NASCAR 2023: Preview and odds for Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway

The Food City Dirt Race marks the eighth race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season. The green flag is set to drop on Sunday, April 9, at 7:00 pm ET at the Bristol Motor Speedway. The 0.533-mile short track features 22-24 degrees of banking at turns and nine degrees on the straights.

A total of 37 drivers will be competing for over 250 laps in this week’s Cup Series race. This will be the 63rd annual Food City Dirt Race hosted by Bristol Motor Speedway in the history of the NASCAR Cup Series.

Heading to Bristol, Tennessee, Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson stands at the top of the odds at +550 to win Sunday’s Cup race, according to DraftKings Nation. He clinched 2023 season’s first win last week at Richmond Raceway and will look to continue his momentum this week with a second consecutive race victory.

Meanwhile, Tyler Reddick holds the second-highest odds at +600, followed by Christopher Bell at +650 and three drivers – William Byron, Joey Logano, and Chase Briscoe stand at +1000 in the odds table.

The defending champion of the event, Kyle Busch (+1200) and Team Penkse driver Ryan Blaney (+1500) have the fourth and fifth highest odds. Daytona 500 winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has the eighth-highest odds at +2000 to win in Bristol.

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Opening odds for 2023 NASCAR Food City Dirt Race

Here are the odds for all 37 NASCAR Cup drivers competing at the Bristol Motor Speedway:

1. Kyle Larson, +550
2. Tyler Reddick, +600
3. Christopher Bell, +650
4. William Byron, +1000
5. Joey Logano, +1000
6. Chase Briscoe, +1000
7. Kyle Busch, +1200
8. Ryan Blaney, +1500
9. Ross Chastain, +1500
10. Denny Hamlin, +1800
11. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., +2000
12. Martin Truex Jr., +2500
13. Daniel Suarez, +2500
14. Alex Bowman, +2500
15. Chris Buescher, +3000
16. Brad Keselowski, +3000
17. Kevin Harvick, +4000
18. Josh Berry, +4000
19. Austin Dillon, +5000
20. Jonathan Davenport, +6000
21. Bubba Wallace, +6000
22. Ty Dillon, +8000
23. Ryan Preece, +8000
24. Michael McDowell, +8000
25. Justin Haley, +8000
26. Ty Gibbs, +8000
27. A.J. Allmendinger, +10000
28. Erik Jones, +15000
29. Austin Cindric, +15000
30. Todd Gilliland, +20000
31. Noah Gragson, +20000
32. Harrison Burton, +20000
33. Aric Almirola, +20000
34. J.J. Yeley, +100000
35. Corey Lajoie, +100000
36. Cody Ware, +100000
37. B.J. McLeod, +100000

The live telecast of Sunday’s Food City Dirt Race can be viewed on FOX and PRN.