NASCAR at Texas 2024: Odds, lineups, times, standings and more

NASCAR heads to Texas Motor Speedway for a full weekend of racing with the Cup, Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series.

NASCAR Cup Series’ AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400

• 3:30 p.m. ET Sunday (all times Eastern)
• TV/Radio: FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
• Stages end on laps: 80/165/267

Austin Hill and Jimmie Johnson are driving the two open entries entered this weekend. Each driver will make their first start of the season.

So far, all but two races (Phoenix and Bristol) have had at least one open entry but this will be the third race with multiple open entries (Daytona and COTA are the others).

Kaz Grala remains in the No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford while Ty Dillon will make his second start in the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet.

Grala finished 26th at Martinsville, which is RWR’s best finish at the track since April 2021. Just two cars fell out of the race and only five cautions flew for 51 laps, compared to seven cars and 15 cautions for 102 laps in 2021.

Grala also finished two laps down Sunday. In 2021, all three RWR cars finished six or more laps down – in 22nd, 23rd and 25th.

Kaz Grala sits 33rd in points, ahead of Harrison Burton and Zane Smith and just -7 points to teammate Justin Haley. Grala is averaging a 27th-place finish overall and a 25.4 in his seven starts with RWR – around 1.5 positions better than Haley.

Grala will make 25 starts this season. So far, he is on start No. 8, including the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum. He raced the Daytona 500 with Front Row Motorsports.

NASCAR Cup Series’ Odds and Prop Bets for Texas

• Last week: William Byron ties Tim Richmond in wins with Martinsville victory
• Most recent TMS race: William Byron redeems 300th win for Hendrick Motorsports

Here are the odds from DraftKings:

• Kyle Larson (Fall 2021 winner): +350 to win/+105 for a top-3 finish
• William Byron (Fall ’23): +600/+170
• Denny Hamlin (3 TMS wins): +700/+210
• Tyler Reddick (Fall ’21): +750/+225
• Ryan Blaney: +1200/+340
• Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace: +1200/+350
• Martin Truex Jr.: +1300/+380
• Kyle Busch: +1500/+450
• Ross Chastain, Joey Logano: +1800/+500
• Ty Gibbs: +2000/+550

Bubba Wallace jumps off the page immediately. The last time the NASCAR Cup Series visited Texas Motor Speedway, Wallace won the pole and led 111 laps (race high).

Wallace led after a fierce battle with Kyle Larson, the only driver better than him all day. Then, a bum restart with six laps to go kicked Wallace back to third while William Byron won.

Coming off of a strong top-5 finish at Martinsville and a top-10 run at Richmond, Wallace is one to watch for at TMS.

Bubba Wallace (+135) is up against Tyler Reddick (-185) in one of the prop bets this week. You also have:

• William Byron (+115) vs. Kyle Larson (-150)
• Daniel Suarez (+150) vs. Brad Keselowski (-205)
• Ryan Blaney (-165) vs. Chase Elliott (+125)
• Ryan Preece (+150) vs. Chase Briscoe (-205)
• Tyler Reddick (-120) vs. Denny Hamlin (-110)

NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Andy’s Frozen Custard 300

• 1:30 p.m. ET Saturday
• TV/Radio: FS1, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
• Stages end on laps: 45/90/200

Taylor Gray is in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing entry this weekend. Corey Heim is also back in the No. 26 for Sam Hunt Racing while Matt DiBenedetto is back with Viking Motorsports in the No. 38 Ford.

Returning to the series are Ryan Truex and Daniel Dye with JGR and Kaulig Racing, respectively.

Also returning:

• Chad Finchum
• Patrick Emerling
• David Starr

NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Odds and Prop Bets for Texas

• Last week: Veteran Almirola handles young teammates in dominant win
• Most recent TMS race: John Hunter Nemechek takes 7th victory of 2023

Here are the odds-on favorites from DraftKings:

• Chandler Smith: +320/-105 for a top-3 finish
• Justin Allgaier: +330/+105
• Cole Custer, Austin Hill: +650/+190
• Ryan Truex: +850/+250
• Sam Mayer: +1000/+285
• Riley Herbst: +1200/+350
• Sheldon Creed: +1400/+425
• A.J. Allmendinger, Taylor Gray, Sammy Smith: +1800/+500
• Jesse Love: +2000/+550
• Brandon Jones: +2500/+700

Parker Kligerman (+4000 to win) and Corey Heim (+4500) are all just outside of the realm of being among the top favorites.

Prop bets:

• Taylor Gray: -125 vs. Jesse Love: -105
• Cole Custer: +140 vs. Chandler Smith: -195
• Sammy Smith: -135 vs. Jesse Love: +105
• Sheldon Creed: +105 vs. Riley Herbst: -135
• A.J. Allmendinger: +100 vs. Sam Mayer: -130
• Justin Allgaier: +105 vs. Chandler Smith: -135
• Austin Hill: -160 vs. Ryan Truex: +120
• Cole Custer: +130 vs. Justin Allgaier: -175

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ SpeedyCash.com 250

• 8:30 p.m. ET Friday
• TV/Radio: FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
• Stages end on laps: 40/80/167
• Practice and Qualifying: 4:05 p.m. Friday

Kyle Busch is making his fourth of his five allowed Craftsman Truck Series starts. He won at Atlanta, then finished 15th (-1 lap) at Las Vegas and second at Bristol.

Busch has dominated and won his last three NCTS starts at TMS:

• 72 of 167 laps led in July 2020
• 97 of 147 laps led in March 2019
• 80 of 152 laps led in October 2014

Also returning:

• Stefan Parsons and Henderson Motorsports’ No. 75 entry
• Keith McGee
• Johnny Sauter
• Conner Jones
• Zane Smith

Kris Wright will also make his first start for TRICON Garage this season.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ Odds and Prop Bets for Texas

• Last week: Strong truck and cautions aid Christian Eckes’ Martinsville win
• Most recent TMS race: Carson Hocevar Grabs First-Career Win in Double Overtime at Texas Motor Speedway

Here are the odds and prop bets from DraftKings:

• Kyle Busch: +130 to win/-225 for top-3
• Christian Eckes: +450/+130
• Corey Heim: +550/+160
• Nick Sanchez: +700/+210
• Ty Majeski: +800/+230
• Zane Smith: +900/+260
• Rajah Caruth: +1200/+350
• Tyler Ankrum: +1400/+425
• Taylor Gray: +2800/+800
• Ben Rhodes: +2800/+850

Rhodes is favored better than Grant Enfinger (+105/-135) in their prop bet. Here are the other prop bets:

• Stewart Friesen (-105) vs. Chase Purdy (-125)
• Corey Heim (+120) vs. Kyle Busch (-160)
• Nick Sanchez (-170) vs. Tyler Ankrum (+125)
• Christian Eckes (+105) vs. Corey Heim (-1350
• Tyler Ankrum (-105) vs. Zane Smith (-125)
• Christian Eckes (+140) vs. Kyle Busch (-190)
• Zane Smith (-110) vs. Nick Sanchez (-120)

Busch is a favorite across the board but beware. In the last speedway race, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, he finished outside the top-10 and off the lead lap.

Points Standings Before Texas