Daytona 500 betting: Do Speedweeks results impact odds

Denny Hamlin is the favorite to win the Daytona 500 in 2022. The race is preceded by a week of competitive events. Ed Salmons, vice president of risk management at SuperBook USA, expects Hendrick Motorsports to be dominant in qualifying. The Great American Race is on Sunday. Two practice sessions are on Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by qualifying Wednesday and the Bluegreen Vacation Duels on Thursday. It's not likely that the results of the Duples will affect the odds.

Sharp bettors avoid outrights on Daytona and Talladega. Blake Phillips will take a similar approach to Daytona he took for the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum. He will try to spot betting market overreactions in the matchups.   for Daytona, it's just like, who can I get odds on that’s going to keep it clean long enough.

As NASCAR rolls out the Next Gen car, bettors are taking a largely watch-and-learn approach this season. Zack White has made a few early long shot futures bets. Phillips is conservative for the next month or two. He is keeping an eye on the market reactions. He weighs recency heavier than previous results. The new team alliances and changes in the sport make him conservative. For Phillips, the beginning of the season is always weird. It's good to start out light at the start. This season he's going to be conservative as well.