With Harrison Burton stealing a postseason bid last week in Daytona, the NASCAR Cup Series heads to the final race of the regular season on Sunday with only three playoff spots up for grabs at the 2024 Cook Out Southern 500. Darlington Raceway first appeared on the NASCAR schedule back in 1950 and this will be the second of two races this season at the iconic egg-shaped oval. 

The green flag drops at 6 p.m. ET. Kyle Larson enters Sunday's race as the +500 favorite (risk $100 to win $500) according to the latest 2024 Cook Out Southern 500 odds. Tyler Reddick (+600), Denny Hamlin (+700) and Ryan Blaney (+750) are next in line in the NASCAR at Darlington odds.

Before making any 2024 NASCAR at Darlington predictions, you NEED to see the latest 2024 Cook Out Southern 500 picks from SportsLine's proven projection model.

Our proven projection model has simulated the 2024 Cook Out Southern 500 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 Darlington 2024 and released its projections.

For the 2024 Cook Out Southern 500, we can tell you the model is high on Joey Logano, even though he's 25-1 in the latest 2024 NASCAR at Darlington odds. He's a target for anyone looking for a HUGE payday. And a massive shocker: Kyle Larson, the Vegas favorite, stumbles big-time and barely cracks the top five! There are far better values in the 2024 Cook Out Southern 500 starting lineup.

The model is also targeting TWO OTHER drivers with 2024 NASCAR at Darlington odds of 16-1 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.

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