The NASCAR Chase is back!
The 2026 NASCAR season brings back “The Chase” format for playoffs, but what does it mean, both for bettors and for the championship?
NASCAR fans & betting analysts Elliot & Seth give their takes on the newly-revived format & how it will impact both driver strategy & the betting markets!
⏰ Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:10 2026 Chase Format Breakdown
02:39 Chase & Stage Points Explanation
05:00 Betting Impact of The Chase
13:27 Listener Question: Cautions at Stage Breaks
🔗 Useful Links:
📺 Want more live shows & clips? Subscribe to our YouTube channel.
💻 For written NASCAR DFS & NASCAR betting advice, check out our website.
💬 Join the conversation today in our NASCAR community. Link up in our free Discord and get entered into our memorabilia giveaways.
⚡ Upgrade your membership to get access to our IBT Betting Model, full cards & H2H Matchups Contest.
🎧 Rate & review the audio version of “The Backroad” to get entered into micro giveaways throughout the season.
📻 Catch the show live on 101.5 FM Talk-N West TN.
💲💲 Are you ready to get in the game & flex those parlay legs? Download the Wanna Parlay app for IOS or Android, and get a 100% match bonus when you use the code “IBT.”
✖️ Follow the hosts of the program on Twitter/X:
🚙 Seth Woolcock
🏎️ Elliot Hicks