2026 NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, picks, props: best bets from proven racing experts

As NASCAR mourns the death of legendary driver Kyle Busch at age 41, the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway will go on as scheduled. Denny Hamlin will look to win his second race in a row after he claimed last week's NASCAR All-Star Race after leading for 103 laps. Hamlin is the +550 favorite (risk $100 to win $550) at FanDuel Sportsbook. Hamlin, 45, has 61 career wins in the NASCAR Cup Series as well as 383 top-10 finishes. His last win was March 15 at the 2026 Pennzoil 400 in Las Vegas.

Among the other favorites are Kyle Larson (+650), Tyler Reddick (+650), William Byron (+850), Chase Briscoe (+900) and Christopher Bell (+900). Sunday's race is set to start at 6 p.m. ET. Joe Gibbs Racing is the +170 favorite to be the winning team for Sunday's race, followed by Hendrick Motorsports (+225) and 23XI Racing (+500).

Before entering any 2026 NASCAR Cup Series props or NASCAR picks, be sure to see what elite expert auto racing handicappers Phil Bobbitt and Steve Greco have to say.

Bobbitt and Greco built a predictive engine that consistently beats the books. They find huge value and aren't afraid of volume. Over the past four-plus years, their followers could be up more than $28,000 on $100 plays. In 2024, they nailed seven outright winners in the Cup Series, returning nearly seven units for a 25.7% ROI. 

They predicted Daniel Suarez's victory in Atlanta at +3500 and were 10-2 on matchup plays. Their 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race preview nailed Joey Logano at +1100 and went 4-0 in matchup picks, and they hit Austin Cindric at +2800 in the Enjoy Illinois 300. They also nailed Ross Chastain as a +3000 longshot in the Hollywood Casino 400. Overall, they were up 47.18 units across all racing articles last season. In 2025, they correctly called William Byron (+2300) in the Daytona 500 and Kyle Larson (+450) in the AdventHealth 400. Anyone following Bobbitt and Greco could have seen HUGE returns!

For the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 we can tell you Bobbitt and Greco are backing Christopher Bell over Ryan Blaney (-140 The ScoreBet, -145 Caesars) in a head-to-head matchup. "Betting against Ryan Blaney at a mile-and-a-half is generally an uncomfortable experience. Betting against him in the Coca-Cola 600 specifically feels a little like volunteering to fight a grizzly bear armed only with a pool noodle. Blaney is an absolute wheelman. On the shorter tracks, he's basically 1A/1B with Denny Hamlin in our rankings every single week. But this is a different animal entirely, and the Penske camp still hasn't consistently solved these intermediate configurations."

Bobbitt and Greco have locked in more NASCAR bets, including other matchup plays and their top play for outright bets. 

So who wins the 2026 Coca-Cola 600, and which NASCAR prop picks could help you dominate your picks, and which outright bet brings great value? ... Join SportsLine right now to see the Coca-Cola 600 best bets, all from the experts who were up 47 units in 2024.