2020 Toyota 500: Projected leaderboard for NASCAR at Darlington from proven model

After over two months of hiatus due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series has returned to the track with a modified schedule that continues with a second consecutive Cup Series race at Darlington, the 2020 Toyota 500, getting underway Wednesday at 6 p.m. ET. Our proven projection model has simulated this race 10,000 times and came up with a surprising leaderboard.

Developed by daily Fantasy pro and SportsLine predictive data engineer Mike McClure, this proprietary NASCAR prediction computer model simulates every race 10,000 times, taking into account a slew of factors including track history and recent results.

The model began its season paying out big by picking Denny Hamlin to win his second consecutive Daytona 500 at 10-1. It got off to a hot start following the coronavirus hiatus as well, calling seven top-10 drivers at The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington. Anybody who has followed it has seen HUGE returns! 

For the 2020 Toyota 500 on Wednesday, the model is high on Kurt Busch, even though he's a 12-1 long shot in the latest NASCAR Darlington odds. He's a target looking for a HUGE payday! And a massive shocker: Martin Truex Jr., one of the top Vegas favorites at 13-2, stumbles and barely cracks the top five! There are far better values in this loaded field.

The model also is targeting TWO OTHER drivers with NASCAR at Darlington odds of 12-1 or higher to make a serious run at winning it all! Anyone who backs these drivers could hit it BIG. You ABSOLUTELY need to see who they are before locking in any NASCAR picks.

So who wins Wednesday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington? And which long shots stun NASCAR? ... Join SportsLine right now to see the full projected Toyota 500 leaderboard for Wednesday, all from the model that nailed the Daytona 500!