Welcome to another episode of the NASCAR Gambling Podcast on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network! Three days a week, Rod Villagomez and Cody Zeeb bring their love of NASCAR and their love of sports betting to you to help you set your bets for the weekend of NASCAR action. From the Craftsman Truck Series to the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, to the Cup Series, Rod and Cody have you covered.
Today, Rod and Cody give you their favorite EchoPark Speedway Trucks & O’Reilly Series Betting Picks 2026 from the EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Will Kyle Busch erase the memory of his rough outing last week in Daytona? Can he pick up another truck series win in Hampton? Are we in for a dominating day from Corey Heim in his first truck race of the season? Can Gio Ruggiero continue his climb to the top with a solid finish this week? How many JRM cars can we count on for top 5 finishes in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series? Are we going to see Austin Hill continue his ownership of the EchoPark Speedway? Which Toyota drivers have the best shot of knocking Chevy off the top spot on the podium? We’ll answer these questions and more on this week’s episode.
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Podcast Chapters
00:00 Show Intro
02:03 Hosts Welcome
05:46 Track Breakdown & Weekend Outlook
09:37 Fr8 Racing 208 Race Setup: Distance, Field Notes & Big Names Entered
16:21 Truck Bets Begin
21:00 Head-to-Head Angle: Christian Eckes vs Chandler Smith
25:08 Corey Heim Top-3 Value + Spencer Boyd Longshot Portfolio
30:06 Ben Rhodes Top-5 ‘Disrespect’
37:21 Truck Series outrights
41:01 More Truck Series winners
42:42 O’Reilly at Atlanta: race setup & entries
44:43 Xfinity H2H: Austin Hill over Jesse Love
49:07 Xfinity H2H: Carson Kvapil over Sammy Smith
52:09 Xfinity Top-5 targets: Gio Ruggiero & Dean Thompson
55:05 Cory Day Top-5 debate: talent vs drafting-track chaos
57:50 Xfinity outrights:
01:05:12 Rapid-fire recap of all plays (Trucks + Xfinity)
01:06:52 Wrap-up
