The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 comes to Avondale, AZ, for the final race of the season. This event at Phoenix Raceway became the final event of the season in 2020 when it was called the Season Finale 500.
The race is scheduled to start on Sunday, November 6, at 3 PM Eastern time. Drivers must complete 312 laps on the 1.022-mile oval to complete the 502.115 kilometers (312 miles).
Kyle Larson is the defending champion in the event, which has been dominated recently by Hendrick Motorsports, winners of the last two races.
Joey Logano is still leading the playoff standings ahead of this year’s Championship 4 after finishing sixth after starting 20th at last weekend’s Xfinity 500 at Martinsville.
Other Drivers in Contention
The three other drivers still in contention for the Cup Championship are Christopher Bell, Ross Chastain, and Chase Elliott.
Bell was the winner at last week’s event and won a race that he had to for the second time in the playoffs. He also won the final race in the Round of 12 to advance.
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Betting Picks and Analysis
Chase Elliott
Elliott is one of the NASCAR Cup Series Championship predictions to win this Sunday’s event and take home the championship trophy.
He’s probably the most consistent driver this season with five wins, 12 top-fives, and 20 top-ten finishes in 2022 and has led more laps on the NASCAR schedule than any other driver this season with 857.
12-th Place Average
His 12th-place average finish is also the best of any other drivers in the field. However, he has recently been in a slump, with only two top-ten finishes in the last ten races.
If he wins on Sunday, he would be the second-youngest driver in NASCAR history to hold two Cup Series titles.
Ross Chastain
Chastain has had a very strong season in 2022, with two wins. He has scored 14 top-fives, which is the most of any driver in the series, and 20 top-tens, which is tied for first with Elliott.
Chastain led for 692 laps this season and has an average finish of 13.5. Many didn’t expect him to make the playoffs this season.
Top-five Finishes
However, he’s become even stronger during the playoffs, with four top-five finishes in the last five races.
He finished fourth last week at Martinsville after two straight second-place finishes. Chastain is a favorite NASCAR Cup Series Championship prediction to take the win at Phoenix Raceway this Sunday.
Christopher Bell
Bell is one of the NASCAR picks this weekend to win at Phoenix in this final race of the season. He has three wins so far this season, with his most important being his win at Martinsville last week to qualify for Championship 4.
Bell has 12 top-fives, 19 top-ten finishes, and has led for 573 laps. His average finish this season was 13.9. Bell has made an incredible comeback after struggling early in the season.
After the first five races in 2022, he wasn’t even in the top 30 in the standings. However, he has become the most consistent driver for Joe Gibbs Racing and the best Toyota driver this season.
Bell has as good a chance as anyone this weekend and is one of the NASCAR Cup Series Championship predictions to take the checkered flag this weekend.
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race Betting Trends
- Hendrick Motorsports leads all teams at the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race with eight victories.
- No driver in the current field has more than one win at the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race.
- Chevrolet is the manufacturer with the most wins at this event, with 15.
- Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson hope to give Hendrick Motorsports its third straight win at the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race.
- After dominating this event for most of the 1990s, Ford only has two wins in this event since 2002.
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race Betting Pick and Prediction
Cup Series Championship NASCAR odds have Ross Chastain as one of the favorites to win this weekend at Phoenix on Sunday. Chastain has had a lot of great things happen this season.
Most Profitable Driver
He’s also been strong during the playoffs, especially in the Round of 8, where he finished 2nd, 2nd and fourth, and has the most momentum of any driver coming into the event.
He was also the best finisher of the championship contenders at the spring event at Phoenix Raceway.
The NASCAR Cup Series Championship prediction has Chastain winning the event and the Cup Series Championship this Sunday in just the second season for Trackhouse Racing.
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race Pick: Ross Chastain (+135)
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