Daytona 500 Odds: Will A Longshot Dethrone Denny Hamlin?

NASCAR’s Super Bowl takes place a week after football’s grand extravaganza, as the 2021 Daytona 500 will go off on Sunday.

Betting odds on the prestigious race are posted at all of the top US sportsbooks, with back-to-back winner Denny Hamlin as the favorite.

Daytona 500 odds 2021

Here are the outright winner odds for Sunday’s Daytona 500, with sportsbook price comparisons. Hover over the odds you like below and click “Bet Now” to place a wager at one of these top US books.

Sportsbooks such as DraftKings Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook and BetMGM have odds for all of the drivers in Sunday’s race, and also have Top 3 and Top 10 finisher odds if you’re confident in one of these drivers having a strong outing – but are not positive they can take the checkered flag.

Upset potential

Hamlin is rightfully the favorite, having won in back-to-back years. But Daytona has historically been a race where putting a few dollars on the longshots is well worth it.

Crashes are routine at Daytona and favorites can wipe out early. Monumental underdogs can power through and become the victor at the 200-lap race.

The most glaring example came in 2011, when 20-year-old Trevor Bayne shocked the world. Bayne had 80-1 odds to win that year’s event.

This year’s Daytona 500 will feature several young drivers looking to stun racing fans (DraftKings Sportsbook odds). Could one of these drivers be the next Bayne?

• Anthony Alfredo (+20000)
• Chase Briscoe (+5000)
• Austin Cindric (+6600)

Other ways to bet

DraftKings Sportsbook has Race Props available, such as “Any driver to win both Stage 1 and Stage 2 and win the race?,” “Car number of race winner,” “Manufacturer of winning car” and “Team of race winner.” You can see “Team of Race Winner” odds here:

• Joe Gibbs Racing +325
• Hendrick Motorsports +375
• Team Penske +375
• Stewart-Haas Racing +600
• Chip Ganassi Racing +1500
• Richard Childress Racing +1600
• JTG Daugherty Racing +2000
• Roush Fenway Racing +2000
• Rick Ware Racing +5000
• Any other team +500

In addition, DraftKings Sportsbook has NASCAR Cup Series Championship futures, which you can see here:

Driver	Winner odds	Top 3 odds
Chase Elliott	+550	+140
Kevin Harvick	+550	+140
Denny Hamlin	+650	+180
Kyle Busch	+700	+180
Brad Keselowski	+700	+180
Joey Logano	+700	+180
Martin Truex Jr	+750	+195
Kyle Larson	+900	+225
Ryan Blaney	+1200	+300
Alex Bowman	+2500	+650
Kurt Busch	+3300	+850
Aric Almirola	+4000	+1000
Christopher Bell	+4000	+1000
William Byron	+4000	+1000

View more odds at DraftKings Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook and BetMGM.

Daytona 500 information

The Daytona 500 is the first race on the NASCAR Cup Series calendar each year, and it has the richest prize. Last year, there was a whopping $23.6 million purse – the largest total in American motorsports history. Hamlin took home a champion’s share of the mammoth purse in 2020.

Here is a look at recent winners:

• 2020: Denny Hamlin
• 2019: Denny Hamlin
• 2018: Austin Dillon
• 2017: Kurt Busch
• 2016: Denny Hamlin
• 2015: Joey Logano
• 2014: Dale Earnhardt Jr
• 2013: Jimmie Johnson
• 2012: Matt Kenseth
• 2011: Trevor Bayne
• 2010: Jamie McMurray

The Daytona 500 will be broadcast nationally on FOX and starts at 2:30 p.m. ET on Sunday.