2024 Grant Park 165 picks, best bets, Chicago odds, start time ...

Justin Haley came close to recording the second win of his NASCAR Cup Series career in the inaugural Chicago Street Race last year but settled for being runner-up to Shane van Gisbergen. Haley makes another attempt on Sunday as he takes part in the 2024 Grant Park 165 on the Chicago Street Course. Last season's result in this race was the best for Haley since he captured the checkered flag at Daytona on July 7, 2019, in just his third career start in the Cup Series. That is the only victory in 127 series appearances by the 25-year-old, who has posted two of his five top-five finishes on road courses.

Haley is a 75-1 longshot, while van Gisbergen and Tyler Reddick are 6-1 co-favorites in the latest 2024 Grant Park 165 odds. Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell are 13-2, while Chase Elliott rounds out the top five 2024 NASCAR at Chicago contenders at 17-2. Sunday's race is scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m. ET. Before making any 2024 Grant Park 165 picks or NASCAR predictions, you need to see what NASCAR insider Steven Taranto has to say.

Taranto, who moonlights as a sim racer and has 20 career wins in iRacing, is the lead NASCAR writer for CBSSports.com, and he chronicles stock car racing with the same thoroughness and passion that he's had since becoming a full-time race fan in 2001. He has an annual NASCAR medial credential and also publishes a popular weekly NASCAR predictions column, famously calling Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez's breakthrough wins in 2022.

Taranto has been red-hot for SportsLine in 2024, nailing 10 winners in his best bets, including 16-1 longshot William Byron at the Daytona 500 and 14-1 longshot Chase Elliott at Texas. Anyone following his NASCAR picks has seen huge returns.

Now, Taranto has analyzed the starting lineup and odds for Sunday's Grant Park 165. He's sharing his best bets at SportsLine.

2024 Grant Park 165 expert picks

For the 2024 Grant Park 165, Taranto is high on Christopher Bell, who is listed at 13-2. Bell is already a two-time winner on Cup Series road circuits in his career, and he was in position to win the inaugural edition of this race last year. He won the first two stages before running into trouble late in the race, which led to a middle-of-the-pack finish.

However, Bell has 12 top-10 finishes in 23 starts on road circuits, and he has four top-10s in his last five road racing attempts. He heads into the weekend ranked sixth in the Cup Series standings, picking up three wins and 11 top-10s in his first 19 races of the season. Bell has two wins in his last six races, and Taranto thinks he is worth backing in the outright market this week. 

Another surprise: Taranto is fading William Byron, even though he won at COTA and is 14-1. Byron did not do anything special in the inaugural edition of this race, failing to crack the top 10. He won the first road course race this season at COTA, but his results since then have been a major red flag. 

He has finished 15th or worse in seven of his last 10 races, and he has not led a single lap in five consecutive races. Byron has already clinched his spot in the playoffs with three wins this season, so motivation is also a concern heading down the stretch of the regular season. Taranto expects Byron to find his best form again at some point, but he is fading the No. 24 driver on Sunday. See what other NASCAR picks he likes at SportsLine.

How to make 2024 Grant Park 165 predictions

Taranto has also identified four other drivers in his 2024 NASCAR at Chicago best bets. He's also high on a huge NASCAR longshot who's going off with more than 75-1 odds. You can only see who they are here.

So who wins the Grant Park 165 2024, and which massive longshot could stun NASCAR? Visit SportsLine now to see the 2024 NASCAR at Chicago picks and best bets from a NASCAR insider who has already nailed a colossal 10 winners this year, and find out.

2024 Grant Park 165 odds

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Tyler Reddick 6-1
Shane van Gisbergen 6-1
Christopher Bell 13-2
Kyle Larson 13-2
Chase Elliott 17-2
Michael McDowell 12-1
Martin Truex Jr. 12-1
A.J. Allmendinger 14-1
William Byron 14-1
Chris Buescher 16-1
Ty Gibbs 18-1
Denny Hamlin 22-1
Kyle Busch 25-1
Ryan Blaney 30-1
Ross Chastain 30-1
Daniel Suarez 30-1
Austin Cindric 45-1
Joey Logano 45-1
Alex Bowman 60-1
Justin Haley 75-1
Chase Briscoe 80-1
Todd Gilliland 80-1
Joey Hand 100-1
Carson Hocevar 100-1
Brad Keselowski 100-1
Erik Jones 125-1
Zane Smith 125-1
Noah Gragson 150-1
Corey LaJoie 200-1
Bubba Wallace 200-1
Josh Berry 300-1
Austin Dillon 300-1
Austin Hill 300-1
Ryan Preece 300-1
Kaz Grala 500-1
John Hunter Nemechek 500-1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 500-1
Josh Bilicki 1000-1
Harrison Burton 1000-1
Daniel Hemric 1000-1