NASCAR 2022: Preview, prediction and betting odds for Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway

The 2022 Goodyear 400 marks the 12th NASCAR Cup Series race of the season. The green-flag is set to drop on Sunday, May 8 at the Darlington Raceway.

Richmond Raceway is also known as "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame”, which offers a great racing experience for both drivers and fans.

The 1.33-mile-long features 25 degrees of banking at turns one and two and 23 degrees of banking at turns three and four. It has three degrees of banking on the front stretch and two degrees on the backstretch.

The first 11 NASCAR Cup races of the 2022 season have seen nine different winners - Austin Cindric, Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman, Chase Briscoe, William Byron, Ross Chastain, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, and Chase Elliott.

Byron and Chastain are the only two drivers who have posted multiple wins so far this season. Martin Truex Jr. is the defending winner of Goodyear 400 and will be looking to make it to Victory Lane again at the venue this year.

Heading to Darlington, the WISE Power 400 winner has the top betting odds at +500 to win Sunday’s race, according to DraftKings Sportsbook.

Last year’s winner of the event, Truex Jr. is just behind at +700 odds despite an uneven season so far. Denny Hamlin and last week's winner Chase Elliott tied the odds at +800 to win the race on Sunday.

Kyle Busch is one of the most experienced drivers on NASCAR's schedule, with five straight top-five finishes, including a victory at Bristol’s dirt race. He has the fourth-highest betting odds of +1000 according to DraftKings Sportsbook.

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Opening betting odds for the 2022 NASCAR Goodyear400

Here are the odds for all 36-drivers competing at Darlington Raceway:

1. Kyle Larson, +500
2. Martin Truex Jr., +700
3. Denny Hamlin, +800
4. Chase Elliott, +800
5. Kyle Busch, +1000
6. William Byron, +1200
7. Ryan Blaney, +1200
8. Ross Chastain, +1200
9. Alex Bowman, +1400
10. Joey Logano, +1400
11. Kevin Harvick, +1600
12. Tyler Reddick, +2000
13. Kurt Busch, +3000
14. Daniel Suarez, +3000
15. Christopher Bell, +3000
16. Austin Dillon, +3000
17. Erik Jones, +4000
18. Chris Buescher, +4000
19. Chase Briscoe, +4000
20. Austin Cindric, +5000
21. Brad Keselowski, +5000
22. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., +7500
23. Aric Almirola, +8000
24. Daniel Hemric, +15000
25. Bubba Wallace, +15000
26. Justin Haley, +20000
27. Cole Custer, +20000
28. Todd Gilliland, +50000
29. Harrison Burton, +50000
30. Corey Lajoie, +50000
31. Ty Dillon, +50000
32. Michael McDowell, +50000
33. Josh Bilicki, +100000
34. J.J. Yeley, +100000
35. Cody Ware, +100000
36. B.J. McLeod, +100000