Denny Hamlin will be the top seed in the NASCAR In-Season Challenge when he takes part in the 2025 Quaker State 400 at Echo Park Speedway in Atlanta on Saturday. Hamlin will need to finish ahead of Ty Dillon, the 32nd seed, to advance. The bracket-style tournament will continue for five weeks, culminating at the Brickyard 400 on July 27 in Indianapolis. Hamlin will also eye his fourth win of the year and first since winning the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway earlier this month.
Ryan Blaney is the +800 favorite, with Joey Logano at +850, Austin Cindric at +900, William Byron at +1000 and Kyle Busch and Chase Elliott at +1400 in the latest 2025 Quaker State 400 odds from DraftKings Sportsbook. Saturday's race is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET.
Before making any Echo Park Speedway picks, you NEED to see what CBS Sports NASCAR writer Steven Taranto has to say.
Taranto, who moonlights as a sim racer and has 20 career wins in iRacing, is the lead NASCAR writer for CBSSports.com. Taranto was red-hot for SportsLine in 2024 as he nailed 17 winners, including 16-1 longshot William Byron at the Daytona 500 and 14-1 longshot Chase Elliott at Texas. Anybody following his NASCAR picks could have seen HUGE returns!
For the 2025 Quaker State 400, Taranto is high on Joey Logano (+850). He also has a head-to-head prop bet, with Todd Gilliland (+150) to finish ahead of Chris Buescher (-205). "Gilliland has had fast cars over the last two years at Atlanta, most notably when he led 58 laps in February 2024, and started fifth and led seven laps before finishing 15th in February of this year," Taranto said. "By comparison, Buescher has been feast or famine at Atlanta, as he has three DNFs due to crashes since 2022 and also crashed in February, counteracting a pair of top 10s he's gotten when he's been running at the finish. Considering the downside that Buescher has in spite of being favored in the matchup at -205, taking Gilliland at +150 could be an easy way to cash in on the H2H opportunities Atlanta provides."
Taranto has also identified four other drivers in his 2025 NASCAR Quaker State 400 best bets. He's also high on a huge NASCAR longshot who's over 50-1, potentially netting any backer a HUGE payday! You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see his picks before locking in any NASCAR picks of your own.
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