2022 NASCAR Cup Series Food City Dirt Race: Betting Preview and Pick

The ninth race on the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series schedule will come on Sunday, April 17 with the running of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Food City Dirt Race from Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee (TV—FOX, RADIO—PRN; 7 pm ET/6pm CT/4 pm PT).

The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Food City Dirt Race is a 250-lap, 125½-mile race contested on the fun and shorter 0.533-mile oval track and Joey Logano and Team Penske are the defending champs. The Race was changed to a Dirt surface with 2021 running.

The Weather forecast from The Weather Channel and weather.com for Bristol on Sunday night is currently calling for Clouds, a Low of 44° with 5-10 mph ENE Winds and an 80% chance of rain, so the nasty and coldish Weather may matter as much as the short track.

Last Sunday in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 from Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia, William Byron became the season’s first two-time winner and grabbed the points lead with a pleasant trip into Victory Lane.

Byron—who has four top 10 finishes so far this still somewhat young NASCAR season—was also the winner of the 2022 NASCAR Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia at 14/1 betting odds in the Future book.

Up until that race in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, we had seen different drivers win every week starting with Rookie Austin Cindric who shocked the vast majority of Auto Racing fans when he won the 2022 Daytona 500 at longshot odds of 28/1 odds.

The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season will come to an end on Saturday, August 27 with the 2022 Coke Zero Sugar 400 from the Daytona Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, and this NASCAR Cup Series season is the first using the new NextGen cars.

We’re putting this show on dirt! 😤

Get ready for an action-packed weekend at @BMSupdates! pic.twitter.com/sZHHAMYoDT

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) April 11, 2022

On September 4, the 2022 NASCAR Playoffs will rev up with the CookOut Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC, and will end in the Sonoran Desert with the NASCAR Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, AZ on November 6.

NASCAR Oddsmakers have last year’s Points winner Kyle Larson as the 4/1 favorite to win on the dirt on Sunday night at Bristol with Christopher Bell at 8/1, Joey Logano at 10/1, and Chase Elliott at 11/1 odds to win.

BetOnline has four drivers currently priced at 12 in this betting market four days out from the race in two-time winner this year William Byron +1200, Kyle Busch +1200, Chase Briscoe +1200, and Tyler Reddick +1200 with Ryan Blaney and Denny Hamlin at 14/1.

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Here for your online handicapping pleasure are the Futures odds for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Food City Dirt Race, the top 16 in the NASCAR standings now, odds for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Standings, and the past 20 winners of the Food City Dirt Race.

2022 NASCAR Cup Series Food City Dirt Race Odds

• Kyle Larson +400
• Christopher Bell +800
• Joey Logano +1000
• Chase Elliott +1100
• William Byron +1200
• Kyle Busch +1200
• Chase Briscoe +1200
• Tyler Reddick +1200
• Ryan Blaney +1400
• Denny Hamlin +1400
• Martin Truex Jr +1400
• Alex Bowman +1800
• Ross Chastain +2000
• Ricky Stenhouse Jr +2000
• Daniel Suárez +2200
• Kevin Harvick +2500
• Bubba Wallace +3300
• Kurt Busch +4000
• Austin Dillon +4000
• Brad Keselowski +4000
• Austin Cindric +5000
• Erik Jones +5000
• Aric Almirola +6600
• Michael McDowell +6600
• Chris Buescher +8000
• Cole Custer +10000
• Ty Dillon +10000
• Justin Allgaier +25000
• Todd Gilliland +25000
• Noah Gragson +25000
• Harrison Burton +30000
• Corey Lajoie +100000
• Cody Ware +100000
• Josh Williams +100000
• JJ Yeley +100000

All the action leading up to Sunday’s A-Main.@BMSupdates | #ItsDirtBaby pic.twitter.com/ppQfESP27A

