After a wild weekend in the Windy City, the NASCAR Cup Series touches back down in the Pocono Mountains this weekend to take on the “Tricky Triangle.”
Pocono Raceway is a 2.5-mile oval located in the back country of Long Pond, Pa. It’s three distinct turns provide a unique challenge for drivers and teams to navigate. It’s all about balance, balance and more balance. Horsepower will be important too, though.
The turns are flanked by two long straightaways that resemble airport runways. Only the cars with the most speed will be able to take advantage of these to get a run into those turns.
Before we get into this weeks bets and lineup selections, let’s see just how we fared last week. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t great but it was kind of solid nonetheless.
Now, here’s the rules for scoring on DraftKings if you’re new:
Points will be awarded in their games 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.
1. Denny Hamlin ($11,000)
It doesn’t matter who else you think can get it done this week, Hamlin is a must-have.
Since the summer of 2006, no one has been as dominant here as driver No. 11. He’s not had a great couple of months since his win at Dover Motor Speedway, but you can bet he’ll be the man to beat this week.
Even if he somehow doesn’t win this race, he’s a lock for a podium finish, and that my friends will give you plenty of points.
2. Brad Keselowski ($8,800)
This season has proven that RFK Racing can win anytime, anywhere. That much was proven last week in Chicago as Keselowski picked up another solid road course finish.
This ability to make his weaknesses into strengths is why you should take him here. He may not qualify well, but crew chief Matt McCall has made some brilliant strategy moves this season to negate the need for good starting position.
It also doesn’t hurt that Keselowski himself has won here before.
3. Kyle Busch ($8,200)
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