2021 Big Machine Music City Grand Prix: Projected IndyCar leaderboard from proven model

The 2021 IndyCar schedule continues with the 2021 Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in the streets of Nashville at 5:30 p.m. ET on Sunday. Josef Newgarden is the 4-1 favorite at Caesars Sportsbook, while Scott Dixon (9-2), Pato O'Ward (13-2) and Colton Herta (7-1) are among the other top IndyCar contenders this week. 

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 auto racing prediction computer model simulates every race 10,000 times, taking into account a slew of factors including track history and recent results.

In IndyCar, it called five of the top-10 finishers in the Indianapolis 500 in both 2018 and 2019 and six out of the top 10 in 2020! Anybody who has followed it has seen some HUGE returns! 

For the 2021 Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, the model is high on Romain Grosjean, even though he's a big 22-1 long shot. He's a target for anyone looking for a HUGE payday. And a massive shocker: Herta, one of the top favorites at 7-1, stumbles big-time and doesn't even crack the top five! There are far better values in this loaded field.

The model is also targeting three OTHER drivers with IndyCar odds of 20-1 or longer to make a serious run at the checkered flag! Anyone who backs these drivers could hit it BIG. You ABSOLUTELY need to see who they are before locking in any IndyCar picks.

So who wins Sunday's 2021 Big Machine Music City Grand Prix? And which long shots stun the field? ... Join SportsLine right now to see the shocking projected leaderboard, all from the model that has made some huge calls in the Indy 500!