NASCAR 2022: Preview, prediction, and betting odds for FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway

The Firekeepers Casino 400 marks the 23rd race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. The green flag is set to drop on Sunday, August 7, at 3:00 pm ET at the Michigan International Speedway. The 2-mile-long track features 18 degrees of banking at turns, 12 degrees of banking at Start/Finish, and 5 degrees of banking at the Backstretch.

The first 22 NASCAR Cup races of the 2022 season saw 14 different winners: Austin Cindric, Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman, Chase Briscoe, William Byron, Ross Chastain, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott, Kurt Busch, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Tyler Reddick, and Christopher Bell.

Byron, Chastain, Hamlin, Logano, and Reddick have two wins each while Elliott has four victories under his belt so far this season.

Heading to Michigan, the 2020 Cup Series champion and current points table leader Chase Elliott has the top betting odds, at +600, to win Sunday’s race, according to DraftKings Sportsbook.

Food City Dirt Race winner Kyle Busch has the second highest betting odds of +650, followed by Kyle Larson at +700, Denny Hamlin at +750, and Ross Chastain at +900 in the top-five highest betting odds to win the FireKeepers Casino 400.

Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney, who drives #12 Ford full-time in the Cup Series, won the FireKeepers Casino 400 last year and has the sixth-highest betting odds of +1200 to win back-to-back titles.

Opening betting odds for the 2022 NASCAR FireKeepers Casino 400

Here are the odds for all 37 drivers competing at Michigan International Speedway:

Chase Elliott, +600
Kyle Busch, +650
Kyle Larson, +700
Denny Hamlin, +750
Ross Chastain, +900
William Byron, +1200
Tyler Reddick, +1200
Ryan Blaney, +1200
Martin Truex Jr., +1500
Christopher Bell, +1500
Joey Logano, +2000
Alex Bowman, +2500
Kevin Harvick, +2500
Daniel Suarez, +2500
Erik Jones, +2500
Bubba Wallace, +2500
Kurt Busch, +4000
Austin Cindric, +5000
Chase Briscoe, +5000
Austin Dillon, +5000
Aric Almirola, +10000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., +10000
Michael McDowell, +10000
Chris Buescher, +10000
Brad Keselowski, +10000
Austin Hill, +10000
Harrison Burton, +25000
Cole Custer, +25000
Ty Dillon, +50000
Justin Haley, +50000
Corey Lajoie, +50000
Noah Gragson, +50000
Todd Gilliland, +100000
Josh Bilicki, +100000
J.J. Yeley, +100000
Cody Ware, +100000
B.J. McLeod, +100000

The live telecast of Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 can be viewed on USA Network and MRN.

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