The NASCAR Cup Series Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway is on Sunday and DraftKings is offering a new way to play fantasy NASCAR. The game is simple. Build a “Pick Set” (2+ drivers) and decide if they will outperform their stat projections. Here is some advice to help build your DraftKings Pick6 Pick Sets for the NASCAR Cup Series Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway.
William Byron: Fantasy Points – 64.5
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Hendrick’s focus in the offseason was pit road. Passing is limited in the Gen-7 car at short tracks. Gains are made and held on pit road. A fast pit crew is faster with a premium pit stall. Phoenix is won and lost on pit road. A bad pit stall or slow stop means starting in the thick of five cars fanning out across the dogleg. It’s not a good spot.
Byron won the pole and earned the No. 1 pit stall. The rules have changed, making the stall less of an advantage, but it’s still an edge. It should help Byron lead or run inside the top five all day. Byron was near the top of the practice leaderboard in nearly every category. His average lap time of 27.2 seconds was the best in the session. The stats check out, too—three top-five finishes in the last four Phoenix races and four top-10 finishes in the last five.
William Byron: Laps Led – 70.5
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This feels like a steep number but Byron should be able to knock it out early. The option tire could shake things up and cycle different leaders in and out, but that won’t happen until late in the race. The beginning belongs to Byron. His pit stops were the second-quickest in 2024 and he ranked seventh on restarts. There might be chaos in the pack, but Byron will be leading the parade. The car has speed. It simply comes down to pit-road execution.
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What is DraftKings Pick6?
Pick6 is a peer-to-peer fantasy variant where you build a lineup (your “Pick Set”) of at least two players and select whether or not you believe each will outperform their listed stat projection. Enter your Pick Set in Pick6 contests to compete against other users. Get enough picks correct and win a share of cash prizes.
How to Play DraftKings Pick6
Create a Pick Set
Create a Pick Set by choosing at least two players from the same sport and Pick Group (a set of picks available from a group of set competitions). For each player, simply select if you think they’ll have more or less than their listed stat projection. In each Pick Set, you can not pick the same player twice and you must pick players from at least two different teams.
Enter an Amount
Once you finalize your Pick Set, choose your entry fee amount. Your entries will be automatically distributed into available contests, subject to your confirmation.
Sweat Your Picks
When the games go live, use the My Picks tab to follow your picks in real time to track how your players are performing against their projections and how they stack up against other users.
Compete for Prizes
Make enough correct picks and win a share of the contests’ guaranteed prizes. Any prizes won will be credited to your DraftKings account after contests are finalized.
Play at DraftKings Pick6 or by downloading the DraftKings Pick6 app on Apple or Google!
