The second half of the NASCAR Cup Series schedule gets underway at Charlotte Motor Speedway with the 2025 Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday. It will be the first points race of the season to finish under the lights, with 2025 NASCAR at Charlotte starting at 6 p.m. ET. Many may zero in on drivers from three teams in search of Coca-Cola 600 sleepers as Joe Gibbs, Hendrick and Penske have claimed each of the last eight races at this track. So, while drivers from those teams like Kyle Larson (+600), who is pulling double duty with this race and the Indy 500, and Denny Hamlin (+800) are near top the NASCAR odds board, perhaps there’s value in targeting their teammates like Chase Elliott, Alex Bowman or Ty Gibbs with 2025 NASCAR Charlotte bets. Bowman has recorded a top-10 finish in three of his last four starts at Charlotte and is priced at -150 to crack the top 10 on Sunday. Chase Briscoe, who’s racked up five top-10 finishes this season, will start on the pole for the 2025 Coca-Cola 600.
Before entering any 2025 Charlotte NASCAR picks, be sure to see the latest 2025 NASCAR at Charlotte predictions from SportsLine’s proven projection model. Developed by SportsLine predictive data engineer Mike McClure, the proprietary NASCAR prediction model simulates every race 10,000 times and has nailed a whopping 21 winners since 2021, including three winners in 2025.
SportsLine simulated the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 10,000 times. Here are the three NASCAR longshots to target, according to the model:
Best NASCAR at Charlotte longshots:
- Chase Elliott (+1200)
- Ty Gibbs (+1800)
- Joey Logano (+1800)
Chase Elliott (+1200)
Not only does Hendrick Motorsports have the most wins (12) in Coca-Cola 600 history, but it also had the most victories (nine) at the former Charlotte fall race that ran for almost 60 years before ending in 2020. Elliott, though, won’t have to solely rely on the backing of his team to perform well as he has his own merits. He’s a Charlotte winner, courtesy of a 2020 race and has five top 10s over his last seven trips to the track in Concord, N.C. This season, he’s been as consistent as anyone with never finishing worse than 20th in any race. Elliott is fourth in the NASCAR standings, despite not claiming a checkered flag, but that drought could very well come to an end on Sunday. He is too strong of a value to pass up on at DraftKings, where new users can use the latest DraftKings promo code for a shot at this big return.
Ty Gibbs (+1800)
Gibbs’ season hasn’t gone as planned as he sits 26th in the NASCAR standings after placing 15th a year ago. However, he has shown discernible improvement in recent races as he has four top 20s over his last six starts, after having just one over his first six starts. Additionally, he’s taken a liking to Charlotte Motor Speedway throughout his racing career. He won there both on the Xfinity Series and the Menards Series, and Gibbs placed sixth in just his second Charlotte start on the Cup Series a year ago. He was only behind his teammate, Christopher Bell, so Joe Gibbs Racing clearly feels comfortable on this track, with +1800 odds coming at DraftKings. Also see: Best longshot picks for the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.
Joey Logano (+1800)
Logano’s coming off an All-Star Race where he did everything but win as he led for the most laps, had the fastest race lap and ultimately finished as runner-up. He previously won the 2016 All-Star Race, which is pertinent for this week as that year’s exhibition was at Charlotte Motor Speedway. So, he has favorable track history, and he also has had recent success in actual points races. The three-time Cup Series champion picked up his 37th career victory earlier this month at Texas and followed that up with a ninth-place finish at Kansas Speedway. Thus, he enters NASCAR at Charlotte 2025 with three straight top 10s and can be had at +1800 at both DraftKings and Caesars. The latest Caesars Sportsbook promo code can help maximize your value on this bet.
More top NASCAR at Charlotte expert picks, longshots revealed
You’ve seen the NASCAR longshots from the model. Now, see the full 2025 NASCAR Charlotte leaderboard, including forecasts for who finishes first. Visit SportsLine to see the projected leaderboard, all from the model that has nailed 21 winners, including Elliott’s victory at Bowman Gray, Larson’s win at Miami and Bell’s All-Star victory.
You can also view expert advice before locking in your NASCAR at Charlotte picks. Visit SportsLine now to see expert Steven Taranto’s picks, including an epic longshot of over 30-1, all from an expert who has nailed 17 NASCAR winners.
2025 NASCAR Charlotte odds, drivers, lineup
(odds subject to change)
Kyle Larson +600
Christopher Bell +750
Tyler Reddick +750
Ryan Blaney +800
William Byron +800
Denny Hamlin +800
Chase Elliott +1800
Kyle Busch +2000
Joey Logano +2000
Ty Gibbs +2200
Alex Bowman +2200
Brad Keselowski +2500
Josh Berry +2500
Ross Chastain +2800
Bubba Wallace +3200
Chris Buescher +3200
Chase Briscoe +3200
Carson Hocevar +4400
Austin Cindric +4400
Ryan Preece +5500
Daniel Suarez +7000
Michael McDowell +8000
Connor Zilisch +8000
Noah Gragson +8500
Austin Dillon +10000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +10000
AJ Allmendinger +10000
Erik Jones +10000
Cole Custer +15000
Zane Smith +15000
Todd Gilliland +16000
John Hunter Nemechek +17000
Justin Haley +22000
Jimmie Johnson +32000
Shane Van Gisbergen +32000
Riley Herbst +50000
B.J. McLeod +50000
Ty Dillon +50000
Cody Ware +50000
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