Still trying to learn the how to bet NASCAR, I thought I'd try a bit different route this week. Prior to any practice or qualifying, no driver is lower than +1000 at the moment. From what I have read about NFL betting, best odds (hold) are grabbed as early as possible after they are posted, before they can be bet down. So, I avoided the chalk of Logano & Hamiln, who sit at +1000, read up a bit on history at the track, read a few articles and listened to a NASCAR betting podcast (which was excruciatingly painful to listen to). I'll likely add a few more bets this weekend as things shake out, including a manufacturer, but here is what I've bet so far. Varied amounts, most to least from top to bottom:
| Atlanta | Odds |
| Suarez TOP 5 | +380 |
| Kesalowski WIN | +1100 |
| Larson WIN | +1400 |
| Elliott WIN | +1200 |
| Busch TOP 5 | +180 |
| Chastain TOP 5 | +250 |
| Cindric TOP 5 | +300 |
| LaJoie TOP 5 | +500 |
| Blaney TOP 5 | +140 |
| Preece WIN | +5000 |