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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…

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,…

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…

With one trip to the reconfigured Atlanta in the books, we know what to expect this weekend. And it's largely in line with what we thought the track would look like going in. This spring's NASCAR Cup Series race in Atlanta very much acted like the blend of a superspeedway and a 1.5-mile track. There was drafting and chaos, but equipment still…

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…

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…

After a wild playoff opener at Darlington where Erik Jones won as an 80-1 longshot (Westgate SuperBook), the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Kansas Speedway for the Hollywood Casino 400 (Sunday at 3:00 p.m. ET, USA). Like Darlington, Kansas is a repeat track, which means we have data to use from the first Kansas race. Thankfully, NASCAR and Goodyear…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Kyle Larson will begin the defense of his NASCAR Cup Series championship when the new season begins with the 2022 Daytona 500 on Sunday. Larson won 10 races last year, including four of the final five, after recording a total of six over his first eight Cup Series seasons. The 29-year-old has yet to finish in the top five in 15 series starts at…

Kyle Larson will try to become the ninth driver with multiple NASCAR Cup Series victories at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when he takes part in the 2022 Pennzoil 400 on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET. The reigning series champion, Larson was runner-up twice in his first nine starts on the track before taking the checkered flag last year. Denny Hamlin, who won…

There is only one more opportunity to bet on NASCAR for the next few months, as the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship will take place on Sunday at Phoenix. Chase Elliott, who won the fall race at this track in 2020, is one of four drivers in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship field who is still alive for the title. He is the 12-5 favorite to…

With just six races left in the Cup Series regular season, a number of NASCAR veterans are still searching for their first victories of the year. Entering the 2022 M&M's Fan Appreciation 400 on Sunday, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr. and Ryan Blaney have yet to claim a checkered flag, though all are still in contention for the NASCAR Playoffs.…

Last Wednesday, Kaulig Racing Fan Day solidified two more seats in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series driver lineup, as Kaulig Racing confirmed that Justin Haley is set to remain behind the wheel of the #31 Chevrolet and current Xfinity Series driver A.J. Allmendinger is set to go from part-time to full-time driver of the #16 Chevrolet. The lineup for next…

Martinsville Speedway has been one of Martin Truex Jr.'s favorite tracks, as he has posted top-10 finishes, including three wins, in 15 of his 22 NASCAR Cup Series starts there. The former series champion will try to capture his third straight checkered flag in the NASCAR Martinsville spring race when he participates in the 2022 Blue-Emu Maximum…

Kevin Harvick has gone 46 NASCAR Cup Series starts without a victory since posting his career-best ninth of the 2020 season at Bristol. If there's a venue at which the 2014 series champion can end the lengthy drought, it's Phoenix Raceway, where he's captured nine checkered flags, his highest total at any track. Harvick will hope to reach…

The new NASCAR Cup Series season officially commences at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, when the 2022 Daytona 500 takes place at 2:30 p.m. ET. Three-time winner Denny Hamlin hopes to make it three victories in four years and pull even with Cale Yarborough for second-most wins in "The Great American Race." Richard Petty took the checkered…

The 2022 NASCAR playoffs will continue on Sunday with the 2022 YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. The green flag drops at 2 p.m. ET. With only two races remaining until the number of championship-eligible drivers is slashed from 12 to eight, every point becomes more and more critical. Chase Briscoe is currently eighth in the 2022 NASCAR…

Saturday's 2022 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona will mark the final regular season race of the year, as several drivers are still trying to punch their ticket to the playoffs. Kyle Larson was another repeat winner in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series last week, so Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. are still fighting for a playoff spot. Blaney has a 25-point…

It took until the eighth NASCAR Cup Series race before a repeat winner was crowned last year. The 2022 season has begun with similar parity, as four drivers have won the first four races, with Austin Cindric, reigning series champion Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman and Chase Briscoe capturing checkered flags. Each member of the quartet will be in action…

The 2022 NASCAR playoffs are starting to wind down, as this weekend's race at Martinsville will set the table for the season finale. As has been the case numerous times this season, Chase Elliott is favored to win the 2022 Xfinity 500. Elliott is priced at 13-2 in the latest 2022 Xfinity 500 odds at Caesars Sportsbook, while Denny Hamlin is 7-1.…

After a busy last couple of days in the NASCAR front in terms of driver announcements, what's now left? On Tuesday, it was revealed that the long-awaited news that Ty Gibbs would replace Kyle Busch with Joe Gibbs Racing on the Cup level has now been confirmed. However, he'll drive the No. 54 instead of the No. 18. On Wednesday morning, it was…

AVONDALE, AZ - We're now in the dawn of the NASCAR season. One chapter closed on Sunday in Phoenix and in 90 days, we'll be back in action in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the 2nd Busch Light Clash in So Cal. NASCAR has not only the longest season in all of sports, but as a result of that, the shortest offseason as well. With that said,…

In the end - as in the very end - there was little drama. It was Joey Logano, largely unbothere, cruising to the checkers with Ryan Blaney a couple of car-lengths back. That's practically a rout compared to some of this year's finishes. Joey led 60% of the 312 laps at Phoenix Raceway, including the last 30. In the wake of the previous week's…

