Find winning tickets at Bristol Motor Speedway with our 2025 Food City 500 picks & predictions!

Does Denny Hamlin (5-1) win his third consecutive race, or will Chris Buescher (32-1) have something to say about it?

NASCAR betting analysts Elliot Hicks & Rod Villagomez share their best bets for the outright, placement prop, H2H matchup & specials market on a new episode of “The Backroad.”

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:16 IBT Racing Family Promo

00:04:26 In the Rearview: NASCAR News Update

00:04:42 Darlington Reaction

00:10:50 Fast Lap News: Losing Legends, Legacy vs. RWR, Dale Jr., Legge & Supercars

00:14:28 Horizon Forecast

00:14:42 Weekend Schedule & Entry List

00:17:08 Bristol Motor Speedway Breakdown

00:19:30 Bristol Motor Speedway Trends

00:23:10 Ifantasyrace.com’s Asterisk Mark Driver of the Week

00:24:34 Parking Garage Props: 2025 Food City 500 Picks & Predictions

00:24:50 Impressions of the Sportsbooks

00:26:13 Denny Hamlin Outright (+500 via ESPNBet)

00:28:03 Christopher Bell Outright (+650 via BetMGM)

00:30:15 Ryan Blaney Outright (+800 via bet365)

00:32:42 RFK Racing Outright (+900 via ESPN BET)

00:33:07 Ryan Preece Top 10 (+110 via ESPN BET)

00:34:54 Ross Chastain Top 10 (+130 ESPN BET)

00:36:53 Michael McDowell Top 10 (+375 via bet365)

00:39:07 Chris Buescher (+120 via BetMGM) vs. Chase Elliott

00:40:49 Alex Bowman (-120 ESPN BET) vs. Josh Berry

00:44:14 Brad Keselowski (-140 via ESPN BET) vs. Kyle Busch

00:46:13 Zane Smith To Win Group F (+240 via Caesars)

00:48:33 SciAps 300 (Xfinity Series) Best Bets

00:48:43 Sheldon Creed Top 3 (+350 bet365)

00:51:39 Carson Kvapil Top 10 (-150 via ESPN BET)

00:53:44 Weather Guard Truck Race (Truck Series) Best Bets

00:53:54 Chandler Smith Top 3 (+220 via bet365)

00:55:00 Tyler Ankrum Top 5 (+350 via bet365)

00:57:21 Bahrain Grand Prix (Formula 1) Best Bets

00:57:36 Lewis Hamilton Top 3 (+350 via Bet365)

00:59:21 Kimi Antonelli Top 6 (-163 via bet365)

01:01:55 Plugs + Outro