It’s time for the NASCAR Cup Series to visit the Lone Star State, kicking off the Round of 12 in the playoffs. Read on for daily fantasy NASCAR DraftKings advice for the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, airing Sunday, Sept. 25 at 3:30 p.m. ET on USA Network.
Texas is the second of four 1.5-mile racetracks in the playoffs and fifth of the year so far (not counting Atlanta Motor Speedway, which is more like a superspeedway than the other intermediates). The last time teams traveled to Texas was for the All-Star Race, which saw two drivers (Kyle Busch and Ryan Blaney) lead the majority of the laps. It also featured a huge wreck in which Busch cut a tire and, as he slowed and moved down on the frontstretch, Ross Chastain hit him and flew over him. Chastain then came back down and collected Chase Elliott in the process. Will we see another big crash this week?
Maybe, maybe not. NASCAR put a resin down and used the tire dragon for this weekend to help create more racing. Also, cars will use a different tire compound than what was used for the All-Star Race. It’s the same tire that was used at Kansas Speedway a few weeks ago, which saw a few flat tires in the first portion of the race.
So how do we approach this weekend for daily fantasy, since there wasn’t a full field of cars on track in May? Well, you can still examine the results from that event and note which cars surged ahead. Additionally, take a look at both Kansas events, as well as Charlotte and Las Vegas motor speedways, as these are all the same length as Texas.
Of course, drivers’ history at Texas could show who’s more likely to adjust to the Next Gen car on this surface.
But don’t forget about practice and qualifying! Those sessions air Saturday at 12:35 p.m. and 1:20 p.m. ET on USA Network.
Before I move on to my picks for Texas, here’s what happened to last week’s picks at Bristol Motor Speedway:
| Salary | Driver | DraftKings Score |
| $11,500.00 | Denny Hamlin | 37.65 |
| $10,500.00 | Kyle Busch | -1.95 |
| $8,200.00 | Alex Bowman | -17.75 |
| $7,000.00 | Aric Almirola | 0.5 |
| $6,600.00 | Chris Buescher | 133.7 |
| $6,100.00 | AJ Allmendinger | 44.35 |
| $49,900.00 | Total | 196.5 |
Well, at least I had the winner, Chris Buescher, in this lineup. That was one of three good scores (though Denny Hamlin didn’t meet his value). Alex Bowman was caught up in the Big One around lap 277, Busch blew an engine again and Aric Almirola had a steering issue late. This set the DraftKings score…
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