The longest race of the NASCAR season is upon us on the greatest day in Motor Racing. The stars of NASCAR’s Cup Series take to the Charlotte Motor Speedway to run 400 laps, 600 miles. It’s a contest of not just raw speed but a long game of chess that will test these drivers’ durability and stamina. Let’s take a look at the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 odds and best bets.
Kyle Larson will be the sixth driver in history to attempt “The Double.” He’ll start the day in Indiana, where he’ll race in The 108th running of the Indianapolis 500, and he’ll start fifth in that race. After the checkered flag flies, Larson will jump aboard a helicopter and fly to North Carolina to jump into his Hendrickcars.com #5 Chevrolet, where he’ll tackle the Coke 600 in hopes of completing 1,100 miles of racing on the day.
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Brad Keselowski Better Than 10.5
For the Coke 600, you have to pick drivers who you can trust to get you to the end of the race. Brad Keselowski is one of those guys. Fresh off his first win in 110 races, Ford has found some speed, as has this RFK Racing team.
Keselowski’s last two trips to the Coke 600 haven’t been the best, but that’s partially due to his adjustment period at RFK. Keselowski won this race in 2020. In recent intermediate races in 2024, Keselowski won at Darlington and finished second at Texas. At Kansas, he was 11th, one spot shy of this 10.5 number.
William Byron Better Than 8.5
William Byron might be the definition of a driver who hangs around and is there when you need him at the end. Last year, Byron led 91 laps en route to his second-place finish. In 2021, Byron scored a solid fourth-place run.
Byron finished sixth at Darlington, third at Texas, and 10th at Las Vegas earlier this season. It feels like Byron has slacked off lately because he hasn’t had the dominant performances like early in the season, but in six of the last nine races Byron has finished seventh or better. Look for him to hang around on Sunday and show up when it matters at the end of the day.
Alex Bowman Better Than 13.5
This race is tailor-made for a driver like Alex Bowman. Great plus money for a good, solid driver who gets to the end of races is exactly what you are looking for in a long race like the Coke 600. Last season Bowman finished 12th, still fresh off hurting his back in a sprint car accident. In the previous two seasons, it was 10th and 5th for Alex. In 2021, Bowman led 48 laps before getting invoked in a wreck that ruined his day.
In five of his last six Coca-Cola 600s, Bowman has finished better than 13.5. He’s also coming off strong runs on other intermediate tracks in Darlington, where he finished eighth, Kansas, where he finished seventh, and Dover, where he also finished in eighth.
Chris Buescher Better Than 11.5
For a lot of the same reasons as his teammate Brad Keselowski, I’m on Chris Buescher this week as well. Buescher may have been on his way to winning at Darlington before a scuffle with Tyler Reddick ruined his day. At Kansas, it was the closest loss in NASCAR history that Buescher was on the wrong side of.
Ford seems to have found something recently and Buescher still has that sour taste of Darlington and Kansas in his mouth of being oh so close. Buescher has eighth-place finishes in two of his last three trips to the Coca-Cola 600.
Ty Gibbs Better Than 12.5
The young stud driver Ty Gibbs comes into this race with double momentum. He won last week’s All-Star open race in dominating fashion. Two weeks ago at Darlington Ty scored his career-best finish with a second place to Brad Keselowski.
Gibbs’s first career win is seemingly just around the corner. While Gibbs is a young driver, he’s experienced and calculated with his moves which I like in a long race. Gibbs was running fifth late in the race last season before an incident cost him a good finish like that. He’ll have some extra race time on Saturday in the Xfinity Series as well.
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