NASCAR Predictions for eero 400, Starting Lineup at Chicagoland Speedway

The NASCAR eero 400 gets started on Sunday, July 5, at 6:00 p.m. ET at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois, on TNT.

Sunday’s race features 267 laps spanning 400 miles on an intermediate track after a pair of road courses the last two weeks. Shane van Gisbergen captured last week’s event at Sonoma Raceway, the second victory for the road course specialist this season.

This is the first race at Chicagoland since 2019, as the pandemic halted events at this track for the last seven years. 

The second race of the five-week In-Season Challenge continues today. The bracket began last week with the top 32 drivers in the point standings in a single-elimination head-to-head tournament. The huge upset last week at Sonoma was top seed Tyler Reddick getting bounced by 32nd-ranked Alex Bowman as Reddick finished in last place. 

Below, we'll break down our NASCAR eero 400 predictions and pick to win for Sunday’s race, including top driver picks for PrizePicks.

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NASCAR eero 400 Winner, Top 10 Predictions for Chicagoland – Sunday, July 5

Bowman was the most recent winner at Chicagoland in 2019, finishing ahead of Kyle Larson and Joey Logano.

This is the seventh race at an intermediate track this season, as Denny Hamlin has placed in the Top 4 six times, including three victories at Las Vegas, Nashville, and Michigan. 

Reddick looks to rebound after a pair of struggles the last two weeks at road courses in San Diego (25th) and Sonoma (36th). The five-time winner this season seeks his first victory since April 29 at Kansas.

Christopher Bell is dealing with a fractured left wrist but still managed a 5th-place finish at Sonoma last Sunday. He is looking for his first victory since last September at Bristol.

The favorite to win the eero 400 is Denny Hamlin, entering Sunday's race (6:00 p.m. ET), according to PrizePicks Team Picks.

Hamlin currently has a 3.12x payout ($100 pays out $312) if he wins, while several other drivers, including Reddick, are right behind him at a 4.76x payout to win at Chicagoland, according to PrizePicks.

Payout multipliers listed below (like 2x) indicate real-money earnings if your NASCAR predictions are correct; for example, 2x on a $100 entry pays $200 if correct on PrizePicks Team Picks — available in 35 states, including Illinois. “Yes” payouts represent a specific outcome occurring, whereas "No" payouts indicate the opposite.

NASCAR eero 400 Winner Payouts on PrizePicks

Here are the payouts for drivers to win the NASCAR eero 400 Winner from Chicagoland Speedway on PrizePicks. Make your eero 400 pick on 'Yes' or 'No' to a driver to win.

• Denny Hamlin – Yes 3.12x | No 1.31x
• Tyler Reddick – Yes 4.76x | No 1.14x
• Kyle Larson – Yes 5.55x | No 1.12x
• Christopher Bell – Yes 9.09x | No 1.04x
• Ty Gibbs – Yes 11.11x | No 1.02x
• Bubba Wallace – Yes 14.28x | No 1.02x
• William Byron – Yes 14.28x | No 1.01x
• Ryan Blaney – Yes 14.28x | No 1.02x
• Chase Briscoe – Yes 16.66x | No 1.01x
• Chris Buescher – Yes 16.66x | No 1.01x
• Chase Elliott – Yes 16.66x | No 1.01x
• Corey Heim – Yes 16.66x | No 1.01x

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NASCAR Starting Lineup for eero 400: Hamlin Earns Pole Position

The NASCAR eero 400 qualifying took place on Saturday afternoon at Chicagoland Speedway. Hamlin sits on the pole for the fifth time this season and the fourth time in the past six races. He is coming off his second-lowest finish of 2026 last Sunday at Sonoma, closing 26th. 

In the first four races he captured the pole, he won three times, and he finished second once.

Larson seeks his first career victory at Chicagoland despite four Top 5 finishes. He starts in the Top 3 for the fifth time in 2026, posting a trio of Top 5 finishes, including closing fourth at Sonoma last week.

Here is the full NASCAR eero 400 starting lineup at Chicagoland Speedway for Sunday’s race at 6:00 p.m. ET on TNT. 

Row 1: Denny Hamlin / Kyle Larson

Row 2: Chris Buescher / Brad Keselowski

Row 3: Ty Gibbs / Christopher Bell

Row 4: Chase Briscoe / Bubba Wallace

Row 5: Chase Elliott / William Byron

Row 6: AJ Allmendinger / Alex Bowman

Row 7: Tyler Reddick / Ryan Blaney

Row 8: Carson Hocevar / Zane Smith

Row 9: John H. Nemechek / Riley Herbst

Row 10: Ross Chastain / Ryan Preece

Row 11: Connor Zilisch / Erik Jones

Row 12: Austin Cindric / Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.

Row 13: Austin Dillon / Daniel Suarez

Row 14: Ty Dillon / Corey Heim

Row 15: Todd Gilliand / Shane van Gisbergen

Row 16: Joey Logano / Noah Gragson

Row 17: Cole Custer / Josh Berry

Row 18: Austin Hill / JJ Yeley

Row 19: Cody Ware / Michael McDowell

NASCAR eero 400 Predictions, Driver Picks for Chicagoland

Here are three of the top eero 400 picks to target in the NASCAR race from Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday. Top PrizePicks NASCAR picks are headlined by three drivers: Denny Hamlin, William Byron, and Chase Elliott.

Denny Hamlin – 2.5 Finishing Position

Denny Hamlin to Finish Top 10 in eero 400 via PrizePicks Team Picks: Yes 1.21x | No 1.78x

• Hamlin’s lone victory at Chicagoland Speedway came in 2015, his only Top 3 finish in 14 races at this track.
• From 2023 to 2025, Hamlin posted around a 50% Top 10 rate. This season, that number has jumped to 61.1% through 18 races.
• Hamlin seeks his fourth consecutive victory after winning the pole, which he accomplished at Nashville, Michigan, and Pocono last month.
• In the last 11 events at intermediate tracks, Hamlin closed no lower than fourth, highlighted by five victories.

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William Byron – 8.5 Finishing Position

William Byron to Finish Top 10 in eero 400 via PrizePicks Team Picks: Yes 1.75x | No 1.66x

• Byron has finished outside the Top 10 in four of the last five races, as he closed third at Pocono on June 14.
• In 2023 and 2024, Byron placed in the Top 10 in 58.3% of the races. Since 2025, that number has slipped to 44.4%.
• In two career races at Chicagoland, Byron finished 20th in 2018 and moved up to 8th in 2019.
• Byron posted a trio of Top 8 finishes in the first three intermediate track events this season at Las Vegas, Kansas, and Texas. However, he has finished 9th or worse in the past three intermediate track races.

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Chase Elliott – 9.5 Finishing Position

Chase Elliott to Finish Top 10 in eero 400 via PrizePicks Team Picks: Yes 1.66x | No 1.2x

• Elliott has struggled since winning at Texas on May 3, finishing outside the Top 10 in six of the last seven races. 
• He has never won at Chicagoland in four tries, with his best finish coming in 2017 (2nd). 
• Today marks the seventh time this season that Elliott is starting the race ninth or higher. He has closed in the Top 7 in three of the first six opportunities.
• In six races on intermediate tracks, Elliott finished in the Top 8 four times and crashed out in the other two.

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Make NASCAR eero 400 Predictions on PrizePicks

Hamlin is back on the pole today looking for his fifth win of the season. Will he pick up another victory in the return to Chicagoland Speedway today?

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