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Sportsbook Tabs Tyler Reddick With Top NASCAR Cup Series Championship Odds; Chase Elliott Experiencing Deja Vu; Pole Curse Ends
NACAR Cup Series driver Chase Elliott may have the biggest Round of 8 challenge, but he appears to retain enough confidence to make a run at Sunday’s Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway. As the No. 8-ranked playoff pilot, Elliott needs to make up 43 points or win to qualify for next month’s Championship 4 race at Phoenix Raceway.
After leading for 81 laps, placing P5 and compiling 49 postseason points at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Elliott enjoyed one of his best rides since winning at Texas Motor Speedway on April 14, 18 events ago. Elliott has experienced this situation before.
In 2020, Elliott needed to win at Martinsville to advance to the final four. He did – emphatically. Ousting Kevin Harvick from the playoffs, Elliott captured the event at the 0.526-mile oval by 6.222 seconds. Ryan Blaney placed P2.
“Biggest win ever for us,” Elliott told NBC Sports moments after crossing the start/finish line. “Just so proud. To be able to be backed in the corner like that and have to win tonight. That’s what we’ve been missing these past four to five years – to perform when we don’t have a choice.
“To do that tonight, I couldn’t ask for a better night. It’s unreal.”
The next week, it got even more surreal when Elliott, the second-generation competitor, earned the circuit title, according to Caesars Sportsbook.
Elliott (+5000) now enters the weekend with the longest odds to capture his second championship.
Can he re-live 2020?
How confident is @chaseelliott heading into a must-win situation at @MartinsvilleSwy?
We like his answer. 😏 pic.twitter.com/7l9PQpWb2M
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) October 28, 2024
Tyler Reddick Ends Pole-Sitters’ Winning Skid
Tyler Reddick captured last Sunday’s S at Homestead-Miami from the pole.
That’s big news.
Reddick became the third Cup driver in 53 events to visit Victory Lane after starting on the inside of the front row.
Before Reddick’s Round of 8 triumph, William Byron and Ross Chastain were the only pole-sitters to take a checkered flag over the past 18 months. Byron dominated an accident-free Circuit of the Americas event in March, leading 42 of 68 laps. Chastain won at Nashville Superspeedway on June 25, 2023.
During that 53-race span, the driver who started second won 10 times.
Reddick (+275) received the top odds to claim the circuit title.
A BEAST of a lap. 💪@tylerreddick secures his third pole of 2024 at @homesteadmiami! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/G9BnCQL9nC
— 23XI Racing (@23XIRacing) October 26, 2024
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Odds
Here is an early look at the drivers’ odds for capturing the NASCAR Cup Series championship odds, according to Caesars Sportsbook:
Driver | NASCAR Cup Series Championship Odds |
---|---|
Tyler Reddick | +275 |
Joey Logano | +300 |
Christopher Bell | +325 |
Kyle Larson | +525 |
William Byron | +900 |
Denny Hamlin | +2200 |
Ryan Blaney | +2500 |
Chase Elliott | +5000 |
*-Odds current at time of publication