{"id":951353,"date":"2026-10-30T02:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T02:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/951353\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T02:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T02:18:12","slug":"nascar-martinsville-odds-favorites-sleepers-and-longshots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/951353\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Martinsville Odds: Favorites, Sleepers and Longshots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2243470445.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"NASCAR\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR Cup Series betting odds for Martinsville.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nascar\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NASCAR<\/a> Cup Series heads to the Martinsville Speedway for the Xfinity 500 in Martinsville, Virginia, the next-to-last race of the 2026 season. Ahead of the race weekend, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.draftkings.com\/leagues\/motorsports\/nascar-cup-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">oddsmakers<\/a> have a hometown driver at the top of the board.<\/p>\n<p>At +400 to win, Denny Hamlin enters Martinsville as the odds-on favorite. The driver of the No. 11, a native of Chesterfield, Virginia, is a six-time winner at the 0.5-mile track.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Blaney, winner of two of the last three Martinsville fall races, comes in as a close second-best favorite at +450. His Team Penske teammate, Joey Logano, is third on the board at +700 to win.<\/p>\n<p>Full NASCAR Cup Series Martinsville Betting Odds<\/p>\n<p>Denny Hamlin +400<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Blaney +450<\/p>\n<p>Joey Logano +700<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Larson +750<\/p>\n<p>Chase Elliott +800\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>William Byron +900<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Bell +1000<\/p>\n<p>Chase Briscoe +1000<\/p>\n<p>Ty Gibbs +1200<\/p>\n<p>Josh Berry +1800\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bubba Wallace +2200<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Reddick +2500<\/p>\n<p>Austin Cindric +3000<\/p>\n<p>Carson Hocevar +3500<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Preece +4000<\/p>\n<p>Ross Chastain +4000\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chris Buescher +5000<\/p>\n<p>Brad Keselowski +5000\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alex Bowman +5000\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shane Van Gisbergen +7000<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Suarez +10000<\/p>\n<p>Connor Zilisch +15000<\/p>\n<p>Austin Dillon +15000\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Erik Jones +20000<\/p>\n<p>Zane Smith +25000<\/p>\n<p>Michael McDowell +25000\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/austin-hill\/\" title=\"Austin Hill\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"561312\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Austin Hill<\/a> +25000<\/p>\n<p>Todd Gilliland +35000<\/p>\n<p>Riley Herbst +35000<\/p>\n<p>Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +35000\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>John Hunter Nemechek +35000\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>AJ Allmendinger +35000<\/p>\n<p>Noah Gragson +50000<\/p>\n<p>Ty Dillon +70000<\/p>\n<p>Cole Custer +70000<\/p>\n<p>Cody Ware +100000<\/p>\n<p>Josh Bilicki +100000<\/p>\n<p>Why Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney are favored at Martinsville<\/p>\n<p>The Martinsville Speedway is one of Hamlin\u2019s best tracks on the circuit. Of his six victories at his home track, the Joe Gibbs Racing star most recently won in March 2025. In the March race earlier this year, Hamlin swept both stages and led 292 of 400 laps before finishing second.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In order to get back into the championship battle, Hamlin will need a vintage Martinsville performance. Hamlin ranks second in the points standings, nearly a whole race behind title leader Kyle Larson (-73).<\/p>\n<p>Blaney, too, has a stout record at Martinsville. The driver of the No. 12 has two victories, coming in the fall of 2023 and 2024, and has finished top 10 in eight of the last nine races. Blaney will also aim to get back in the championship hunt as he ranks sixth in the standings, 109 points out of the lead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Joey Logano, Kyle Larson Expected to be Contenders<\/p>\n<p>Joey Logano has a strong record of consistency at Martinsville. While the driver of the No. 22 has only one Martinsville win in October 2018, he has finished no worse than 10th in the last 14 Martinsville races.<\/p>\n<p>Logano has been strong on short tracks in 2026 with all three of his wins this season (North Wilkesboro, Richmond, Bristol) came on the tight-cornered tracks.<\/p>\n<p>Championship leader Kyle Larson enters Martinsville at +750. The driver of the No. 5 has one Martinsville victory (April 2023) and has finished top 10 in the last eight races, with six of them being top-five finishes.<\/p>\n<p>Larson can clinch his third NASCAR Cup Series championship on Sunday at Martinsville by scoring 59 points.<\/p>\n<p>Ty Gibbs Could Play as Martinsville Sleeper<\/p>\n<p>At +1200 to win, Ty Gibbs could be a solid sleeper pick for Sunday\u2019s Xfinity 500.<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the No. 54 finished fourth in the spring Martinsville race earlier this season, finishing second in Stage 1 and fourth in Stage 2. Gibbs recorded his first two career Cup victories this season, which both came on short tracks (Bristol, Iowa).<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Preece Makes For Intriguing Longshot<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Preece makes for an interesting Martinsville longshot. The driver of the No. 60 enters \u201cThe Paperclip\u201d at +4000 to win.<\/p>\n<p>Preece has finished no worse than 14th in the last five Martinsville races. He has three top-10 finishes in those last five starts with a best finish of sixth in the October 2025 race.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/writerjohnbreeden\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John 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&#8217;s The Breeze and a NASCAR content writer for Sportskeeda. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/writerjohnbreeden\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about John Breeden<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty NASCAR Cup Series betting odds for Martinsville. 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