2025 NASCAR Cup Championship Odds: Betting lines released before start of season

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season officially gets underway next month with the 67th running of the Daytona 500.

And from February-November, NASCAR’s best will battle it out over the course of 36 races. By the time we get to Phoenix, just four will be standing going for the Bill France Cup. DraftKings has released the betting lines for drivers to win the 2025 Cup Championship, with two clear favorites.

Christopher Bell: +550

Bell, the Joe Gibbs Racing star, has quickly become one of the best wheelmen on the circuit. He made the Championship 4 in 2022 and ’23 before narrowly missing out this past season. A nine-time winner over his last four seasons at JGR, Bell looks primed to make another Championship 4 run in 2025.

Kyle Larson: +550

Joining Bell with the best odds is Larson, the 2021 champion. Larson is on the shortlist for best drivers in the world and was dominant at times in 2024. He took the checkered flag six times — leading all drivers — and led a series-leading 1,700 laps. Barring an unlikely fall-off, Larson will be a serious contender in 2025.

William Byron: +600

Byron has quietly become one of NASCAR’s most consistent drivers. He has finished sixth or better in the last three seasons, making the Championship 4 in 2023 and ’24. While not as popular with fans as his Hendrick Motorsports teammates in Larson and Chase Elliott, the reigning Daytona 500 winner is just as talented.

Ryan Blaney: +650

Blaney, the 2023 champion, nearly went back-to-back this past season. He finished second in the season finale at Phoenix, bested only by his Team Penske teammate Joey Logano. The Penske cars have shown to come to life in the playoffs and that shouldn’t be any different in 2025.

Denny Hamlin: +750

Hamlin has done just about everything you can do in NASCAR — except win a championship. Now 44, it’s fair to question how many realistic chances Hamlin has at getting it done. But to this point, the JGR driver and 23XI Racing co-owner has shown no regression. Will full-time season No. 20 finally be the year for Hamlin?

Joey Logano: +850

It’s not an even year for Logano. Yes, all of his three championships have come in an even year. But like Blaney, he knows how to win when it matters most. A fourth title would put him alongside some elite company such as Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon.

Tyler Reddick: +850

Reddick’s career has taken off at 23XI and last year, he proved he can hang with NASCAR’s best. Reddick won the Regular Season Championship and finished fourth in the points standings. The best still feels like it’s yet to come for Reddick, and perhaps 2025 will be his year.

Chase Elliott: +1000

NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver was very consistent in 2024, finishing outside the top 20 in just four races. But he seldom had the best car in the field, winning just once at Texas. Still only 29 and in one of the best rides in the sport, Elliott can’t be counted out.

Chase Briscoe: +1800
Kyle Busch: +2200
Ty Gibbs: +2200
Brad Keselowski: +2800
Ross Chastain: +3000
Alex Bowman: +3500
Chris Buescher: +4000
Shane van Gisbergen: +6500
Bubba Wallace: +6500
Austin Cindric: +10000
Daniel Suarez: +12000
Carson Hocevar: +13000
Noah Gragson: +15000
Austin Dillon: +15000
Michael McDowell: +15000
Josh Berry: +17000
Zane Smith: +17000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: +20000
Erik Jones: +20000
AJ Allmendinger: +20000
Todd Gilliland: +25000
Justin Haley: +25000
Cole Custer: +25000
John Hunter Nemechek: +40000
Ty Dillon: +50000