With unlikely winners in the Cup Series, means we get better long term bets still. After wins by Michael McDowell, Christopher Bell and William Byron, who right now would you say is the favorite to win this year’s championship?

That’s why the odds haven’t changed much in terms of championship futures and to why our three analysts largely remain status quo again.

Championship Odds (3/3)

5-1…C Elliott

6-1…D Hamlin and K Harvick

7-1…Kyle B and J Logano

8-1…M Truex Jr.

9-1…B Keselowski

11-1…R Blaney

12-1…K Larson

14-1…W Byron

16-1…C Bell

33-1…A Bowman and Kurt B

40-1…A Dillon

50-1…A Almirola and Wallace Jr.

66-1…C Custer, M DiBenedetto and T Reddick

80-1…C Briscoe

100-1…M McDowell

125-1…R Chastain 

150-1…E Jones and R Newman 

250-1…C Buescher

300-1…R Stenhouse Jr.

Greg DePalma

March 3^rd

D Hamlin…6-1…$100 ($600/$2,500)

B Keselowski…9-1…$100 ($900)

R Blaney…11-1…$100 ($1,100/$5,100)

A Bowman…33-1…$50 ($1,650/$10,050)

A Dillon…40-1…$50 ($2,000/$5,695)

E Jones…150-1…$50 ($7,500/$11,625)

Dollars invested…

3/3…$450

2/23…$450

2/17…$430

2/13…$520

Total…$1,850

CJ Radune

March 3^rd

C Elliott…5-1…$100 ($500)

D Hamlin…6-1…$100 ($600/$2,500)

K Harvick…6-1…$100 ($600/$2,500)

Kyle B…7-1…$100 ($700/$2,800)

J Logano…7-1…$100 ($700/$2,700)

M Truex Jr…8-1…$100 ($800/$2,300)

B Keselowski…9-1…$100 ($900/$3,200)

R Blaney…11-1…$50 ($550/$4,550)

K Larson…12-1…$50 ($600/$4,400)

Dollars invested…

3/3…$800

2/23…$800

2/17…$800

2/13…$700

Total…$3,100

Eric Smith

March 3^rd

C Elliott…5-1…$100 ($500/$1,600)

D Hamlin…6-1…$100 ($600/$1,900)

K Harvick…6-1…$100 ($600/$1,900)

J Logano…7-1…$100 ($700/$2,100)

M Truex Jr…8-1…$100 ($800/$1,600)

B Keselowski…9-1…$100 ($900)

K Larson…12-1…$100 ($1,200/$5,000)

W Byron…14-1…$100 ($1,400)

Dollars invested…

3/3…$800

2/23…$800

2/17…$600

2/13…$600

Total…$2,800