2024 Cook Out Southern 500 Betting Preview
30 August 2024
The Cup Series regular season comes to an end on Sunday with the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. The regular season championship and final playoff spots are all on the line.

COOK OUT SOUTHERN 500 START TIME & RACE INFO
- Event: Cook Out Southern 500
- Where: Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
- When: Sunday, September 1 at 6:000 PM ET
- TV: USA Network
COOK OUT SOUTHERN 500 FAVORITES
- Kyle Larson (Odds to Win: +550)
- Denny Hamlin (Odds to Win: +600)
- Tyler Reddick (Odds to Win: +650)
- William Byron (Odds to Win: +900)
- Kyle Busch (Odds to Win: +1100)
DUNKEL INDEX TOP 10
Here are the Top 10 drivers for this event, according to the Dunkel Index:
| D. Hamlin | 326.608 |
| T. Reddick | 327.483 |
| R. Blaney | 329.420 |
| K. Larson | 330.939 |
| C. Buescher | 331.343 |
| B. Keselowski | 331.961 |
| W. Byron | 332.951 |
| C. Bell | 334.505 |
| Kyle Busch | 334.540 |
| T. Gibbs | 334.550 |
WINNER: DENNY HAMLIN (+600)
Hamlin is a three-time winner of this event, last taking the checkered flag in 2021. In his last seven races at Darlington, Hamlin has finished in the top five four times and has led the second-most laps of any driver. Rated No. 1 in the Dunkel Index, we'll take Hamlin (+600) to pick up another win at Darlington on Sunday.
BEST ODDS TOP 5 FINISH: KYLE LARSON (-125)
Rated No. 4 in the Dunkel Index
BEST ODDS TOP 10 FINISH: RYAN BLANEY (-140)
Rated No. 3 in the Dunkel Index
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