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Odds, Predictions, Best Bets for NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway


The Food City 500 marks the eighth race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. The event is scheduled to be held on Sunday, April 12, at Bristol Motor Speedway, and the green flag will drop at 3 pm ET.

Bristol Motor Speedway is a 0.533-mile short track that comprises 24 to 28 degrees of banking in turns and 4 to 8 degrees of banking in straights. Thirty-seven drivers have entered 37 spots for the 2026 Food City 500 at the 0.533-mile short oval track.

Heading to Bristol Motor Speedway, the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson is the favorite, per the odds table, at +400 odds to win this year’s Food City 500, according to DraftKings Sportsbook. Larson is the defending winner of the event.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin stands in second place in the odds table at +550 to win this weekend’s race. Hamlin won the Bristol spring race in 2024.

They are followed by Ryan Blaney at +650, Christopher Bell at +700, and Ty Gibbs at +900 in the top five highest odds to win the Food City 500. Bell won here in 2023.

Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron has the sixth-highest odds at +1000 to win on Sunday. Byron’s teammate Chase Elliott has the seventh-best odds at +1400.

Opening odds for the 2026 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway

Here’s a look at the odds for all 37 drivers competing next weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway:

  1. Kyle Larson: +400
  2. Denny Hamlin: +550
  3. Ryan Blaney: +650
  4. Christopher Bell: +700
  5. Ty Gibbs: +900
  6. William Byron: +1000
  7. Chase Elliott: +1400
  8. Chase Briscoe: +1400
  9. Joey Logano: +1600
  10. Brad Keselowski: +2500
  11. Carson Hocevar: +2800
  12. Tyler Reddick: +3000
  13. Kyle Busch: +3000
  14. Chris Buescher: +3000
  15. Ross Chastain: +3500
  16. Ryan Preece: +4000
  17. Bubba Wallace: +4000
  18. Austin Cindric: +6500
  19. Josh Berry: +6000
  20. Zane Smith: +10000
  21. Michael McDowell: +10000
  22. Justin Allgaier: +10000
  23. Connor Zilisch: +10000
  24. AJ Allmendinger: +10000
  25. Erik Jones: +11000
  26. Shane van Gisbergen: +13000
  27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: +13000
  28. Noah Gragson: +13000
  29. John Hunter Nemechek: +13000
  30. Daniel Suarez: +13000
  31. Austin Dillon: +13000
  32. Todd Gilliland: +20000
  33. Ty Dillon: +40000
  34. Riley Herbst: +40000
  35. Cole Custer: +40000
  36. Cody Ware: +50000
  37. Chad Finchum: +50000

The live telecast of the 2026 Bristol spring race can be viewed on FS1 and FOX One, and radio coverage will air on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.