Kyle Larson enters as the favorite as he looks to win back-to-back NASCAR The Chase races at Saturday's Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. Larson, who is at +400 (risk $100 to win $400) at FanDuel Sportsbook, will also try to slice further into Denny Hamlin's points lead. Hamlin holds a nine-point lead over Larson and is 18 ahead of Christopher Bell. Larson, 34, is looking to win back-to-back Cup championships. In 430 career races over 14 years, he has 33 wins and 219 top-10 finishes. Besides winning last year's championship, he was also first in 2021.
Among the other favorites are Ryan Blaney (+500), Hamlin and Ty Gibbs (+600), Bell (+650) and Chase Briscoe (+1000). Saturday's race is set to start at 7:30 p.m. ET. Joe Gibbs Racing is the +130 favorite to be the winning team, followed by Hendrick Motorsports (+240), Team Penske (+360) and RFK Racing (+1100).
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