The NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Sunflower State this weekend as the regular season reaches its halfway point at Kansas Speedway. Let’s prep your daily fantasy NASCAR DraftKings lineups for the AdventHealth 400, airing on Sunday, May 15 at 3 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1.
Kansas marks only the second time drivers will run on a 1.5-mile, non-drafting track this season; the only other race that offers a direct comparison is Las Vegas Motor Speedway back in March. But don’t let that deter you from looking at some other Next Gen events, especially Phoenix Raceway, Dover Motor Speedway and Darlington Raceway. That trio of tracks used the same package as LVMS and can offer insight into how the race might play out on Sunday.
Also, in this case Kansas’ past history is worthwhile to see who has led the most laps, collected fastest-lap bonuses and produced positive position differential. Even with the new chassis, we’ve seen some drivers are just better at certain tracks than others and can likely adjust to stay up front in the Next Gen car. I’ll share some drivers I’m looking at before Saturday’s (May 14) practice and qualifying (airing at 5 p.m. ET on FS1).
But first, let’s check out the results from last week’s race at Darlington Raceway.
| Salary | Driver | DraftKings Score |
| $11,000.00 | Kyle Larson | -13.4 |
| $10,600.00 | Chase Elliott | 72.95 |
| $8,800.00 | Kevin Harvick | 71.7 |
| $7,700.00 | Erik Jones | 5.95 |
| $6,900.00 | Chris Buescher | 29 |
| $4,900.00 | Corey LaJoie | 1 |
| $49,900.00 | Total | 167.2 |
My initial lineup shows why it’s important to double check practice and qualifying before you make your final decisions, as both Chase Elliott and Kevin Harvick started the race in the back and finished up front, posting strong DraftKings scores. Kyle Larson, on the other hand, had some issues, including a spin and an engine problem.
While this lineup did poorly, my other two entries in the $6,000 Quarter Jukebox contest won some money. In fact, one of these was one driver…
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