Pearce Dietrich gives his top NASCAR bets on DraftKings Sportsbook for the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol.<\/p>\n
The NASCAR Cup Series is making its annual fall visit to Bristol, TN. Whether Bristol Motor Speedway is The Last Great Colosseum or The World\u2019s Fastest Half-Mile Here one thing is for sure \u2014 Saturday Nights are for fighting! Here are the best bets for the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol.<\/p>\n
For DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a> NASCAR Picks from the lower series, follow @Race4thePrize<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n Race Winner \u2014 Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol<\/p>\n Kyle Larson +300<\/p>\n There have been Kings of Concrete, but Kyle Larson is the emperor of concrete, and The Last Great Colosseum is his Roman arena. The Bristol Night Race has always been about who can conquer chaos, and Larson has elevated it to an art form. He\u2019s taken the last two wins at The Last Great Colosseum, and it hasn\u2019t been by chance \u2014 he\u2019s led 873 of the last 1,000 laps. That\u2019s not survival, that\u2019s not domination \u2014 that\u2019s empire building. On a surface where even the best drivers get humbled, Larson has found a way to bend the track to his will. Betting against him Saturday night feels more like wishful thinking than strategy.<\/p>\n Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell are decorated gladiators, but Larson is a lion. The others come to fight, but he comes to feast. This isn\u2019t a coin-flip short track anymore; this is Larson\u2019s personal colosseum. Winning three straight at the Night Race would be a historic achievement, but based on the last two seasons, it feels inevitable. Larson\u2019s blend of speed, rhythm and control in long green-flag runs makes him the best bet on the board. If there\u2019s money to be placed on Bristol, it should be riding with the emperor.<\/p>\n Race Winner \u2014 Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol<\/p>\n Denny Hamlin +400<\/p>\n NASCAR\u2019s villain \u2014 or troll \u2014 is the only driver with the chops to beat everyone\u2019s favorite, Kyle Larson, at Bristol. Larson may be the emperor of concrete, but emperors don\u2019t last forever \u2014 and Hamlin has the track record to stage a coup. He\u2019s finished top-five in four straight Bristol races with two wins in the Gen-7 car. One of his recent wins was the 2023 Night Race, proving he knows how to handle the chaos under the lights. While Larson has dominated the laps-led column, Hamlin has quietly matched him in consistency, execution and late-race strength. If anyone can knock the emperor off the throne, it\u2019s the veteran in the No. 11.<\/p>\n Hamlin\u2019s skill set matches Bristol\u2019s demands perfectly: he\u2019s patient in traffic, aggressive on restarts and his team nails pit cycles when the pressure peaks. That combination gives him the chance to flip the script and seize control when it matters most. Betting on Hamlin isn\u2019t fading Larson \u2014 it\u2019s backing the only driver capable of overthrowing him. At +400, the value is there for a well-planned coup in The Last Great Colosseum.<\/p>\n