000
31. Harrison Burton, +50000
32. Justin Haley, +50000
33. Cole Custer, +50000
34. Todd Gilliland, +100000
35. Landon Cassill, +100000
36. Corey Lajoie, +100000
37. Cody Ware, +100000
38. J.J. Yeley, +100000
39. B.J. McLeod, +100000

The live telecast of Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race can be viewed on USA Network and MRN.