#NASCAR Playoffs

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,…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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.…

We're 13 races into the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season and with 11 different winners already, everybody who doesn't have a victory is feeling the pressure with the 2022 NASCAR playoffs quickly approaching. The 2022 Coca-Cola 600 will take place on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway and the 600-mile endurance race will be tightly contested from start…

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…

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.…

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…

The 2022 NASCAR playoffs have been whittled down to four contenders after nine races, leaving Joey Logano, Christopher Bell, Ross Chastain and Chase Elliott to battle it out in the Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway this weekend. Logano and Elliott are vying for their second Cup Series titles, while Bell and Chastain hope to hoist the Bill France…

The 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race will consist of four stages on Sunday, the first three featuring 25 laps and the final stage being a 50-lap shootout for the $1 million prize. There will also be a pit stop competition during the break between the second and third stages. The team with the shortest time on pit road wins the pit crew award, allowing…

Kevin Harvick (4) and William Byron (24) race during the NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Oct. 10, 2021. The picture is finally becoming clearer in the 2022 NASCAR playoffs. After four races won by drivers outside the playoffs, Chase Elliott was victorious at Talladega last week to punch his ticket to the…

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…

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports NASCAR Cup Series playoffs continue this Sunday, as Homestead-Miami Speedway hosts the Dixie Vodka 400 Joey Logano won the first race of the round of 8 stage of the NASCAR playoffs Just three races remain in the NASCAR Cup Series this term, and the attention turns to the action in Florida this weekend. The Dixie…

The NASCAR Cup Series makes its first trip of the season to a road course on Sunday. The Cup Series visits the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, for the second time in its history. Chase Elliott won the first Cup Series trip around COTA last May, and he should be one of the drivers in front of the field on Sunday. Elliott is third all-time…

With just one race left to decide the NASCAR Cup Series Championship odds, four drivers are pitted against each other for the sport's ultimate prize. See how the contenders stack up, all "chasing" favorite Chase Elliott in Phoenix. The playing field has been leveled for one last race as the NASCAR playoffs descend upon Phoenix for the Cup Series…

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…

Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports First race of the round of eight in the NASCAR playoffs takes place in Las Vegas this weekend Christopher Bell won the Bank of America Roval 400 last weekend Just four races remain in the NASCAR playoffs this season, and the action swiftly moves to Las Vegas this weekend. The South Point 400 is the first race of the…

The picture is finally becoming clearer in the 2022 NASCAR playoffs. After four races won by drivers outside the playoffs, Chase Elliott was victorious at Talladega last week to punch his ticket to the next round. That leaves 11 playoff drivers fighting for the final seven spots available in the Round of 8, which will begin after this weekend's…

Four more playoff drivers will end their championship run after this race. Find out who we like to win with our Bank of America Roval 400 picks. With his win at Talladega last week, Chase Elliott has locked himself into the next round of the NASCAR playoffs. This makes him even more dangerous on a track - and track style - he's known to dominate.…

The most unpredictable race of the NASCAR playoffs hasn't even started yet, and the drivers are already crowded into a pack. Indeed, the opening NASCAR odds for Sunday's event on the giant roulette wheel that is Talladega Superspeedway are bunched tightly together like cars in a draft: Six (six!) co-favorites at+1200, three more running right…

The AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500 is set to begin this Sunday at the Texas Motor Speedway. Austin Dillon will be on the track where he claimed a Cup victory in 2020 and a pole in 2016. Despite being eliminated from the NASCAR playoffs last week, the 32-year-old will look to replicate his strong form on Sunday and also win the fifth Cup race of…

The NASCAR playoffs roll on, and the upsets on keep coming. First, it was+4000 Erik Jones prevailing at Darlington. Then, it was+2000 Bubba Wallace taking Kansas. And last Saturday night in East Tennessee, brought the stunning sight of+12500 Chris Buescher rolling into Victory Lane at Bristol. Who's leading the championship standings? Who cares.…

Can the playoff drivers finally put up a win? With longshots sweeping the postseason so far, let's take a look at the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 odds as the NASCAR playoffs get set for the Round of 12. As drivers get set for this weekend's Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500, we're now three races into the NASCAR playoffs, with three…

A couple of sportsbooks are feeling frisky, inviting action on Kyle Larson before Sunday's Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, the first race of the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. At opening odds of better than 3-1, these betting shops are offering nicer prices on the No. 5 than most of the market. Barstool…

The 2022 NASCAR Playoffs will continue on Saturday night when Bristol Motor Speedway hosts the Bass Pro Shops Night Race with the green flag scheduled to drop at 7:30 p.m. ET. The field of 16 postseason drivers will be cut to 12 following the race and two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch is currently right on the bubble. Busch is 13th in…

Two races in, and the NASCAR Playoffs have become as unpredictable as much of the regular season, with a+2000-to-win driver prevailing last weekend at Kansas one week after a+4000-to-win long shot took the opener. And fans are left to wonder: Is this really the way it's going to be the rest of the way? Certainly, consecutive victories by Erik Jones…

NASCAR's about to swerve into the Round of 12, but before the playoffs lose a quarter of their field, the Bass Pro Shops Night Race runs at Bristol. See who can survive and advance, like Christopher Bell. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The NASCAR playoffs are getting interesting. After a non-playoff driver took each of the first two races, we're…

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Final race of the round of 16 in the NASCAR playoffs takes place this Saturday The Bass Pro Shops Night Race takes place at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee The final race in the round of 16 in the NASCAR playoffs takes place this weekend. Only the top 12 will make it through to the next round, which gets…