NASCAR insider picks former Cup champion as favorite to win 2025 Xfinity race at Darlington

The 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series season heads to the Darlington Raceway for the season’s eighth race, the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200. Ahead of the race, NASCAR insider Bob Pockrass shared his prediction, picking his favorite to win and top-five finishes at the 2025 Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200.

Pockrass picked 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott to take the checkered flag at Darlington on Saturday, April 5. Elliott, who drives the #9 Chevrolet full-time for Hendrick Motorsports in the Cup Series, is making his first start of the season in the Xfinity Series.

Pockrass’ remaining top five predictions are the defending series champion, Justin Allgaier; Cup Series regular Ross Chastain; Taylor Gray; and Cup regular Christopher Bell.

Pockrass wrote on X:

“My pick for the Xfinity race today at Darlington: Chase Elliott ... top-5: Elliott Allgaier Chastain Gray Bell ET 10:05-CW App-Xfinity p&q 12:35-Prime-Cup p&q 3-CW-NASCAR Countdown 3:30-CW-Xfinity race 45-45-57, 5 sets, fuel 66-71 NWS: Temps 80s, 5% rain”

Chase Elliott has a good track record in the series at Darlington. He has scored a win, two top-five finishes, and one top-10 finish in four starts.

NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers and teams will be in action at Darlington Raceway on Saturday at 3:30 pm ET. Fans can witness the 200-mile Xfinity Series race on CW and MRN.

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Who has higher odds of winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Darlington?

Joe Gibbs's ace driver, Christopher Bell, is the top favorite to win the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 again with +150 odds. The next closest in the odds table to win are Ross Chastain and the defending winner of the series, Justin Allgaier, at +475 odds, respectively, on Saturday.

1. Christopher Bell: +150
2. Ross Chastain: +475
3. Justin Allgaier: +475
4. Chase Elliott: +700
5. Sheldon Creed: +1000
6. Austin Hill: +1100
7. Sam Mayer: +1100
8. Connor Zilisch: +1600
9. Sammy Smith: +3000
10. Jesse Love: +3000
11. Brandon Jones: +3500
12. Ryan Sieg: +5000
13. Taylor Gray: +5000
14. Carson Kvapil: +6000
15. Christian Eckes: +8000
16. William Sawalich: +8000
17. Nick Sanchez: +8000
18. Harrison Burton: +10000
19. Anthony Alfredo: +35000
20. Jeb Burton: +35000
21. Daniel Dye: +35000
22. Dean Thompson: +35000
23. Josh Williams: +35000
24. Brennan Poole: +35000
25. Parker Retzlaff: +50000
26. Matt DiBenedetto: +50000
27. Jeremy Clements: +50000
28. Kyle Sieg: +50000
29. Kris Wright: +100000
30. Josh Bilicki: +100000
31. Garrett Smithley: +200000
32. Nick Leitz: +200000
33. Blaine Perkins: +200000
34. Austin Green: +200000
35. Ryan Ellis: +200000
36. Leland Honeyman: +200000
37. Dawson Cram: +200000
38. Mason Massey: +200000
39. Greg Van Alst: +200000