The 2022 Nascar Cup Series season has officially begins today with the Daytona 500 and new campaign will begin in exciting fashion as always. The Daytona 500 is set to take place at Daytona International Speedway. The 2022 Daytona 500 is the first proper race of the NASCAR season with the all-new Next-Gen Cup car. The biggest race of the NASCAR season is usually an unpredictable one .. Here’s what you need to know to be ready to watch the Great American Race.
40 drivers will start the Daytona 500 with the hopes of crossing the line first –But who will pave the path towards success. Which driver leads the way and who on the 2022 grid has the most?
Here’s a look at the drivers who have the best odds to win the 2022 Daytona 500 followed by a preview of the race and predictions for who will contend for the victory.
Top Odds to Win
Kyle Larson: +900 (bet $100 to win $900)
Denny Hamlin: +900
Ryan Blaney: +1000
Chase Elliott: +1100
Joey Logano: +1200
Brad Keselowski: +1400
William Byron: +1500
Kyle Busch: +1500
Alex Bowman: +1800
Austin Dillon: +1800
Bubba Wallace: +2000
Kurt Busch: +2000
complete list of odds is available at DraftKings Sportsbook.
predictions of Nascar 2022 :
- Hendrick Motorsports drivers dominated the 2022 Cup Series season, as Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, William Byron and Alex Bowman combined to win 17 of the 36 races. Ten of those victories belonged to Larson, who captured his first career Cup Series title.
- Another three-time winner and the active driver with the most Daytona 500 wins is Denny Hamlin. In 2020, Hamlin nudged Ryan Blaney into Ryan Newman, causing the #6’s frightening accident in sight of the line. Hamlin was entirely blameless – but in winning back-to-back races became the first to do so since Sterling Marlin in 1994, 1995.
- Larson may have thrived in 2021, but the 2022 Cup Series season could be different for him and every one in the field. The reason is because NASCAR has introduced the Next Gen car . Nobody has much experience in driving the Next Gen car. The Daytona 500 will be the first points race to feature the new car.
- Hamlin has a good chance of being in the mix, while other favorites are Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano could battle for the lead. However, predictions says that Ryan Blaney will best all of those drivers and win his first career Daytona 500.
- Prediction: Blaney wins his first career Daytona 500. He is 28-year-old and had success at superspeedways in his Cup Series career, finishing in the top 10. He also won the Coke Zero Sugar 400 last August for his first career win at Daytona.
One thing of Daytona 500 that makes it exciting is its unpredictability. Who is the top drivers in the Cup Series are, or who had the fastest cars practices, does not matter mostly. A big crash can blow up at any moment during the race, which will scuffle the field resulting in the surprise winner.
