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Sportsbook Tabs Chili Bowl Titleholder Kyle Larson As Favorite To Claim 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship

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Kyle Larson appears in midseason shape. With the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season a few weeks from igniting, the 2021 circuit champion led all 40 laps from the pole, capturing the Chili Bowl Nationals midget car event. 

Larson earned the checkered flag despite driving over a loose tire and colliding with the wall several times during the dirt-track showcase’s final laps in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

“I love being back here,” Larson told FloRacing.com Saturday night. 

By also venturing to Victory Lane in 2020 and ’21, Larson tied NASCAR Cup Series rival Christopher Bell for three Chili Bowl titles. 

Larson (+500) and Bell (+550) were also tabbed as the top two sports betting favorites to capture the circuit title this season, according to BetOnline Sportsbook.

Below, we’ll preview the top storylines heading into the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.

2025 NASCAR Cup Series Storylines  

  • A 23-machine field will race 200 laps to claim the inaugural Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on Feb. 2. The preseason exhibition likely will start with 37 teams. The qualifiers will come out of four heat races. 
  • NASCAR officials will allow teams to utilize primary tires with option tires available for the spring race at Phoenix Raceway. The series will continue to enable option tires, intended to provide faster speeds, as select tracks. The option tires tend to wear down quicker than primary tires. 
  • Full-time Truck Series pilot Chandler Smith earned another opportunity to compete in the Daytona 500 for Garage 66. Smith, who made three Cup starts last season, failed to qualify for the 2023 season-opening event for 66 Garage, then known as MBM Motorsports. 

2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Odds    

Here is an early look at the drivers’ odds for capturing the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series championship odds, according to BetOnline Sportsbook:

Driver 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Odds
Kyle Larson +500
Christopher Bell +550
William Byron +600
Ryan Blaney +650
Denny Hamlin +750
Tyler Reddick +850
Joey Logano +850
Chase Elliott +1100
Chase Briscoe +1800
Kyle Busch +2200
Ty Gibbs +2200
Ross Chastain +2800
Brad Keselowski  +2800
Alex Bowman +3300
Chris Buescher  +4000
Bubba Wallace  +6600
Shane van Gisbergen  +6600
Daniel Suarez +10000
Austin Cindric +10000
Carson Hocevar  +10000
Josh Berry +15000
Austin Dillon +15000
Michael McDowell +15000
Zane Smith +15000
Noah Gragson  +15000
Erik Jones +20000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +20000
Todd Gilliland +20000
AJ Allmendinger +20000
Ryan Preece +25000
Justin Haley +25000
Cole Custer +25000
John Hunter Nemechek +30000
Ty Dillon +50000
Corey LaJoie +50000

*-Odds current at time of publication