The NASCAR season continues on Sunday with the 2021 Verizon 200 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. The green flag drops at 1 p.m. ET. Chase Elliott is the 8-5 favorite in the latest 2021 Verizon 200 odds from Caesars Sportsbook.

Our proven projection model has simulated the Sunday 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 takes into account a slew of factors including track history and recent results.

The model began the 2020 season paying out big by picking Denny Hamlin to win his second consecutive Daytona 500 at 10-1. The model also called Kevin Harvick's win at Atlanta and nailed a whopping nine top-10 finishers in that race. McClure then used the model to lock in a 10-1 bet on Hamlin for his win at Miami.

At The Brickyard, the model called Harvick's fourth victory of the season. Then during the 2020 NASCAR Playoffs, the model nailed its picks in back-to-back races, calling Denny Hamlin to win at 17-2 at Talladega and Chase Elliott to win at 7-2 at the Charlotte Roval.

In the 2021 season, McClure nailed Martin Truex Jr. to win at Martinsville for a strong 3-1 payout. The model also nailed Kyle Larson winning the NASCAR All-Star Race at 5-2 and hit Larson again at the Ally 400 for another 5-2 payout. Then at Road America it struck again, nailing Chase Elliott to win for another 5-2 return and last week at Watkins Glen it predicted the top five drivers. Anyone who has followed its lead on those plays has seen HUGE returns.

Now, the model has dialed in on the 2021 Verizon 200 and released its projections. 

We can tell you the model is high on Alex Bowman, even though he's a huge 30-1 long shot in the latest NASCAR at Indianapolis odds 2021. He's a target for anyone looking for a HUGE payday. And a massive shocker: Austin Cindric, a road specialist and one of the Vegas favorites, stumbles big-time and barely cracks the top 20! There are far better values in this loaded 2021 Verizon 200 starting lineup.

The model is also targeting two other drivers with NASCAR at The Brickyard odds of 25-1 or longer to make a serious run at the checkered flag and also sees value in a MASSIVE triple-digit long shot! 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 the 2021 Verizon 200? And which EPIC long shot is a MUST-BACK? ... Join SportsLine right now to see the full projected NASCAR at Watkins Glen leaderboard, all from the model that nailed three of the last seven winners!