2021 Ally 400 odds, picks: Surprising NASCAR at Nashville predictions, leaderboard from proven model

It’s been a decade since a NASCAR event has been run at Nashville Superspeedway, but several Cup Series veterans will enter Sunday’s 2021 Ally 400 with fond memories on the track from their time in the Xfinity Series and Truck Series.

Kyle Larson has never raced a NASCAR event in Nashville, but he has three wins this season and also won last week’s All-Star race, so he’s the 5-2 favorite in the 2021 Ally 400 odds from William Hill Sportsbook.

At The Brickyard, the model called Harvick’s fourth victory of the season.

In the 2021 season, the model has correctly predicted at least seven top-10 finishers in seven of the last 13 races.

The 2018 NASCAR Cup Series champion got his first taste of Nashville shortly after his 18th birthday when he started on the pole in the 2008 Federated Auto Parts 300.

Logano has since gone on to collect 27 wins in the NASCAR Cup Series and is fifth in the NASCAR standings entering Sunday.

The current leader in the NASCAR standings has nine top-five finishes already this season, but he’s failed to make his way to victory lane after winning 13 times the past two seasons.

In his last three regular-season starts, Hamlin only has four fastest laps, while his driver rating has dipped below 100 in each start.

Kyle Larson 5-2Martin Truex Jr.

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