NASCAR 2025: Preview and odds for Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway

The action-packed 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season is officially set to begin with the prestigious Daytona 500 this weekend. NASCAR’s biggest race of the year, the Daytona 500, is scheduled to be held on Sunday, February 16, at Daytona International Speedway, and the green flag will drop at 2:30 pm ET.

The Daytona tri-oval track comprises 31 degrees of banking in the turns, 18 degrees of banking in the tri-oval, and three degrees of banking in the back straightaway. The track currently hosts the Cup Series, Xfinity Series, Truck Series, ARCA, and IMSA SportsCar Championship.

Forty-five drivers have entered 40 spots for the 67th annual Daytona 500 at the 2.5-mile-long superspeedway.

Heading to Daytona International Speedway, 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion and Hendrick Motorsports star driver Kyle Larson is the favorite, per the odd table, at +1000 odds to win this year’s Daytona 500, according to DraftKings Sportsbook.

NASCAR veteran Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin stand in second place in the odds table at +1100 to win this weekend’s race. Hamlin is a three-time winner of the event.

They are followed by Ryan Blaney at +1200, defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano at +1200, 2025 NASCAR Clash winner Chase Elliott at +1200, Brad Keselowski at +1400, and Todd Gilliland at +1600 in the top five highest odds to win “The Great American Race.”.

Last year’s Daytona 500 winner, William Byron, has the sixth-highest odds at +2000 to win on Sunday.

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Opening odds for the 2025 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway

William Byron (24) leads driver Ross Chastain (1) at Daytona International Speedway - Source: Imagn

Here's a look at the odds for all 45 drivers competing on Sunday at the Daytona International Speedway:

1. Kyle Larson: +1000
2. Kyle Busch: +1100
3. Denny Hamlin: +1100
4. Ryan Blaney: +1200
5. Joey Logano: +1200
6. Chase Elliott: +1200
7. Brad Keselowski: +1400
8. Todd Gilliland: +1600
9. Ryan Preece: +2000
10. William Byron: +2000
11. Christopher Bell: +2200
12. Chris Buescher: +2200
13. Tyler Reddick: +2500
14. Josh Berry: +2500
15. Bubba Wallace: +2500
16. Austin Cindric: +2500
17. Alex Bowman: +2500
18. Ross Chastain: +2500
19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: +3000
20. Michael McDowell: +3000
21. Chase Briscoe: +3000
22. Ty Gibbs: +3500
23. Justin Allgaier: +3500
24. Daniel Suarez: +4000
25. Noah Gragson: +4500
26. Austin Dillon: +4500
27. Martin Truex Jr.: +5000
28. Justin Haley: +5500
29. Erik Jones: +5500
30. Carson Hocevar: +5500
31. AJ Allmendinger: +5500
32. Ty Dillon: +6500
33. Shane Van Gisbergen: +6500
34. John Hunter Nemechek: +6500
35. Cole Custer: +6500
36. Riley Herbst: +6500
37. Helio Castroneves: +6500
38. Zane Smith: +7000
39. Corey LaJoie: +8000
40. Chandler Smith: +8000
41. Cody Ware: +10000
42. Jimmie Johnson: +10000
43. Anthony Alfredo: +10000
44. BJ McLeod: +10000
45. JJ Yeley: +10000

The live telecast of Sunday’s "The Great American Race" can be viewed on FOX, and radio coverage will air on MRN.