It’s been a minute since William Byron – who ranked first in Insidersbettingdigest’s mid-season power rankings – led the Drivers’ Championship, but after winning in Atlanta, Byron reclaimed the top spot. Byron’s strong season continues, while his surge benefited from a second consecutive sub-30th finish from Martin Truex Jr.
The Cup Series heads north to New Hampshire’s one-mile oval, where many Cup Series drivers have won. Insiders Betting Digest has selected the best of the bunch as the focus of our Crayon 301 prediction and picks.
NASCAR Cup Series: Crayon 301 Odds
Here are Insiders Betting Digest’s top drivers and their Cup Series Odds for the Crayon 301 from New Hampshire.
| Driver (Team) | Odds to Win | Top Five Finish |
| Christopher Bell (Joe Gibbs Racing-Toyota) | +550| -110 |
| Martin Truex Jr. (Joe Gibbs Racing-Toyota) | +550 | -120 |
| Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing-Toyota) | +650 | -110 |
| Kyle Larson (Hendrick Motorsports-Chevrolet) | +700 | +110 |
| Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing-Ford) | +800 | +110 |
| Kyle Busch (Richard Childress Racing-Chevrolet) | +900 | +110 |
| Ryan Blaney (Team Penske-Ford) | +1200 | +180 |
| Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports-Chevrolet) | +1200 | +150 |
| William Byron (Hendrick Motorsports-Chevrolet) | +1200 | +200 |
| Joey Logano (Team Penske-Ford) | +1400 | +190 |
Notable for our Crayon 301 prediction and betting analysis is that the last eight race wins at New Hampshire have been split between Toyota and Ford, with Ford winning four straight races from 2018-2021, while Toyota won last year and three in a row from 2015-2017.
Everything You Need To Know About Crayon 301 Race
NASCAR Cup Series: Crayon 301 | 301 Laps (318.458 mi/512.508 km)
Stage 1: 75 laps | Stage 2: 110 Laps | Stage 3: 116 Laps
Location of the race: New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH.
Date and Time: Sunday, July 16. 2:30 PM ET.
How to Watch: NASCAR Liv
Recent Results
NASCAR has a history dating back to 1993 in New Hampshire, with seven current Cup Series drivers having previous wins.
- Christopher Bell’s win in 2022 snapped Ford’s four-race winning streak.
- Denny Hamlin was the previous winning Toyota, winning for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2017.
- Kevin Harvick started Ford’s streak with back-to-back wins in 2018 and 2019.
- Brad Keselowski won his second race in New Hampshire in 2020, the first being in 2014.
- Aric Almirola won for Stewart-Haas Ford in 2021.
Two Cup Series Champions are the final previous winners in New Hampshire: Joey Logano (2009) and Kyle Busch (2015).
Ready, Set, Go! Crayon 301 Betting Preview
Kyle Busch (+900)
Richard Childress Racing’s Kyle Busch is a strong contender to finish in the top ten and seems to challenge in the top five consistently. Busch has four top-five finishes in the last five races, including a race win and finishing fifth in the last two races.
Busch has 12 top-ten finishes this season, including three race wins and two second-place finishes.
Martin Truex Jr. (+550)
Joe Gibbs Racing is the betting favorite in the NASCAR odds. Three of the team’s four drivers headline the betting lines.
Martin Truex Jr. has had two consecutive poor finishes but had four-consecutive top-five finishes previous to that. Truex Jr. has two wins and nine top-ten finishes this season, with two-top five finishes in his last three races in New Hampshire.
Christopher Bell (+550)
Christopher Bell did much of his points collecting early in the season, with one race win and ten top-ten finishes this season, but has two sub-15th place finishes in the last two races. Bell has three top-five finishes since 2020 at New Hampshire.
Denny Hamlin (+650)
Denny Hamlin has three top-ten finishes in the last three races in New Hampshire. Hamlin has seven top-ten finishes this season.
Brad Keselowski (+2200)
Brad Keselowski is a longshot to watch, having an average finishing position of 3.7 in the last three races at New Hampshire.
Who Will Win the NASCAR Cup Series: Crayon 301?
- Insiders Betting Digest’s NASCAR Picks for our Crayon 301 prediction is to take Toyota as the winning manufacturer, three Joe Gibbs Racing drivers to finish in the top ten, and Martin Truex Jr. to win the race.
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