The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Kansas Speedway for its second non-pack racing 1.5-mile oval event of the season. Read on for my daily fantasy NASCAR DraftKings picks for the Advent Health 400, airing Sunday, May 7, at 3 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1.
It’s been a number of weeks since Cup visited an intermediate track like Kansas, with the last one coming two months ago at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Atlanta Motor Speedway was changed to a type of superspeedway, so it doesn’t count). Though there haven’t been many intermediate races this season, there were several races on this track type in 2022, when the Next Gen car debuted.
So you can take a look at these events to see which drivers generally have performed well on this track type in this car. Also, examine specifically the historical stats from Kansas, as some drivers know how to run up front there.
Additionally, practice and qualifying are scheduled to run on Saturday at 5:05 p.m. ET (FS1). While practice doesn’t last very long, you can still look at the five-lap averages to see who looks like they might be fast during the race. And obviously, if a driver in good equipment starts in the back, he should be a lock for DraftKings.
Before I share my DraftKings picks for Kansas, here’s a look back at the results from Dover Motor Speedway:
| DraftKings Salary | Driver | DraftKings Score |
| $11,500 | Kyle Larson | 0.4 |
| $10,000 | Martin Truex Jr. | 92.85 |
| $9,300 | Kevin Harvick | 18.8 |
| $7,500 | Josh Berry | 50 |
| $7,300 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 25.15 |
| $6,900 | Ryan Preece | 39 |
| $6,600 | Michael McDowell | 30 |
Yet another race where Kyle Larson encountered trouble when I discuss him on DraftKings. This time, Ross Chastain ran into Brennan Poole from behind. Poole slid down the apron and back up the track, right into the path of Larson.
Kevin Harvick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. didn’t do as well as I thought (though Stenhouse had started ninth after qualifying had rained out). But at least we had the winner, Martin Truex Jr., in my picks.
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. 10th place scores 34, while 11th gets 32 and decreases by one from there through 20th. This pattern repeats for 21st through 30th and again from 31st through 40th.
Additionally, drivers can earn or lose a point depending on where they began the race. For example, if William Byron started third and won, he would gain two points in addition to his…
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