There are just three more chances left for NASCAR Cup Series drivers to lock themselves into the playoffs. How can we get the winner at Richmond Raceway to be in your daily fantasy NASCAR DraftKings lineups? Read on to find out before tuning in to the Federated Auto Parts 400 on Sunday, Aug. 14 at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network.
Richmond, known as the Action Track, is a short, flat oval with more tire wear than other recent tracks we’ve visited (unlike last week’s race at Michigan International Speedway). Cup has already visited the Virginian oval earlier this year as well as some other flat tracks, like Phoenix Raceway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The 2022 events should provide more clues into which drivers will run well here in the first year of the sport’s Next Gen chassis. Just keep in mind that Phoenix and Richmond were run several months ago, so teams may have adjusted their setups since then.
You could also look at Nashville Superspeedway and World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, as they have lower banking in the corners. But these tracks are a little bit longer in length and shaped differently than Richmond. Recent trends should also come into play, too; certain drivers like point leader Chase Elliott are streaking as the sport enters its final push before the postseason.
Richmond has a tendency for long green-flag runs, so you want to seek out drivers that have been successful on long runs through NASCAR’s Loop Data. Previous short track success can also be studied, especially since there’s such a small window for the drivers to fine-tune their setups this weekend. If you want to check out practice, it’s airing Saturday (Aug. 13) at 5:05 p.m. ET on USA Network, with qualifying after it at 5:50 p.m.
Before I share some who I’m going with this week, let’s take a look at my results from Michigan:
| Salary | Driver | DraftKings Score |
| $10,700.00 | Kyle Larson | 43.4 |
| $9,000.00 | Christopher Bell | 13.7 |
| $8,400.00 | Kevin Harvick | 78.05 |
| $7,400.00 | Bubba Wallace | 53.7 |
| $7,300.00 | Austin Dillon | 44.8 |
| $6,700.00 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 3 |
| $49,500.00 | Total | 236.65 |
Kevin Harvick earned his first win in nearly two years last week, producing a very high DraftKings score as a result. Bubba Wallace finished second, Kyle Larson was seventh and Austin Dillon gained spots on the track to score above 40 fantasy points.
Unfortunately, we didn’t really know how Ricky Stenhouse Jr. would’ve done if he went the full distance, as the No. 47…
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