NASCAR teams up with the United States Navy this week to celebrate America 250 with a special race. The series will be racing on the Naval Base at Coronado. The first time in history that NASCAR has raced on an active military installation. The Navy has leaned into it, PRIME has leaned into it, and NASCAR has done a fantastic job of promoting this sold-out race. Now, it’s time to place our bets and make our picks! Let’s take a look at this week’s NASCAR picks, odds, and best bets for the Anduril 250 at Naval Base Coronado.
Drivers were only allowed to race in their declared series this week, with a few exceptions. Jimmie Johnson races Friday night in the Truck Series and will race Sunday as well, since he is part-time and not racing for points. Austin Hill is declared as an O’Reilly driver; he will be allowed to compete in the Cup race as he is filling that seat and not competing for driver points. Brent Crews, the heavy favorite in O’Reilly, will be on standby for Christopher Bell. If Bell is unable to complete the race due to his broken wrist, Crews will be allowed to get in that car and finish the race.
Be sure to check with your book’s rules when placing wagers on or against Bell. Different books have different rules when it comes to substitute drivers. NASCAR itself, as well as DraftKings DFS, will score whoever stars the race as the driver, regardless of who finishes it. For example, last year, Connor Zilisch started a race in O’Reilly, and Parker Kligerman won that race. In the official record books, Zilisch was the winner and awarded all the points.
Odds to Win the Anduril 250 at Coronado
Shane Van Gisbergen -175
Connor Zilisch +800
Tyler Reddick +850
Ty Gibbs +1400
Michael McDowell +2000
William Byron +2500
Christopher Bell +2500
Chris Buescher +2500
Chase Elliott +2500
Kyle Larson +2700
AJ Allmendinger +3000
Chase Briscoe +3000
Kevin Magnussen +3000
Ryan Blaney +3300
Ross Chastain +4000
Ryan Preece +8000
Joey Logano +8000
Corey Heim +8000
Denny Hamlin +8000
Daniel Suarez +8000
Alex Bowman +8000
Austin Cindric +10000
Carson Hocevar +12500
Brad Keselowski +15000
Zane Smith +20000
Bubba Wallace +20000
John Hunter Nemechek +25000
Austin Hill +25000
Todd Gilliland +40000
Noah Gragson +50000
Ty Dillon +50000
Josh Berry +50000
Riley Herbst +50000
Ricky Stenhouse +50000
Cole Custer +50000
Austin Dillon +50000
Jimmie Johnson +50000
Erik Jones +50000
Cody Ware +50000
NASCAR Picks, Odds, and Best Bets: Anduril 250 at Naval Base Coronado
Tyler Reddick Over Connor Zilisch (-135)
I’ve been all in on fading the rookie, and that’ll continue this week. Zilisch is an impressive talent; he’ll be great in the Cup Series, especially on road courses. But, he isn’t yet. He’s done nothing to deserve being the second-highest odds to win this race or to be paired up with a driver like Tyler Reddick. Zilisch has three starts on road courses thus far; he’s never finished better than 14th. There’s been some speed, there’s been some flashes, but he’s yet to put it together. Now, going up against one of the best road races in the series, it’s no competition. Reddick is three-for-three beating Zilisch, and it’s never been close. Reddick won earlier this year at COTA, has six straight top 10’s on road and street courses, and 19 top 10’s in 25 NextGen starts. Consistent veteran who is one of the best, over the young, unproven rookie. It’s no match.
Chase Briscoe Over Christopher Bell (-125)
I’m blindly fading Christopher Bell this week. He’s one of the best road course racers in the series, but that’s been without a broken wrist. He struggled last week on a big sweeping triangle in Pocono. Now, the left and right turns, the chaos of a street race. There’s no way I can trust him. Yet, he’s the seventh driver on the odds board and getting respect in these head-to-heads. If Crews finishes this race for Briscoe, which I highly anticipate being the case, he’ll be behind and have a lot of work to do. Either way, a massive advance to Chase Briscoe here.
Briscoe has proven to be one of the better road course drivers in the series after his switch to Joe Gibbs Racing last season. He finished fourth at Watkins Glen and had a blazing fast car at COTA before suffering mechanical issues. He was second best to SVG at Sonoma last year and has four top 10’s in the last seven races. Give me a healthy Briscoe over an injured Bell.
Ty Gibbs to Win (+1400)
This is Shane Van Gisbergen’s race to lose. Hopefully you got in early before the odds stretched this big. If you find him at -150 or better, he’s worth taking. His advantage here is massive. I always love having insurance plays anywhere we go, because they run the race for a reason, and sometimes even the heavy favorite has adversity. Ty Gibbs is some of the best insurance money can buy this week. Gibbs has been strong in all three Chicago Street Races, finishing ninth, third, and second, respectively. He finished third at Watkins Glen and fourth at COTA earlier this year. At the new circuit in Mexico City last year, Gibbs was the only driver who could hold a candle to SVG. At 14/1, he’s a great insurance policy this week as a driver who could pull off the upset win.
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