Atlanta Motor Speedway has been a fixture on the NASCAR schedule since 1960. Now, the NASCAR Cup Collection will return to the 1.54-mile quad-oval for the second time this season on Sunday for the 2022 Quaker State 400. With the narrower wheelbase on the next-gen automobile, William Byron managed the steeply-banked superspeedway finest, main 111 laps on his option to victory in Atlanta in March. The inexperienced flag drops at Three p.m. ET on Sunday on USA (stream now on FuboTV).

Byron sits 10th within the NASCAR Cup Collection standings, however is a lock to make the NASCAR Playoffs with simply eight races remaining within the common season. He is 11-1 to repeat at Atlanta within the 2022 Quaker State 400 odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson sits atop the 2022 NASCAR at Atlanta odds board at 9-1. Earlier than scouring the 2022 Quaker State 400 beginning lineup and making any 2022 NASCAR Atlanta predictions, be sure you see the newest NASCAR at Atlanta picks from SportsLine’s confirmed projection mannequin.

Developed by every day Fantasy professional and SportsLine predictive knowledge engineer Mike McClure, this proprietary NASCAR prediction mannequin simulates each race 10,000 instances, considering components corresponding to monitor historical past and up to date outcomes.

Within the 2021 season, McClure nailed Martin Truex Jr. to win at Martinsville for a robust 3-1 payout. Then, it known as Chase Elliott to win at Highway America for a 5-2 payout. McClure’s mannequin additionally known as Larson’s win at Texas for an 11-Four payout and his win at Kansas for a 9-Four payout in back-to-back weeks earlier than nailing Larson to win the season-finale in Phoenix to say the 2021 NASCAR Cup Championship.

In whole, it nailed 5 of Larson’s wins throughout a historic season and has additionally gone 15-9 on its head-to-head matchup predictions to start out the 2022 season. Earlier this season, it was excessive on Ross Chastain to win in Austin, giving him a much better shot to win than his 40-1 odds implied. The mannequin was additionally excessive on Joey Logano earlier than he gained as a 15-1 underdog at Darlington and excessive on him once more when he returned 14-1 for his win in St. Louis. Anybody who adopted its lead on these performs noticed enormous returns on their NASCAR picks.

Now, the mannequin simulated the 2022 NASCAR at Atlanta race 10,000 instances. Head to SportsLine to see the whole projected 2022 Quaker State 400 leaderboard.

Prime 2022 Quaker State 400 predictions

One shock: the mannequin is excessive on Tyler Reddick, regardless that he is a 15-1 lengthy shot within the newest 2022 NASCAR at Atlanta odds. He is a goal for anybody in search of an enormous payday. Reddick is coming off his first profession NASCAR Cup Collection victory at Highway America final week and have become the 13th completely different driver to win a race in the course of the 2022 season. He is additionally the fifth driver to seize his first profession victory this season, which is strictly the parity NASCAR sought with the next-gen automobile.

Now, Reddick can deal with securing his second consecutive berth into the NASCAR Playoffs by persevering with to place collectively sturdy performances. Along with his win at Elkhart Lake, Reddick was the runner-up at Darlington and on the filth at Bristol. Within the spring race in Atlanta, he certified fifth and led 5 laps earlier than a crash led to a disappointing 28th-place end. With higher luck, he ought to be operating in direction of the entrance at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday.

And a large shocker: Kyle Larson, the Vegas favourite at 9-1, stumbles big-time and fails to crack the highest 5. There are much better values within the 2022 Quaker State 400 beginning grid. After dominating in 2021 and racking up 10 victories on his option to his first profession championship, Larson has solely managed one victory thus far in the course of the first half of the season.

Whereas his postseason hopes are justifiably excessive, Atlanta has been a problem for him all through his profession. He is completed outdoors the highest 10 in three of his final 4 begins there, together with a 30th-place end after a crash earlier this season and an 18th-place end regardless of beginning in sixth in 2021.

How you can make 2022 NASCAR at Atlanta picks

The mannequin can also be focusing on two different drivers with 2022 NASCAR at Atlanta odds of 15-1 or longer to make a severe run on the checkered flag. Anybody who backs these drivers may hit it huge. You’ll be able to see all the mannequin’s NASCAR picks over at SportsLine.

So who wins the Quaker State 400 2022? And which lengthy photographs make a run on the checkered flag? Take a look at the newest 2022 NASCAR at Atlanta odds beneath, then go to SportsLine now to see the total projected 2022 Quaker State 400 leaderboard, all from the mannequin that accurately predicted 5 of Kyle Larson’s wins final season. 

2022 Quaker State 400 odds (through Caesars Sportsbook)

See full NASCAR at Atlanta picks, finest bets, and predictions right here.

Kyle Larson 9-1
Ross Chastain 10-1
Kyle Busch 10-1
Ryan Blaney 10-1
Chase Elliott 10-1
Denny Hamlin 10-1
Joey Logano 11-1
William Byron 11-1
Bubba Wallace 12-1
Tyler Reddick 15-1
Martin Truex Jr. 18-1
Kurt Busch 18-1
Daniel Suarez 20-1
Christopher Bell 20-1
Alex Bowman 20-1
Chase Briscoe 25-1
Austin Cindrick 25-1
Kevin Harvick 25-1
Aric Almirola 30-1
Brad Keselowski 35-1
Austin Dillon 40-1
Chris Buescher 40-1
Ricky Stenhouse 50-1
Erik Jones 50-1
Michael McDowell 60-1
Justin Haley 60-1
Cole Custer 80-1
Harrison Burton 150-1
Ty Dillon 200-1
Corey Lajoie 200-1
Noah Gragson 250-1
Todd Gilliland 300-1
Josh Bilicki 500-1
BJ McLeod 500-1
Garrett Smithley 500-1
Cody Ware 500-1