2025 NASCAR Cup Series Odds: Elliott Moves Into Contention

Kyle Larson tops the board in the latest NASCAR Cup Series odds, but the Championship Race is still many weeks away, and Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, and Chase Elliott are all breathing down his neck.

Robert Criscola - Betting Analyst at Covers.com
Robert Criscola • Betting Analyst
Jul 9, 2025 • 13:36 ET • 4 min read
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Photo By - Imagn Images. Chase Elliott at Texas.

Kyle Larson continues to show the way in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series odds, much like he has for most of this season, but a two-pronged Toyota challenge in Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell are tailing him.

Meanwhile, Chase Elliott has seen his odds slashed following a recent win to secure his playoff standing.

Here are the latest NASCAR Cup Series odds.

NASCAR Cup Series odds

Driver DraftKings
Kyle Larson +350
Denny Hamlin +550
Christopher Bell +550
Ryan Blaney +600
William Byron +700
Chase Elliott +900
Tyler Reddick +1200
Joey Logano +1400
Chase Briscoe +2000
Ross Chastain +2500

Odds as of 7-9.

NASCAR Cup Series betting favorites

Kyle Larson

Kyle Larson is tied for the series lead in wins (three) while boasting the most Top 5s (nine) and laps led (851). 

Larson had a series-high six wins in 2024 but his "checkers or wreckers" results doomed him to a premature exit in the Round of 8. However, he's cleaned up that part of his game for the most part, with only two DNFs through 19 races.

Denny Hamlin

Denny Hamlin has caught fire.

Hamlin has compiled four Top 5s in his last five starts, including his win at Michigan. His sits third in laps led and fourth in average finish among full-time drivers.

Chase Elliott

It's not how you start, it's how you finish, right? Case-in-point Chase Elliott, who has overcome a slow start in 2025.

He was sitting at +1400 to win his second championship prior to his first win of the season at Atlanta. Despite the lack of "1s" in his past performances, Elliott tops all full-time drivers in average result (10.6). 

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NASCAR Cup Series recent winners

Season Driver Race wins
2024 Joey Logano (3) 4
2023 Ryan Blaney 3
2022 Joey Logano (2) 4
2021 Kyle Larson 10
2020 Chase Elliott 5
2019 Kyle Busch (2) 5
2018 Joey Logano 3
2017 Martin Truex Jr.  8
2016 Jimmie Johnson (7) 5
2015 Kyle Busch 5

NASCAR Cup Series betting trends

  • Team Penske has taken three straight championships.
  • Hendrick Motorsports has the most overall titles (14), with their last one coming in 2021.
  • The last driver to go back-to-back was Jimmie Johnson in 2010, when he completed an unprecedented five-peat.

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Robert M. Criscola’s road to becoming a Covers publishing editor began with an internship at Metro New York, which eventually turned into a freelance job at MetroBet covering many sports from a wagering angle, including horse racing. He continued to focus on “The Sport of Kings” by writing for shapperdacapper.com, danonymousracing.com, and informer.fanxt.com before joining the team at the TwinSpires Edge in 2019 as a regular contributor and weekend editor. “Crisco” began writing game previews for Covers in 2022 and joined the editing team in 2023.

His best advice for sports bettors? Bet with your head, not over it.

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