Everything’s bigger in Texas, and that includes the stakes entering the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 to kick off the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 8 on Sunday.
Only eight drivers head into Texas Motor Speedway with their 2021 championship hopes still alive. Thanks to his series-high seventh win one week ago at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval, Kyle Larson will start on the pole Sunday alongside championship rival Denny Hamlin. Behind them will be Kyle Busch, Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Larson is the odds-on favorite to win at Texas Motor Speedway, with BetMGM listing the No. 1 Playoff seed at 11-4 odds. The Hendrick Motorsports driver has yet to win a points race at Texas but was victorious in the spring All-Star Race. Behind him sit Denny Hamlin at 6-1, Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch at 7-1 and Martin Truex Jr. at 15-2.