Best Bets for the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series at Talladega Superspeedway
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The eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series has turned into the William Byron show the past two races. Heâs led 210 of 304 total laps â thatâs almost 70 percent of them.
That said, both of those races took place on short tracks. This Sundayâs event at Talladega marks the first Superspeedway race weâve seen in this series, so we donât know what to expect.
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Background
I changed up my strategy before last weekâs race at Richmond and it paid off. Instead of supplementing iRacing data with real-life numbers, I decided to focus solely on virtual results. While it gives us a smaller sample size, the series has gotten more predictable now that Byron is closing out races.
That said, we donât have any data on Superspeedway tracks. NASCAR will also test out a new inversion rule this week, as theyâre sending the previous weekâs top finishers to the rear of the starting order. Thatâs terrible news for both William Byron and Timmy Hill.
Betting Odds
Here are the lines posted over at William Hill.
Driver | Odds |
William Byron | +300 |
Dale Earnhardt, Jr | +750 |
Timmy Hill | +750 |
Denny Hamlin | +1000 |
Kyle Busch | +1200 |
Parker Kligerman | +1500 |
Ryan Preece | +1500 |
John Hunter Nemechek | +1800 |
Landon Cassill | +1800 |
Garrett Smithley | +1800 |
Michael McDowell | +2500 |
Alex Bowman | +2800 |
Matt DiBenedetto | +3000 |
Brad Keselowski | +3000 |
Bobby Labonte | +3500 |
Joey Logano | +4000 |
Ross Chastain | +4000 |
Chase Elliott | +4000 |
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr | +4000 |
Austin Dillon | +4000 |
Erik Jones | +4000 |
Clint Bowyer | +4000 |
Tyler Reddick | +5000 |
Kevin Harvick | +5000 |
Jeff Gordon | +5000 |
Cole Custer | +6000 |
Kurt Busch | +6000 |
Jimmie Johnson | +6000 |
Aric Almirola | +6000 |
Daniel Suarez | +6000 |
Chris Buescher | +6000 |
Ty Dillon | +6000 |
Brennan Poole | +7500 |
Joey Gase | +7500 |
Ryan Blaney | +7500 |
Corey LaJoie | +10000 |
Chad Finchum | +12500 |
JJ Yeley | +15000 |
Weâve got a much more crowded field this weekend, and weâll get to see both Dale Jr. and Jeff Gordon in the same race for the first time in years.
William Byron remains the heavy betting favorite, but his +300 odds reflect Talladegaâs unpredictable nature. Dale Jr. and Timmy Hill are the only other guys with odds shorter than four digits, and Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch are the next safest bets to win. Then youâve got the usual suspects around +1500: Kligerman, Preece, Nemechek, Cassill, and Smithley.
From what weâve seen of this series so far, Sundayâs winner should come from that shortlist.
Analysis and Suggested Pick
My betting philosophy is if it ainât broke, donât fix it. In my opinion, the formula we identified last week should still pay out at Talledega: take Byron to win and take Hill to beat Byron. Laying both sides of this bet wouldâve made you money after each race this year.
You should take Byron to win (+300) because heâs dominated the series so far. I already mentioned that heâs led 70 percent of the laps in the last two races, but his success extends further â heâs led 318 of 534 overall laps, good for 60 percent. Sure, heâll have to compete in the draft and start from the back on Sunday, but heâs given us little reason to doubt him so far.
You should take Hill to beat Byron (+155) because, well, Byron could slip up. And if he does, Hill should be able to bring his car home ahead of him. Hill has an average finish of 2.25. His worst finish in this series is third place. As long as you put a single unit on both lines here, youâre almost guaranteed to profit.
That said, Talladega is just the track to break this bet. Someone could take Hill out early in the race, and Byron may struggle to replicate his dominance in the draft. Superspeedway aces Denny Hamlin (+1000), Brad Keselowski (+3000), and Joey Logano (+4000) are strong contenders if my eNASCAR betting formula doesnât interest you.
Suggested Prop Bets
William Hill started to offer some head-to-head prop lines last weekend. And aside from the Byron v. Hill prop, they have another line I like this weekend.
I think Joey Logano (+105) can beat Brad Keselowski on Sunday. Both drivers have tons of real-life success at Superspeedways, but Loganoâs been the better driver in iRacing so far. While he struggled last weekend, Logano beat Keselowski at both Homestead-Miami and Bristol, and Iâd look for him to do it again.
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