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Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin Earn Top NASCAR Cup Series Drivers’ Title Odds; Ryan Blaney Achieves Rare Superspeedway Feat

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
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Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin Earn Top NASCAR Cup Series Drivers’ Title Odds; Ryan Blaney Achieves Rare Superspeedway Feat

As Kyle Larson enters the NASCAR Cup Series’ Round of 16 as the No. 1-ranked pilot, not everyone is pleased with the 2021 circuit champion.

Just ask Erik Jones, who missed the playoffs after Larson pushed him from the lead pack last Saturday night at Daytona.

Still, Larson appears to be shaking off his post “The Double” attempt slump. After finishing P35 at Charlotte Motor Speedway after competing in the Indianapolis 500 earlier in the day, Larson has not visited Victory Lane and finished 28th or worse four times.

Back-to-back P6s could fuel a postseason run.

With +400 odds, BetOnline Sportsbook tagged Larson and Denny Hamlin as the sports-betting favorites to capture the circuit championship.

Ryan Blaney Makes Late Moves

Ryan Blaney secured the Coke Zero Sugar 400 title by executing a rare superspeedway feat.

Blaney rallied from P13 with two laps to go to capture last Saturday night’s event at Daytona, a 2.5-mile track. Go back to 2000 for Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s victory at Talladega for similar comparisons. “The Intimidator” came back from P18 with five rotations remaining to win.

Over the past 10 years at reconfigured Atlanta, Daytona and Talladega, 35 of 51 victors drove within the top two with two laps to go.

William Byron won the season-opening Daytona 500 from the ninth position, but was aided by a final-lap crash.

Blaney (+450) earned the second-best odds to claim the series’ drivers’ championship, followed by Byron and Christopher Bell at +550.

2025 NASCAR Cup Series Drivers’ Title Odds    

Here is a Week 27 look at the drivers’ odds for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series drivers’ championship, according to BetOnline Sportsbook: 

Driver 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Odds
Kyle Larson +400
Denny Hamlin +400
Ryan Blaney +450
Christopher Bell +550
William Byron +550
Chase Elliott +850
Tyler Reddick +2000
Joey Logano +2000
Chase Briscoe +2000
Shane van Gisbergen +2200
Ross Chastain +2800
Bubba Wallace +2800
Alex Bowman +2800
Austin Cindric +4000
Austin Dillon +4000
Josh Berry +4000

*-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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