The Daytona 500 is on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 2:30 p.m. ET, and will air live on FOX. It will be the 62nd running of the event, and it is the first race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. claimed pole position in Sunday's qualifying lap, and Alex Bowman has the second spot at the start of the race. However, no pole winner has won the Daytona 500 since Dale Jarrett in 2000.
The Daytona 500 is a 500-mile long race that has become the season-opening race of the NASCAR Cup series.
According to NASCAR's official website, the Daytona 500 has opened the NASCAR season every February since 1982 and is one of two Cup Series races held yearly at Daytona. This year, for the first time, Daytona's second NASCAR race will be the regular-season finale.
Feb 13, 2021 The NASCAR Cup Series wraps up the 2020 season at Phoenix Raceway Sunday at 3 p.m. ET for the Season Finale 500. Below, we analyze the Season Finale 500 odds and betting lines, with NASCAR picks and tips with odds from BetMGM sportsbook. There has been some movement in the odds for the 2020 Daytona 500, according to DraftKings. See where 2019 winner Denny Hamlin and other top drivers - plus some new ones who are moving up the. Feb 14, 2021 NASCAR Daytona 500 betting odds: Underdogs, favorites for Sunday’s race Denny Hamlin. Hamiln is the favorite for good reason – he won the past two Daytona 500s and three of the past five. Elliott won the 2020 championship and Most Popular Driver award, but crashed out of the past two. Nov 10, 2020 Denny Hamlin, who has three career Daytona 500 victories, including back-to-back wins in 2019 and 2020, is the favorite at 8-1 odds. Team Penske drivers Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney are joined by defending NASCAR Cup Series Champion Chase Elliott at 10-1. Here is the full rundown of 2021 Daytona 500 odds from the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas.
Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Chase Elliott and defending champion Denny Hamlin are the favorites to win, with odds set at 10-1, according to VegasInsider.com.
Hamlin, who drives Toyota, won the 2019 Daytona 500. It was his second win in four years, and an emotional win for Joe Gibbs Racing. Hamlin dedicated the race and the season to J.D. Gibbs, Joe Gibbs' eldest son, who died in early 2019 after battling a degenerative neurological disease.
Richard Petty has seven Daytona 500 wins, the highest number. Cale Yarborough has four wins. Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin are the only active drivers with multiple victories -- two.