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The NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race is the 36th and the final race of the 2025 season. It is scheduled for Sunday, November 2, at the Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona, and the green flag will drop at 3 p.m. ET.The one-mile-long track features nine degrees of banking in the frontstretch, three degrees of banking in the backstretch, nine degrees of banking in turns 1 and 2, and 11 degrees of banking in turns 3 and 4. Phoenix currently hosts the Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and Truck Series. Thirty-six drivers have entered for 37 spots in the 38th edition of the Championship Race.Heading to the Phoenix Raceway, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin is the favorite at +340 odds to win this year’s NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Previously, Hamlin made it into the Champ 4 in 2014, 2019, 2020, and 2021 and hasn’t finished better than third among the four finalists in any of those years, but this time he will look to clinch his maiden Cup Series title.Championship contender William Byron, who reached into the final 4 race for the first time, has the second-highest odds at +430 to win the 2025 championship.They are followed by the final 4 drivers, Kyle Larson at +500 and Chase Briscoe at +650, in the top four most likely to win the Championship Race. Larson has the opportunity to win his second Cup Series title, while Briscoe will aim to win in his first season with Joe Gibbs Racing.Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney has the fifth-highest odds at +700 to win the Phoenix championship race.Opening odds for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at the Phoenix RacewayHere’s a look at the odds for all 37 NASCAR Cup Series drivers competing on Sunday at the Phoenix Raceway, according to FanDuel Sportsbook:Denny Hamlin: +340William Byron: +430Kyle Larson: +500Chase Briscoe: +650Ryan Blaney: +700Christopher Bell: +900Joey Logano: +1200Chase Elliott: +1500Tyler Reddick: +2700Ross Chastain: +3000Bubba Wallace: +3500Austin Cindric: +4500Chris Buescher: +4500Alex Bowman: +4500Kyle Busch: +4500Josh Berry: +4500Carson Hocevar: +5000Brad Keselowski: +6000Ty Gibbs: +6000Austin Dillon: +6000Ryan Preece: +7500Erik Jones: +10000Michael McDowell: +17500Zane Smith: +17500Noah Gragson: +17500AJ Allmendinger: +30000Shane van Gisbergen: +30000Justin Haley: +30000John Hunter Nemechek: +30000Casey Mears: +50000Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: +50000Cole Custer: +50000JJ Yeley: +50000Riley Herbst: +50000Cody Ware: +50000Todd Gilliland: +50000The live telecast of Sunday’s 312-lap NASCAR Cup Series title-deciding race can be viewed on NBC Sports, and radio coverage will air on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
