The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Austin on Sunday for the 2025 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas, which begins at 3:30 p.m. ET. Drivers are adapting to a road course this week after a couple of superspeedway races to start the NASCAR Cup Series season. New configurations and tire compounds are also influencing strategies.

Leading Contenders

Shane Van Gisbergen is the +550 favorite, with other notable drivers such as:

• Tyler Reddick (+750)
• Connor Zilisch (+800)
• William Byron (+1000)

Expert Predictions

Phil Bobbitt and Steve Greco have been consistently winning with their predictive model and they urge bettors to follow their analyses for substantial returns, having amassed $28,000 in gains over $100 bets in recent years.

Prop Picks

Bobbitt and Greco favor Christopher Bell to outperform Kyle Larson in a head-to-head prop at odds of -114. Bell has shown exceptional performance at COTA, finishing in the top three in two of his last three races.

Complete Odds for the 2025 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix

• Shane Van Gisbergen +550
• Tyler Reddick +750  
• Connor Zilisch +800
• William Byron +1000
• Christopher Bell +1000
• And more…

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