NASCAR at Gateway 2026: Odds and more info
This weekend, the NASCAR Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series head to World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway) in Madison, Illinois.
NASCAR Cup Series’ Enjoy Illinois 300
- Sunday, Sept. 13
- 240 laps
- Stages end on laps 45, 140, 240
- 3 p.m. (All times Eastern)
- USA, MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR Channel 90
- Last year’s winner: Denny Hamlin
No driver will miss the field with 36 drivers entered. There are no open cars on the entry list.
Odds for NASCAR Cup Series’ 2026 Enjoy Illinois 300
Below are the opening odds* for all drivers as of Tuesday, September 8, per Caesar’s Sportsbook.
*DISCLAIMER: This article is solely for news and entertainment purposes. This content is not financial or betting advice.
- Christopher Bell +400
- Ryan Blaney +450
- Denny Hamlin +500
- Joey Logano +650
- Kyle Larson +750
- Chase Briscoe +1000
- Ty Gibbs, Tyler Reddick +1200
- William Byron +1800
- Bubba Wallace +2000
- Josh Berry, Austin Cindric, Chase Elliott +2200
- Ross Chastain, Carson Hocevar, Brad Keselowski +5000
- Chris Buescher +5500
- Ryan Preece +6500
- Alex Bowman, Erik Jones +10000
- Michael McDowell, Daniel Suarez, Shane Van Gisbergen +12500
- Austin Dillon, Zane Smith +15000
- John Hunter Nemechek +20000
- Austin Hill +25000
- A.J. Allmendinger, Connor Zilisch +30000
- Noah Gragson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +35000
- Todd Gilliland +50000
- Cole Custer, Riley Herbst +75000
- Ty Dillon +150000
- Cody Ware +250000
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series’ Nu Way 225
- Saturday, Sept. 12
- 7:30 p.m.
- 180 laps
- Stages end on laps 45, 90, 180
- CW, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
- Last year’s winner: Connor Zilisch
No driver will miss the race with 36 cars entered. Notable entries include:
- No. 0 Garrett Smithley for SS-Greenlight Racing
- No. 1 Carson Kvapil for JR Motorsports
- No. 07 Josh Bilicki for SS-Greenlight Racing
- No. 32 Jordan Anderson for Jordan Anderson Racing
- No. 39 Ryan Sieg for RSS Racing
- No. 42 Brad Perez for Young’s Motorsports
- No. 47 Dawson Cram for Mike Harmon Racing
- No. 53 Austin J. Hill for Joey Gase Motorsports
- No. 55 Joey Gase for Joey Gase Motorsports
- No. 87 Nick Sanchez for Peterson Racing Group
- No. 88 Rajah Caruth for JR Motorsports
- No. 91 Mason Maggio for DGM Racing x JIM
- No. 92 Josh Williams for DGM Racing x JIM
SOURCES
Caesar’s Sportsbook, Jayski, Racing-Reference.info
Categories
Discover more from The Racing Experts
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Dominic Aragon View All
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.