NASCAR odds for the Alsco Uniforms 500 are now taking bets as the Cup Series wraps up a hectic stretch of four races in 10 days. The final leg happens at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 28 (after Wednesday's original raceday was rained out), concluding the busy restart to the 2020 season following a temporary hiatus due to the COVID-19 shutdown.
Covers Experts’ Auto Racing Advisor sizes up the NASCAR odds for the Alsco Uniforms 500 and gives his NASCAR predictions and betting picks for the second straight race at Charlotte this week.
| Driver | Odds To Win |
|---|---|
| Martin Truex Jr. | +500 |
| Kyle Busch | +600 |
| Chase Elliott | +600 |
| Alex Bowman | +800 |
| Kevin Harvick | +900 |
| Jimmie Johnson | +900 |
| Brad Keselowski | +900 |
| Joey Logano | +1,000 |
| Denny Hamlin | +1,300 |
| Ryan Blaney | +1,600 |
| Kurt Busch | +1,800 |
| William Byron | +2,000 |
| Erik Jones | +2,000 |
| Matt Kenseth | +3,000 |
| Tyler Reddick | +4,000 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | +5,000 |
| Aric Almirola | +6,000 |
| Clint Bowyer | +6,600 |
| Austin Dillon | +8,000 |
| Ryan Newman | +10,000 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | +10,000 |
Who will win today’s Alsco Uniforms 500 race?
Betting favorites
Martin Truex Jr. (+500)
Truex showed promise in Darlington, but Charlotte is his best track. He's won two of the last four Coca-Cola 600's and placed second in another. In fact, he has seven Top-5 finishes in his last nine oval starts at Charlotte. He led 116 laps in his win a year ago, and he's dominated Charlotte oval recently with laps led of 131, 0, 392, 0, 233, 91, 0, 116 and 87 in his last nine starts there.
Kyle Busch (+600)
Busch has four Top-5 finishes in his last five starts of the season. He's also scored five Top-6 finishes in his last six Charlotte oval starts, including three of his last five coming inside the Top 3. He won the Coca-Cola 600 in 2018 and has led one lap, 63 laps, 22 laps, 377 laps and 79 laps respectively in his last six Charlotte oval starts. He was fourth on Sunday night.
Chase Elliott (+600)
This has actually been a really good start to the year for Elliott. While he hasn't won, he's had the speed to compete for victories. At Charlotte, Elliott has three Top-4 finishes in his last four tries, including a runner-up on Sunday. If circumstances went his way, he'd have won the last two races on the season too.
Betting long shots
William Byron (+2,000)
Hendrick Motorsports has plenty of drivers near the top of the NASCAR odds board, so why not Byron? He was ninth in last year's Coca-Cola 600 and was in the Top 6 before a cut tire at the end of Sunday's race. He should have the speed to compete.
Erik Jones (+2,000)
He had a fast car on Sunday night, which comes after a fifth-place finish last Wednesday.
Tyler Reddick (+4,000)
The rookie qualified fifth, ran in the Top 10 and restarted fourth on the overtime restart. Go for him at these odds.
Driver Head-to-Head betting pick
Alex Bowman (-125) vs Kevin Harvick (-106)
Harvick may have the Top 10s but Bowman has clean air up front tonight as he starts in second place. That coming after he led the most laps on Sunday and returns with a fast race car.
Pick: Bowman (-125)
Betting Charlotte Motor Speedway
This race is vastly shorter than the one run on Sunday. In fact, it's virtually half the race (600 miles vs. 312 miles). Although the conditions should be similar and the drivers had 600 miles of practice this past weekend, Thursday night's race is still going to be very different.
Think about it: we don't have qualifying. The stages are obviously much shorter, so this makes it more it like a sprint race, similar to the one we saw in Darlington last Wednesday night. When the green flag drops, it has to be go time.
Also worth considering is that starting position hasn't mattered much in Charlotte recently. Four of the last six race winners have come from a starting spot outside of the Top 10, including three of the last five winners coming from Row 7 or worse. But, with an invert now, can the top speed cars from Sunday come through? Maybe they won't have to.
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