Read on for my daily fantasy NASCAR Three of those races were with a very low tier team, and last years event saw him in the top five until he spun late in the race. Last year, Busch finished 9th in Stage #1, won Stage #2, had the 4th best Total Speed Ranking, led 13 laps and then finished 7th when the checkered flag waved. DENNY HAMLIN (3): What should we do with Hamlin and his Dr. In spring 2019, Larson finished 14th, but I thought he was better than his result. The combination of a new nose and whatever gains teams made over the offseason will not be known until cars go green this afternoon. Jones was the best driver in the four races at Auto Club, Darlington and Homestead, which are universally known for their high tire wear, in 2022, but it was actually Almirola who posted the best average finish of the group in these races. MARTIN TRUEX JR. (3): Truex Jr. is nearly in a must win situation. Truex would be the last driver in the playoffs if the playoffs started this week. Pictured: NASCAR Cup Series driver Aric Almirola. The only other 2-mile track that used to be on the schedule is Auto Club Speedway. In many of the leagues, drivers are given a monetary value and the team owner only has $100 to pick five drivers to fill out his or her team. Otherwise, he likely would have had a good finish. Fantasy Golf Picks for Arnold Palmer Invitational, Fantasy Live / Driver Group Game Questions. In 2022 over the combined races at high-speed intermediate tracks (Auto Club, Las Vegas Kansas and Charlotte), Larson has a series best 3.5 average finish, the best driver rating and his Track Type Total Speed Ranking is the 4th best. This slate locks on 2/26/23 at 3:45 p.m. Tyler Reddick 6. She's currently an assistant editor while continuing to write daily fantasy and news articles. Despite sitting in 11th place in NASCAR standings, Reddick's Fantasy production indicates he's an elite driver. Coleman Hawkins was the top player for Illinois finishing with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Larson hasnt visited victory lane since February, but that was at Auto Club, the one other big 2.0-mile high-speed intermediate track on the schedule. Add in his fast practice and qualifying times, and we have a nice contrarian play to Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin. The NASCAR season continues on Sunday with the 2021 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Given his recent form and underlying metrics, Reddick would be a steal at his listed NASCAR DFS price tags. Despite posting strong results in this race in recent years, Busch hasn't won in Vegas since 2009, but he looks set to recapture his dominant form, now with RCR. Now we can actually look at which drivers you should look at picking up this week before the race. He finished 5th, 2nd, 6th and 2nd in his last four races at Michigan. At $5,800 in DraftKings, and with a starting position of 35th, its just a no-brainer. On Saturday, Erik will start from back in 23rd and I really like his top 10 finishing potential with that place differential potential. Michigan Fantasy Spin At Michigan, Tyler Reddick has a less than appealing track record but on Sunday, look for him to be a contender. Again, I believe Jones should be the favorite for the best finish among these five drivers. JOEY LOGANO (3): I will take a chance with Logano this week because he participated in the test session at Michigan in May and Ford has won the last seven races at this track. By Pearce Dietrich Aug 3, 2022, 12:31pm PDT Truex posted the fifth-fastest speed in practice and qualified seventh for the race. However, his team Penske teammates showed more speed, qualifying fourth and fifth. That could be a perfect slot to provide value with a great chance of winning Or it can be a DFS wasteland where he doesnt move at all. All photos and statistics are used with permission from NASCAR Media Group. Over the last three races at Michigan, over half of the drivers that started in the top 10 end there as well, so before picking your team for this week, make sure to take a quick glance and see who is starting where for the race this weekend because it could pay dividends. In 2022, Stenhouse had the seventh-quickest green-flag speed and earned a top 10 by races end. This a time old tradition when you are trying to find out who the favorites are for almost any type of sporting event, and NASCAR is no different. If this does happen, there would be some really good value on DraftKings, since so many top drivers crashed at Daytona International Speedway last week. Larson also had the fourth-best average speed across all the intermediate tracks last year, according to ifantasyrace.com. Kyle Larson is the defending winner, going to victory lane after a tight battle with his teammate Chase Elliott. And with four drivers priced +800 or lower, the books clearly favor the top tier at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. His average finish at Michigan (5.4) is eight spots better than his average start (13.4) dating back to 2019. AJ Allmendinger ($6,400)Career at Auto Club: 14 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 2 top 10sAverage finish at Auto Club: 19.4. Kyle Larson is the 3-1 favorite in the latest 2021 FireKeepers Casino 400 He ranks seventh in both laps led (316) and fastest laps (207) despite a slow start to the season. When looking at odds, you should only really use them to pick out the top two drivers for your team each week. So, should you consider a NASCAR at Michigan DFS stack with Keselowski and teammate Chris Buescher, or should your attention be elsewhere? It can be tricky picking the right five drivers each week, but I thought I could offer some advice for tips and drivers to use for this weeks race in Michigan. All of the driver values come from the league run by ESPN. You have the most likely dominator in Larson and then the all three major chalk high finish and place differential plays in Bell/A. This pattern repeats for 21st through 30th and 31st through 40th. Christopher Bell 4. They look at their drivers and see one or two allocations left and they think, I am low on allocations with that driver, I need to save him. Do not do that!!! Hes low enough salary-wise that he should hit value if he earns a good result on Sunday. Anthony Alfredo Ryan Rantz 1. Fantasy Live has a new Bonus Picks section this year. Fantasy sports doesnt sleep, and neither does Fantrax, with seasons running 365 days a year. Anybody who has followed his picks has seen huge returns. ET, USA). By default it is sorted by average projected FPTS. 16 Kaulig Racing driver has a pair of eighth-place finishes while running for JTG, in 2014 and 2016. We havent raced at Auto Club since March of 2020, and we havent raced here at Michigan since August of last year. Larson is a three-time winner at Michigan and Hendrick Motorsports has had the strongest cars all season. Ill note, he spent some time running in the top five and legitimately ran as high as 2nd. Dillon/Suarez as well with Alex Bowman rounding it out. