Autotrader Echopark Automotive 400: Texas Picks, Betting Odds & Race Preview

William Byron's picking up right where he left off last season, now with three wins on the young 2024 NASCAR campaign. Byron's also currently the man to beat in the NASCAR Cup Series odds at several major books. He, understandably, sits as one of the favorites for Sunday's Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, looking to repeat in a race he won last year. 

But to do so, he'll need to topple another past champ, Kyle Larson, who was installed as the outright favorite before falling even further after winning his third consecutive pole award. With other past Texas winners crowding the favorites tier, and not many seen with a realistic chance of winning this race, let's check out the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive odds, along with the best NASCAR betting picks for April 14's race. 

Odds to win 2024 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400

Driver
Kyle Larson	+275	+320	+333
Tyler Reddick	+500	+500	+425
William Byron	+750	+750	+650
Ty Gibbs	+850	+850	+900
Denny Hamlin	+900	+800	+800
Ryan Blaney	+1,100	+950	+1,000
Martin Truex Jr.	+1,300	+1,200	+1,000
Christopher Bell	+1,300	+1,400	+1,200
Bubba Wallace	+1,400	+1,600	+1,200
Ross Chastain	+1,600	+2,000	+1,800
Chase Elliott	+1,800	+2,000	+2,000
Joey Logano	+2,000	+2,000	+2,500
Kyle Busch	+2,500	+2,400	+3,000
Brad Keselowski	+3,000	+3,400	+3,500
Alex Bowman	+3,500	+3,100	+2,800
Chris Buescher	+4,500	+3,700	+4,000
Daniel Suarez	+5,000	+6,500	+6,000
Chase Briscoe	+6,000	+8,500	+8,000
Josh Berry	+10,000	+22,000	+15,000
Erik Jones	+10,000	+8,500	+8,000

Odds as of April 14, 2024.

Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 field

Kyle Larson sits as the favorite at a fairly-confident +400; about as low as you'll see a NASCAR driver priced on a non-road track. Larson won this race in 2021, and has Top-5 finishes — including a win — in four of the past six races. He's the Cup Series points leader and we should never be surprised to see his name atop the odds board at a conventional oval track.

Also in the hunt are past winners Tyler Reddick (+600) and Denny Hamlin (+650). Hamlin has two wins on the season already, while Reddick's season has had a bit more of an up-and-down start. However, he won here in 2022.

Rounding out the tier of top favorites under +1,000 are Ryan Blaney (+850), and the aforementioned William Byron (+700). Byron's credentials, both on this track and this season overall, speak for themselves. Meanwhile, Blaney has been on a bit of a downer. While he finished fifth last weekend at Martinsville, it was his first Top-10 results in four races, and the defending Cup Series champ is seeking his first win on the season.

Overall, with so many drivers priced so low, and the Larson-Hamlin-Reddick trio tabbing very confident odds, there isn't thought to be much hope for the field's longshots. Once again this week, we see a massive dropoff from Brad Keselowski (+2,800) and Erik Jones (+2,800), with just one driver (Noah Gragson, +6,000) bridging that gap. 

This mirrors an early-season trend that, after a couple recent weeks of more linear distribution with multiple drivers in the +3,500 to +5,000 range, has begun to diverge again, and may be more of a consistent projection of this NASCAR season's odds boards. 

Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 expert picks and predictions

Odds listed below courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook, April 9, 2024.

Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 pre-qualifying favorites

Kyle Larson (+500)
He won both the All-Star Race as well as the playoff race at Texas in 2021. While he finished ninth and 31st in his last two points-paying races here, he won stages (Stage 1 in 2022, Stage 2 in 2023) the last two races and led 19 and 99 laps, respectively. He won last month in Las Vegas, another intermediate track. 

Tyler Reddick (+600)
He led 70 laps in his 2022 victory and while he finished 25th last September, Reddick won the first stage and led 36 laps. He finished runner-up to Larson in Vegas this spring.

William Byron (+700)
This has quickly became one of Byron’s better tracks. The Hendrick Motorsports driver has finished 11th or better in each of his last five Texas tries, including leading 135 laps in that span. He won last September and was runner-up in 2021.

Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 sleepers

Bubba Wallace (+1,600)
Had the race won from the pole last year. Wallace led 111 laps in a third-place effort. 

Joey Logano (+2,000)
He’s been good here lately. Five Top-5 finishes in his last eight tries, including a runner-up in 2022. In 30 Texas starts, Logano has 13 Top-4 results. 

Brad Keselowski (+2,800)
He has five straight Top-10 finishes in Texas (ninth, sixth, fourth, eighth, seventh) and 13 Top-10 finishes in 28 career starts on this track. 

Chase Briscoe (+8,000)
He has three Top-10 finishes in four points-paying Texas starts, including fifth in 2022 and 10th a year ago.

Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 fades

Denny Hamlin (+650)
This, surprisingly, isn’t one of his strongest tracks and while I think he’s a great fantasy play, not so much on an outright winner for these odds. Yes, he's a three-time Texas winner, but he also has just three Top-5 finishes in his last 11 Texas tries.

Martin Truex Jr. (+1,000)
0-for-34 here. Three of his last five Texas finishes have seen him come home 25th or worse. He was 17th last fall. He has just one Top-5 finish in his last nine starts on the 1.5-mile track.

Ross Chastain (+1,400)
He was runner-up last year, but that came via a late charge. He led one lap in each of the last two Texas races, with his second-place run last Fall being his only Top-10 finish in 10 Texas tries. 

Chase Elliott (+1,400)
0-for-15 at Texas with just three Top-5 finishes. His last three results are 23rd, 32nd, and 11th, respectively.

Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 prop pick

Christopher Bell Top-3 finish (+330)

A wise play. Bell (+1,200 to win outright) was fourth last year and third in both 2020 and 2021. 

Pick: Christopher Bell Top-3 finish (+330 ar DraftKings)

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Texas Motor Speedway track analysis

This track most closely resembles the Charlotte Motor Speedway with the dog leg and two longer sweeping corners. Where they somewhat differ in the fact that Texas has way more width in Turns 1 and 2 than Charlotte does.

This year is the second time in a while that NASCAR has come to Texas just once. It’s also the first time in years we’ve come here in the spring. Which is why there’s not much data to scour through for this year’s edition since it’s the second intermediate track run in 2024. The first was last month’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which could be a precursor for how Sunday’s race looks. 

Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 trends

• Chevrolet has won four of the last five Texas races, including three consecutively by three different drivers (Kyle Larson, Tyler Reddick, William Byron). The last Ford driver not named Kevin Harvick to win at Texas was Joey Logano in 2014. Every other Ford winner is retired. 

How to make Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 picks

NASCAR betting is a nuanced process that can take any number of factors into account, and spans several different types of bets. Fortunately, our How to Bet NASCAR guide walks you through the basics, including how to read odds, different markets that are available, and what to consider when making your bets. 

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