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NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 Presented By Jiffy Lube: Christopher Bell Earns Top Odds, Predictions & Best Bets At Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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The winner of three consecutive NASCAR Cup Series events, Christopher Bell seeks to become the ninth driver since 1972 to visit Victory Lane four Sundays in a row.
The Joe Gibbs Racing driver won at Atlanta, COTA and Phoenix and entered the week favored to capture Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, according to BetOnline Sportsbook.
Bell (+325) edged Kyle Larson (+350) for the early sports-betting odds.
Five of the eight modern-era drivers to win four races in a row (Cale Yarborough, 1976; Darrell Waltrip, 1981; Dale Earnhardt Sr., 1987; Jeff Gordon, 1998; and Jimmie Johnson, 2007) earned series championships.
Through four starts, Bell, with 152 driver points, trails pace-setter William Byron by 13 points. Byron, a big Atlanta Braves fan who compiled one win and three top-10 finishes, earned 23 more stage points than Bell.
Byron (+800) snapped a 30-race winless streak with a 2023 win at Las Vegas.
Below, we’ll preview the top storylines heading into Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube, go over the odds, and give our best bets for the fifth race on the 2025 NASCAR schedule.
Pennzoil 400 Presented By Jiffy Lube Storylines
- Quiet and steady, Chris Buescher navigated Phoenix for his third top-10 finish this season. Outside of one run-in with Ryan Blaney, the No. 17 Ford cruised to an eventful ending. Can he maintain the momentum of last October’s P10 at Las Vegas? In his opening 15 outings at the 1.5-mile track, he registered just one top 10.
- Short track specialist Josh Berry (P4) earned his best placing this season after rebounding from a slow early pit stop. Netting Wood Brothers Racing’s first top-five at Phoenix, Berry had failed to finish inside the top 25 in the series’ opening three events. Berry has two Xfinity Series wins at Las Vegas.
- AJ Allmendinger competed in his 450th Cup race Sunday, placing P22. Without a top-10 this season and just two laps led, the driver of the No. 16 Chevrolet ranks No. 28 in the points standings, 107 behind Byron.
NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 Presented By Jiffy Lube Odds
Here is an early look at the drivers’ odds for capturing the NASCAR Cup Series’ Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, according to BetOnline Sportsbook:
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| Driver | NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 Odds |
|---|---|
| Christopher Bell | +325 |
| Kyle Larson | +350 |
| Tyler Reddick | +600 |
| William Byron | +800 |
| Denny Hamlin | +950 |
| Ryan Blaney | +1100 |
| Joey Logano | +1200 |
| Kyle Busch | +1800 |
| Chase Elliott | +1200 |
| Ross Chastain | +2200 |
| Alex Bowman | +2200 |
| Chase Briscoe | +2800 |
| Brad Keselowski | +3300 |
| Bubba Wallace | +3300 |
| Ty Gibbs | +3300 |
| Chris Buescher | +7500 |
| Josh Berry | +10000 |
| Austin Dillon | +12500 |
| Michael McDowell | +12500 |
| Noah Gragson | +12500 |
| Ryan Preece | +12500 |
| Justin Haley | +12500 |
| AJ Allmendinger | +12500 |
| Todd Gilliland | +15000 |
| Erik Jones | +15000 |
| Shane van Gisbergen | +15000 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | +15000 |
| Zane Smith | +20000 |
| John Hunter Nemechek | +25000 |
| Ty Dillon | +30000 |
| Cole Custer | +30000 |
| Riley Herbst | +30000 |
| Cody Ware | +30000 |
*-Odds current at time of publication
Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube Predictions and Picks
Here are our best NASCAR Cup Series bets for Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
Kyle Larson (+350)
In his past six outings at Las Vegas, the 2021 Cup champion recorded two wins and four top-fives. He has led a circuit-best 405 laps, nearly double Bell’s next-best total of 248.
Tyler Reddick (+600)
Ranked third in the driver standings with 143 points, Reddick remains winless but has secured two top fives. At Las Vegas, he has four top 10s since the start of the 2022 campaign.
Ross Chastain (+2200)
The Watermelon Man could be one of the top longshot picks this season. Chastain, whose last win developed last September at Kansas, compiled four top fives in his past six starts, averaging a 5.5 finish.
