Ryan Blaney, the NASCAR Cup Series’ sports-betting favorite to capture the 2025 drivers’ championship, didn’t have much of a chance last Sunday at Kansas Speedway. Not from the start.
Blaney wrecked the primary No. 12 Ford after enduring a blown tire while running practice laps and forgoing the qualifying session. Competing in a backup machine, Blaney started the second of three Round of 12 races in back of the pack, but rallied to a top-10 position before being flagged for a speeding penalty along pit road. the 2023 Cup titleholder finished P24 after winning the Sept. 21 event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
“I thought we probably could have run eighth to 10th,” Blaney said, as reported by Motorsports Wire. “That was kind of our max potential with this thing. I thought we got a little better through the day, which was good.”
Can Blaney’s team carry the momentum into next weekend’s event at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, a venue he’s had success at before? BetOnline Sportsbook tabbed Blaney (+350) as the favorite to capture his second championship in three seasons.
“We’ll go have a good weekend (at the Charlotte Roval) and try to win a stage and win the race,” Blaney said. “The road course strategies get pretty up in the air, so we’ll just go try to maximize our day.”
Ryan Blaney won the 2018 Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte seven years ago today. 🏁
It was the first Cup race on the roval. @Team_Penske 🏁 @CLTMotorSpdwy pic.twitter.com/2ih8F1Oexg
— NASCAR Legends (@LegendsNascar) September 30, 2025
Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson Have ROVAL History
Since the venue was unveiled in 2018, Hendrick Motorsports teammates Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson share the share the series lead with two wins each at the 17-turn, 2.28-mile track.
Christopher Bell and Blaney also visited Victory Lane at Charlotte’s road course.
NASCAR will return to the site in 2026.
On this day in 2019 Chase Elliott won at the Charlotte Roval! pic.twitter.com/UHkQOmJGXh
— Nascarpixtures (@Nascarpixtures) September 29, 2025
2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Odds
Here are the drivers’ odds for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series drivers’ championship, according to BetOnline Sportsbook:
| Driver | 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Odds |
|---|---|
| Ryan Blaney | +350 |
| Kyle Larson | +500 |
| Denny Hamlin | +500 |
| Christopher Bell | +500 |
| William Byron | +600 |
| Chase Elliott | +600 |
| Chase Briscoe | +1000 |
| Joey Logano | +1100 |
| Bubba Wallace | +2800 |
| Tyler Reddick | +2800 |
| Ross Chastain | +2800 |
| Austin Cindric | +4000 |
*-Odds current at time of publication
