The NASCAR Cup Series circuit heads to the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia this Sunday. The Cook Out 400 is scheduled for 400 laps around the 0.5-mile paperclip-shaped short track.
Entering this weekend, former Martinsville winners Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney will continue to add to their dominance at “The Paperclip.” Meanwhile, the rest of the Cup Series field will aim to knock them off.
Here, we will take a look at the betting odds for Sunday’s Cook Out 400 at Martinsville.
Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney enter Martinsville as the favorites
In the odds provided by DraftKings Sportsbooks, as of Wednesday afternoon Eastern time, Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney share the best odds to win at +500. Given their recent success, it is no surprise they are the favorites at the Virginia short track.
Hamlin is a six-time winner at his home track of Martinsville. The Chesterfield, Virginia native is the defending winner of the spring Martinsville race as he led a race-high 274 laps one year ago. In five of the last seven Martinsville races, the driver of the No. 11 has posted five top fives.
Blaney, meanwhile, has an impressive streak of consistency at Martinsville. The driver of the No. 12 is a two-time Martinsville winner, but never the spring race. The Team Penske driver has 10 top-five finishes in the last 14 Martinsville races.
Perhaps most impressive, Blaney has finished 11th or better in the last 14 Martinsville races.
Hendrick Motorsports drivers to watch at Martinsville
Close behind Hamlin and Blaney in the odds to win is Kyle Larson. At +550, Larson won the 2023 Martinsville spring races. In the last seven Martinsville races, the driver of the No. 5 has finished sixth or better with six top-five finishes.
William Byron enters the Cook Out 400 with +700 odds to win. The driver of the No. 24 is a three-time Martinsville winner with two of them coming in the last four races.
Having won the playoff race last fall, Byron enters as the defending Martinsville winner.
Chase Elliott is another Hendrick Motorsports driver to keep an eye on at Martinsville. At +900 to win, the driver of the No. 9 won the fall 2020 Martinsville race and has finished no worse than fourth in his last four starts at the track.
Other NASCAR Cup drivers to watch at Martinsville
Christopher Bell enters “The Paperclip” this Sunday at +800 to win. The driver of the No. 20 has a mixed record at Martinsville with one win in the fall of 2022, but two finishes outside the top 20 in the last five races.
In last year’s Cook Out 400, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver ran runner-up to teammate Denny Hamlin after leading 25 laps.
At +1200 to win, Joey Logano has shown consistency at Martinsville. The driver of the No. 22 has posted a top-10 finish in his last 13 Martinsville starts. However, none of them were victories.
Seeking his fifth win of the 2026 season, Tyler Reddick sits at +1400 to win at Martinsville. While the driver of the No. 45 has been strong all season, he has only two top 10s in 12 Martinsville starts.
The Cook Out 400 is scheduled to get underway on Sunday (March 29) at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. The race can be watched on FS1 or listened to on the Motor Racing Network.