Nine months in, 34 weeks have come and gone in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. But this Sunday’s event (Nov. 2) at Martinsville Speedway is likely the most important of them all.
When the checkered flag falls over the 2024 Xfinity 500, the Championship 4 will be set. That also means a whole lot of fantasy owners will be on the doorstep of a title themselves.
I hope I can help you guys to make the right decisions to capture that coveted championship. Before we get to that, I present to you the most diabolical bet slip bad break I’ve ever encountered from Homestead-Miami Speedway.
As you can see, Reddick did win me the wager I placed concerning he and Larson. However, Hamlin was right on the cusp of victory when the No. 45 drove first by his No. 11, then Ryan Blaney over the final few laps of the race.
I had a two-leg parlay with precisely those two wagers, so Reddick killed me while grabbing me a win on the other leg.
I still love this sport. I just wish the odds loved me.
As we move on to a new week and new opportunities to win, here’s a rules breakdown as usual:
Drivers will be awarded DK 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 or subtracted from their score. 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
1. Chase Elliott ($10,500)
Elliott once again had the speed to win at Homestead last week, but fell short as time ran out. I think that’s alright, though.
Martinsville is a better track for him anyway and he’s won his way in at this place before, of course. I just love how locked in Driver No. 9 appears to be after one of his best weeks of the year. 81 laps led at Homestead was a season high in a year they’ve led just 15 of 34 events.
The only thing that will keep this Elliott out of the Championship 4 will be if the team beats itself. That’s happened all too often the past year or two but this time around? Don’t bet on it.
2. Martin Truex Jr. ($9,300)
You may be puzzled as to why I selected Truex this week. Honestly, so am I.
He’s just been so good here…
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