NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway Odds and Best Bets. This week, NASCAR’s Cup Series stars head to Ridgeway, Virginia, to take on the shortest track on NASCAR’s regular season schedule. The “Paperclip” is a 0.526-mile flat oval track.
NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway Odds and Best Bets
Sunday’s Xfinity 500 is the final race before the championship in NASCAR’s playoffs, and after the checkered flag flies, the field of drivers who will compete for the championship will be set. Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell have already punched their tickets to Phoenix and will compete for that title next week, no matter what happens this week.
William Byron sits comfortably above the cut line (+30) but isn’t locked in just yet. While Ryan Blaney (+10), Tyler Reddick (-10), Martin Truex Jr (-17), and Denny Hamlin (-17) battle it out for the last driver in on points, Chris Buescher (-43) is basically in a must-win situation. A win for any of the six drivers not yet locked in is the easiest way to guarantee your shot at the winner-take-all championship race next weekend.
RING THAT BELLLLLL @CBellRacing gets it done! 15/1 to win ✅
Allmendinger top 10 +450 ✅
Dillion top 10 +500 ✅
Bell top 5 +170 ✅
Drivers on the lead lap over 20.5 -120 ✅Let’s goooooooooooooo https://t.co/fZZBvYrdkW
— NASCAR Gambling Podcast (@NascarGambling) October 22, 2023
Odds Via Superbook Sportsbook
Denny Hamlin +300
Brad Keselowski +800
Kyle Larson +800
William Byron +800
Martin Truex Jr +1000
Ryan Blaney +1200
Tyler Reddick +1400
Joey Logano +1600
Chase Elliott +1800
Kyle Busch +1800
Christopher Bell +2000
Chris Buescher +2500
Kevin Harvick +2500
Aric Almirola +3000
Chase Briscoe +3000
Ty Gibbs +3000
Alex Bowman +4000
Ryan Preece +4000
Bubba Wallace +5000
Ross Chastain +5000
Daniel Suarez +6000
Austin Dillion +10000
Erik Jones +10000
Carson Hocevar +20000
Todd Gilliland +20000
AJ Allmendinger +30000
Austin Cindric +50000
Harrison Burton +50000
Justin Haley +50000
Michael McDowell +50000
Ricky Stenhouse +50000
Corey Lajoie +200000
BJ McLeod +1000000
JJ Yeley +1000000
Ryan Newman +1000000
Ty Dillion +1000000
Martinsville Speedway Best Bets
Chase Briscoe Top 10 Finish (+150 Caesars Sportsbook)
Chase Briscoe is really good on short, flat tracks. While his season overall has been underwhelming, the Stewart-Haas driver continues to break those trends and show up at this track style. While his average finish through the first seven races of the season was 19th, the spring races at Phoenix and Martinsville delivered seventh and fifth-place finishes for Briscoe.
In that Martinsville spring race, Briscoe led 109 laps. In his three starts in the NextGen NASCAR Cup Series car, Briscoe has finishes of ninth twice and that fifth place. Look for Briscoe to show up strong again this weekend.
Chevrolets to Finish in the Top 10: Under 3.5 (+130 Caesars Sportsbook)
Caesars has started to give us more prop bets like this one, and these are fun ones to get involved in. Your bet doesn’t hang on just one driver’s fate, mistake, or mechanical failure. On a week-to-week basis, Chevrolet is good at getting four or more drivers in the top 10.
However, when it comes to short tracks, Ford has shown to be a strong contender, and drivers like Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr are high on this week’s odds board. If other drivers like Chase Briscoe and Ty Gibbs can capture top-10 finishes. In the spring race at Martinsville, only three Chevrolets made the top 10 at the end of the day. Grab the plus money side of this bet.
Ty Gibbs Over Alex Bowman (-110 Superbook Sportsbook)
These drivers have only gone head-to-head against each other at this track one time, and Bowman came out ahead in the spring race. However, that was the points leading, running well every week, Alex Bowman before the sprint car accident that forced him to miss races with a back injury. Things haven’t been quite as good for Bowman since he returned from his accident, and over the last three races, Ty Gibbs has gotten the better of Bowman. This is a “what have you done for me lately” bet, and all the current momentum is in favor of this year’s leading rookie.
Ty Gibbs WRECKS Brandon Jones to WIN at Martinsville!
Jones is eliminated from the #NASCARPlayoffs. pic.twitter.com/jWpU9LpxCX
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) October 29, 2022
Martinsville Speedway Winner Best Bets
Kyle Larson to Win (+800 Superbook)
Based on the price alone, Kyle Larson is a must-bet this weekend. Larson has had the best car in the last two weeks, leading 133 laps and winning at Las Vegas. Last week, he led 96 laps and likely would have won if not for the mishap coming to pit road. Larson has been volatile this year and hasn’t always gotten the finish his car is capable of. That being said, you are getting arguably the best driver in the entire world at the incredible number of 8/1. Larson doesn’t have to points race or mess with anything but chasing that grandfather clock. Oh yeah, he also won this race in the spring.
Ryan Preece to Win (+4500 DraftKings Sportsbook)
In the spring race that Kyle Larson ended up winning, Ryan Preece showed up with a hot rod. Starting on the pole and leading 135 laps, Preece got busted for speeding on pit road. He was able to recover for a 15th-place finish but was a big disappointment for as good as his car looked early. In the Clash at the Coliseum exhibition before the season, Preece led 43 laps before an issue caused him to lose that lead. Preece could show up with another fast car this weekend. If he can start up front and get track position, this long shot has a real chance to win the race.
