After a two-week break, the NASCAR Cup Series will resume on Sunday with the 2024 Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway. The green flag drops at 6 p.m. ET for the second race of the season held at the 0.75-mile oval. Kyle Larson leads the NASCAR standings and is 13-2 in the 2024 Cook Out 400 odds. However,  two Joe Gibbs Racing teammates are the favorites, with Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell both 4-1 in the NASCAR at Richmond odds. Hamlin is on the pole. Before making any 2024 NASCAR at Richmond predictions, you NEED to see the latest 2024 Cook Out 400 picks from SportsLine's proven projection model.

Our proven projection model has simulated the 2024 Cook Out 400 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 model takes into account a slew of factors including track history and recent results.

McClure's model called its first victory of the 2024 season with Larson winning again in Las Vegas for a 21-5 payout then predicted a Denny Hamlin's wins in Bristol at 5-1 and Richmond at 17-4. It impressively nailed five of Larson's wins during his historic season in 2021 too. All told, the model has nailed a whopping 18 winners since 2021 and hit nine last year alone! Anyone who followed its lead on those NASCAR picks saw HUGE returns.

Now, the model has dialed in on NASCAR at Richmond 2024 and released its projections.

For the 2024 Cook Out 400, we can tell you the model is high on William Byron, even though he's a 16-1 longshot in the latest 2024 NASCAR at Richmond odds. He's a target for anyone looking for a HUGE payday. And a massive shocker: Christopher Bell, the Vegas co-favorite, stumbles big-time and barely cracks the top five! There are far better values in the 2024 Cook Out 400 starting lineup.

The model is also targeting THREE OTHER drivers with 2024 NASCAR at Richmond odds of 14-1 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 2024 Cook Out 400, and which EPIC longshots are MUST-BACKS? ... Join SportsLine right now to see the full projected NASCAR at Richmond leaderboard, all from the model that's nailed 18 winners, including three already this year!