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2026 NASCAR Odds: Pole-sitter Denny Hamlin Favored In Cup's Chicagoland Return
- NASCAR Cup returns to Chicagoland Speedway Sunday, July 5 at 6 p.m. ET after a seven-year hiatus — Alex Bowman was the last winner there in 2019.
- Denny Hamlin is the favorite at +250 and leads the Cup standings (big lap-leader this season), so he’s the driver to watch.
- Tyler Reddick (+350) is right behind in odds and standings — five wins this season but coming off a bad Sonoma, so still a major threat.
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