NASCAR Quaker State 400 Picks, Preview, Odds

The second race at Atlanta Motor Speedway this season takes place under the lights on Sunday evening with the Quaker State 400.

The drivers are getting back to normalcy this week after last Sunday's debut of the Grant Park 220 in downtown Chicago, which was the first-ever street race in NASCAR history.

Shane van Gisbergen won the rain-soaked event in his NASCAR debut, as he normally races in Australia in the Supercars Championship, which specializes in street racing.

The first race in Atlanta this season was captured by Joey Logano in mid-March as he won the Ambetter Health 400, finishing ahead of Brad Keselowski and Christopher Bell.

In last year's edition of the Quaker State 400, Chase Elliott went wire-to-wire for the victory as he led after each of the first two stages before grabbing the checkered flag.

QUAKER STATE 400 TOP-5 FINISH PREDICTION

1) #1 Ross Chastain (20/1)
2) #9 Chase Elliott (12/1)
3) #12 Ryan Blaney (9/1)
4) #19 Martin Truex, Jr. (20/1)
5) #8 Kyle Busch (14/1)

QUAKER STATE 400 PICKS & PREDICTIONS

Ross Chastain (20/1) posted a pair of second-place finishes in Atlanta last year, including leading 32 laps at the Quaker State 400 before placing right behind Elliott.

Chastain finished in 13th place in the earlier Atlanta race this season, as he seeks his second win in three races after capturing a victory at Nashville last month.

It's hard not to consider Elliott (12/1) to place in the Top-5 once again after his dominating performance in this race in 2022. Since 2021, Elliott has three Top-7 finishes in his home state of Georgia.

Ryan Blaney (9/1) owns one career win in Atlanta, which came back in 2021. Since the reconfiguration of the track in Atlanta, Blaney has fared well with four Top-7 finishes since 2021, while posting a fifth-place finish last year at the Quaker State 400.

QUAKER STATE 400 BETTING RESOURCES

• Date: Sunday, July 9, 2023
• Venue: Atlanta Motor Speedway
• Location: Hampton, Georgia
• Distance: 400 miles
• Laps: 260
• Network-Time: USA - 7:00 p.m. ET
• Defending Champion: Chase Elliott

2023 QUAKER STATE 400 BETTING ODDS

• Joey Logano +900
• Ryan Blaney +900
• Brad Keselowski +1200
• Chase Elliott +1200
• Denny Hamlin +1200
• Kyle Busch +1400
• Kyle Larson +1400
• Aric Almirola +1600
• William Byron +1600
• Chris Buescher +1800
• Kevin Harvick +1800
• Christopher Bell +2000
• Martin Truex Jr +2000
• Ross Chastain +2000
• Tyler Reddick +2000
• Chase Briscoe +2500
• Ty Gibbs +2500
• Austin Cindric +3300
• Daniel Suarez +3300
• Erik Jones +3300
• Todd Gilliland +3300
• Bubba Wallace +4000
• Justin Haley +4000
• Corey Lajoie +4000
• AJ Allmendinger +5000
• Ricky Stenhouse Jr +5000
• Michael McDowell +5000
• Alex Bowman +6600
• Ryan Preece +6600
• Austin Dillon +6600
• Harrison Burton +6600
• Austin Hill +8000
• Noah Gragson +8000
• Cole Custer +8000
• Ty Dillon +50000
• JJ Yeley +100000
• BJ McLeod +100000

QUAKER STATE 400 WINNERS

• 2022 - Chase Elliott
• 2021 - Kurt Busch
• 2011-2020 - No Race Held
• 2010 - Kurt Busch
• 2009 - Kurt Busch
• 2008 - Kyle Busch
• 2007 - Jimmie Johnson