The NASCAR Cup Series will make its second stop of the season at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 2024 Brickyard 400 on Sunday. The green flag drops at 2:30 p.m. ET, when the competition will return to the 2.5-mile oval for the first time since 2020. The track has been compared to Pocono, where the Cup Series raced last weekend, so drivers in the 2024 Brickyard 400 starting lineup should be more than ready for the challenge. Denny Hamlin is the 15-4 favorite in the 2024 NASCAR at Indianapolis odds. Kyle Larson (6-1), Brad Keselowski (8-1), Ryan Blaney (8-1) and Chase Elliott (9-1) round out the top five 2024 NASCAR at the Brickyard contenders.
Before making any 2024 NASCAR at the Brickyard predictions or entering any NACSAR DFS lineup on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, be sure to see the latest 2024 Brickyard 400 picks from SportsLine's proven projection model.
Developed by daily Fantasy pro and SportsLine predictive data engineer Mike McClure, this proprietary NASCAR prediction model simulates every race 10,000 times, taking into account factors such as track history and recent results.
It called its first winner of the 2024 season with Kyle Larson in Las Vegas for a 21-5 payout and predicted Denny Hamlin's wins in Bristol at 5-1 and Richmond at 17-4. It also impressively nailed five of Larson's wins during his historic season in 2021. All told, the model has nailed a whopping 18 winners since 2021, including nine last year and three in the first seven races this season. Anyone who followed its lead on those NASCAR picks saw huge returns.
Now, the model simulated the 2024 Brickyard 400 10,000 times. Head to SportsLine to see the complete projected NASCAR at Indianapolis leaderboard.
Top 2024 Brickyard 400 predictions
For the 2024 NASCAR at Indianapolis race, the model is high on Christopher Bell, even though he's a 12-1 longshot in the latest 2024 Brickyard 400 odds. He's a target for anyone looking for a huge payday. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has 11 top-10s and six top-5s this season, including wins at Charlotte, Phoenix and New Hampshire. In his most recent victory, he led for 149 laps before taking the checkered flag.
Bell has only raced once at the Indianapolis oval, finishing 12th during his rookie season. However, he enters Sunday's race having led 597 laps this season and is on track to set a career high. His current form is why the model is so high on Bell finishing strong at the 2024 Brickyard 400.
Another massive shocker: Ryan Blaney, one of the Vegas favorites at 8-1, barely cracks the top 10. There are far better values in the 2024 NASCAR Indianapolis starting lineup. The defending NASCAR Cup Series champion is only seventh in the NASCAR standings but he's coming off his second win of the season in Pocono last week.
However, he's struggled historically on the quad-oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, securing one top-10 finish in six career starts there before NASCAR opted for the road course in 2021. Blaney also finished outside the top 10 in two of his three starts on the road course and it's hard to back the 30-year-old given his struggles at the Brickyard. See which other drivers to avoid and the rest of the projected NASCAR leaderboard at SportsLine.
How to make 2024 NASCAR at the Brickyard picks
The model is also targeting four other drivers with 2024 Brickyard 400 odds of 12-1 or longer to make a serious run at the checkered flag. Anyone who backs these drivers could hit it big. You can see all of the model's NASCAR picks over at SportsLine.
So who wins the 2024 Brickyard 400, and which longshots are must-backs? Check out the latest 2024 NASCAR at Indianapolis odds below, then visit SportsLine now to see the full projected 2024 NASCAR at Indianapolis leaderboard, all from the model that has nailed 18 winners, including three already this year.
2024 Brickyard 400 odds, drivers, lineup
See the full NASCAR at Indianapolis picks at SportsLine.
Denny Hamlin 15-4
Kyle Larson 6-1
Brad Keselowski 8-1
Ryan Blaney 8-1
Chase Elliott 9-1
Martin Truex Jr. 12-1
Christopher Bell 12-1
William Byron 12-1
Tyler Reddick 12-1
Joey Logano 15-1
Chris Buescher 16-1
Ty Gibbs 16-1
Alex Bowman 28-1
Bubba Wallace 28-1
Kyle Busch 35-1
Ross Chastain 35-1
Josh Berry 40-1
Austin Cindric 60-1
Erik Jones 65-1
Daniel Suarez 80-1
Michael McDowell 100-1
Noah Gragson 125-1
Carson Hocevar 125-1
Chase Briscoe 150-1
AJ Allmendinger 150-1
Todd Gilliland 200-1
John Hunter Nemechek 250-1
Justin Haley 300-1
Austin Dillon 300-1
Zane Smith 300-1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 350-1
Corey Lajoie 400-1
Jimmie Johnson 500-1
Ryan Preece 500-1
Ty Dillon 500-1
Harrison Burton 1000-1
Daniel Hemric 2500-1
Cody Ware 5000-1
BJ McLeod 5000-1
