The playoff field is finally set, and we’re in the home stretch of this year’s fantasy/betting season. These next ten weeks will be just as wild and unpredictable as the previous 26, but rest assured, I’ll be here to guide you through it all.
This weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series returns to its newest drafting track, Atlanta Motor Speedway. In the spring race here, a historic three-wide finish saw Daniel Suarez overcome Kyle Busch and Ryan Blaney to break his winless streak and punch Trackhouse Racing’s only ticket to the playoffs this season.
Betting and making your fantasy selections for this race will be very difficult, as luck will be a large part of whether you are successful or not. Stats and trends virtually don’t matter in the grand scheme of things, so if you find yourself stuck between a couple of selections, go with your gut.
Now, before we get into the lineup let’s look at how last week went for my picks. Spoiler alert: there’s a winner in here.
Not too shabby of a week for me. As an added bonus, only three of my six fantasy picks finished outside the top ten at Darlington Raceway, the most I’ve had in a while. I also pocketed a few extra bucks, courtesy of Burton’s ability to survive.
I hope all of you had as good a race last weekend as I did. Now, before we get into the lineup, here’s the rules:
Drivers will be awarded points based on their 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.
DraftKings NASCAR Scoring Rules
Fantasy Forecast
1. Ryan Blaney ($10,500)
Kicking things off is the defending champion of course.
Blaney literally came within an eyelash of winning here in the spring and has won here before. Not to mention, he also is very good on this type of racetrack, with multiple wins at Talladega Superspeedway and Daytona International Speedway.
The 12 team will have to keep him up front though to avoid the chaos that tends to unfold around midpack throughout the day. If they can do this and Blaney…
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