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Read on for my daily fantasy NASCAR DraftKings picks for the 2023 Pala Casino 400 at Auto Club Speedway, airing Sunday, Feb. 26 at 3:30 p.m. section: | slug: nascar-dfs-2022-firekeepers-casino-400-at-michigan-best-fanduel-draftkings-daily-fantasy-picks-lineups | sport: nascar | route: article_single.us | Is it possible? In his last five races at Michigan, Denny Hamlin has been the most dominant of any driver in the Sprint Cup series. Youll get to compete against me and some of my colleagues. Last year, Larson started on the pole, finished 2nd in Stage #1, 3rd in Stage #2, led a race high 70 laps, had a 3.2 average running position, earned the best driver rating and then finished 3rd when the checkered flag waved. BJ McLeod 1. Throw in the fact that Chase has the best average finish (7.7) among active drivers at this track and you really have to like rolling the dice on last years Cup Champion. Thats a good effort for him. However, Almirola should easily be the second-most likely to win the group and has better than a 16.67% chance, which is what his +500 odds imply, to do so. All Rights Reserved. The following chart takes into account the very basics: the starting position and the projected finish of each driver. GARAGE DRIVER: TYLER REDDICK (3): Reddick will have some momentum Sunday after his win at the Brickyard last week. There are only four races left in the Fantasy Live regular season. Kyle Busch heads into this week as the favorite (+600) after a convincing victory in the Pala Casino 400 last weekend. The Preview Show crew predicts the top fantasy picks and bad bets at Michigan International Speedway. On the other hand, Ryan Blaney is of great value, starting in the 24th spot. Auto Club DraftKings DFS Tournament Picks. The offense is ranked 120th in the league while the defense is ranked 62nd. Before locking in any NASCAR DFS picks for the 2023 Pala Casino 400, be sure to check out the optimal NASCAR at Fontana DFS strategy and advice from The NASCAR Cup Series schedule continues on Sunday with the 2022 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Copyright 1995 - 2023 NASCAR is running the 550hp package this weekend. I will use another allocation with the No. Read his daily fantasy NASCAR advice and Xfinity sleepers. 2-Headed Monster: Is Kyle Busch Still Viewed as NASCARs Villain? This includes eight races thus far: Homestead, Las Vegas, Kansas, Charlotte, both Atlanta races, and both Pocono races. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Its actually baffling how Kyle Busch was able to get up to a 14th place at Auto Club last year. The FireKeepers Casino 400 takes place this weekend at Michigan International Speedway and Matt Selz gives you a preview of the races with odds, DFS Strategy, and predictions. Austin Dillon ($8,000) If the obvious chalk plays in this price range this weekend, I think Austin Dillon is the safest, so thats why Im writing him up. The email address is not publicly visible or shared. August 6, 2022 DFS Racing Picks. His average running position was about 29th! The #5 Chevrolet is going to be a threat to win on Sunday and Larson should pick up the most dominator points along the way yet again. Before making any 2022 FireKeepers Casino 400 picks, you NEED to see what SportsLine's Micah Roberts has to say. BONUS TOURNAMENT PLAY: Bubba Wallace ($6,400) If youre looking to get off the low-dollar chalk, or want to save some cap from one of the mid-$7,000 drivers, Bubba Wallace is a tournament play to consider. When teams are in practice, they are looking for the best set up for the car in race trim. Jones followed up that speed with a third-place finish after leading 18 laps. He starts back in 35th and even on a bad day should be fast enough to get a top 28 finish. But that happens sometimes at superspeedways; you cant really control whether your driver will get lucky or not. Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images. Erik Jones ($7,700)Career at Auto Club: 5 starts, 0 wins, 1 top five, 3 top 10sAverage finish at Auto Club: 10.2. Visit SportsLine now to see DFS millionaire Mike McClure's complete driver pool for DraftKings and FanDuel, and cash in big on NASCAR DFS. Micah Roberts revealed his NASCAR picks for the Pala Casino 400 2023 on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Thanks for choosing to comment on this article. Kyle Larson All rights reserved. Who Will Shine in the 2023 ARCA West Season? Note: Stats below include Cup only at Martinsville Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway and Richmond Raceway, Kyle Larson ($10,800)Career at Auto Club: 8 starts, 2 wins, 4 top fives, 4 top 10sAverage finish at Auto Club: 13.0. The FireKeepers Casino 400 can be seen Sunday at 3 p.m. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ($7,100)Career at Auto Club: 9 starts, 0 wins, 1 top five, 2 top 10sAverage finish at Auto Club: 17.6. Illinois is averaging 74.2 points while their defense is giving up 65.6 points per game. FantasyCPR.com is the #1 Fantasy NASCAR site Fantasy NASCAR Picks Recap of the Pure Michigan 400 Welcome back to our fantasy NASCAR coverage for the 2015 season. 11 rebounds and Xfinity sleepers there are only four races left in the top five and legitimately as. And whatever gains teams made over the offseason will not be known until cars go green this.. Some time running in the fantasy Live regular season their defense is ranked 120th in the Pala Casino last! 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