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NASCAR at Darlington April 2025: Odds, TV/radio times and more info

DARLINGTON, S.C. – NASCAR heads to the 1.366-mile egg-shaped Darlington Raceway this weekend. The NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series will race at the South Carolina speedway.

Photo: Kyle Stephens/TRE

Darlington will host two NASCAR Cup Series races this season with the second race weekend occuring in late August and as the kickoff to the 2025 NASCAR Cup Playoffs.

Through the first seven races, the NASCAR Cup Series has seen five different winners with Christopher Bell the only driver to win multiple races.

NASCAR Cup Seriesโ€™ Goodyear 400

  • Sunday (April 6) 3 p.m. FS1, MRN (all times Eastern)
  • 400 laps
    • Stages end on laps 90, 185, 293
  • Last year’s winner: Brad Keselowski
Photo: Dominic Aragon/TRE

In total, 38 drivers are entered for the race weekend.

Austin Hill is set for his Cup Series turn behind-the-wheel of the No. 33 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing.

J.J. Yeley returns to the NY Racing No. 44 for his third start of the year with the team.

NASCAR Odds for Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway

Photo by Kyle Stephens/TRE

Here is the full list of opening odds from favorites to long shots, according to Caesars Sportsbook:

  • Kyle Larson+400
  • Denny Hamlin +550
  • Tyler Reddick +675
  • William Byron +950
  • Chase Briscoe, Christopher Bell+1000
  • Ryan Blaney +1100
  • Brad Keselowski +1200
  • Kyle Busch +1500
  • Bubba Wallace +1600
  • Josh Berry, Chase Elliott +1800
  • Ross Chastain, Joey Logano +2200
  • Chris Buescher +2500
  • Ty Gibbs +3300
  • Ryan Preece +3500
  • Alex Bowman +4000
  • Austin Cindric, Erik Jones +5000
  • Carson Hocevar +6000
  • A.J. Almnendinger +7500
  • Noah Gragson, Justin Haley, Daniel Suarez +10000
  • Todd Gilliland, Austin Hill, Michael McDowell +15000
  • Austin Dillon +22500
  • Riley Herbst, Zane Smith +25000
  • Cole Custer, Shane Van Gisbergen +30000
  • Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +35000
  • John Hunter Nemechek, J.J. Yeley +50000
  • Ty Dillon +100000
  • Cody Ware +150000

Below are the full list of opening odds for the winning race team, according to Caesars Sportsbook:

  • Hendrick Motorsports +180
  • Joe Gibbs Racing +290
  • Team Penske +420
  • 23XI Racing +450
  • RFK Racing +1200
  • Richard Childress Racing, Trackhouse Racing +2000
  • Wood Brothers Racing +3000
  • Spire Motorsports +3500
  • Front Row Motorsports, Legacy Motor Club +5500
  • Kaulig Racing +12500
  • Haas Factory Team, Hyak Motorsports +3000
  • NY Racing, Rick Ware Racing +150000

NASCAR Xfinity Seriesโ€™ Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200

  • Saturday (April 5) 3 p.m. FS1, MRN (all times Eastern)
  • 400 laps
    • Stages end on laps 45, 90, 147
  • Last year’s winner: Justin Allgaier
DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – MAY 07: Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 Hellmann’s Chevrolet, celebrates in the Ruoff Mortgage victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Mahindra ROXOR 200 at Darlington Raceway on May 07, 2022 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Two drivers will miss the field with 40 entries for the race.

Cup Series veterans Ross Chastain (No. 9), Chase Elliott (No. 17) and Christopher Bell (No. 19) will be among the drivers attempting to make the field.

Other notable entries include Nick Leitz (No. 07), Austin Green (No. 32), Greg Van Alst (No. 35), Mason Massey (No. 45), David Starr (No. 53), Dawson Cram (No. 74), and Josh Bilicki (No. 91).

Here is the full list of opening odds from favorites to long shots, according to Caesars Sportsbook:

  • Christopher Bell +140
  • Ross Chastain +450
  • Justin Allgaier +600
  • Chase Elliott +800
  • Sam Mayer +900
  • Sheldon Creed +950
  • Austin Hill +1200
  • Connor Zilisch +1600
  • Jesse Love, Sammy Smith +2200
  • Brandon Jones +3000
  • Ryan Sieg +4000
  • Taylor Gray, Carson Kvapil +5000
  • Nick Sanchez +7500
  • Harrison Burton, Christian Eckes, William Sawalich +10000
  • Daniel Dye, Parker Retzlaff +35000
  • Anthon Alfredo, Jeb Burton, Jeremy Clements, Dean Thompson, Josh Williams +50000
  • Matt DiBenedetto, Kyle Sieg, Brennan Poole +75000
  • Ryan Ellis, Leland Honeyman Jr., Blaine Perkins +150000
  • Mason Massey +200000
  • Justin Bilicki, Dawson Cram, Austin Green, Nick Leitz, Garrett Smithley, Greg Van Alst, Kris Wright +250000

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Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.

From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book "All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story" with racer Geoff Bodine.

Aragon, his wife Feliz, and son Christopher currently reside in Grants, New Mexico, USA.

You can reach Dominic at daragon@theracingexperts.net.

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