2025 Daytona 500 Betting Preview
16 February 2025
NASCAR tries to beat the weather today as the 67th Daytona 500 takes place at Daytona International Speedway. The race has been moved up to 12:30 ET with the threat of rain coming later in the day. Chase Briscoe will start in the pole position after posting the best qualifying run on Wednesday.
DAYTONA 500 START TIME & RACE INFO
- Event: Daytona 500
- Where: Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
- When: Sunday, February 16 at 1:30 PM ET
- TV: FOX
DAYTONA 500 FAVORITES
- Kyle Busch (Odds to Win: +900)
- Ryan Blaney (Odds to Win: +1100)
- Denny Hamlin (Odds to Win: +1100)
- Chase Elliott (Odds to Win: +1100)
- Bubba Wallace (Odds to Win: +1100)
DUNKEL INDEX TOP 10
Here are the Top 10 drivers for this event, according to the Dunkel Index:
| Kyle Busch | 348.875 |
| W. Byron | 349.125 |
| K. Larson | 349.150 |
| J. Logano | 349.255 |
| B. Wallace | 349.768 |
| C. Bell | 350.434 |
| C. Elliott | 352.360 |
| D. Hamlin | 353.417 |
| B. Keselowski | 354.563 |
| A. Cindric | 357.621 |
WINNER: KYLE BUSCH (+900)
The two-time Cup champion is still looking for his first Daytona 500 victory following 18 attempts. But he's come close, finishing in the T-10 five times and T-5 three times. He won the Cup Championship at Phoenix in 2021. Rated No. 1 in the Dunkel Index, Busch (+900) is our pick to take the checkered flag today.
BEST ODDS TOP 5 FINISH: BUBBA WALLACE (+145)
Rated No. 2 in the Dunkel Index
BEST ODDS TOP 10 FINISH: BRAD KESELOWSKI (-175)
Rated No. 9 in the Dunkel Index
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