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) April 13, 2022

NASCAR Cup Series Food City Dirt Race Winners 2000-2021

• 2021—Joey Logano (Ford), Team Penske
• 2020—Brad Keselowksi (Ford), Team Penske
• 2019—Kyle Busch (Toyota), Joe Gibbs Racing
• 2018—Kyle Busch (Toyota), Joe Gibbs Racing
• 2017—Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet), Hendrick Motorsports
• 2016—Carl Edwards (Toyota), Joe Gibbs Racing
• 2015—Matt Kenseth (Toyota), Joe Gibbs Racing
• 2014—Carl Edwards (Ford), Roush Fenway Racing
• 2013—Kasey Kahne (Chevrolet), Hendrick Motorsports
• 2012—Brad Keselowksi (Dodge), Joe Gibbs Racing
• 2011—Kyle Busch (Toyota), Joe Gibbs Racing
• 2010—Jeff Burton (Chevrolet), Richard Childress Racing
• 2009—Kyle Busch (Toyota), Joe Gibbs Racing
• 2008—Jeff Burton (Chevrolet), Richard Childress Racing
• 2007—Kyle Busch (Chevrolet), Hendrick Motorsports
• 2006—Kurt Busch (Dodge) Penske Racing
• 2005—Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet), Richard Childress Racing
• 2004—Kurt Busch (Ford) Roush Racing
• 2003—Kurt Busch (Ford) Roush Racing
• 2002—Kurt Busch (Ford) Roush Racing
• 2001—Elliott Sadler (Ford) Wood Brothers Racing
• 2000—Rusty Wallace (Ford) Penske Racing

2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Winner Odds

• Kyle Larson +500
• Chase Elliott +650
• William Byron +700
• Denny Hamlin +900
• Ryan Blaney +1000
• Kyle Busch +1000
• Joey Logano +1200
• Martin Truex Jr. +1200
• Alex Bowman +1400
• Ross Chastain +1600
• Kevin Harvick +1600
• Tyler Reddick +2000
• Chase Briscoe +2500
• Christopher Bell +2800
• Austin Cindric +2800
• Kurt Busch +4000
• Daniel Suárez +4000
• Austin Dillon +8000
• Brad Keselowski +8000
• Aric Almirola +10000
• Bubba Wallace Jr. +15000
• Justin Haley +20000
• Chris Buescher +25000
• Cole Custer +25000
• Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +25000

D I R T pic.twitter.com/dzmciSMmjQ

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) April 12, 2022

Top 16 in 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Standings

• 1—William Byron (276 points)
• 2—Ross Chastain (237 points)
• 3—Alex Bowman (237 points)
• 4—Chase Briscoe (220 points)
• 5—Kyle Larson (201 points)
• 6—Austin Cindric (201 points)
• 7—Denny Hamlin (157 points)
• 8—Chase Elliott (288 points)
• 9—Ryan Blaney (285 points)
• 10—Joey Logano (261 points)
• 11—Martin Truex Jr. (237 points)
• 12—Aric Almirola (223 points)
• 13—Kevin Harvick (222 points)
• 14—Kyle Busch (221 points)
• 15—Tyler Reddick (202 points)
• 16—Austin Dillon (197 points)

Sticking With a Chevrolet and Hendrick to Win at Bristol?

The iconic Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee went from concrete to dirt in the 2021 Food City Dirt Race, and although Longshots have done very well this 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, expect one of the top eight on the oddsboard to win here.

The NASCAR Cup Series Driver’s Championship is a wide open betting market and two-time 2022 winner Byron is now the third favorite to win the points title, behind defending circuit champion Larson (5/1) and my favorite to win, Chase Elliott (+650).

Larson (4/1) is the favorite here but Christopher Bell (8/1), last year’s winner Joey Logano (10/1), Elliott (11/1), and Hendrick Motorsports teammate William Byron (12/1), and Kyle Busch (12/1) have just as good of a chance as Larson to see the checkered flag.

And Phoenix winner Chase Briscoe (12/1), Tyler Reddick (12/1), Ryan Blaney (14/1), Richmond winner Denny Hamlin (14/1), and Martin Truex Jr (14/1) could also surprise and provide the nice payout with a win on the dirt on Sunday in the Volunteer State.

Spin your tires on it 😤 #ItsDirtBaby pic.twitter.com/YB0vuKeaDn

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) April 13, 2022

And Alex Bowman (18/1), Austin winner Ross Chastain (20/1), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (20/1), Daniel Suárez (22/1), Kevin Harvick (25/1) and Bubba Wallace (33/1) and their respective teams will all have high expectations but it seems only Bowman can find a way to victory.

Rick Hendrick and Hendrick Motorsports proudly claim the last two NASCAR Series Cup champions in defending holder Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott (12/1 to win the Food City Dirt Race) and we may see a Hendrick driver winning at Bristol this coming weekend.

Hendrick teammates Larson, Byron, Elliott, and Bowman are a quartet to be reckoned with this season but can Elliott—looking for his second title in three seasons—win on the Dirt? And can Chevrolet win here with just one win in the last eight races at Bristol?

With Toyotas winning four of the last seven Food City Dirt Race, let’s gamble here on the second odds favorite in 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champ Christopher Bell in his No. 20 Toyota Camry at 8/1 odds (or better) to win one for Joe Gibbs Racing.