The Round of 12 ended last week at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL in dramatic fashion, no less.
Now, the NASCAR Playoffs kicks off its Round of 8 out at the “jewel in the desert,” the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This being another intermediate track, there will be some usual suspects up at the front, and those will be the guys you should bank on.
Remember though, this is Vegas, and the name of the game is gamble, gamble, gamble. With that in mind, take some risks, make some money and win your groups.
Let’s take a look at how last week turned out for us. After a disastrous couple of weeks, it was nice to take home some points.
Lord, I could use a payday, but not a bad fantasy week. Here’s a rules breakdown before we set our lineups.
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 drivers 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.
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Fantasy Forecast
- William Byron ($10,800)
Willy B was absolutely dominant throughout the Round of 12, despite not winning any of the three races. Byron was a whopping 74 points up on the cut line entering last week’s race, but this week, I think he’s your winner and the first to punch his ticket to the Championship 4.
Don’t believe me? Well, throughout the last round, the No. 24 never finished worse than third. Those right there, those are championship numbers.
I’d be absolutely stunned if he didn’t challenge for the win this week.
2. Joey Logano ($9,800)
Just when you thought his “even year” streak was over, the driver of the No. 22 Ford Mustang was added to the penultimate round at the expense of Alex Bowman.
Now, we’ve seen for a number of years now just how well Logano responds to adversity. There’s no doubt that most fans don’t think he should be here, but that’s when he excels most.
If he doesn’t win Sunday, he’s most certainly a huge threat with a lot to prove.
3. Ross Chastain ($8,800)
Chastain won the most recent race on an…
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