A.J. Allmendinger has won two of his 417 career starts in the NASCAR Cup Series, both victories coming on road courses. The 41-year-old looks to record another when he participates in the 2023 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard on Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. In his 213th Cup Series start, Allendinger posted his first win at Watkins Glen in August 2014. He captured his second checkered flag two years ago, ending a 161-race drought in the inaugural Verizon 200. Allmendinger has recorded top-five finishes in all three of his Xfinity Series road starts at the Brickyard, including a runner-up in 2021 and a win last year. Allmendinger is listed at +1600, while Martin Truex Jr. is the +450 favorite in the latest 2023 NASCAR at the Brickyard odds.
Shane Van Gisbergen, who won the Chicago street race last month in his only previous Cup Series appearance, is +600 and Chase Elliott is +700. Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell round out the top 2023 Verizon 200 contenders at +1100. The Verizon 200 at the Brickyard 2023 start time is 2:30 p.m. ET. You'll want to check out the NASCAR at the Brickyard predictions from Micah Roberts, the legendary Vegas bookmaker who pioneered wagering on racing, before locking in any 2023 Verizon 200 picks of your own.
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, Denny Hamlin, won the HighPoint.com 400 three weeks ago at +500. He also predicted Truex's victory at +650 in the Crayon 301 the previous week and Ross Chastain's triumph at +1000 in the Ally 400 in June. In addition, Roberts correctly called Larson's win at +650 in the NASCAR All-Star Race in May and nailed the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix winner in March by hitting Reddick's victory at +1000.
The expert also 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 the Brickyard 2023 race. He's only sharing his winner and leaderboard right here.
2023 Verizon 200 expert predictions
One shocker: Roberts is fading Christopher Bell, even though he is one of the top 2023 NASCAR at the Brickyard contenders at +1100. In fact, Roberts says Bell, who is tied for third in the Cup Series with 11 top-10 finishes this season, doesn't even crack the top 10.
"His best run (on a road course) this season was at Chicago, where he led a race-high 37 laps and won the first two stages," Roberts told SportsLine. "But he finished 18th, beginning a stretch during which he's been 13th or worse in five of six starts." See who else to fade here.
Another curveball: Roberts is high on Chris Buescher, even though he's a +2200 longshot in the latest 2023 Verizon 200 odds. The 30-year-old Texan has excelled on road courses of late, posting the longest active streak with eight straight top-10 finishes. Buescher, who was runner-up in this race last year, is looking to become the first driver since Larson in 2021 to record three consecutive Cup Series victories after having made his way to victory lane at Richmond and Michigan the past two weeks.
"The road course is his thing. It's what got him discovered in NASCAR," Roberts told SportsLine. "RFK Racing is putting fast cars out there every week. They're getting stronger, and they already were strong on the roads with Buescher." See who else to back here.
How to make 2023 Verizon 200 picks
Roberts is high on a longshot who recently recorded his first road-course victory. 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 Verizon 200, and which longshot stuns NASCAR? Visit SportsLine now to see the projected 2023 NASCAR at the Brickyard leaderboard from the nation's premier NASCAR handicapper, and find out.
2023 Verizon 200 odds
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Martin Truex Jr. +450
Tyler Reddick +500
Shane Van Gisbergen +600
Chase Elliott +750
Christopher Bell +1100
Kyle Busch +1100
Kyle Larson +1100
A.J. Allmendinger +1600
William Byron +1600
Denny Hamlin +1600
Brodie Kostecki +1800
Chris Buescher +2200
Daniel Suarez +2200
Ross Chastain +2800
Austin Cindric +2800
Michael McDowell +3000
Kamui Kobayashi +4000
Joey Logano +4000
Ryan Blaney +4500
Ty Gibbs +4500
Alex Bowman +6500
Chase Briscoe +6500
Kevin Harvick +6500
Brad Keselowski +7500
Justin Haley +8000
Jenson Button +12500
Austin Dillon +20000
Todd Gilliland +20000
Erik Jones +20000
Bubba Wallace +20000
Harrison Burton +27500
Aric Almirola +30000
Ryan Preece +40000
Corey LaJoie +50000
Mike Rockenfeller +50000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +50000
Josh Bilicki +150000
Ty Dillon +150000
Andy Lally +150000
