For the first time since 1996, the NASCAR Cup Series is points-racing at North Wilkesboro in North Carolina.
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NASCAR Cup Series’ Window World 450
Sunday, July 19
450 laps
Stages end on laps 80, 265, 450
7 p.m. (All times Eastern)
TNT, PRN, Sirius XM NASCAR Channel 90
Last points winner (1996): Jeff Gordon
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All drivers will make the race with 37 drivers entered. Notable entries include:
No. 66 Chad Finchum for Garage 66
Odds for NASCAR Cup Series’ 2026 Firekeepers Casino 400
Below are the opening odds* for all drivers as of Monday, July 13, per the Caesar’s Sportsbook.
*DISCLAIMER: This article is solely for news and entertainment purposes. This content is not financial or betting advice.
Ryan Blaney +400
Denny Hamlin +450
Christopher Bell +500
Kyle Larson +600
Chase Elliott +800
Joey Logano, Tyler Reddick +1200
William Byron +1400
Chase Briscoe +1800
Ty Gibbs, Ryan Preece +2000
Bubba Wallace +2500
Ross Chastain, Carson Hocevar +3000
Chris Buescher, Brad Keselowski +4000
Josh Berry, Daniel Suarez +6000
Alex Bowman +6500
Austin Cindric +7500
Austin Dillon, Erik Jones, Michael McDowell, John Hunter Nemechek +10000
Shane Van Gisbergen +12500
Connor Zilisch +20000
A.J. Allmendinger, Austin Hill, Zane Smith +25000
A.J. Allmendinger, Josh Berry, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +30000
Noah Gragson, Todd Gilliland, Riley Herbst, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +35000
Cole Custer +50000
Ty Dillon +75000
Cody Ware +150000
Chad Finchum +250000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ FaithFest 250
Saturday, July 18
250 laps
Stages end on laps 70, 140, 250
12:30 p.m.
FS1, NRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
Last year’s winner: Chandler Smith
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No. 1 Nick Leitz for TRICON Garage
No. 2 Luke Baldwin for Team Reaume
No. 4 Donovan Strauss for Niece Motorsports
No. 5 TBA for TRICON Garage
No. 7 Chase Elliott for Spire Motorsports
No. 10 Corey LaJoie for Kaulig Racing
No. 22 Clayton Green for Team Reaume
No. 25 Ryan Newman for Kaulig Racing
No. 27 Kasey Kleyn for Rackley W.A.R.
No. 42 Tyler Reif for Niece Motorsports
No. 45 Landen Lewis for Niece Motorsports
No. 62 Christopher Bell for Halmar Friesen Racing
No. 71 Shane Van Gisbergen for Spire Motorsports
No. 76 Nathan Nicholson for Freedom Racing Enterprises
No. 77 Carson Hocevar for Spire Motorsports
SOURCES
Caesar’s Sportsbook, Jayski, NASCAR, NASCARMedia.com
Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.
From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book “All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story” with racer Geoff Bodine.
Aragon, his wife Feliz, and son Christopher currently reside in Grants, New Mexico, USA.
You can reach Dominic at daragon@theracingexperts.net.