Things have not gone well for Christopher Bell since he grabbed a share of the NASCAR Cup Series lead with his third win of the season. He attempts to get back on track on Sunday as he competes in the 2024 Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway. Bell made his way to Victory Lane at New Hampshire on June 23 but failed to finish his next two starts as he crashed out at Nashville after leading a race-high 131 laps and suffered the same fate in last weekend's Chicago Street Race. The 29-year-old has posted three top-10 finishes in six career Cup Series starts at Pocono, including a fourth place in 2022 and a sixth place last season.
Bell is listed at 15-2 while Denny Hamlin, who won this race for the fifth time last year, is the 17-4 favorite in the latest 2024 Great American Getaway 400 odds. Kyle Larson is 5-1, Martin Truex Jr. is also 15-2 and Tyler Reddick rounds out the top five 2024 NASCAR at Pocono contenders at 8-1. Sunday's race is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. ET. Before making any 2024 Great American Getaway 400 picks or NASCAR predictions, you need to see what NASCAR insider Steven Taranto has to say.
Taranto, who moonlights as a sim racer and has 20 career wins in iRacing, is the lead NASCAR writer for CBSSports.com, and he chronicles stock car racing with the same thoroughness and passion that he's had since becoming a full-time race fan in 2001. He has an annual NASCAR medial credential and also publishes a popular weekly NASCAR predictions column, famously calling Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez's breakthrough wins in 2022.
Taranto has been red-hot for SportsLine in 2024, nailing 10 winners in his best bets, including 16-1 longshot William Byron at the Daytona 500 and 14-1 longshot Chase Elliott at Texas. Anyone following his NASCAR picks has seen huge returns.
Now, Taranto has analyzed the starting lineup and odds for Sunday's Great American Getaway 400. He's sharing his best bets at SportsLine.
2024 Great American Getaway 400 expert picks
For the 2024 Great American Getaway 400, Taranto is high on Tyler Reddick, who is listed at 8-1. Pocono has been a good track for Reddick, despite the fact he has yet to record a victory there. The 28-year-old Californian made his first start at "The Tricky Triangle" in 2015 while competing in the Truck Series and came in third before registering ninth- and second-place finishes in his two Xfinity Series appearances at the track.
Reddick was unable to crack the top 10 in his first three Cup Series starts at Pocono but has appeared to find his groove as he finished ninth in the second of the two races there in 2021 and was runner-up each of the last two years. He also was runner-up in the Chicago Street Race last Sunday, his series-leading 13th top-10 of the season and sixth in his last seven starts. It also was Reddick's eighth top-five finish, tying him with Kyle Larson for first place among all drivers.
Another surprise: Taranto is fading Ryan Blaney, who is listed at 15-1. The reigning Cup Series champion endured a rough stretch earlier this season, finishing 20th or worse in five of his seven starts. He has performed much better over his last five outings, however, recording four top-10s and his first victory of the year in the inaugural Cup Series race at Iowa on June 16.
Blaney enjoyed success at Pocono early in his career, finishing 10th in his debut at the track and making his way to Victory Lane in his third outing there in June 2017. But he has recorded only four top-10s over his last 11 starts there and has had a rough time the past two years. Blaney, who has a 14.3 average finish at Pocono, crashed out of this race in 2022 before finishing a disappointing 30th last season. See what other NASCAR picks he likes at SportsLine.
How to make 2024 Great American Getaway 400 predictions
Taranto has also identified four other drivers in his 2024 NASCAR at Pocono best bets. He's also high on a huge NASCAR longshot who's going off with more than 30-1 odds. You can only see who they are here.
So who wins the Great American Getaway 400 2024, and which massive longshot could stun NASCAR? Visit SportsLine now to see the 2024 NASCAR at Pocono picks and best bets from a NASCAR insider who has already nailed a colossal 10 winners this year, and find out.
2024 Great American Getaway 400 odds
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Denny Hamlin 17-4
Kyle Larson 5-1
Christopher Bell 15-2
Martin Truex Jr. 15-2
Tyler Reddick 8-1
William Byron 19-2
Chase Elliott 12-1
Ty Gibbs 12-1
Brad Keselowski 12-1
Ryan Blaney 15-1
Kyle Busch 20-1
Chris Buescher 25-1
Ross Chastain 25-1
Joey Logano 25-1
Alex Bowman 28-1
Bubba Wallace 30-1
Daniel Suarez 75-1
Josh Berry 100-1
Noah Gragson 100-1
Chase Briscoe 125-1
Todd Gilliland 150-1
Erik Jones 150-1
Michael McDowell 150-1
Austin Cindric 200-1
A.J. Allmendinger 250-1
Austin Dillon 250-1
Carson Hocevar 250-1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 250-1
Justin Haley 300-1
Ryan Preece 300-1
Corey LaJoie 500-1
John Hunter Nemechek 500-1
Zane Smith 500-1
Harrison Burton 1000-1
Daniel Hemric 2000-1
Cody Ware 5000-1
J.J. Yeley 5000-1
