NASCAR Daytona 500 Pole Qualifying Odds Unveiled

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Speedweeks always begin the same way: empty grandstands, full fuel tanks and a stopwatch that doesn’t care how many trophies you own. For the 68th running of the Daytona 500, pole qualifying is once again its own little Super Bowl, and Caesars Sportsbook has made it clear who it thinks brings the most raw speed to the table.

That would be Chase Briscoe, last year’s pole sitter, installed as the favorite at +450. Briscoe shocked much of the garage in 2025 by laying down a blistering lap that finally broke Ford’s superspeedway qualifying monopoly in the Next Gen era — and bookmakers are betting that wasn’t a fluke.

Right behind him are the Team Penske trio, a trio that treats Daytona qualifying like a science project. Joey Logano (+650) and Ryan Blaney (+700) headline the Blue Oval charge, with former pole winner Austin Cindric (+850) lurking close enough to remind everyone that Penske still treats single-car speed as a point of pride.

After that, the board gets interesting — and a little dangerous.

Alex Bowman (+900) leads the Hendrick Motorsports contingent, a team that historically treats the Daytona 500 pole like beachfront property. Hendrick has more Daytona 500 poles than anyone in the modern era, though the Next Gen car has complicated that legacy. Superspeedway poles since 2022 have leaned heavily Ford — until Briscoe uncorked his rocket last year.