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For anyone who is drawn to the sight of fast cars and those who drive them, Saturday nights in the spring and summer mean nights spent watching racing at the local short track. In no place is this truer than Southern Virginia and the Carolinas, the very places where NASCAR racing came to be and where some of the most iconic short tracks in the…

The spotlight will be on one of the newest additions to the NASCAR Cup Series schedule on Sunday at the 2022 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. Last year's NASCAR at Austin race featured 10 different lead drivers. Champion Chase Elliott only led for the final five laps, but he returns as the 9-4 favorite to win again in the latest…

NASCAR is an extremely popular sport in the United States, especially in the country's southern states. Just about every weekend all year long there is a big race around the country leading up to the end of the season when a NASCAR Cup champion is crowned. Fans of NASCAR can bet on the Sportsbook of each of these races as well as the overall…

While three drivers have dominated Darlington recently, none of them are having strong seasons, possibly opening the door for a sleeper in our Goodyear 400 picks. Is Austin Dillon the one? Find out in our NASCAR betting preview. The weathered surface of Darlington Raceway plays host to this weekend's Goodyear 400, as some of NASCAR's biggest names…

I trust Larry McReynolds when he says the fuel window is coming up in 18 to 20 laps of a NASCAR Cup Series playoffs race or that a late two-tire stop is the best path to victory. However, he didn't climb out on the sturdiest of limbs with one of his predictions on New Year's Day. America's Crew Chief thinks there will be a first-time champion this…

Michael Jordan had entered the dark side of the gambling world. This meant that he was indebted to many and in trouble. Well, at least this was the narrative created around his habit. But upon investigation, the league concluded that the issue never reached a level of crisis. On the other hand, Jordan always maintained that his gambling tendencies…

With 19 different winners in 2022, you could say it was never easier to win a race in the NASCAR Cup Series. But actually, the opposite was true. Parity and competition meant every checkered flag was as hotly contested as an early November box of Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes. It left playoff stalwarts like Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex winless…

Breaking down the NASCAR championship odds for the 2023 season ahead of the Daytona 500. Read on for our futures picks for the 2023 NASCAR cup series. The start of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is quickly approaching. The pursuit of the Bill France Trophy will begin in February with the Daytona 500. While several months of racing will follow,…

It's new year, new team for Kyle Busch. His farewell tour from Joe Gibbs Racing, a team where he spent 15 seasons and racked up 56 of his 60 NASCAR Cup Series wins, is over and done with. It's on to his next chapter with Richard Childress Racing. Time for the Las Vegas native to prove that he has plenty of gas left in the tank, even at 37. Just how…

Mid-week forecasts call for clear skies in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, March 27. That's a big deal for any host city on race weekend throughout NASCAR's 36-week, nine-month schedule. It's especially a big deal this weekend as drivers return to COTA 10 months after a wreck-filled EchoPark Automotive Texas Grand Prix that Kevin Harvick called the "most…

The 2023 NASCAR season will begin soon and we are bound to see new faces at the top. Further below, you will find the NASCAR odds for each race over the course of the year. If you're looking to get an idea of every driver's odds of winning the next NASCAR race, you've come to the right place! We will also provide odds for the NASCAR Cup Series…

The moment that NASCAR fans have been waiting for is here. The Daytona 500 will take place on Sunday and bettors will certainly be intrigued by the first race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series. Last year's Daytona 500 saw a shocking result, as 66-1 longshot Michael McDowell emerged from a final-lap wreck to earn the victory. It was his first win on the…

With the start of a new year, the excitement is catching up with NASCAR fans, who are just waiting for the beginning of the NASCAR Cup Series 2023 season. With a new season on its way, NASCAR 2023 top contendersare also ensuring they are ready to compete again for a championship. This new NASCAR season will mark the organization's 75th anniversary.…

The 65th running of the Daytona 500, the biggest race of the NASCAR season, is only about two months away! As we painstakingly await the arrival of this big race, we are lucky enough to have odds available for who will win the Super Bowl of NASCAR. Remember on a Superspeedway style track, more so than any other week, any driver in the field can win…

It's anyone's race in this year's Daytona 500, but behind clear superspeedway MVP Denny Hamlin, the favorites might be nothing but fool's gold. Find out why we're approaching the top of the odds board with caution in our Daytona 500 picks and predictions. NASCAR is back in full force for 2022, with the legendary Daytona 500 running this weekend. As…

The NASCAR Cup Series moves to Talladega Superspeedway Sunday for the 2022 GEICO 500. The green flag is set to drop a little after 3 p.m. ET (FOX). Below we analyze the 2022 GEICO 500 odds and lines, with NASCAR picks and predictions. It's time for the second superspeedway race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, and it's always a free-for-all at…

It's the end of December. I don't know if I should go back to the previous season or turn to the next one. How about both? Here are my attempts at a version of the awards for 2022 - with winner predictions for 2023. Best Pilot 2022: Joey Logan Logano was at his best when it mattered most - later in the season. He took everything he learned over the…

