NASCAR Richmond Odds 2024: Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway

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Update: Denny Hamlin won the Spring Richmond race after beating JGR teammate Martin Truex Jr. on a late-race restart. The NASCAR Cup Series returns this weekend after a two-week hiatus for the Olympics. Odds have been posted for the Aug. 11 Richmond Cup Series race.


Editor's Note: This story was updated Aug. 9, 2024

The NASCAR Cup Series rolls on with its 2024 season as the regular season nears its conclusion and the scramble for one of 16 playoff spots tightens.

Virginiaā€™s own Richmond Raceway is the site of a crucial race this Sunday, plus a whole lot of Virginia sports betting opportunities.

The NASCAR Cup Series raced at Richmond on March 31 and will return Aug. 11 for the Cook Out 400. Hereā€™s a look at NASCAR Cook Out 400 odds.

NASCAR Richmond Odds 2024: Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway

Driver

2024 Odds

Christopher Bell

+400

Martin Truex Jr.

+500

Kyle Larson

+550

Denny Hamlin

+550

William Byron

+1100

Chase Elliott

+1100

Joey Logano

+1200

Ryan Blaney

+1400

Brad Keselowski

+1600

Chris Buescher

+1800

Tyler Reddick

+2000

DraftKings Sportsbook odds for 2024 Cook Out 400 as of Aug. 9

The NASCAR Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway has co-favorites at DraftKings Virginia Sportsbook: Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Christopher Bell and Martin Truex Jr., as of Aug. 8. The odds shifted early in the week leading up to the race because those two had been even with Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin at +500.

JGR's Hamlin and Hendrick Motorsports driver Larson are at +550 odds to win. Hamlin led 17 laps, including the final seven, to edge Joey Logano in the March race at Richmond. Truex led the most laps in that race, 228 out of 407, and Larson led 144 laps.

Last year, Chris Buescher pulled off an upset when he won the fall race for Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing at Richmond. It was only his third career Cup Series victory, but it catapulted him into a career year. Buescher went on to win two more times in 2023 and finished a career-best seventh in points.

Buescher went off at +6000 odds to win before last yearā€™s August race at Richmond, a wager that paid off handsomely for anybody who backed him at Virginia sportsbook apps. He is +1800 to win this weekendā€™s race.

NASCAR Results At Richmond: Top Drivers Since 2021

Rank

Driver

Races

Avg. Finish

Wins

Top 10s

1

Denny Hamlin

7

4.6

2

6

2

Martin Truex Jr.

7

5.6

1

6

3

Joey Logano

7

6.3

0

6

4

Christopher Bell

7

6.4

0

6

5

Kevin Harvick

6

8.3

1

5

6

Chase Elliott

6

8.8

0

3

7

Kyle Larson

7

9.4

1

4

8

Kyle Busch

7

10.3

0

5

9

Brad Keselowski

6

11.3

0

3

10

Aric Almirola

6

11.7

0

3

Richmond has been one of the most venerable venues in NASCAR since the Cup Series first raced there in 1953. The King, Richard Petty, is the all-time leader in wins at Richmond with 15, followed by Bobby Allison with seven.

Two current drivers are knocking on the door to tie Allison for second in career Richmond wins: Kyle Busch (with six victories on the 0.75-mile oval) and Hamlin (five). Hamlin is the one weā€™ll focus on here for NASCAR betting purposes because the Joe Gibbs Racing driver has dominated Richmond in recent years. 

Hamlin was born in Florida but he has called Virginia home since he was a small child. Richmond is pretty much his home track and he has owned it like a home since 2021. During the trackā€™s seven races in that span, Hamlin has recorded two wins and six top-five finishes. He has also run second three times in that span so, if you like Hamlin but are looking to hedge, a top-3 line on Hamlin might return decent value. Caesars Virginia Sportsbook has Hamlin at +110 odds for a top-3 finish; DraftKings has him at +170 for the same prop.

Truex also owns a victory and six top-10 finishes in the past seven races at Richmond. Penske Racingā€™s Logano has six top-10 runs in that span but no victories; ditto for Bell.

NASCAR TV Schedule For Richmond Weekend

2:30 p.m. ET on Aug. 10NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practiceFS1
3 p.m. ET on Aug. 10NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series qualifyingFS1
4:30 p.m. ET on Aug. 10NASCAR Cup Series practiceStreaming
5:35 p.m. ET on Aug. 10NASCAR Cup Series qualifyingStreaming
7:30 p.m. ET on Aug. 10NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Clean Harbors 250FS1
6 p.m. ET on Aug. 11NASCAR Cup Series: Cook Out 400USA

NBC will have streaming coverage for Cup Series practice and qualifying on Saturday; the network's TV channels will still be devoted to coverage from the Paris Olympics that day. But by Sunday night, the Summer Games will be over and the racing will be back on USA Network.

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NASCAR Richmond 2024 Q&As

Author

Jim Tomlin

Jim Tomlin has nearly 30 years of experience in journalism, having worked at such publications as the Tampa Bay Times, FanRag, Saturdays Down South and Saturday Tradition. He is a contributing writer and editor for BetVirginia.com.

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