2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship odds: Betting lines updated after Daytona 500

The 2025 Daytona 500 is officially in the books, with William Byron winning The Great American Race in back-to-back seasons, after rain made for a dicey afternoon on Sunday in Florida for the NASCAR Cup Series.

The Hendrick Motorsports star survived a massive wreck on the final lap, propelling from outside the top five to the lead on the backstretch, and leading the way to the finish line. Tyler Reddick and Jimmie Johnson followed, while a host of major contenders ended up wrecked at Daytona in the season-opening carnage.

After all the action, FanDuel Sportsbook has released their updated betting lines for which driver will stand above all at the end of the year as champion. Here’s where each wheelman stands following the Daytona 500, with a trip to Atlanta Motor Speedway on the docket for next weekend.

Kyle Larson (+500)

Kyle Larson has never had much luck at Daytona, and that didn’t change during this year’s iteration of The Great American Race. He ended up finishing P20, after a week that wasn’t anything great to write home about.

Will Atlanta Motor Speedway bring more success for Larson next week? It’s hard to say, as he hasn’t finished above P31 in his last four races at the track. Perhaps he’ll have to wait another week, but don’t count out the championship favorite regardless.

Christopher Bell (+600)

Christopher Bell always seems to be in the mix at the end of super-speedway races, and that was the case at Daytona over the weekend. However, he couldn’t make it to the finish, as he was wrecked while racing for the lead, leading to a P31 finish in the 500.

The Joe Gibbs Racing star will have a nice opportunity to get back to Victory Lane this weekend in Atlanta. He’s always been solid at the track, finishing P4 there last fall. Perhaps he’ll break through for the dub this time around.

William Byron (+650)

Back to back Daytona 500 victories for William Byron. An incredible feat for the Hendrick Motorsports star, as he returned to Victory Lane on Sunday evening after surviving a massive wreck on the final lap.

After winning two Daytona 500s in a row, can Byron go back-to-back to start 2025? He won at Atlanta in 2022 and 2023, so it’s not out of the question that the No. 24 could start the season off with two wins in a row.

Ryan Blaney (+750)

Ryan Blaney is always a threat at super-speedway tracks, especially Daytona. He won a stage and made some awesome moves throughout the race, but he fell just short of getting a top five, finishing P7 when the checkered flag waved.

Over the course of his career, Blaney has been awesome at Atlanta, and even more so over the last few seasons. The Team Penske wheelman finished P2 and P3 at the track last season, so we’ll see if he can elevate to the top spot in 2025.

Joey Logano (+850)

Joey Logano had some beef with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. after the Daytona 500, and many aren’t happy with the three-time champion following a wreck that took out some major contenders late in the game. P35 isn’t what the reigning champion had on his bingo card after the season-opening race for the Cup Series, that’s for sure.

The good news for Logano? He’s been awesome at Atlanta over the past couple of seasons. He has wins at the track in 2023 and 2024, the latter coming during the Round of 16 last year. He can clinch a spot in the playoffs with another win this time around.

Denny Hamlin (+850)

Denny Hamlin had a shot at his fourth Daytona 500, but he came up short on the final lap of the race. He was battling Austin Cindric for the lead, but Hamlin ended up wrecked and finishing P24 when it was all said and done.

Moving ahead of Atlanta, it’s been a while since Hamlin has been to Victory Lane at the track. He won in 2012, but he hasn’t been able to master the reconfiguration yet. Maybe 2025 will be his moment.

Tyler Reddick (+950)

Tyler Reddick wasn’t exactly a major factor throughout the Daytona 500, but he found himself in the mix at the end of the race. He survived the last-lap crash by following William Byron, riding the wave to a runner-up finish on Sunday evening.

The reigning regular-season champion will be hoping to notch another solid performance to start the season, and Atlanta is on the docket. He finished P6 at the track last season, so there’s some merit to believing he can get the job done.

Chase Elliott (+1100)

Chase Elliott made his fans happy at times throughout the Daytona 500, battling near the front at the end of stages, but he couldn’t get close enough to contend for the win in the end. Still, a P15 finish isn’t anything to scoff at. 

Now, Elliott will be happy to return home to Georgia to race at Atlanta this weekend. He won there in 2022. A second victory at the track for the sport’s most popular driver would surely drive the crowd into a frenzy.

Updated NASCAR Cup Series Championship Odds:

• Chase Briscoe (+1800)
• Ty Gibbs (+2100)
• Kyle Busch (+2100)
• Brad Keselowski (+2500)
• Ross Chastain (+2600)
• Alex Bowman (+2900)
• Chris Buescher (+3200)
• Shane Van Gisbergen (+5500)
• Bubba Wallace (+5500)
• Austin Cindric (+7500)
• Carson Hocevar (+9500)
• Daniel Suarez (+9500)
• Zane Smith (+11000)
• Josh Berry (+11000)
• Michael McDowell (+11000)
• Austin Dillon (+12000)
• Noah Gragson (+12000)
• Ryan Preece (+15000)
• Todd Gilliland (+15000)
• Erik Jones (+15000)
• Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (+15000)
• AJ Allmendinger (+15000)
• Ty Dillon (+21000)
• Justin Haley (+21000)
• Cole Custer (+21000)
• John Hunter Nemechek (+21000)