The 2026 Daytona 500 is more than three months away, but oddsmakers have released opening odds for NASCAR’s biggest race.
Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano, according to the Caesar’s Sportsbook, are the early favorites to capture the checkered flag at The Great American Race.
Blaney has never won the race, while his Team Penske teammates have each won it once; Logano in 2015 and Austin Cindric in 2022.
Opening Odds for Daytona 500 win (as of Nov. 10, 2025)
- Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano +1000
- Austin Cindric, Brad Keselowski +1400
- William Byron +1600
- Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson +1800
- Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin +2000
- Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe +2200
- Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace +2500
- Chris Buescher, Carson Hocevar, Ryan Preece +3000
- Ross Chastain, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +3300
- Josh Berry, Alex Bowman, Michael McDowell +3500
- Ty Gibbs, Daniel Suarez +4000
- Todd Gilliland, Erik Jones, Zane Smith +5000
- Noah Gragson +5500
- A.J. Allmendinger, John Hunter Nemechek +6000
- Shane Van Gisbergen +6500
- Cole Custer, Ty Dillon, Riley Herbst +7500
- Cody Ware +8000
As for the pole, the Caesar’s Sportsbook has listed opening odds for who will lead the field to the green flag.
Chase Briscoe, last year’s polesitter, is the early odds-on favorite.
Opening Odds for Daytona 500 pole (as of Nov. 10, 2025)
- Chase Briscoe +350
- Joey Logano +600
- Ryan Blaney +700
- Austin Cindric +850
- Chris Buescher, Kyle Larson +1000
- Michael McDowell +1100
- Alex Bowman +1400
- Todd Gilliland, Ryan Preece +1500
- Zane Smith +1600
- Christopher Bell, Josh Berry +1700
- Chase Elliott +2000
- William Byron, Denny Hamlin +2500
- Kyle Busch +3000
- Ross Chastain, Ty Gibbs, Carson Hocevar, Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace +4000
- Noah Gragson, Connor Zilisch +5000
- Daniel Suarez +7000
- Erik Jones +8000
- A.J. Allmendinger, Austin Dillon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +10000
- Riley Herbst, Shane Van Gisbergen +12500
- Ty Dillon, John Hunter Nemechek +15000
- Cody Ware +20000
The Daytona 500 is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.
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.
