After over two months of hiatus due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series returns to the track with a modified schedule beginning on Sunday at Darlington at 3:30 p.m. ET. Our proven projection model has simulated this race 10,000 times and came up with a surprising leaderboard.

Developed by daily Fantasy pro and SportsLine predictive data engineer Mike McClure, this proprietary NASCAR prediction computer model simulates every race 10,000 times, taking into account a slew of factors including track history and recent results.

The model began its season paying out big by picking Denny Hamlin to win his second consecutive Daytona 500 at 10-1. It also crushed its NASCAR picks last year, hitting nine of the top 10 drivers at the Go Bowling at The Glen and calling Martin Truex Jr. to win the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma. Anybody who has followed it has seen HUGE returns! 

For NASCAR at Darlington, we can tell you the model is high on Kurt Busch, even though he's a 22-1 long shot in the latest NASCAR odds. He's a target for anyone looking for a HUGE payday! And a massive shocker: Chase Elliott, one of the favorites at 10-1, barely cracks the top 10! There are far better values in this loaded field.

The model also is targeting two OTHER drivers with NASCAR at Darlington odds of 14-1 or higher to make a serious run at winning it all! Anyone who backs them could hit it BIG. You ABSOLUTELY need to see who they are before locking in any NASCAR picks.

So who wins Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington? And which long shots stun NASCAR? ... Join SportsLine right now to see the full projected leaderboard for Sunday, all from the model that nailed the Daytona 500!