Qualifying for the 2024 Daytona 500 is over and the front row will feature Ford drivers Joey Logano and Michael McDowell. The rest of the field for the Great American Race will be determined on Thursday in the 2024 Bluegreen Vacations Duels at Daytona International Speedway. The Daytona Duels are a pair of 150-mile races in which the finishing order of Race 1 determines the inside row of the Daytona 500 starting grid and Race 2 determines the outside row. Joey Logano is the +650 favorite for Race 1 in the latest 2024 Daytona Duels odds after his top lap on Wednesday, while Kyle Busch is the +650 favorite in Race 2 as he seeks his first ever win in the Daytona 500.

The green flag drops on the first race at 7 p.m. ET with the second race immediately to follow. Our proven projection model has just simulated the 2024 Daytona Duels 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 was red-hot in the 2023 season, nailing Martin Truex Jr.'s Clash win (20-1) as well as his win in New Hampshire (11-2), Joey Logano's Duel win (8-1), Kyle Busch's Fontana victory (10-1), Denny Hamlin's triumph in Kansas (6-1) and Kyle Larson's wins at Martinsville (6-1) and the NASCAR All-Star Race (13-2). The model correctly predicted winners in two playoff races as well, with Ryan Blaney scoring a 12-1 payout at Talladega and Larson winning at 9-2 in Las Vegas. It also impressively nailed five of Larson's wins during his historic season in 2021. All told, the model has nailed a whopping 15 winners since 2021 and nine last year alone! Anyone who followed its lead on those NASCAR picks saw HUGE returns.

Now, the model has dialed in on the 2024 Daytona Duels and released its projections.

Formerly known as the Twin 125s, NASCAR has used the Daytona Duels as a means of qualifying since the first ever Daytona 500 in 1959 and it's been a tradition that has added to the pomp and circumstance of The Great American Race. Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s 12 wins in Daytona Duels are double that of the next most successful driver in Daytona Duels history (Cale Yarborough) and there are a total of 29 drivers with multiple wins in the Bluegreen Vacations Duels. Thursday's races are scheduled for 60 laps around the 2.5-mile oval at Daytona International Speedway.

For the 2024 Bluegreen Vacations Duels, we can tell you the model is high on Tyler Reddick in Duel 1, even though he's a 16-1 longshot in the latest 2024 Daytona Duels odds. He's a target for anyone looking for a HUGE payday. And a massive shocker: Joey Logano, the top Vegas favorite in Duel 1, stumbles big-time and barely cracks the top 10! There are far better values in the 2024 Daytona Duels starting lineup.

The model is also targeting FIVE OTHER drivers with 2024 NASCAR at Daytona odds of 14-1 or longer to make a serious run at the checkered flag in their Duels, including a stunning 50-1 longshot! 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 Daytona Duels, and which EPIC longshots are a MUST-BACK? ... Join SportsLine right now to see the full projected 2024 Bluegreen Vacations Duels leaderboard, all from the model that called the winners of nine races in 2023!