2026 Enjoy Illinois 300 odds, picks: NASCAR at Illinois projected leaderboard from proven model
Mike McClure's NASCAR model has simulated the Enjoy Illinois 300 from World Wide Technology Raceway 10,000 times
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The NASCAR Chase continues on Sunday from WWT Raceway in the St. Louis area. The Enjoy Illinois 300 2026 will take place at 3 p.m. ET, with Christopher Bell coming off a triumph in the first race of the Cup Series playoffs. Bell became the 13th driver to notch a checkered flag this season, while NASCAR at Illinois has seen four different winners across its four prior events. Denny Hamlin prevailed last year and is the top seed in the playoffs, while Josh Berry, who isn't in the NASCAR Chase, enters the 2026 Enjoy Illinois 300 with six straight top 10s.
Bell is the +400 favorite in the 2026 NASCAR Illinois odds, with Ryan Blaney (+460) and Hamlin (+550) just behind him. Joey Logano is the only driver with top 5s in each of the four WWT Raceway events, including winning the inaugural race in 2022, and he's at +850. Other contenders to utilize in NASCAR bets include Kyle Larson (+850), Tyler Reddick (+1800) and Berry (+2000).
Before making any 2026 Enjoy Illinois 300 picks or NASCAR predictions, you need to see what auto racing insider Mike McClure has to say.
McClure is a legendary professional DFS player with more than $2 million in career winnings. He uses a powerful prediction model that simulates every lap of NASCAR action, taking factors such as matchups and statistical trends into account.
All told, the model has nailed a whopping 31 winners since 2021 and 13 since 2025, including Denny Hamlin's back-to-back wins at Michigan and Pocono! Anyone who followed its lead on those NASCAR picks could have seen HUGE returns.
For NASCAR at WWT Raceway, the model is fading Kyle Larson at +850, saying he finishes outside the top 5 despite just three drivers having shorter odds. On the other hand, it is high on William Byron at +1700. He's one of five drivers with a top 20 at all four NASCAR Illinois races, with each of the last three resulting in top 15 finishes.
The model has also identified two other longshot values of at least +1700, including a MASSIVE longshot priced at over +4000 who make runs for the title!
So who wins the 2026 Enjoy Illinois 300, and which huge longshots should you back? Visit SportsLine now to see the picks and best bets from a NASCAR model that's nailed 31 winners since 2021 including back-to-back wins by Denny Hamlin!
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