2022 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix odds, picks: Projected NASCAR in Austin leaderboard, predictions from proven model

The NASCAR Cup Series continues on Sunday with the 2022 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Austin. The green flag drops on the first road race of the year at 3:30 p.m. ET and Chase Elliott is the 9-4 favorite in the 2022 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Our proven projection model has simulated the NASCAR at Austin race 10,000 times and come 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.

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 in Texas and hit Larson again at the Ally 400 for another 5-2 payout. Then it called Chase Elliott to win at Road America for a 5-2 payout.

McClure's model also called Larson's win at Texas for an 11-4 payout and his win at Kansas for a 9-4 payout in back-to-back weeks before nailing Larson to win the season finale in Phoenix to claim the 2021 NASCAR Cup Championship. In total, it nailed five of Larson's wins during a historic season and has also gone 7-5 on its head-to-head matchup predictions to start the 2022 season. Anyone who followed its lead on those plays saw HUGE returns.

Now, the model has dialed in on NASCAR at Circuit of the Americas 2022 and released its projections. 

We can tell you the model is high on Kurt Busch, even though he's a 40-1 long shot in the latest 2022 NASCAR at Austin odds. He's a target for anyone looking for a HUGE payday. And a massive shocker: Martin Truex Jr., one of the Vegas favorites at 13-2, stumbles big-time and barely cracks the top five! There are far better values in this open 2022 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix starting grid.

The model is also targeting five other drivers with 2022 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix odds of 15-1 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 NASCAR picks.

So who wins the 2022 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix? And which long shots are MUST-BACKS? ... Join SportsLine right now to see the full projected NASCAR at Austin leaderboard, all from the model that nailed five of Kyle Larson's wins last season!