NASCAR All-Star Race 2022 odds, start time, TV channel: Computer shares shocking picks, predictions for Texas

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The 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race will consist of four stages on Sunday, the first three featuring 25 laps and the final stage being a 50-lap shootout for the $1 million prize. There will also be a pit stop competition during the break between the second and third stages. The team with the shortest time on pit road wins the pit crew award, allowing their driver to start fourth in the final stage as long as he finishes 15th or better in Stage 3. All of the unique factors can allow bettors to find value with their 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race picks. The green flag drops on the NASCAR All-Star Race 2022 at 8 p.m. ET on FS1 (stream now on FuboTV).

Defending NASCAR All-Star Race champion Kyle Larson is the 9-2 favorite in the 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race odds at Caesars Sportsbook. Can Larson make it back-to-back wins on Sunday night for NASCAR at Texas? Before scouring the 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race starting lineup and making any 2022 NASCAR Texas predictions, be sure to see the latest 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race 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.

In the 2021 season, McClure nailed Martin Truex Jr. to win at Martinsville for a strong 3-1 payout. Then, it called Chase Elliott to win at Road America for a 5-2 payout. McClure's model also called Larson's win at Texas for an 11-4 payout and his win at Kansas for a 9-4 payout in back-to-back weeks before nailing Larson to win the season-finale in Phoenix to claim the 2021 NASCAR Cup Championship.

In total, it nailed five of Larson's wins during a historic season and has also gone 15-9 on its head-to-head matchup predictions to start the 2022 season. Earlier this season it was high on Ross Chastain to win in Austin, giving him a far better shot to win than his 40-1 odds implied. Two weeks ago, the model was also high on Joey Logano before he won as a 15-1 underdog. Anyone who followed its lead on those plays saw huge returns on their NASCAR picks.

Now, the model simulated the 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race (see tickets at StubHub) 10,000 times. Head to SportsLine to see the complete projected 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas leaderboard.

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One surprise: the model is high on Joey Logano, even though he's a 15-1 long shot in the latest 2022 NASCAR at Texas odds. He's a target for anyone looking for a huge payday. Logano has struggled with consistency lately, finishing outside the top 25 on several occasions. However, he also picked up his first win of the season at the Goodyear 400 earlier this month.

The Team Penske driver has had plenty of success at Texas Motor Speedway, bringing a career average finish of 14.0 into this race. He has finished inside the top five on 11 occasions, winning the 2014 Duck Commander 500. Logano is a boom-or-bust driver right now, which makes him a strong option to back at long odds.

And a massive shocker: William Byron, one of the Vegas favorites at 9-1, stumbles big-time and fails to crack the top 10. There are far better values in the 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race lineup. Byron is one of only two drivers (along with Ross Chastain) with two wins this season and that virtually guarantees his spot in the 2022 NASCAR Playoffs. However, he hasn't been running particularly well of late.

Byron has finished outside the top 10 in each of his last five starts and has now been outside the top 10 in nine of the 13 total races this season. He's also been outside the top 10 in four of his last six points races at Texas and finished a disappointing seventh despite leading 30 laps at the 2021 NASCAR All-Star Race.

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The model is also targeting two other drivers with 2022 NASCAR at Texas odds of 15-1 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 NASCAR All-Star Race 2022? And which long shots make a run at the checkered flag? Check out the latest 2022 NASCAR at Texas odds below, then visit SportsLine now to see the full projected 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race leaderboard, all from the model that correctly predicted five of Kyle Larson's wins last season.