NASCAR at Talladega Starting Lineup, Odds: Pole-Sitter Denny Hamlin Opens as the Favorite for Sunday’s Geico 500

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Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images. Pictured: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane at Talladega

For the first time since the season-opening Daytona 500, pack racing will return for Sunday's Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

Talladega is known for exciting racing, big wrecks, close finishes and, of course, Ricky Bobby.

And when it comes to Geico 500 odds, Denny Hamlin is the clear betting favorite at +650, and for good reason.

Hamlin has won three of the past five Daytona 500s, as well as the most recent NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega.

Joey Logano is next on the Talladega odds board at +900, followed by Ryan Blaney at +1000 with Brad Keselowski and Chase Elliott, both listed at +1100, rounding out the top five.

Michael McDowell, the popular upset winner of the 2021 Daytona 500, is once again listed as a longshot (+6600).

And in his Cup Series debut, Harrison Burton is +10000 in the Gaunt Brothers Racing No. 96 Toyota.

Here's a full rundown of NASCAR at Talladega odds, as well as the projected starting lineup from FOX Sports' Bob Pockrass.

Odds as of Monday afternoon and via DraftKings.

NASCAR at Talladega Starting Lineup, Odds

Starting PositionDriverOdds
1Denny Hamlin+650
2Joey Logano+900
3Martin Truex Jr.+2200
4William Byron+2000
5Alex Bowman+1800
6Christopher Bell+2500
7Ryan Blaney+1000
8Chase Elliott+1100
9Kyle Busch+1800
10Brad Keselowski+1100
11Austin Dillon+3300
12Kyle Larson+2200
13Matt DiBenedetto+6600
14Aric Almirola+1500
15Kurt Busch+1600
16Kevin Harvick+2000
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.+1600
18Ross Chastain+6600
19Daniel Suarez+6600
20Tyler Reddick+2200
21Chris Buescher+4500
22Erik Jones+4000
23Michael McDowell+6600
24Bubba Wallace+5000
25Chase Briscoe+6600
26Corey LaJoie+10000
27Cole Custer+6600
28Ryan Newman+3000
29Ryan Preece+3500
30Anthony Alfredo+15000
31BJ McLeodn/a
32Garrett Smithleyn/a
33Quin Houff+25000
34Cody Ware+30000
35Justin Haleyn/a
36Josh Bilicki+30000
38Kaz Garlan/a
39Harrison Burton+10000
39Timmy Hill+30000

Please note that Jennifer Jo Cobb was initially slated to start 37th in the No. 15 car for Rick Ware Racing, however, she was not approved by NASCAR to participate in this race.

At the time of writing, a replacement driver has not yet been named.

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