NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 Odds, Predictions & Best Bets At Dover Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series officials on Sunday absolved Ty Gibbs of any wrongdoing during a Toyota/Save Mart 350 pit stop that triggered an incident between Gibbs’ and Brad Keselowski’s crews. 

Gibbs’ pit stall was located in front of Keselowski at Sonoma Raceway. As Gibbs rolled in after colliding with Chris Buescher’s machine, he drove through Keselowski’s pit and contacted tire carrier Telvin McClurkin, who said he suffered a twisted wrist.  

When the two drivers departed, the contending crew members confronted each other, but were quickly separated by a race official. 

Attempting to point his way into the playoffs, Gibbs finished P7 and Keselowski P11, behind race winner Shane van Gisbergen. 

After back-to-back road courses, the circuit shifts to a one-mile oval and Denny Hamlin (+400) received the top sports-betting odds to capture Sunday’s AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400. 

Below, we’ll preview the top storylines heading into Sunday’s event at Dover Motor Speedway, go over the odds, and give our best bets for the 21st race on the 2025 NASCAR schedule.

Close call. 😳

Here’s another view from yesterday’s action on pit road. pic.twitter.com/APXiDoOJQb

— RFK Racing (@RFKracing) July 14, 2025

AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 Storylines

• Van Gisbergen, who posted consecutive road course wins, became the first driver to capture three circuit races from the pole in a season since Jimmie Johnson in 2008.
• Despite placing P10 at Sonoma, Kyle Busch remains below the postseason cutoff line, 37 points behind No. 16-seeded Bubba Wallace. The former champion missed the 2024 playoffs. With four playoff spots open and has six regular-season races remaining, Busch also needs to pass Ryan Preece, who trails Wallace by three points.
• Following a loss in U.S. District Court in Charlotte, North Carolina, could 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports go out of business?

Following recent legal developments, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports may be forced to return earnings from the first 20 races of the 2025 season. Full story on The Daily Downforcehttps://t.co/kP1c7ZglnD pic.twitter.com/DAHv5XW19g

— The Daily Downforce (@dailydownforce) July 14, 2025

AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 Driver Odds

Here is an early look at the drivers’ odds for Sunday’s AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway, according to BetOnline Sportsbook:  

*-Odds current at time of publication

AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 Predictions and Picks  

Here are our best NASCAR Cup Series bets for the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway: 

Denny Hamlin (+400)

After registering a circuit-best 207 laps led over his past three starts at “The Monster Mile,” Hamlin visited Victory Lane last year after holding the lead for the final 71 laps.

Chase Elliott (+1100)

After earning a Dover win at Dover, Elliott’s average finish of 5.7 ranks second along with Ross Chastain for second best over the past three years, behind the retired Martin Truex Jr. (5.3). Consistency remains Elliott’s key this season.

Ross Chastain (+1200)

If he can avoid the vengeance of Trackhouse Racing teammate, Chastain could contend. He earned two top-fives and led 184 laps during his past three starts at the one-mile oval.

🗣️ "It just was kind of a worst case scenario because it's two of our cars."

Owner @JustinMarksTH speaks on @RossChastain & @Daniel_SuarezG getting together at @RaceSonoma and how @TeamTrackhouse is dealing with it internally.

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— SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Ch. 90) (@SiriusXMNASCAR) July 15, 2025