Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin are one-two in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series standings and they enter as the favorites this week as The Chase heads to Kansas Speedway for the Hollywood Casino 400 on Sunday. Larson, who is the +340 favorite (risk $100 to win $340) at FanDuel Sportsbook, has a 13-point lead over Hamlin and a 56-point edge over Joey Logano. Logano won the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway last week. He is looking for his fourth Cup championship, and second in three years. He also won the title in 2018 and 2022.
Among the other favorites are Hamlin (+440), Christopher Bell (+650), Tyler Reddick (+650), Chase Briscoe (+1100) and Ryan Blaney (+1100). Sunday's race is set to start at 3 p.m. ET. Joe Gibbs Racing is the +120 favorite to be the winning team, followed by Hendrick Motorsports (+225), 23XI Racing (+400), Team Penske (+600) and RFK Racing (+1200).
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