{"id":273424,"date":"2025-04-05T13:28:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T13:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/05\/nascar-insider-picks-former-cup-champion-as-favorite-to-win-2025-xfinity-race-at-darlington\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:58","slug":"nascar-insider-picks-former-cup-champion-as-favorite-to-win-2025-xfinity-race-at-darlington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/05\/nascar-insider-picks-former-cup-champion-as-favorite-to-win-2025-xfinity-race-at-darlington\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR insider picks former Cup champion as favorite to win 2025 Xfinity race at Darlington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4860540\" data-slug-id=\"2458955\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series season heads to the Darlington Raceway for the season\u2019s eighth race, the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200. Ahead of the race, NASCAR insider Bob Pockrass shared his prediction, picking his favorite to win and top-five finishes at the 2025 Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200.<\/p>\n<p>Pockrass picked 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/chase-elliott-nascar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Chase Elliott<\/a> to take the checkered flag at Darlington on Saturday, April 5. Elliott, who drives the #9 Chevrolet full-time for Hendrick Motorsports in the Cup Series, is making his first start of the season in the Xfinity Series.<\/p>\n<p>Pockrass\u2019 remaining top five predictions are the defending series champion, Justin Allgaier; Cup Series regular Ross Chastain; Taylor Gray; and Cup regular Christopher Bell.<\/p>\n<p>Pockrass wrote on X:<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMy pick for the Xfinity race today at Darlington: Chase Elliott &#8230; top-5: Elliott Allgaier Chastain Gray Bell ET 10:05-CW App-Xfinity p&amp;q 12:35-Prime-Cup p&amp;q 3-CW-NASCAR Countdown 3:30-CW-Xfinity race 45-45-57, 5 sets, fuel 66-71 NWS: Temps 80s, 5% rain\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Chase Elliott has a good track record in the series at Darlington. He has scored a win, two top-five finishes, and one top-10 finish in four starts.<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/nascar-xfinity-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Xfinity Series<\/a> drivers and teams will be in action at Darlington Raceway on Saturday at 3:30 pm ET. Fans can witness the 200-mile Xfinity Series race on CW and MRN.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><strong>Who has higher odds of winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Darlington?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Joe Gibbs&#8217;s ace driver, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nascar\/nascar-xfinity-series-2025-preview-odds-sport-clips-haircuts-vfw-help-a-hero-200-darlington-raceway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Christopher Bell, is the top favorite to win the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 again with +150 odds<\/a>. The next closest in the odds table to win are Ross Chastain and the defending winner of the series, Justin Allgaier, at +475 odds, respectively, on Saturday.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Christopher Bell: +150<\/li>\n<li>Ross Chastain: +475<\/li>\n<li>Justin Allgaier: +475<\/li>\n<li>Chase Elliott: +700<\/li>\n<li>Sheldon Creed: +1000<\/li>\n<li>Austin Hill: +1100<\/li>\n<li>Sam Mayer: +1100<\/li>\n<li>Connor Zilisch: +1600<\/li>\n<li>Sammy Smith: +3000<\/li>\n<li>Jesse Love: +3000<\/li>\n<li>Brandon Jones: +3500<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Sieg: +5000<\/li>\n<li>Taylor Gray: +5000<\/li>\n<li>Carson Kvapil: +6000<\/li>\n<li>Christian Eckes: +8000<\/li>\n<li>William Sawalich: +8000<\/li>\n<li>Nick Sanchez: +8000<\/li>\n<li>Harrison Burton: +10000<\/li>\n<li>Anthony Alfredo: +35000<\/li>\n<li>Jeb Burton: +35000<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Dye: +35000<\/li>\n<li>Dean Thompson: +35000<\/li>\n<li>Josh Williams: +35000<\/li>\n<li>Brennan Poole: +35000<\/li>\n<li>Parker Retzlaff: +50000<\/li>\n<li>Matt DiBenedetto: +50000<\/li>\n<li>Jeremy Clements: +50000<\/li>\n<li>Kyle Sieg: +50000<\/li>\n<li>Kris Wright: +100000<\/li>\n<li>Josh Bilicki: +100000<\/li>\n<li>Garrett Smithley: +200000<\/li>\n<li>Nick Leitz: +200000<\/li>\n<li>Blaine Perkins: +200000<\/li>\n<li>Austin Green: +200000<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Ellis: +200000<\/li>\n<li>Leland Honeyman: +200000<\/li>\n<li>Dawson Cram: +200000<\/li>\n<li>Mason Massey: +200000<\/li>\n<li>Greg Van Alst: +200000<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/643212-1644502075-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;Yash Soni&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nYash Soni is a journalist who covers NASCAR at Sportskeeda, drawn to racing action and the rich history of the sport. 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