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NASCAR will make it's second-ever stop to Austin and Circuit of the Americas with the NASCAR EchoPark Automotive Cup Grand Prix featuring events from Friday, March 25 through Sunday, March 27. Events at COTA will include racing in all three of its major series, non-race entertainment and multiple driver appearances. Last Sunday, William Byron took…

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…

Endurance races like the 24 Hours of Le Mans or the 24 Hours of Daytona are a completely different beast to NASCAR. They require much more of a driver, and the toughness of such races is evident by the fact that Jimmie Johnson is yet to win the event. However, all those odds have not convinced Austin Cindric against participating. Cindric has been…

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,…

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…

Justin Marks employs two drivers coming off breakthrough seasons. Kyle Larson works for the most successful team in the history of the NASCAR Cup Series. Racing fans are about to learn what they can accomplish in motorsports by working together. - Trackhouse Racing (@TeamTrackhouse) December 27, 2022 Justin Marks is entitled to take a victory lap…

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…

Pre-season is the only time when drivers get to unwind and reset. Meanwhile, they also have to keep themselves mentally and physically strong and prepare for the upcoming season. With Kyle Busch moving to a new team and Chase Elliott finishing 2022 on a disappointing note, both drivers and respective fans will be looking forward to the new…

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…

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…

Stewart-Haas Racing's big offseason move was replacing Cole Custer with Ryan Preece. Kevin Harvick was thinking bigger, pushing over the summer for the team to pursue Kyle Busch. We'll never know if Harvick's reasoning would have translated into success, but a reporter recently delved into the rationale, and it sounds plausible. Aric Almirola got…

All sports have a debate on who the GOAT is, even NASCAR has been having that debate for a very long time. There's a simple reason for that - there are just so many excellent athletes and sportspersons competing, which makes singling one person out very difficult. However, with his heroics in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final, Lionel Messi might have…

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…

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,…

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…

While a perusal of the odds to win the 2023 Cup Series championship supports the notion that NASCAR has gone a long way toward achieving the parity it sought with the Next Gen car, a top professional bettor anticipates a shift back in the other direction next year. After a 2022 season that saw a record-tying 19 different winners, the 2023 futures…

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…

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…

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…

Brendan Gaughan lends a unique perspective to the intersection of gambling and NASCAR. The former NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series driver grew up in Las Vegas and around the casino business - his father, Michael, and grandfather, Jackie, both magnates of the industry. Michael currently owns the South Point Hotel & Casino, which…

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…

The parity NASCAR is achieving with the advent of the Next Gen car is reflected in the betting market, as bettors are seeing more evenly dispersed pricing on the oddsboards. Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 exemplifies this trend. Kyle Larson resides at his familiar spot atop the betting board, priced at a consensus+550 odds to take the checkers at Charlotte…

Ross Chastain has posted the first two NASCAR Cup Series victories of his career this season, making him one of only four drivers with multiple wins this year. The 29-year-old almost captured his first checkered flag last season at Nashville, where he was runner-up to Kyle Larson in the first Cup Series race in the area since 1984. Chastain looks…

The Action Network specializes in providing sports betting insights/analytics and is a content partner with NASCAR. Practice and qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Toyota Owners 400 (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX) at Richmond were incredibly helpful for bettors. Richmond Raceway, a 0.75-mile short, flat track, is one of the most predictable venues on the NASCAR…

Chase Elliott is returning to the road-course drawing board this week as he drags a five-race winless drought on the track type into the Kwik Trip 250. And the NASCAR betting public is predicting Elliott and his Hendrick Motorsports crew will assemble a Next Gen masterpiece at Road America. Elliott is the defending champion at the 4.048-mile track…

With a 28-point cushion from the second- and third-place drivers - and a path of little resistance to the Championship 4 - Kyle Larson heads into the 2021 Cup Series Playoffs as the clear betting favorite to claim the title. But with Larson priced at less than 3/1 odds at all three of NASCAR's official betting partners, many gamblers will be…

Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images. Pictured: Crew members push the #48 Ally Chevrolet, driven by Alex Bowman The NASCAR Cup Series enters a new phase of the 2022 season, beginning with this Sunday's DuraMAX Drydene 400 at Dover (3 p.m. ET, FS1). Dover, Darlington and Kansas make up the next three races. Each track is a non-drafting oval that has…

