The 2024 EchoPark Automotive 400 will be the ninth race on the NASCAR schedule and the action begins at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. William Byron became the first driver to reach three wins when he took the checkered flag in Martinsville last week and Hendrick Motorsports made it a 1-2-3 finish with Kyle Larson finishing second and Chase Elliott coming in third. Larson is the 4-1 favorite in the 2024 EchoPark Automotive 400 odds, while Byron is 7-1 and Elliott is 12-1. Tyler Reddick is 6-1 in the 2024 NASCAR at Texas odds, while Denny Hamlin is 7-1 and Ryan Blaney is 8-1.

Before scouring the 2024 EchoPark Automotive 400 starting lineup and making any 2024 NASCAR at Martinsville predictions, be sure to see the latest 2024 EchoPark Automotive 400 picks from SportsLine's proven projection model.

Our proven projection model has simulated the 2024 EchoPark Automotive 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 was red-hot during 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 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 Texas and released its projections.

The model knows Texas Motor Speedway is a 1.5-mile quad oval with that opened in 1996 and began hosting the NASCAR Cup Series in 1997. Jimmie Johnson was a seven-time winner in Texas and Hendrick Motorsports has once again been the dominant force at TMS of late, winning two of the last three races. Byron won the only race there last season and Larson led for 256 laps on his way to victory in 2021. All four Hendrick Motorsports drivers are currently top 10 in the 2024 NASCAR standings with Larson sitting in first with a 14-point lead over Martin Truex Jr. 

For the 2024 EchoPark Automotive 400, we can tell you the model is high on Ty Gibbs, even though he's a 15-1 longshot in the latest 2024 NASCAR at Texas odds. He's a target for anyone looking for a HUGE payday. And a massive shocker: Ryan Blaney, the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion and one of the top Vegas favorites, stumbles big-time and barely cracks the top 10! There are far better values in the 2024 EchoPark Automotive 400 starting lineup.

The model is also targeting two OTHER drivers with 2024 NASCAR at Texas odds longer than 14-1 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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