NASCAR 2022: Preview, prediction, and betting odds for Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway

The Hollywood Casino 400 marks the 28th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season and the second race of the NASCAR playoffs.

The green flag is set to drop on Sunday, September 11, at 3:00 pm ET at the Kansas Speedway. The 1.5-mile-long tri-oval track features 17-20 degrees of progressive banking at the turn, 9-11 degrees of progressive banking on the frontstretch, and 5 degrees of banking on the backstretch.

A total of 36 Cup drivers will be contesting over 267 laps at the 1.5-mile-long track in this week’s Cup race. It marks the 22nd race hosted by the Darlington Raceway in the history of the NASCAR Cup Series.

Austin Cindric, Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman, Chase Briscoe, William Byron, Ross Chastain, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott, Kurt Busch, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell, Kevin Harvick, and Austin Dillon have managed to qualify for the NASCAR playoffs. The top 12 drivers will advance to the Round of 12 in two races.

Heading to Kansas City, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin has the top betting odds, at +550, to win Sunday’s race, according to DraftKings Sportsbook.

His teammate Kyle Busch has the second-highest betting odds of +600 to win this weekend’s race. He is followed by Martin Truex Jr. at +700 odds, Chase Elliott at +750, and the defending Cup Series champion Kyle Larson at +800 in the top-five highest betting odds to win the Hollywood Casino 400.

Opening betting odds for the 2022 NASCAR Hollywood Casino 400

Here are the odds for all 36 drivers competing at Kansas Speedway:

Denny Hamlin, +550
Kyle Busch, +600
Martin Truex Jr., +700
Chase Elliott, +750
Kyle Larson, +800
Christopher Bell, +1000
Tyler Reddick, +1200
Ross Chastain, +1200
Ryan Blaney, +1500
Kevin Harvick, +1500
William Byron, +2000
Joey Logano, +2000
Bubba Wallace, +2000
Ty Gibbs, +3500
Daniel Suarez, +3500
Alex Bowman, +3500
Erik Jones, +5000
Austin Dillon, +5000
Austin Cindric, +5000
Chase Briscoe, +5000
Brad Keselowski, +10000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., +25000
Michael McDowell, +25000
Aric Almirola, +25000
Chris Buescher, +25000
Ty Dillon, +50000
Noah Gragson, +50000
Harrison Burton, +50000
Justin Haley, +50000
Cole Custer, +50000
Todd Gilliland, +100000
Landon Cassill, +100000
Corey Lajoie, +100000
Cody Ware, +100000
J.J. Yeley, +100000
B.J. McLeod, +100000

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

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