NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 Predictions & Picks: Will the #24 Bag Another Brickyard Win?

Indianapolis Motor Speedway is most famous for the open-wheel race that it hosts on Memorial Day weekend every year. Today, however, it’s all about the stock cars as the Brickyard 400 celebrates 30 years since the NASCAR Cup Series first took to the track (2:30 pm ET, NBC).

From 2021 to 2023, the Cup Series race at IMS was held on the road course as the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard.

This year, they are back on the oval, partying like it’s 1994 for the 22^nd race of the Cup Series season.

With two races remaining until the series takes a few weeks off due to the Olympics and five races remaining until the end of the regular season, there’s a new leader atop the points standings.

By virtue of collecting 14 more points in last week’s Great American Getaway 400, Chase Elliott has moved ahead of Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson in the race for the regular season championship.

NASCAR Cup Series Points Standings (Through 21 of 26 Regular Season Races)

• Chase Elliott – 703
• Kyle Larson – 700
• Tyler Reddick – 688
• Denny Hamlin – 683
• William Byron – 646
• Martin Truex Jr. – 640
• Ryan Blaney – 627
• Christopher Bell – 616
• Brad Keselowski – 599
• Alex Bowman – 596
• Ty Gibbs – 570
• Chris Buescher – 547
• Ross Chastain – 530
• Joey Logano – 522
• Bubba Wallace – 503
• Chase Briscoe – 455
• Daniel Suarez – 431
• Kyle Busch – 428
• Austin Cindric – 408
• Todd Gilliland – 403

The regular season championship race could see a twist or two this afternoon. Reddick will start on pole, with Hamlin occupying the other spot in the front row. Elliott will start third, and Larson will start fifth. Stage points could prove to be very crucial to how the standings look after the checkered flag.

While all of those drivers are locked into the playoffs, there are still some spots up for grabs. Today could be pivotal for Ty Gibbs, who will start sixth, and the likes of Michael McDowell, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and John Hunter Nemechek, who are all on the outside of the playoff picture but will start today’s race in the front five rows.

Of those three drivers, McDowell, who will start eighth, has the most favorable odds to win. But it’s Reddick who sits atop the Brickyard 400 winner odds at BetOnline, ahead of Hamlin, Larson, Elliott, and Byron, who is looking to make some interesting history today.

Odds to Win the 2024 Brickyard 400

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Brickyard 400 Predictions & Picks

• Austin Dillon to finish in the top 10 (+350 at BetOnline and Bovada): I don’t pick Dillon often, and he has only two top-10 finishes this season. But these are the kinds of races where interesting things can happen, and he is one of the drivers I like picking for races like these because of his level of experience. He will start 11^th, and if he can stay out of trouble, I think he can have one of his best finishes of the season.
• Tyler Reddick to finish in the top five (-133 at Bovada): Polesitters don’t have a high conversion rate with landing in Victory Lane, and Reddick is not my winner pick with that partly in mind. But he is on a great run right now, with six top-six finishes in his last eight races, and even if he doesn’t win, I expect him to continue his run of strong finishes.
• William Byron to win Group B (Reddick +120, Elliott +250, Byron +300, Truex +600 at Bovada) & win the race: In 1994, Jeff Gordon won the inaugural Brickyard 400. Ten years later, Gordon won the 2004 Brickyard 400. Ten years after that victory, Gordon won the 2014 Brickyard 400. I think you see where I’m going here. Byron didn’t come through as my winner pick last week, but I’m going back to the well this week for the #24.

Recent NASCAR Cup Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Winners

Verizon 200 at the Brickyard

• 2023: Michael McDowell
• 2022: Tyler Reddick
• 2021: A.J. Allmendinger

Brickyard 400

• 2020: Kevin Harvick
• 2019: Kevin Harvick
• 2018: Brad Keselowski
• 2017: Kasey Kahne
• 2016: Kyle Busch
• 2015: Kyle Busch
• 2014: Jeff Gordon
• 2013: Ryan Newman
• 2012: Jimmie Johnson
• 2011: Paul Menard
• 2010: Jamie McMurray

Other NASCAR Betting Information

Where Can You Bet on NASCAR This Season?

NASCAR odds are widely available, as many sports betting sites offer race winner odds for the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

Additionally, sportsbooks like BetOnline, BetUS, and Bovada offer finishing position odds for each of NASCAR’s top national series. For example, you can bet on top 3, top 5, and top 10 finishing position odds for the Brickyard 400 at Bovada.

Are you unfamiliar with any of them? Check out our sportsbook reviews to learn more about each book. Our sportsbook reviews cover betting options, deposit and payout options, mobile and live betting, and the kind of sportsbook sign-up bonuses and other promos available at each book, as well as other factors like customer support.

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We’re now past the midway point of the NASCAR Cup Series season, but with several regular season races and the playoffs to come, there is still a lot of money to be made this season. Strap in, enjoy the ride, and last but certainly not least, bet responsibly.