The NASCAR Cup Series hits Atlanta for the 2026 Autotrader 400 at EchoPark Speedway this Sunday, February 22, at 3:00 p.m. ET on FS1.
We're talking 38 cars ripping 260 laps on the 1.54-mile quad-oval where drafting decides everything post-2022 repave.
My Autotrader 400 props and NASCAR race picks have been called "straight fire" for this intermediate beast, with the free betting picks themselves being rooted in real track data, driver heat maps, and some gut feelings, too.
NASCAR prop picks for Autotrader 400
- Top 3 Finish: Ryan Blaney (+325)
- Top 5 Finish: Joey Logano (+180)
- Top 5 Finish: Chase Elliott (+225)
NASCAR Autotrader 400 props and best bets
Top 3 Finish: Ryan Blaney (+325 at bet365)
Ryan Blaney's primed to cash this Top 3 prop at +325 because he's averaging a blistering 4.0 finish across his three spring Atlanta starts since the repave, plus a dominant 2021 Atlanta victory.
His Daytona Top 10 finish, despite getting caught in a wreck (where he still banked 26 stage points, the field-best), proves he's got the raw speed, and he already led 28 laps last spring right here at EchoPark.
Models rank him Top 3 in sims with 12 Top 5s from 2025 under his belt, so +325 is a fair price that's bound to get pushed down if Blaney qualifies well.
Top 5 Finish: Joey Logano (+180 at bet365)
Joey’s been rock-solid at Atlanta since the 2022 repave, grabbing victories in spring 2023 and summer 2024 while leading more than 60 combined laps and consistently running inside the Top 10.
His Team Penske Ford setups have shown top-tier speed on this drafting-style intermediate. Coming off a Daytona P3 that keeps him just 12 points off the early championship lead, Logano carries an 11.3 average finish over the last six post-repave races — good enough to make him a reliable Top 5 value at +180.
His Duel win last week only adds momentum heading into Sunday.
Top 5 Finish: Chase Elliott (+225 at bet365)
Chase Elliott owning his Georgia backyard makes +225 look like "free money" — he's posted the best 9.1 average finish in eight career starts here, including two massive wins since the repave and that summer 2025 victory to prove he's still got it.
Fresh off Daytona's P4 with 10 stage points banked, he's No. 1 across true-performance models at +1000 outright to win, and he's logged 772 laps inside the Top 15 over the last two years with a legit 40%+ Top-5 hit rate.
This hometown hero's dominance is gonna pay dividends in a big way.
Odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change.
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