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NASCAR Cup Series odds for Darlington.
The NASCAR Cup Series circuit heads to the Darlington Raceway this Sunday for the Goodyear 400.
Like every week, the odds makers have a few key drivers favored to win at “The Track Too Tough to Tame.” Meanwhile, there’s a few long shots worth giving a look.
Here, we will take a peek at this week’s odds for the sixth race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Denny Hamlin favored to win back-to-back Cup races
In the odds listed on DraftKings Sportsbooks, as of Wednesday evening Eastern time, Denny Hamlin is the favorite to win on Sunday at Darlington.
At +550 to win, the driver of the No. 11 has a strong record at the South Carolina track. Hamlin is the defending winner of the Goodyear 400 and has finished no worse than seventh in the last four Darlington races.
With five wins total, Darlington ranks tied for third with Richmond in Hamlin’s most victories at a single track of all-time. It trails only Martinsville with six victories and Pocono with seven wins.
After winning last Sunday at Las Vegas, Hamlin will look to secure back-to-back Cup wins for the fourth time in his career. The 45-year-old did just that last year, when he won back-to-back at Martinsville and Darlington.
Kyle Larson, Tyler Reddick among other favorites to win
Following Hamlin with the next-best odds to win is Kyle Larson at +600.
In 16 Darlington starts, the Hendrick Motorsports driver has recorded one win (September 2023), three runner-up finishes, and seven top-five finishes.
The two-time and defending Cup champion has finished top five in two of his last five Darlington starts. However, the driver of the No. 5 failed to finish higher than 19th in the three other starts.
Another favorite to keep an eye on is Tyler Reddick at +650 to win. The driver of the No. 45 already has three wins in 2026, and could easily add a fourth this Sunday.
The 23XI Racing driver has led laps in all of the last five Darlington races. That includes a race-high 174 laps in the May 2024 race. In those five races, Reddick recorded three top-five finishes.
Chase Briscoe comes in at +700 to win at Darlington. The driver of the No. 19 won last September’s Southern 500 in dominant fashion, leading 309 of 367 laps. In last year’s Goodyear 400, Briscoe led 90 laps and finished fourth.
William Byron enters Darlington at +800 to win. The driver of the No. 24 won the Goodyear 400 in 2023 and was leading with two laps remaining in the 2022 race before being bumped out of the way by Joey Logano.
Despite finishing second, Byron dominated last year’s Goodyear 400 by winning both stages and leading 243 of 297 laps.
Previous Darlington front-runners enter as long shots
Joey Logano is one of a few long shots to watch for this Sunday at Darlington.
At +1800 to win, the driver of the No. 22 won the 2022 Goodyear 400. However, Logano has posted only one top-five result in the last seven Darlington races.
Chris Buescher is another who has a strong track record at Darlington. At +2500 to win, the driver of the No. 17 has finished top 10 in four of the last five races at the track.
Buescher’s teammate, Brad Keselowski, is another to keep an eye on at Darlington. The driver of the No. 6 is at +3000 to win. He won the Goodyear 400 back in May 2024, which is currently Keselowski’s latest Cup victory to date.
John Breeden John Breeden is a NASCAR contributor at Heavy Sports. He has five years of sports journalism experience. He graduated from James Madison University in May of 2022 with a degree in media arts and design. John is also a sports reporter for the Daily News-Record in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Previously, John was a sports writer for JMU’s The Breeze and a NASCAR content writer for Sportskeeda. More about John Breeden
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