NASCAR is back on a road course this weekend in Wisconsin, at Road America in Elkhart Lake. Chase Elliott took the checkered flag last week and is the favorite here - is there any question who we're behind in our Kwik Trip 250 picks? After Chase Elliott stood atop the podium last weekend, NASCAR heads to Wisconsin this weekend for the Kwik Trip…

Martin Truex Jr., who currently sits in third place for the NASCAR Cup Series, enters the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 as a+550 favorite. NASCAR betting odds are up for the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400, which is a rare Saturday night NASCAR Cup Series race coming up on April 9 in Ridgeway, Virginia. The Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 odds…

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Daytona International Speedway Sunday for the 2022 Daytona 500. The green flag is set to drop a little after 2:30 p.m. ET. Below we analyze the 2022 Daytona 500 odds and lines, with NASCAR picks and predictions. Front Row Motorsports driver Michael McDowell, in the No. 34 Ford machine, is the defending Daytona 500…

John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports First race of the round of 16 in the NASCAR playoffs takes place this Sunday Chase Elliott remains the leader in the Drivers' standings After an enthralling NASCAR Cup Series regular season, the pressure continues to build this weekend as the NASCAR playoffs get underway. The latest NASCAR odds for the Cook Out…

Kyle Larson registered 10 victories en route to the NASCAR Cup Series championship last season but has struggled this year, recording just one win in 18 starts. However, the 29-year-old has posted the second-most top-five finishes with eight and has performed well of late, as he was fourth at Nashville and third at Road America in his last two…

A.J. Allmendinger (16) crosses the yard of bricks to win the NASCAR Cup Series 2021 Verizon 200 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Indianapolis Motor Speedway is one of the world's most famous tracks, so it's only right that it hosts one of America's biggest motorsports weekends of the year. NASCAR and IndyCar are both headed to the Brickyard for a…

July 8 (UPI) -- Wimbledon 2022 finales, the Scottish Open golf tournament and a batch of NASCAR and Formula 1 auto races pack this weekend's sports schedule. Dozens of MLS and MLB regular-season games will also air from Friday through Sunday. Combat sports fans also can tune in for several boxing bouts and UFC fights. But the grass tennis courts of…

Watkins Glen is the fifth road course race of the 2022 NASCAR season. USA Today It's time to go road racing in New York. Watkins Glen International will play host to the NASCAR Cup Series this weekend. An 11-turn road course in Western New York, Watkins Glen has hosted a summer race every year since 1986 (except for 2020 due to the pandemic). This…

The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is still a little ways from the first green flag, however, it's fun to make some way too early predictions for the upcoming season right? We all know the Daytona 500 will have some fireworks, but how big of fireworks? Will it be a first career win, or maybe the first Daytona 500 for a veteran? Could we see a big…

Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images. Pictured: Fans wait in the stands during heavy rain at Darlington Raceway I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there is a chance of rain during Sunday night's NASCAR at Darlington weather forecast. After last weekend's race at Daytona was postponed from Saturday night to Sunday morning, then delayed again…

Team Penske's Joey Logano continued his trend of qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 in even years by winning Sunday afternoon's round of 8 opener at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Since the current elimination playoff format was introduced in 2014, Logano has only ever qualified for the winner-take-all final round in the even seasons,…

One great thing about gambling on NASCAR races, you know you'll get a good payday, because not since Jeff Gordon's dominance has it been relatively easy to pick a winner. Chase Elliott is the favorite on most boards entering Saturday night's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, and at+1000 most places, he's getting 10-to-1 odds - a $100 bet will win you…

The NASCAR Cup Series' Silly Season front has been quiet as of late but that's mostly due to the abundance of rides already taken. However, the two-feeder series have been busy with a slew of announcements this week. On Thursday, Toyota solidified their plans for the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series season with both Joe Gibbs Racing and Sam Hunt Racing…

Kyle Busch isn't just the favorite because of the decals on his ride. He's a past three-time winner at Pocono and comes in looking for a get-right spot after a disappointing month. Get the scoop on the field for betting the M&M's Fan Appreciation 400 odds. In a sport where races go through more name changes than Prince, it can be difficult to keep…

Perhaps befitting its New England location, there's nothing flashy about New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The 1-mile oval is nearly board-flat and extremely difficult, with sharp corners that feed into long straights. In a history that dates back almost three decades, Joe Nemechek in 1999, Brian Vickers in 2013 and Aric Almirola last season are as…

The NASCAR Cup Series took another turn last weekend when Pocono winner Denny Hamlin and second-place finisher Kyle Busch were disqualified for failing post-race inspections. It was the first time the winner of a Cup Series race had been disqualified since 1960. Chase Elliott never led a lap, but was deemed the official winner after finishing…

Christopher Bell's win-and-advance performance this past weekend on the Charlotte Roval layout paid off nicely for bettors who backed the Joe Gibbs Racing driver at+1600 to reach Victory Lane. It also marked the second consecutive win for a title contender in these NASCAR playoffs, a trend that may well persist through the season's final four…

