NASCAR: 2021 Daytona – Full starting lineup, odds
By Asher Fair
The starting lineup is set for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series regular season finale, and the odds to win are about as crazy as expected.
For those with playoff aspirations, it all comes down to this. There is just one spot left open in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series playoff field.
The driver who gets that spot is set to be determined in this Saturday night’s regular season finale, the Coke Zero Sugar 400.
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So while there is a points battle going on between Richard Childress Racing teammates Tyler Reddick and Austin Dillon for that 16th and final playoff spot, a new winner would get that spot over both drivers.
Where is the Coke Zero Sugar 400?
The Coke Zero Sugar 400 is a 160-lap race around the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) high-banked Daytona International Speedway oval in Daytona Beach, Florida, a track which is known to produce surprise winners.
Daytona broadcast information
The Coke Zero Sugar 400 is set to be broadcast live from Daytona International Speedway on NBC beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 28. If you have not yet started your free trial of FuboTV, now would be a great time to do so!
Who is on pole for Daytona?
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If there is one track where starting lineup probably doesn’t matter as much, it is this one. But Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson is set to start from the pole position behind the wheel of his #5 Chevrolet as a result of NASCAR’s starting lineup formula.
Larson, who sits 28 points ahead of Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin in the battle for the regular season championship, is set to start the race alongside teammate William Byron in second place behind the wheel of his #24 Chevrolet.
Here is the full starting lineup for the 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
Starting Lineup
1st – Kyle Larson
2nd – William Byron
3rd – Denny Hamlin
4th – Kyle Busch
5th – Chase Elliott
6th – Ryan Blaney
7th – Martin Truex Jr.
8th – Kurt Busch
9th – Matt DiBenedetto
10th – Brad Keselowski
11th – Kevin Harvick
12th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
13th – Chris Buescher
14th – Christopher Bell
15th – Alex Bowman
16th – Chase Briscoe
17th – Tyler Reddick
18th – Michael McDowell
19th – Aric Almirola
20th – Bubba Wallace
21st – Erik Jones
22nd – Joey Logano
23rd – Ryan Newman
24th – Ryan Preece
25th – Cole Custer
26th – Daniel Suarez
27th – Austin Dillon
28th – Justin Haley
29th – Ross Chastain
30th – B.J. McLeod
31st – Cody Ware
32nd – Anthony Alfredo
33rd – Corey LaJoie
34th – Garrett Smithley
35th – Quin Houff
36th – Josh Bilicki
37th – Joey Gase
38th – Kaz Grala
39th – Landon Cassill
40th – David Starr
Daytona betting odds
Take a look at the top 10 in betting odds for this Saturday night’s race, courtesy of WynnBET.
- Denny Hamlin: +600
- Joey Logano: +900
- Chase Elliott: +1000
- William Byron: +1000
- Brad Keselowski: +1000
- Ryan Blaney: +1000
- Kyle Larson: +1000
- Kyle Busch: +1200
- Kevin Harvick: +1300
- Alex Bowman, Austin Dillon: +1400
Make your pick now on WynnBET.
Daytona betting prediction
As mentioned above, Daytona International Speedway is a track that tends to produce surprise winners. Not since the 2016 season has the winner of the summer race at the track also won a non-superspeedway race in the same season, and each of the last two races at the track were won by a driver who entered that race with zero career victories.
Superspeedway races are easily the toughest to predict and thus the toughest to bet on. But in this case, with only two drivers listed with better odds than +1000, it might be a good idea to put money on a few drivers who have a decent chance to win.
There are going to be desperate drivers making desperate moves, specifically those who can’t make the playoffs without a win, so don’t just look toward the top of the odds to make your selections.
Denny Hamlin is certainly deserving of his status as the favorite, given his history not only at Daytona International Speedway but in superspeedway races in general. But considering the nature of superspeedway racing, +600 odds are generally odds you would should try to stay away from.
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the 2017 winner of this race and the driver whose two career wins have both come in superspeedway races, could be a good selection at +1700. Bubba Wallace, the 2018 Daytona 500 runner-up and the fifth place finisher in last year’s summer race at the track, is an intriguing option at +1750. Chris Buescher always seems to be a contender in superspeedway races as well, and he is listed at +3000.