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Ryan Blaney Tops NASCAR Cup Series Earns Top Drivers’ Championship Odds; Goodyear Producing New Rubber

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
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Ryan Blaney Tops NASCAR Cup Series Earns Top Drivers’ Championship Odds; Goodyear Producing New Rubber

With all of the NASCAR Cup Series’ Round of 16 attention focused on the three-race sweep by Joe Gibbs Racing pilots, Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano, the two most recent circuit champions, are beginning to turn the spotlight back on Team Penske. 

Blaney became the first driver to qualify for the Round of 8 with a win last Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Logano earned a P4. As the top two qualifiers, the teammates occupied the front row. 

Josh Berry, a Wood Brothers Racing driver with a technical alliance with Team Penske, finished second despite mid-race trouble. Berry, who was eliminated from the first round of the playoffs, challenged Blaney during the final laps. 

After a middling regular season, Logano, the reigning champion, posted three consecutive top-five finishes. 

Blaney (+370) became the new sports-betting favorite to claim his second drivers’ title in three seasons, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Kyle Larson (+470), the 2021 titleholder, drew the second-best odds at +470. Logano (+1500) remains a long shot. 

Goodyear Creates New Tire For Kansas Speedway

With right-side tires creating chaos during the night race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sept. 13, Goodyear announced it will be releasing a new product in time for this weekend’s national series events at Kansas.

“Kansas presents a unique set of conditions for teams — known for its relatively smooth surface, multiple grooves and close finishes — but recent races have shown notable tire wear,” said Justin Fantozzi, Goodyear operations manager for global race tires, via press release. “For both series, new right-side tires are being introduced after undergoing construction changes to increase strategy options for the crew chiefs. This weekend, teams will need to balance grip with outright speed to maximize performance of these new Goodyear Racing Eagle tire setups.”

NASCAR tire testing appears endless.

2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Odds

Here are the drivers’ odds for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series drivers’ championship, according to FanDuel Sportsbook: 

Driver 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Odds
Ryan Blaney +370
Kyle Larson +470
Denny Hamlin +500
Christopher Bell +550
William Byron +550
Chase Briscoe +1000
Chase Elliott +1100
Joey Logano +1500
Bubba Wallace +3000
Tyler Reddick +3000
Austin Cindric +3000
Ross Chastain +3000

*-Odds current at time of publication

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry, in both print and digital media. He joined the Sportscasting team in 2021 following a decade of freelancing. He spent his early career as a reporter for various newspapers in Illinois, New York, Florida, North Carolina, and Michigan, with a particular emphasis as a beat reporter for the Chicago Blackhawks. Jeff earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from Oakland University. Over the course of his career he earned several sports writing awards, including two national awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors for column writing and news reporting. One of the five prized columns included a commentary on NASCAR's increasing corporate influences, particularly in northern racetracks — commentary which you might find Jeff building on as part of the Motorsports writing team at Sportscasting now.  
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