NASCAR 2022: Preview, prediction, and betting odds for Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway

The Federated Auto Parts 400 marks the 24th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. The green flag is set to drop on Sunday, August 14, at 3:00 pm ET at the Richmond Raceway. The 0.75-mile-long track features 14 degrees of banking in the first four turns, with 8 degrees on the front stretch and 2 degrees on the backstretch.

The first 23 NASCAR Cup races of the 2022 season saw 15 different winners: Austin Cindric, Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman, Chase Briscoe, William Byron, Ross Chastain, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott, Kurt Busch, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell, and Kevin Harvick.

Byron, Chastain, Hamlin, Logano, and Reddick have two wins each while Elliott has four victories under his belt so far this season.

Heading to Richmond, the defending champion of the event, Martin Truex Jr. has the top betting odds, at +600, to win Sunday’s race, according to DraftKings Sportsbook.

A two-time winner of the season, Denny Hamlin tied Truex Jr. with the same odds of +600 to win this weekend’s race. He was followed by Kyle Busch at +700, Christopher Bell at +800, and current points table leader Chase Elliott at +900 in the top-five highest betting odds to win the Federated Auto Parts 400.

Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick, who scored a much-needed win last week, enters with the seventh-highest betting odds of +1500 to win back-to-back races.

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Opening betting odds for the 2022 NASCAR Federated Auto Parts 400

Here are the odds for all 36 drivers competing at Richmond Raceway:

1. Martin Truex Jr., +600
2. Denny Hamlin, +600
3. Kyle Busch, +700
4. Christopher Bell, +800
5. Chase Elliott, +900
6. Kyle Larson, +1000
7. Ross Chastain, +1200
8. Ryan Blaney, +1200
9. Bubba Wallace, +1500
10. Kevin Harvick, +1500
11. Joey Logano, +1500
12. Tyler Reddick, +2000
13. William Byron, +2000
14. Daniel Suarez, +2500
15. Kurt Busch, +2500
16. Alex Bowman, +3000
17. Erik Jones, +5000
18. Chase Briscoe, +5000
19. Austin Dillon, +5000
20. Austin Cindric, +5000
21. Aric Almirola, +5000
22. Chris Buescher, +10000
23. Brad Keselowski, +10000
24. Justin Haley, +25000
25. Harrison Burton, +25000
26. Cole Custer, +25000
27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., +25000
28. Michael McDowell, +25000
29. Noah Gragson, +50000
30. Cody Ware, +100000
31. B.J. McLeod, +100000
32. Ty Dillon, +100000
33. Landon Cassill, +100000
34. Todd Gilliland, +100000
35. Corey Lajoie, +100000
36. J.J. Yeley, +100000

The live telecast of Sunday’s Federated Auto Parts 400 can be viewed on USA Network and MRN.