After failing to record a win last year for the first time since 2014, Martin Truex Jr. looks to forge a tie for the lead with his third victory of the year when he participates in the 2023 Grant Park 220 on Sunday, the first street race in NASCAR Cup Series history. The 2017 series champion has posted four consecutive top-five finishes and top-10s in eight of his last 10 starts. Truex is first in points this season (576) and is one off the lead in wins, top-fives and top-10s with two, six and nine, respectively.
Truex is listed at +700, while Chase Elliott is the +500 favorite in the latest 2023 Grant Park 220 odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Tyler Reddick is +650 and Kyle Larson also is +700, while A.J. Allmendinger and Ross Chastain round out the top 2023 Grant Park 220 contenders at +1000. The 2023 Grant Park 220 is scheduled to begin at 5:05 p.m. ET. You'll want to check out the NASCAR at Chicago predictions from Micah Roberts, the legendary Vegas bookmaker who pioneered wagering on racing, before locking in any 2023 Grant Park 220 picks.
Roberts was the first to offer expanded NASCAR betting and now hands out NASCAR winners to his followers on SportsLine. Roberts is the nation's premier NASCAR betting expert, and his top pick, Chastain, won the Ally 400 last week at +1000. He also nailed Larson winning the NASCAR All-Star Race last month at +650 and the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix winner in March by hitting Tyler Reddick's victory at +1000.
In addition, the expert correctly predicted Elliott to win the YellaWood 500 at +1200 last October and the Jockey Made in America 250 in 2021, nailed the 2021 Coca-Cola 600 winner by hitting Larson's victory at +550 and was on point by targeting Elliott as the winner of the EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at +160 the previous week. Anyone who has followed his picks has cashed ticket after ticket.
Now, Roberts has analyzed the field and odds for Sunday's NASCAR at Chicago 2023 race. He's only sharing his winner and leaderboard right here.
2023 Grant Park 220 expert picks
One shocker: Roberts is fading Elliott, even though he is the favorite at +500. In fact, Roberts says Elliott, who is coming off back-to-back top-five finishes and has recorded seven road-course victories in the Cup Series, doesn't even crack the top five at Chicago.
"He hasn't won in his last 10 road races, including seven with the NextGen car," Roberts told SportsLine. "While it might make sense that NASCAR's main character wins on a new street circuit, I just haven't seen it from him yet with the new car." You can see who else to fade here.
Another curveball: Roberts is high on Daniel Suarez, who is listed at +2500 in the latest Grant Park 220 odds. The 31-year-old's lone victory in 232 career Cup Series starts came on the road course at Sonoma last year. Suarez has posted four other top-five finishes over 25 road races in the Cup Series and two in seven road starts in the Xfinity Series.
"Seeing his teammate win last week raised the bar for Trackhouse Racing. Now it's Suarez's turn," Roberts said. "After winning at Sonoma last season, he finished fifth at Road America and Watkins Glen." You can see who else to back here.
How to make 2023 Grant Park 220 predictions
Roberts is high on a longshot who has "finished in the top 10 in each of his last seven road starts." This driver is being underestimated by oddsmakers, and anyone who backs him could hit it big. You can only see who it is here.
So who wins the 2023 Grant Park 220, and which longshot stuns NASCAR? Visit SportsLine now to see the projected 2023 NASCAR at Chicago leaderboard from the nation's premier NASCAR handicapper and find out.
2023 Grant Park 220 odds, top contenders
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Chase Elliott +500
Tyler Reddick +650
Kyle Larson +700
Martin Truex Jr. +700
A.J. Allmendinger +1000
Ross Chastain +1000
Kyle Busch +1200
William Byron +1500
Christopher Bell +2000
Chris Buescher +2000
Austin Cindric +2500
Denny Hamlin +2500
Michael McDowell +2500
Daniel Suarez +2500
Joey Logano +3000
Alex Bowman +3300
Ryan Blaney +4000
Ty Gibbs +4000
Kevin Harvick +4000
Shane Van Gisbergen +5000
Chase Briscoe +6000
Brad Keselowski +6000
Aric Almirola +7500
Jenson Button +10000
Austin Dillon +10000
Todd Gilliland +10000
Justin Haley +10000
Erik Jones +10000
Ryan Preece +10000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +10000
Bubba Wallace +10000
Harrison Burton +15000
Corey LaJoie +15000
Noah Gragson +20000
Josh Bilicki +100000
Ty Dillon +100000
Andy Lally +100000
