Sunday's 2021 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway will get the new NASCAR season going, and it's no surprise Denny Hamlin has the best odds to win at 17/2 after winning the race the last two years, via CBS Sports. Hamlin's victory in 2020 marked his third Daytona 500 win in his career, as he also won in 2016.
Hamlin's tight victory by 0.014 seconds over Ryan Blaney last year didn't come without controversy. Ryan Newman's wreck as he came to the finish resulted in him going to the hospital, and Hamlin apologized for his post-race burnout celebrations while Newman's health status was still unclear.
This year, Hamlin also co-owns a car with Michael Jordan. Bubba Wallace will be behind the wheel of the No. 23 car.
Hamlin is looking to become the first three-peat champion in the event's history.
Chase Elliott, the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Champ, has 10/1 odds to win the 2021 Daytona 500. Joey Logano, Kyle Larson and Blaney round out the top five with 11/1 odds.
The 2021 Daytona 500 broadcast will start at 2:30 p.m. ET, with the race likely starting closer to 3 p.m. ET.
2021 Daytona 500 odds
Denny Hamlin 17-2
Chase Elliott 10-1
Joey Logano 11-1
Kyle Larson 11-1
Ryan Blaney 11-1
Brad Keselowski 12-1
William Byron 13-1
Kevin Harvick 13-1
Alex Bowman 13-1
Kyle Busch 14-1
Martin Truex Jr. 15-1
Aric Almirola 16-1
Kurt Busch 22-1
Bubba Wallace 22-1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 25-1
Christopher Bell 28-1
Austin Dillon 30-1
Ross Chastain 35-1
Matt DiBenedetto 35-1
Ryan Newman 40-1
Tyler Reddick 55-1
Cole Custer 60-1
Austin Cindric 60-1
Jamie McMurray 60-1
Erik Jones 60-1
Chris Buescher 65-1
Chase Briscoe 70-1
Daniel Suarez 100-1
Michael McDowell 100-1
David Ragan 125-1
Corey Lajoie 125-1
Ryan Preece 200-1
Anthony Alfredo 250-1
Kaz Grala 250-1
BJ McLeod 1000-1
Cody Ware 1000-1
Quin Houff 1000-1
Joey Gase 1000-1
Josh Bilicki 1000-1
Derrike Cope 2000-1
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