The favorite to win Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway will have quite a mountain to climb.

SportsLine's Steven Taranto reveals his picks and NASCAR props for 2025 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney and William Byron are favorites

Five cars will drop to the rear of the field before the start of Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2 p.m. ET, TNT).

Indiana native Chase Briscoe rocketed to pole position for this year's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Earning his series-leading fifth pole of the 2025 season, Briscoe bested 23XI Racing's Bubba Wallace and Legacy Motor Club's Erik Jones.

SportsLine reveals its projected leaderboard for the 2025 Brickyard 400 and the championship round of the NASCAR In-Season Challenge. Use it for NASCAR picks at sites like DraftKings, FanDuel and PrizePicks.

On one side, they'll monitor whether Kyle Larson can defend his Brickyard 400 title or if Denny Hamlin can charge from the back of the field to become the fifth driver to complete a career sweep of the Cup's four crown jewel races.

The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the second consecutive year after a three-season layoff. The green flag drops on the Brickyard 400 at IMS at 2 p.m. ET. Kyle Larson is the defending champion of this event and is one of the top betting favorites to win the race.