Byron, the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driver, follows Blaney with both the second-best odds to win the championship (+275) and the race (+475).

When he spoke to CBS Sports at the outset of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, Ryan Blaney shared that above all else, he entered this year's race for the championship motivated by the opportunity to win back-to-back Cup titles -- something only a select few elites to ever set foot in a stock car have ever been able to lay a claim to.

The Truck champion will be crowned Friday, with Grant Enfinger, Christian Eckes, Corey Heim and Ty Majeski racing for the title. All four drivers have dominated portions of the schedule, but none of the four drivers have won a Truck Series title.