2025 Jack Link's 500 Betting Preview
27 April 2025
After a week off, NASCAR returns to Talladega Superspeedway today for the Jack Link's 500. Tyler Reddick returns to defend his title at the 2.66-mile oval track that is the largest oval on the NASCAR schedule.
JACK LINK'S 500 START TIME & RACE INFO
- Event: Jack Link's 500
- Where: Talladaga Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
- When: Sunday, April 27 at 3:00 PM ET
- TV: Fox
JACK LINK'S 500 FAVORITES
- Ryan Blaney (Odds to Win: +700)
- Joey Logano (Odds to Win: +1000)
- William Byron (Odds to Win: +1200)
- Kyle Busch (Odds to Win: +1200)
- Denny Hamlin (Odds to Win: +1500)
DUNKEL INDEX TOP 10
Here are the Top 10 drivers for this event, according to the Dunkel Index:
| D. Hamlin | 45.711 |
| K. Larson | 38.496 |
| W. Byron | 36.049 |
| R. Blaney | 34.786 |
| C. Elliott | 28.490 |
| B. Wallace | 25.452 |
| J. Logano | 24.283 |
| Kyle Busch | 22.313 |
| R. Preece | 22.092 |
| C. Buescher | 21.886 |
WINNER: DENNY HAMLIN (+1500)
Hamlin has two wins and six Top-10 finishes so far this season. He has seven Top-7 finishes in his last 13 Talladega tries. Rated No. 1 in the Dunkel Index, Hamlin (+1500) is our pick to take the checkered flag at Talladega on Sunday.
BEST ODDS TOP 5 FINISH: RYAN BLANEY (-105)
Rated No. 4 in the Dunkel Index
BEST ODDS TOP 10 FINISH: RYAN PREECE (-120)
Rated No. 9 in the Dunkel Index
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