The NASCAR Cup Series is hurdling towards its postseason and Week 18 of the regular season will take place on Sunday when the 2024 USA Today 301 is held at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The green flag is scheduled to drop at 2:30 p.m. ET. Chase Elliott is the new leader in the NASCAR standings after a third-place finish in Iowa last week and the 2020 champion is 12-1 in the 2024 USA Today 301 odds. 

Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Christopher Bell and Martin Truex Jr. are 9-2 co-favorites in the 2024 NASCAR at New Hampshire odds. Before scouring the 2024 NASCAR USA Today 301 starting lineup and making any 2024 NASCAR New Hampshire predictions, you NEED to see the latest 2024 USA Today 301 picks from SportsLine's proven projection model.

Our proven projection model has simulated the 2024 USA Today 301 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 New Hampshire 2024 and released its projections.

The model knows New Hampshire Motor Speedway has been a fixture on the NASCAR schedule since 1993 and Joe Gibbs Racing has dominated "The Magic Mile" during the next-gen car era. Bell won in 2022 and Truex won in 2023, and Denny Hamlin has been top 10 in both of the races in New Hampshire since the car redesign. Truex in particular has dominated at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, leading 254 laps on his way to the win last year and leading 172 laps on his way to a fourth-place finish in 2022.

For the 2024 USA Today 301, we can tell you the model is high on Brad Keselowski, even though he's a 16-1 longshot in the latest 2024 NASCAR at New Hampshire odds. He's a target for anyone looking for a HUGE payday. And a massive shocker: Christopher Bell, one of the Vegas co-favorites, stumbles big-time and barely cracks the top five! There are far better values in the 2024 USA Today 301 starting lineup.

The model is also targeting TWO OTHER drivers with 2024 NASCAR at New Hampshire odds longer than 15-1 to make a serious run at the checkered flag! Anyone who backs these drivers could hit it BIG. You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before locking in any NASCAR picks.

So who wins the 2024 USA Today 301, and which EPIC longshots are a MUST-BACK? ... Join SportsLine right now to see the full projected NASCAR at New Hampshire leaderboard, all from the model that's nailed 18 winners, including three already this year!