NEWSLETTER
It’s time for “The Paperclip” Martinsville Speedway. Nascar is in Virginia again for 400 laps of short track racing on one of the most difficult tracks on the schedule. The green flag drops this Sunday, April 16 at 3:00 PM EST and we have your opening NOCO 400 Odds from DraftKings Sportsbook.
As we head to Martinsville Speedway, there are two teams very excited to hit The Paperclip. Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing have combined to win 7 straight on this track. With three different HMS (Elliott, Bowman, Byron) and two different JGR (Truex Jr. x3, Bell) drivers finding victory lane. It was Byron and Bell winning the Grandfather clocks last year.
Last season the domination by HMS and JGR was even more pronounced. William Byron and Chase Elliott of HMS led 397 of the 403 laps during the spring. Then JGR drivers Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell led 353 of the 500 laps during the Fall race. Oh yeah, Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott led 122 of the remaining 147 laps that day too.
NOCO 400 Odds
It’s no surprise then to see last seasons’ two Martinsville race winners at the top of the board. Nor that the top five favorites driver for either HMS or JGR. See the whole opening odds board below.
| Driver | Odds |
|---|---|
| William Byron | +600 |
| Kyle Larson | +650 |
| Christopher Bell | +650 |
| Denny Hamlin | +700 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | +850 |
| Joey Logano | +850 |
| Ryan Blaney | +1100 |
| Kyle Busch | +1200 |
| Ross Chastain | +1600 |
| Kevin Harvick | +2000 |
| Alex Bowman | +2000 |
| Josh Berry | +2000 |
| Brad Keselowski | +2200 |
| Tyler Reddick | +2800 |
| Chris Buescher | +3500 |
| Daniel Suarez | +4000 |
| Chase Briscoe | +4000 |
| Aric Almirola | +4000 |
| Ryan Preece | +5000 |
| Bubba Wallace | +5000 |
| Austin Dillon | +5000 |
| Austin Cindric | +5500 |
| Ty Gibbs | +6000 |
| Erik Jones | +20000 |
| A.J. Allmendinger | +20000 |
| Michael McDowell | +30000 |
| Justin Haley | +30000 |
| Harrison Burton | +30000 |
| Todd Gilliland | +40000 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | +40000 |
| Noah Gragson | +40000 |
| Ty Dillon | +100000 |
| J.J. Yeley | +100000 |
| Corey Lajoie | +100000 |
| Anthony Alfredo | +100000 |
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