The NASCAR Cup Series is gearing up for the high banks of the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway this weekend. Let’s get your daily fantasy NASCAR DraftKings rosters ready for the GEICO 500, airing Sunday, April 23 at 3 p.m. ET on FOX.
Talladega, the largest track on the schedule, is known for its often chaotic nature. It’s wide enough to where cars race across three or even four lanes, and one wrong bump can set off the Big One.
However, last fall’s playoff race didn’t have any major crashes, leading to a thrilling finish with Chase Elliott triumphing over Ryan Blaney.
And while the final 44 laps at Atlanta Motor Speedway earlier this season stayed under green flag conditions, I feel that it’s more of an anomaly rather than the norm. I don’t expect this upcoming race at ‘Dega to be as “tame.”
But even if it is, there are certain drivers who can either get up front at the finish or who just seem to have a knack at staying in the top 10 throughout the race. An example of the former is Erik Jones at Atlanta; I don’t know how he did it, but somehow the seas gradually parted for him, and he drove through the middle on the last lap.
Be sure to see where everyone qualifies for this Sunday’s race, as there could be some value further back in the pack.
Before I reveal the drivers I’m considering for Talladega, let’s see how Martinsville Speedway’s picks did on DraftKings:
| DraftKings Salary | Driver | DraftKings Score |
| $10,800 | William Byron | 7.6 |
| $10,500 | Christopher Bell | 35.25 |
| $10,100 | Denny Hamlin | 69.5 |
| $8,800 | Ross Chastain | 60.55 |
| $8,400 | Kevin Harvick | 31.2 |
| $7,100 | Bubba Wallace | 36.8 |
| $6,200 | Michael McDowell | 25 |
I don’t know what happened between that Saturday’s practice and Sunday’s race, but William Byron went from having the fastest car to the not-so-fastest car. Definitely hurt his score on DraftKings.
Meanwhile, Stewart-Haas Racing looked to be the team to beat until two of them beat themselves with some issues, including Kevin Harvick. Harvick’s wheel got cut all the way around the rim and somehow stayed on for him to return to the pits and get a new wheel. Unfortunately, he was unable to get back up front.
At least Denny Hamlin and Ross Chastain did well.
Here’s a closer look at the DraftKings scoring rules …
The winner on the racetrack tallies 45 points, while second place gets 42, third 41 and so on. Tenth place scores 34, while 11th gets 32 and decreases by one from there through 20th. This pattern repeats…
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