And this is the year it gives. Has to be, right? NASCAR unveiled this current championship format in 2014. We have a "final four" reaching the season finale to decide the championship among themselves, while also racing against all the others. Coincidentally or not, over these past eight seasons, one of those four eligible racers has won the final…

NASCAR heads out to Sonoma, California for race number 16 of the 2022 season. The race comes from the Sonoma Raceway. The 1.949-mile track does not include the carousel this time around. Kyle Larson is co-favored this week with Kyle Busch at+800 odds in the NASCAR Enjoy Illinois 300 odds. Can Ross Chastain crash the Hendricks/Gibbs battle this week…

Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson held off Austin Dillon and Daniel Suarez in a tense finish Sunday to win at Fontana for the second time. After starting at the rear under penalty, Larson raced to his 17th career victory and the 11th in his year-plus at Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. But Larson only added another famed surfboard…

NASCAR heads out to Phoenix, Arizona, for the final race of the 2022 season. The Phoenix International Raceway is a 1-mile "low-bank" short track. The race distance totals 312 miles (312 laps). Now, who will be able to negotiate the Martinsville 8-11 degree banks and win on Sunday? The last race is a week after the Xfinity 500, where Christopher…

CONCORD, North Carolina - Taking the blame for a lack of consistent communication, NASCAR president Steve Phelps said the sanctioning body would begin meeting weekly with its field of 36 drivers. "As great as the Driver Advisory Council has been, nothing is as good as having an all-driver meeting," Phelps said Sunday during the NBC prerace show at…

Before the final four drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series race for the final time, here's everything you need to know about how we got here and what to expect. The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season has come down to this - one more race, with four drivers battling it out for the championship. The situation heading into this final race is simple:…

For an appeal hearing amid one of the more contentious NASCAR Cup Series playoffs in recent memory, there sure wasn't too much discourse about Cole Custer and Stewart-Haas Racing losing their appeal to reverse their Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL penalties over affecting the race outcome, was there? Probably because it was the cut-and-dry right…

Welcome to another episode of the NASCAR Gambling Podcast on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network! Every week, Rod Villagomez and Cody Zeeb bring their love of NASCAR and their love of DFS to you to help you set your lineups a for the weekend of NASCAR action. From the Camping World Truck Series to the Xfinity Series, to the Cup Series, Rod and Cody…

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., for Sunday's 2022 Wise Power 400. The green flag is set to drop a little after 3:30 p.m. ET (on FOX). Below we analyze the 2022 Wise Power 400 odds and lines, with NASCAR picks and predictions. The Cup Series returns to the California oval after 728 days due to the COVID-19…

Welcome to another episode of the NASCAR Gambling Podcast on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network! Every week, Rod Villagomez and Cody Zeeb bring their love of NASCAR and their love of DFS to you to help you set your lineups a for the weekend of NASCAR action. From the Camping World Truck Series to the Xfinity Series, to the Cup Series, Rod and Cody…

After 32 races, the NASCAR Cup Series rolls into Las Vegas with just eight drivers left contending for the 2022 championship. Sunday's South Point 400 (2:30 p.m. ET, NBC, NBC Sports App, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Las Vegas Motor Speedway makes the opening race of the Round of 8 with all sights ahead on the title. A busy round awaits. Prepare…

Leave it to Talladega Superspeedway, of all places, to inject a dose of normalcy into these NASCAR Playoffs. The track known for unpredictability gave us the first race winner still eligible for the championship, and at+1200 Chase Elliott also carried the shortest odds of any playoff race winner so far. Hardly the craziness we expected, given the…

Silly Season is winding down as only a few remaining seats are still open for the 2023 season.

It's time again for NASCAR to hit the great state of Michigan. A busy weekend of racing at Michigan International Speedway will be highlighted by the FireKeepers Casino 400 on Sunday afternoon. There's a lot more going on than just a singular race though. So if you're a NASCAR fan or planning to bet on the race at a Michigan sportsbook, it's best…

CONCORD, N.C. - The first racing book Justin Marks ever read was called "The Unfair Advantage," written during a one-year sabbatical by the late Mark Donohue about his boss Roger Penske. Marks grew up in admiration of Penske, Rick Hendrick and Joe Gibbs, the top owners in American motorsports. When he was 15, Marks got his picture taken with Gibbs…

The 2022 Kwik Trip 250 marks the 18th NASCAR Cup Series race of the season. The green flag is set to drop on Sunday, July 3, at 3:00 pm ET at Road America. The 1.33-mile-long track features 14 turns with a total distance of about 250 miles done in 62 laps for the race. The first 17 NASCAR Cup races of the 2022 season have seen 12 different winners:…

With the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs halfway over, the Round of 12 comes to a close at the Charlotte Motor Speedway road course. Four drivers will be eliminated following the Bank of America ROVAL 400 on Sunday afternoon (2 p.m. ET, NBC, NBC Sports App, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) while eight drivers will continue chasing their championship…

The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs are set to roll into the wild card of all wild cards - Talladega Superspeedway. Thirty-seven cars dot the entry list for Sunday's YellaWood 500 (2 p.m. ET, NBC, NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), serving as the middle race of the Round of 12. With no driver locked into the penultimate playoff round yet, the…