2026 NASCAR Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway, picks, props: best bets from proven racing experts

Denny Hamlin will look to get back into the win column when he takes part in the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Motorspeedway on Sunday night. Two weeks ago, Hamlin won the NASCAR All-Star Race at Dover. He won his first race of the year at the Pennzoil 400 back in March at Las Vegas. Hamlin is the +380 favorite (risk $100 to win $380) at FanDuel Sportsbook. Hamlin, 45, who has 61 career wins in the NASCAR Cup Series, finished third at Charlotte last weekend.

Among the other favorites are Tyler Reddick (+700), Kyle Larson (+750), Christopher Bell (+750), Ryan Blaney (+750) and Chase Briscoe (+1200). Sunday's race is set to start at 7 p.m. ET. Joe Gibbs Racing is the +155 favorite to be the winning team for Sunday's race, followed by Hendrick Motorsports (+280) and Team Penske (+450).

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. Last weekend, they again hit on Suarez +15000 to win the Coca-Cola 600. 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 Cracker Barrel 400 we can tell you Bobbitt and Greco are backing Chase Elliott over Joey Logano (-125 DraftKings) in a head-to-head matchup. "This matchup popped immediately in both models, and honestly, we're a little surprised the number is this reasonable. One model projects Chase Elliott at 12.86 versus Joey Logano at 17.88. The second projects Elliott 10.47 versus Logano 15.44. When two separate models independently arrive at roughly the same five-position gap, we tend to pay attention."

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 Cracker Barrel 400, 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 Cracker Barrel 400 best bets, all from the experts who were up 47 units in 2024.