The first race of the NASCAR Cup postseason will get the green flag this Sunday, Sept. 6 at Darlington. Drivers will take the track for the Cook Out Southern 500 as The Chase makes its comeback.
It's fitting that Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin are tied atop the early board. Reddick secured his fourth win of the 2026 season at this very track; Hamlin enters the weekend as the favorite to win the title and also as the regular-season champion. Let's take a look at the oddsboard as of Sept.
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Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports. Cook Out Southern 500 Tyler Reddick: +500 (bet $10 to win $60 total)Denny Hamlin: +500 (bet $10 to win $50 total)Chase Briscoe: +600 (bet $10 to win $70 total)Kyle Larson: +850 (bet $10 to win $95 total)Christopher Bell: +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 total)Ryan Blaney: +1100 (bet $10 to win $120 total)William Byron: +1200 (bet $10 to win $130 total)Ty Gibbs: +1300 (bet $10 to win $140 total)Joey Logano: +1800 (bet $10 to win $190 total)Chase Elliott: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 total)Bubba Wallace: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 total)Brad Keselowski: +2500 (bet $10 to win $250 total)Chris Buescher: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)Erik Jones: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)Corey Heim: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)Carson Hocevar: +3500 (bet $10 to win $350 total)Austin Cindric: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)Ryan Preece: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)Ross Chastain: +6000 (bet $10 to win $610 total) Alex Bowman: +7500 (bet $10 to win $760 total)Daniel Suárez: +8000 (bet $10 to win $810 total)Josh Berry: +8000 (bet $10 to win $810 total)Austin Dillon: +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510 total)Shane van Gisbergen: +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510 total)John Hunter Nemechek: +20000 (bet $10 to win $2,010 total)Zane Smith: +20000 (bet $10 to win $2,010 total)Austin Hill: +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510 total)Connor Zilisch: +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510 total)Michael McDowell: +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510 total)Riley Herbst: +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510 total)Todd Gilliland: +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510 total)AJ Allmendinger: +30000 (bet $10 to win $3,010 total)Noah Gragson: +35000 (bet $10 to win $3,510 total)Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)Ty Dillon: +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)Chad Finchum: +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)Cole Custer: +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)Cody Ware: +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total) Here's What To Know About The Oddsboard: The Favorite Reddick and his team started the 2026 season off with a magical run. He won the first three races and added two more to the tally before losing momentum.
At one point, Reddick boasted a 100-point lead in the overall standings. Looking ahead to this weekend, the driver of 23XI's No. 45 Toyota should feel relatively confident, considering he won at this track when Cup raced here in March for the Goodyear 400.
One To Watch Denny Hamlin — who's at the top of the early oddsboard along with Reddick — is one to watch in this race and throughout the entire postseason. In fact, FOX Sports motorsports insider Bob Pockrass put Hamlin at the very top of his Chase contenders rankings, and he also notes that Denny has won at all 10 tracks on The Chase schedule. That, of course, includes Darlington.
When the series raced at this track earlier this year in March, Hamlin got an 11th-place finish after starting ninth. Hamlin goes into Darlington as the points leader in The Chase.
