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NASCAR Cup Series Darlington betting odds.<\/p>\n
Darlington Raceway is the site of the NASCAR<\/a> Cup Series Chase opener. The Cook Out Southern 500 at \u201cThe Track Too Tough to Tame\u201d is the final Crown Jewel race of the 2026 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Oddsmakers are favoring three Toyota drivers to take the checkered flag on Sunday night. While the odds lean towards the Chase contenders, it is worth looking at some sleepers and longshots to win Darlington.\u00a0<\/p>\n NASCAR betting odds for the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington<\/p>\n Here is a look at the complete betting odds<\/a> for Sunday\u2019s Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington.\u00a0<\/p>\n Denny Hamlin +500<\/p>\n Tyler Reddick +550<\/p>\n Chase Briscoe +650<\/p>\n Kyle Larson +700<\/p>\n Ryan Blaney +850<\/p>\n William Byron +1000<\/p>\n Christopher Bell +1000<\/p>\n Ty Gibbs +1400<\/p>\n Joey Logano +1400<\/p>\n Chase Elliott +1800<\/p>\n Chris Buescher +2200<\/p>\n Bubba Wallace +2500<\/p>\n Brad Keselowski +2500<\/p>\n Ross Chastain +2800<\/p>\n Erik Jones +3000<\/p>\n Corey Heim +3000<\/p>\n Carson Hocevar +3000<\/p>\n Josh Berry +4000<\/p>\n Ryan Preece +5500<\/p>\n Austin Cindric +5500<\/p>\n Alex Bowman +6500<\/p>\n Shane van Gisbergen +8000<\/p>\n Daniel Suarez +8000<\/p>\n Austin Dillon +10000<\/p>\n Zane Smith +11000<\/p>\n Austin Hill<\/a> +11000<\/p>\n John Hunter Nemechek +13000<\/p>\n Riley Herbst +15000<\/p>\n Todd Gilliland +20000<\/p>\n Michael McDowell +20000<\/p>\n Connor Zilisch +20000<\/p>\n AJ Allmendinger +25000<\/p>\n Noah Gragson +30000<\/p>\n Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +35000<\/p>\n Ty Dillon +70000<\/p>\n Cole Custer +70000<\/p>\n Cody Ware +100000<\/p>\n Chad Finchum +100000<\/p>\n Why Denny Hamlin is the favorite to win Darlington<\/p>\n Seeking his first Cup Series championship in his 21st full-time season, Denny Hamlin is the favorite to win the Chase opener at Darlington. Aside from being the top seed to begin the Chase, the driver of the No. 11 has an impressive resume at \u201cThe Lady in Black.\u201d<\/p>\n Hamlin is a five-time Darlington winner with his latest victory coming in April 2025. In the last five Darlington races, the Joe Gibbs Racing star has finished no worse than 11th with four top 10s and two top fives.<\/p>\n Reddick and Briscoe are proven Darlington contenders<\/p>\n Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe have won the last two Darlington races, which is a key reason why they rank second and third, respectively, on the odds chart.\u00a0<\/p>\n Reddick was victorious in last March\u2019s Goodyear 400 at Darlington, earning his fourth of five wins in 2026. The driver of the No. 45 started on the pole and paced the field for 77 of 293 laps. Prior to that, Reddick finished runner-up in last year\u2019s Southern 500.<\/p>\n Briscoe was the one who took the checkered flag over Reddick in last year\u2019s race. The driver of the No. 19 has been the victor of the last two Southern 500s, driving for two different teams (Stewart-Haas Racing 2024, Joe Gibbs Racing 2025).<\/p>\n Briscoe\u2019s 2025 triumph was a masterclass as he led a blistering 309 of 367 laps en route to victory.<\/p>\n Chris Buescher makes for a valuable sleeper<\/p>\n Appearing in the Chase for the first time since 2023, Chris Buescher enters Darlington at +2200 to win. While the driver of the No. 17 has not always had the results to show it for, he has shown up to the South Carolina track with proven speed.<\/p>\n Buescher finished ninth at Darlington in the spring and was a contender throughout the race, leading 41 laps. The RFK Racing driver has four straight top-10 finishes at \u201cThe Track Too Tough to Tame.\u201d<\/p>\n In May 2024, Buescher was in command in the closing laps at Darlington until a dust-up with Tyler Reddick sent him back to a 30th-place result.<\/p>\n Erik Jones, AJ Allmendinger among worthy longshots<\/p>\n Darlington Raceway has proven to be one of the better tracks on the Cup Series circuit for Erik Jones. The driver of the No. 43 has two Southern 500 wins in 2018 and 2022, making up two of his three career victories.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jones finished third in last year\u2019s Southern 500 and earned a 10th-place result in last March\u2019s Darlington race. When looking at potential non-Chase spoilers, Jones could be the driver to do it this Sunday at +3000 to win.<\/p>\n One driver that has an interesting value this Sunday is AJ Allmendinger at +25000. Although the driver of the No. 16 has never won on an oval surface, he put together a fifth-place run in last year\u2019s Southern 500.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tJohn Breeden<\/a> 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<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty NASCAR Cup Series Darlington betting odds. 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