After enjoying a solid weekend in New England, I saw my picks at Dover suffer extremely tough luck for my betting slip, so we move on to a true jewel in the heartland.
The NASCAR Cup Series heads to the extremely fast and fiercely entertaining Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, KS. This intermediate track measures the standard 1.5 miles long and has progressively banked turns. It can be best described as a combination of Las Vegas Motor Speedway and the now-demolished Auto Club Speedway in Southern California.
Kansas has frequently served up great racing since its opening in 2001, as its wide surface provides plenty of options for drivers to find speed in multiple grooves. There have been many unforgettable moments, and a couple as recently as last season. In this race last year, good off-track friends but bitter on-track rivals Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson tangled for the win coming to the white flag. Hamlin went on to win the race, and Larson crashed into the outside wall off Hamlin’s front bumper.
There was also the infamous pit-road fist fight between Noah Gragson and Ross Chastain, which will forever be replayed in every intro package for a Cup race at Kansas.
Teams will be pushed to find long-run speed to be successful, as there are not usually many caution periods at this place. Qualifying will be important, but not as important as it would be at a short track or somewhere where passing is a massive challenge. Pit strategy and fuel mileage should likely decide who is around at the end with a shot to win.
Coverage begins on Sunday (May 5) at 5 p.m. ET on Fox.
As for this week’s picks and bets, you should pay attention, particularly to the Toyota camp. Toyota is on an incredible hot streak here at Kansas, as a Toyota driver has gone to Victory Lane five times out of the last six races. Furthermore, 23XI and Hamlin have combined for four straight.
By no means am I saying you should strictly fill your roster with Toyota drivers. Larson, Chase Elliott, Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney will all be threats to win this weekend for their respective manufacturers as well.
Before we get into the picks, here are the scoring rules for DraftKings.
Points will be awarded on DraftKings for finishing position, position differential, fastest laps and laps led. The driver who wins the race scores 45 fantasy points, while second gets 42 points, third gets 41 points and so on, at least through the top 10. The 11th-place finisher scores 32…
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