NASCAR heads to Charlotte for the Bank of America ROVAL 400 on Sunday afternoon. This is after the race at Talladega, where Bubba Wallace held off Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano to win the rain-shortened YellaWood 500. The Charlotte race is the one that will eliminate four more drivers as we head towards the Round of 8. The Bank of America ROVAL…

In January, a subscriber to The Athletic named Al M. dropped his predictions into the comments section of our annual NASCAR preseason questions post. Even then, before we'd seen a car on the racetrack, Al seemed to sense this year was going to be a tough one for prognosticating. "Always appreciate being able to state my thoughts and then have them…

Every year, the NASCAR Cup Series season begins with an exhibition race known as The Clash. It's an exciting way for the sport to come back from the offseason and generate hype in February before the Daytona 500 arrives later in the month and the season truly gets underway. This year, The Clash is going to be like none before it. Because instead of…

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Ross Chastain skyrocketed to motorsports infamy for wall-riding his way into NASCAR's championship race with a video-game style move that has overshadowed the finale and his fellow title contenders. With that comes a ton of pressure on the eighth-generation Florida watermelon farmer and journeyman NASCAR driver who once took…

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…

For the first time this season, the NASCAR Cup Series' Next Gen car will take on a short, flat track in a points-paying race. The Next Gen car did race on a quarter-mile circuit at the L.A. Coliseum for the preseason Busch Light Clash. However, Sunday's Ruoff Mortgage 500 (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX) will be the first of these tracks with points on the…

The NASCAR Cup Series begins a three-week swing at short tracks on Sunday at Richmond Raceway. The 2022 season produced a handful of surprising winners through six races, including Ross Chastain picking up his first-career Cup Series win last week at the Circuit of the Americas. Sunday's race at Richmond could be where some of the established stars…

The final three spots in the Championship 4 will be decided at Martinsville Speedway this weekend. Joey Logano locked up the first spot in the finale with his Las Vegas win. But non-playoff driver Kyle Larson's victory at Homestead-Miami kept the other contenders from clinching their spot in the title race. With only one race left in the Round of…

Martinsville is the final race in the Round of 8 before the championship race at Phoenix. The final three spots in the Championship 4 will be decided at Martinsville Speedway this weekend. Joey Logano locked up the first spot in the finale with his Las Vegas win. But non-playoff driver Kyle Larson's victory at Homestead-Miami kept the other…

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,…

HMS is once again positioned atop the odds board at Dover. Can a rival emerge to challenge the dominant squad in this year's DuraMAX Drydene 400? Find out with our picks and predictions - including tempting longshot Daniel Suarez. After dominating the last year's edition of this race -sweeping the Top 4 finishes - Hendrick Motor Sports sees its…

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…

The time has come. After 35 races with 19 different winners, including a dramatic first nine playoff races, the Championship 4 has been determined for the season finale this weekend in Phoenix. The four championship contenders are Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Christopher Bell, and Ross Chastain. Whoever finishes the highest on Sunday will be the…

A final race in the desert ends the 2022 NASCAR season. Find out who we think will win with our NASCAR Cup Series Championship picks and preview. For the final time this year, drivers will take to the track. At the end of this race, NASCAR will crown a champion. Four drivers remain in the running for the title with Joey Logano, Christopher Bell,…

As the Championship 4 drivers take the green flag on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, there's a case to be made for each of the drivers in the running for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series title. For gamblers looking for betting value, though, one contender stands out. First, let's justify a bet on each of them. Chase Elliott. The favorite for most of the…

After 35 action-packed race weekends in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, the series is now in Avondale, Arizona for its final race of the season. Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race is expected to be incredibly exciting. The Next Gen car will run for the second time at Phoenix Raceway since hosting Ruoff Mortgage 500 in March. The final…

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…

The Championship 4 is set, and the only thing left to do now is crown this year's NASCAR Cup Series title winner. Joey Logano, Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott and Ross Chastain are prepared to battle in the desert in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday afternoon (3 p.m. ET, NBC, Peacock, NBC Sports App, MRN,…

NASCAR drivers will run on the 1.333-mile Superspeedway when the flag drops for the Sunday-evening race beginning around 5:00 pm ET. Larson is a favorite according to Barstool at+600 for this week's tri-oval at Nashville. He won the inaugural race last year while leading a whopping 264 of the 300 laps. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver…