The NASCAR Cup Series has had four different winners in the past four races. Will the trend for Kansas sports betting continue this Sunday in the AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas?
A lot of prominent names have yet to win through 11 races this season, including Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Alex Bowman and more.
Let’s dig into the stats, odds and trends for Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway (2 p.m. Central, FS1).
Driver | Team, Make | Odds |
Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet | +350 |
Ryan Blaney | Penske Racing, Ford | +650 |
Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota | +700 |
William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet | +750 |
Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress, Chevrolet | +800 |
Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota | +1000 |
Joey Logano | Penske Racing, Ford | +1800 |
Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet | +2000 |
Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing, Chevrolet | +2000 |
Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet | +2200 |
Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing, Toyota | +2200 |
These odds are from Caesars Kansas Sportsbook as of May 6.
Defending spring race champion Kyle Larson is the favorite at +350 odds and has finished in the top five each of the past three weeks. Larson, of powerhouse Hendrick Motorsports, is slated for a very busy month: He’s set to attempt the Memorial Day “double” by racing the Indianapolis 500 and the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 on the same day May 25.
Up next is Blaney, the 2023 Cup Series champion, at +650 odds. He’s ahead of William Byron on the Caesars board to win the race, but at DraftKings Kansas Sportsbook they are both -115 to win the head-to-head matchup against each other.
Blaney has four top-five finishes this season including a third-place run last week at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, a race won by Penske Racing teammate Joey Logano. Blaney has never won in 20 starts at Kansas but he has eight top-10 finishes there.
The most recent winner at Kansas was Ross Chastain, who took the Hollywood Casino 400 last October. Chastain, who drives the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, has +2000 odds this Sunday.
There are also prop wagers, such as those head-to-head matchups, at Kansas sportsbook apps for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup series race.
Rank, Driver | Average finish | Wins |
Denny Hamlin | 5.5 | 2 |
Kyle Larson | 7.9 | 2 |
Alex Bowman | 8.4 | 0 |
Chase Elliott | 9.0 | 0 |
William Byron | 9.8 | 0 |
Ross Chastain | 9.9 | 1 |
Brad Keselowski | 12.6 | 0 |
Christopher Bell | 13.4 | 0 |
Kyle Busch | 14.3 | 1 |
Ryan Blaney | 15.0 | 0 |
Note: Active full-time drivers only. Chart ranking by average finish in the past 10 Cup Series events at Kansas Speedway, dating to 2020.
In the past 10 races at Kansas, Denny Hamlin has been the top driver with two wins, seven top-five runs, eight top-10 finishes and an average finish of 5.5 since 2020. Larson is the only other active driver with two wins in the past 10 Kansas races.
This weekend’s event is the first of two that NASCAR is conducting this season in the Sunflower State. The second in on Sept. 28, in Round 2 of the Cup Series playoffs.
There will be a full slate of action all weekend at the 1.5-mile oval. The NASCAR Truck Series will race at Kansas Speedway and so will the ARCA racers.
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| Friday, May 9, 5 p.m. | ARCA Series qualifying | none |
| Friday, May 9, 7 p.m. | ARCA Series race | FS1 |
| Saturday, May 10, 2:10 p.m. | NASCAR Truck Series qualifying | FS2 |
| Saturday, May 10, 4:40 p.m. | NASCAR Cup Series qualifying | Prime Video |
| Saturday, May 10, 6:30 p.m. | NASCAR Truck Series race | FS1 |
| Sunday, May 11, 2 p.m. | NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 | FS1 |
All times Central.
USA Today photo by Reese Strickland
Yes, NASCAR does race in Kansas. The 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway oval is in Kansas City, Kansas, and hosts two major NASCAR weekends each year. The most notable race is the Hollywood Casino 400, a Cup Series playoff race, which is on Sept. 28 this year.
NASCAR will be coming to Kansas City for the AdventHealth 400 on May 11, the first of two Cup Series races at the 1.5-mile track in 2025.
The next NASCAR race at Kansas Speedway will be the AdventHealth400, a NASCAR Cup Series race, at 2 p.m. Central on May 11, 2025.
Kyle Larson won the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series spring race at Kansas Speedway. The race was the AdventHealth 400, which took place on May 6, 2024. It was a thrilling finish, with Larson edging Chris Buescher by just 0.001 seconds, the closest finish in Cup Series history. The most recent victory of any Cup race there was Ross Chastain, who won at Kansas in September 2024.
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