The NASCAR Cup Series DraftKings NASCAR Pick6 Plays: Top Picks for the 2026 Cup Series Coke Zero 400 at Daytona is on Saturday, 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 2026 Cup Series Coke Zero 400 at Daytona.
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Top NASCAR Pick6 Picks for the Coke Zero 400
Ryan Blaney | Finishing Position: 8.5
Pick6 Pick: Better
Superspeedways are popular in NASCAR DFS and on DraftKings Sportsbook. Daytona is an opportunity to chase a big payout. This type of race is the stock car version of roulette. Black or red is the safe bet. Picking a number is risky but rewarding. DFS and gambling are picking a number. DraftKings Pick6 is choosing black or red with data.
Blaney is the No. 2-ranked superspeedway driver in the Gen-7 package. Pick6 is the safe-pick game, so play the safe pick. Blaney’s average finish in 28 races is 15.3 (14.9 median finish). Compared to intermediate and short tracks, those numbers are middling. In the vacuum of plate tracks, it’s elite.
Chase Elliott | Finishing Position: 10.5
Pick6 Pick: Better
The DraftKings Pick6 goal is to string together winning picks. Taking risks isn’t rewarded. It’s a series of binaries. The binary at Daytona is simple: will the driver wreck or not? If Elliott does not get collected in “The Big One” at Daytona on Saturday night, he should finish better than his average finish, which is weighted down by wrecks. Elliott’s average finish is 13.3, and that’s with the typical superspeedway-sandbagged stats weighing down his average because of plate-track DNFs.
What is DraftKings Pick6?
Pick6 is a peer-to-peer fantasy variant where you build a lineup (your “Pick Set”) of 2+ players and select whether 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
Create a Pick Set
Create a Pick Set by choosing 2+ 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.
