Despite the obvious disappointment that a rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 brought, we did pretty okay fantasy-wise.
We didn’t have any top-five finishers, but all our guys had a pretty good run, led by Chase Elliott and Ty Gibbs. Both guys finished in the top 10 and ran pretty decently all evening.
Our bet slips did pretty well too. If you picked Brad Keselowski last week to win his group, you had some spending money on your Memorial Day Monday!
This weekend’s race comes to you from nearby St. Louis at World Wide Technology Raceway. This track is a relative newcomer to the NASCAR Cup Series schedule. At 1.25 miles, this place has a short-track feel with wide and sweeping turns 1 and 2 and narrow turns 3 and 4. Those turns are flanked by two long straightaways.
If there’s a comparison to be made, this place races a lot like New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Martinsville Speedway with a little bit of Pocono Raceway sprinkled in. Hitting the correct balance setup wise will be crucial. Due to the short track feel, passing will be at a premium, so track position will be a big deal as well.
I strongly caution you to watch qualifying and pick your lineups accordingly. Otherwise, check the stats and go from there!
Now before we get to my picks for the week let’s review the rules:
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 points, 21st gets 21 points and 31st gets 10 points.
However many spots they lose or gain on the track are added to or subtracted from their score. Then, if the driver leads a lap, they will earn 0.25 points for each lap led and 0.45 points for each fastest lap.
Fantasy Forecast
- Martin Truex, Jr. ($10,500)
Stats that matter: 2 straight top 10 finishes at WWT Raceway, wins at New Hampshire, Pocono and Martinsville, 1 career NASCAR Xfinity Series win at Gateway
The high-salary group of drivers is an enigma this weekend.
Seeing as how I don’t see the winner of this race coming from this group, I went with a model of consistency. Take this with a grain of salt because he’s only had two Cup starts at this place, but he has an average finish of 5.5.
It has been a typically quiet and successful year for the former champion, and I think he…
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