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Daily Fantasy NASCAR DraftKings Forecast: 2022 Bristol Night Race

Kyle Larson leads the pack in the 2021 Bristol night race. (Photo: NKP)

Salary Driver DraftKings Score
$10,700.00 Kyle Larson 38.15
$9,600.00 Christopher Bell 52.65
$8,200.00 Alex Bowman 81.05
$8,000.00 Bubba Wallace 72.15
$7,200.00 Ty Gibbs -11
$5,800.00 Ty Dillon 24
$49,500.00 Total 257

This lineup had four drivers in the top 10, including winner Bubba Wallace, third-place finisher Christopher Bell and fourth-place driver Alex Bowman. Unfortunately, Ty Gibbs crashed out early, leaving a negative score on the slate. However, it still cashed the contest I entered.

It won $0.75 in the $3,000 Quarter Jukebox tournament. In contrast, the highest score was 347.3 and won $150 with Denny Hamlin, Daniel Suarez, Bowman, Wallace, Michael McDowell and Aric Almirola.

As far as DraftKings scoring, the rules are as follows: 0.45 points for each fastest lap and 0.25 for each lap led. Additionally, drivers can earn a point for each position they gain on the track (relative to where they start). They can also lose a point for each position lost, so keep this fact in mind if you decide to play the polesitter.

Here are the DraftKings rules for the road this season.

Now, on to my DraftKings picks.

Note: The following drivers are part of a sample NASCAR DraftKings lineup; you can use this info to make your own.

DraftKings Picks for 2022 Bristol Night Race

Denny Hamlin ($11,500)

Career at Bristol: 31 starts, 2 wins, 9 top fives, 15 top 10s
Average finish at Bristol: 14.5

Hamlin has some speed this week; he posted the fastest average in 10 consecutive laps in practice. He also qualified fourth, so if he’s able to get around those in front of him, he can definitely lead laps, which would help boost your DraftKings score.

Speaking of which, he led 67 laps at Dover, but ultimately ended up 21st. Also, at Nashville Hamlin drove the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to sixth place after leading 114 circuits, and though he was disqualified at Pocono Raceway, he still crossed the line first and led 21 laps. DraftKings doesn’t count post-race disqualifications, so he scored really high that day (57.5 fantasy points).

Additionally, Hamlin has had some good results at Thunder Valley, including a ninth-place result last season after holding the point for 65 laps. Prior to that, he led 131 laps in May 2020, though he ended up 17th. He also has a couple of wins, with his last one in fall of 2019.

Will Hamlin be able to avoid pit road issues and dominate the race? I think there’s a good chance he will.

Kyle Busch ($10,500)
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