The NASCAR Cup Series drivers go from "South of the Border" in Mexico City to one of the northernmost stops on the circuit at Pocono Raceway today. The green flag drops just after 2:00 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime.
Denny Hamlin is among the most popular choices this week following his week off due to the birth of his son, but is the pole sitter on top in our free betting picks for The Great American Getaway 400 on Sunday, June 22?
Odds to win 2025 The Great American Getaway 400
| Driver |  |
|---|---|
| Denny Hamlin | +300 |
| Ryan Blaney | +600 |
| William Byron | +700 |
| Tyler Reddick | +750 |
| Kyle Larson | +900 |
| Christopher Bell | +1100 |
| Chris Buescher | +1200 |
| Carson Hocevar | +1200 |
| Chase Elliott | +1500 |
| Ty Gibbs | +1600 |
| Chase Briscoe | +2200 |
| Joey Logano | +2500 |
| Alex Bowman | +2500 |
| Brad Keselowski | +2800 |
| Erik Jones | +3000 |
| Kyle Busch | +3000 |
| Bubba Wallace | +3500 |
| Ryan Preece | +4500 |
| Austin Cindric | +5500 |
| Ross Chastain | +5500 |
Odds as of 6-22.
The Great American Getaway 400 expert picks and predictions
Odds listed below courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook as of 6-21.
The Great American Getaway 400 pre-qualifying favorites
Denny Hamlin (+450)
Pocono has been his playground. Denny Hamlin has seven wins there, including three of the last eight overall. It would be eight wins and four of the last eight if not for a 2022 DQ.
He was also runner-up twice, including last year, making eight Top-6 finishes in his last 10 Pocono tries.
Kyle Larson (+550)
Late-race contact battling Hamlin for the win in 2023 relegated Kyle Larson to 20th at the end. Prior to that, he had seven Top-10 finishes in 10 tries, including fifth in 2022 and runner-up in 2021. Larson was 13th last year.
William Byron (+800)
William Byron started second and finished fourth last year after being fourth in both stages. The year prior he led 60 laps from the pole but finished 14th.
Byron has led 95 laps in his last five Pocono starts and has second stage finishes of fourth, first, fifth, third and fourth, respectively, the last five tries.
The Great American Getaway 400 sleepers
Tyler Reddick (+1000)
Tyler Reddick was 11th, ninth, second, second, and sixth, respectively, in his last five Pocono starts.
Ty Gibbs (+2000)
He finished fifth in his second Pocono start in 2023 after leading four laps. Ty Gibbs finished 27th last year but won the pole and led 21 laps before his engine expired.
Bubba Wallace (+2500)
Bubba Wallace finished 10th last year, 11th the year prior, eighth in 2022, and fifth in 2021, and is back again in a Toyota.
Alex Bowman (+3500)
Alex Bowman won the first doubleheader in 2021 and ran seventh a day later after leading 18 laps. He finished third last year to earn five Top-11 finishes in his last six Pocono starts.
The Great American Getaway 400 fades
Ryan Blaney (+750)
Prior to last year’s win, four of Ryan Blaney's last six Pocono finishes were 12th or worse, including 33rd in 2022 and 30th in 2023.
Chase Elliott (+1200)
Prior to the 2022 win that Chase Elliott led only the last lap in, he had no finishes better than fourth, and four of his last six had seen him finish 12th or worse.
He finished 10th in 2023 and ninth last year. Elliott has led 16 combined laps in his last 14 Pocono starts.
Joey Logano (+1700)
Joey Logano finished fifth last year but was 20th and 35th the last two years prior and has just five Top-5 finishes in 29 tries here. His next-most recent Top 5 here came back in 2016.
The Great American Getaway 400 prop pick: Christopher Bell Top 5 Finish
Christopher Bell (+850 outright) is 0-for-7 at Pocono but he also has three Top-6 finishes, including two of the last three.
Pick: Christopher Bell Top 5 Finish (+130 at DraftKings)
The Great American Getaway 400 field
Brennan Poole will join the 36 chartered drivers in the No. 44 Ford to make it 37 cars lining up for The Great American Getaway 400 this Sunday.
After taking Father's Day weekend in Mexico off to be with his newly-born son, Denny Hamlin has opened as the pre-qualifying favorite for this race at +450. He is a seven-time winner at Pocono Raceway.
Kyle Larson is just behind Hamlin at +550, followed by Ryan Blaney at +750 as he seeks back-to-back victories at this track. William Byron (+800) and Christopher Bell (+850) round out the single-digit options.
Popular motor sports futures odds
The Great American Getaway 400 betting splits
Live Movement (opening to current)
- Denny Hamlin +475 to +300
- Carson Hocevar +2500 to +1600
- Chase Elliott +1500 to +2200
Highest Ticket%
- Denny Hamlin 10.5%
- William Byron 7.3%
- Chase Elliott 6.7%
Highest Handle%
- Denny Hamlin 19.2%
- Chase Elliott 9.5%
- Ryan Blaney 9.2%
Biggest Liabilities
- Chase Elliott
- Denny Hamlin
- Joey Logano
All data courtesy of BetMGM.
Pocono Raceway track analysis
On a triangle-shaped track, the best opportunities for passing are at the end of the three long straightaways. Pocono is annually a pretty straightforward race, with this being a very hard track to actually pass on.
Short pitting sometimes gains you track position later, but depending on cautions, it could bite you too when factoring in tire life. Some drivers will elect to pit before the end of stages and give up stage points to restart up front at the next stage.
Toyota has won around 70% of the last 12 Pocono races. They went 1-2 in 2022 before being disqualified. Did the egregious mistake make a difference? It's hard to tell because they’ve been so dominant around the "Tricky Triangle" for the last decade and led 66 of the 160 laps last year.
Ford won last year but had just three cars finish in the Top-10.
The Great American Getaway 400 trends
- The eventual race winner failed to lead the most laps in eight of the last 12 races at Pocono, including five of the last six.
The Great American Getaway 400 info
| Location: | Pocono Raceway, Blakeslee, PA |
| Date: | Sunday, 6-22-2025 |
| Start time: | 2:00 p.m. ET |
| TV: | Amazon |
Previous The Great American Getaway 400 winners
Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch have combined to win six of the last eight renewals of this race.
| Year | Winner |
| 2024 | Ryan Blaney |
| 2023 | Denny Hamlin |
| 2022 | Chase Elliott |
| 2021 | Kyle Busch |
| 2020 | Denny Hamlin |
| 2019 | Denny Hamlin |
| 2018 | Kyle Busch |
| 2017 | Kyle Busch |
| 2016 | Chris Buescher |
| 2015 | Matt Kenseth |
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