The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series kicks off on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway with the 68th running of the Daytona 500. Joey Logano is the +1000 co-favorite (risk $100 to win $1000) along with pole sitter Kyle Busch at FanDuel Sportsbook, with Ryan Blaney close behind at +1100 and Chase Elliott at +1200. Other 2026 Daytona 500 contenders of note include Denny Hamlin and back-to-back winner William Byron, both at +1300. Byron is seeking to become the first driver to three-peat the race.
Austin Cindric (+1400) and defending NASCAR champion Kyle Larson (+1700) are the only other drivers inside of +2000. Sunday’s ‘Great American Race’ is set to begin at 1:30 p.m. ET as it was moved up one hour due to anticipated weather in the area. Before entering any 2026 Daytona 500 props or NASCAR parlay picks, be sure to see what elite expert auto racing handicappers Phil Bobbitt and Steve Greco have to say.
Bobbitt and Greco built a predictive engine that consistently beats the books. They find huge value and aren’t afraid of volume. Over the past four-plus years, their followers are up more than $28,000 on $100 NASCAR betting plays. In 2024, they nailed seven outright winners in the Cup Series, returning nearly seven units for a 25.7% ROI.
They predicted Daniel Suarez’s victory in Atlanta at +3500 and were 10-2 on matchup plays. Their 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race preview nailed Joey Logano at +1100 and went 4-0 in matchup picks, and they hit Austin Cindric at +2800 in the Enjoy Illinois 300. They also nailed Ross Chastain as a +3000 longshot in the Hollywood Casino 400. Overall, they were up 47.18 units across all racing articles last season. In 2025, they correctly called William Byron (+2300) in the Daytona 500 and Kyle Larson (+450) in the AdventHealth 400. Anyone following Bobbitt and Greco on betting apps and sportsbooks could have seen huge returns.
Now, Bobbitt and Greco have analyzed the field and odds for Sunday’s 2026 Daytona 500 race. They’re sharing their best bets only at SportsLine.
2026 Daytona 500 prop picks
One of Bobbitt and Greco’s top NASCAR bets: They are backing Ty Gibbs as a top-3 finisher, a prop that returns +1200. “Ty Gibbs doesn’t feel like a superspeedway ace,” Bobbitt told SportsLine. “He’s not the first name people think of when the draft tightens up. Don’t feel bad…he wasn’t the first name that we thought of, either. But the numbers don’t care about perception.
“Gibbs ranked fourth in laps led on superspeedways last season (11.3/per) and quietly owned the fifth-best average finish (15.3). That combination is important because leading laps at Daytona isn’t just about raw horsepower…it’s more about understanding air, sensing when a lane is forming, and knowing when to take control without becoming the sitting duck. Gibbs has shown he can dictate stretches of these races without overplaying his hand, which is a rare skill at a place where leading at the wrong time is basically volunteering to be the caution flag.” See what other NASCAR prop picks they like at SportsLine.
How to make 2026 Daytona 500 NASCAR picks
Bobbitt and Greco have locked in more NASCAR props and identified several longshots they like to win it all. One of the drivers is going off at more than 125-1 to win the race, so anyone who backs him could hit it big. You can only see who he is here.
So who wins the 2026 Daytona 500, and which epic longshot stuns NASCAR? Visit SportsLine now to see the 2026 NASCAR Daytona 500 prop picks and best bets from a team of elite NASCAR handicappers who were up over 47 units in 2024, and find out.
2026 Daytona 500 odds, field
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Kyle Busch +1000
Joey Logano +1000
Ryan Blaney +1100
Chase Elliott +1200
Denny Hamlin +1300
William Byron +1300
Austin Cindric +1400
Kyle Larson +1700
Brad Keselowski +2000
Chase Briscoe +2000
Christopher Bell +2200
Alex Bowman +2200
Ryan Preece +2500
Bubba Wallace +2500
Chris Buescher +2500
Josh Berry +2500
Carson Hocevar +2700
Erik Jones +3000
Ross Chastain +3300
Connor Zilisch +3300
Tyler Reddick +3500
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +3500
Ty Gibbs +4000
Daniel Suarez +4500
Austin Dillon +5000
Michael McDowell +5000
John Hunter Nemechek +5000
Justin Allgaier +5000
Jimmie Johnson +5500
Noah Gragson +6000
Todd Gilliland +6000
Zane Smith +6000
AJ Allmendinger +6000
Shane Van Gisbergen +7000
Ty Dillon +7000
Cole Custer +7000
Corey Heim +7000
Riley Herbst +7500
Cody Ware +12500
BJ McLeod +17500
Casey Mears +17500
