2026 Window World 450 Betting Preview
19 July 2026
NASCAR heads to North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday for the Window World 450. This is the first points-paying NASCAR Cup Series race at the 450 laps / 281.25 miles track since 1996.
WINDOW WORLD 450 START TIME & RACE INFO
- Event: Window World 450
- Where: North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
- When: Sunday, July 19 at 7:00 PM ET
- TV: TNT
WINDOW WORLD 450 FAVORITES
- Christopher Bell (Odds to Win: +185)
- Ryan Blaney (Odds to Win: +350)
- Denny Hamlin (Odds to Win: +600)
- Ty Gibbs (Odds to Win: +800)
- Kyle Larson (Odds to Win: +1100)
DUNKEL INDEX TOP 10
Here are the Top 10 drivers for this event, according to the Dunkel Index:
| T. Gibbs | 38.642 |
| C. Bell | 34.978 |
| R. Blaney | 33.972 |
| D. Hamlin | 32.816 |
| A. Cindric | 30.945 |
| C. Briscoe | 29.911 |
| C. Hocevar | 29.896 |
| J. Logano | 29.236 |
| W. Byron | 28.818 |
| S. Van Gisbergen | 26.950 |
WINNER: TY GIBBS (+800)
Gibbs is having a breakout 2026 season (currently 4th in driver points) and earned his first career Cup Series victory earlier this year at Bristol Motor Speedway, another prominent short track. Rated No. 1 in the Dunkel Index, Gibbs (+800) is our pick to take the checkered flag at North Wilkesboro on Sunday.
MATCHUP: CHRISTOPHER BELL (-140) OVER RYAN BLANEY
Bell rated No. 2 in the Dunkel Index; Blaney rated No. 3