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Darlington Raceway Sunday for the 2022 Goodyear 400. The green flag is set to drop a little after 3:30 p.m. ET (FS1). Below we analyze the 2022 Goodyear 400 odds and lines, with NASCAR picks and predictions. This is the first of two stops at Darlington, with the first Round of 16 race in the playoffs set for Sept. 4…

The key moment in Chase Elliott's 2020 championship run came at Martinsville Speedway, where he led 236 laps to win on the short track and seize control of a title race he would ultimately claim the following week. Now, back at the historic Virginia layout in the penultimate race of the season, the favorite Elliott will try to do the same thing…

This week, Chase Elliott will try to pull off a feat that has not been accomplished since the legendary Jimmie Johnson was in his prime. Elliott, one of four remaining contenders for the NASCAR Cup Series title, will attempt to become the first driver to win consecutive since Johnson's run of five from 2006 to 2010. Elliott is one of two Hendrick…

The 2021 Hollywood Casino 400 will take place on Sunday at Kansas Speedway and there will be seven drivers fighting for the three remaining spots in the Championship 4 as the NASCAR Playoffs wind down. That's because Kyle Larson punched his ticket with a win last week in Texas and has now opened up a 51-point lead atop the NASCAR standings. He'll…

The start of the 2021 Daytona 500 (2:30 p.m. ET, FOX) is almost here! The Daytona 500 is not only NASCAR biggest race, but it's also the season-opening event, which allows sportsbooks to post odds weeks, and even months, in advance. This also gives bettors a chance to get down on the Daytona 500 early, building betting cards throughout most of the…

Since last year's race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Martin Truex Jr. is the reigning winner of the Toyota Owners 400. The former NASCAR Cup Series champion led 186 of the event's 400 laps en route to recording the first of his seven series victories in 2019. Truex will attempt to become the sixth repeat winner and first since Kyle…

Chase Elliott must have begun thinking his 2020 NASCAR Cup Series championship was a curse, as he failed to capture a checkered flag over the first 13 races of the 2021 season. The drought finally ended last weekend, as the 25-year-old won the rain-shortened EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas road course in Austin. After…

Kevin Harvick won his fourth career NASCAR Cup Series regular-season championship a year ago after notching seven victories, including one at Darlington Raceway. The 45-year-old opened the playoffs with another triumph on the track and finished the year with a personal-best nine wins. Harvick will attempt to start the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series…

The NASCAR Cup Series moves to Sonoma this weekend for the Toyota Save Mart 350. Our resident experts, Jeff Gluck and Jordan Bianchi, dive into several questions - Joey Logano's momentum, why Chase Elliott is such a massive favorite, when to expert retaliation on Ross Chastain… and more! Jeff: Unfortunately for betting purposes, the practice format…

The Daytona 500 takes place Sunday, Feb. 20 (2:30 p.m. ET on Fox), ushering in a new era of Next Gen cars. The Athletic Motorsports' resident experts, Jordan Bianchi and Jeff Gluck, are here to help pick the winners, long shots, winning manufacturer, and more. Denny Hamlin at 8-to-1 is technically "the favorite," but there are several drivers…

Kyle Larson doesn't have the most experience of late at Darlington Raceway, the track for Sunday's Goodyear 400, but he has had a ton of success. Since spring 2019, Larson has competed in three races at Darlington and finished second in all three of them - the Bojangles' Southern 500 (Sept. 1, 2019), the Goodyear 400 (May 9, 2021) and the Cook Out…

The expansion of legal betting across the United States is creating opportunities on multiple levels for NASCAR to grow the sport, both by increasing engagement with its current fans and by attracting, through gambling, new fans to racing. That's the mindset of Joseph Solosky, who took over as NASCAR's Managing Director of Sports Betting this past…

Five races have taken place during the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series schedule thus far, and five different drivers have captured checkered flags. The latest was William Byron, who registered his third career victory and first in 38 starts last weekend at Atlanta. The 2018 Cup Series Rookie of the Year will try to become the first repeat winner of the year…

There are 10 races remaining in the NASCAR Cup Series regular season. The NASCAR Digital Media editorial team has 10 questions its staff answered. Now you can, too. ALBERT: Aric Almirola. The SHR pilot started solidly with three top 10s in the first three Cup Series races of the year, but his spot on the bubble remains precarious. That perch will…

With a 25-point cushion over Austin Dillon for the 16th and final spot in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, a conservative strategy may be the way to go for Tyler Reddick at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday. This notion is part of oddsmakers' thought process, as they price the No. 8 Chevrolet at longer odds than they would have had…

Alex Bowman overcame a penalty and used a late surge to edge Denny Hamlin for the win at Richmond Raceway last spring. The Hendrick Motorsports driver will hope to repeat when he participates in the 2022 Toyota Owners 400 on Sunday. Bowman received a pit-road speeding penalty in last year's NASCAR Austin race and did not own the lead until after a…