The NASCAR Cup Series Freeway Insurance 500 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 Freeway Insurance 500.
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Top NASCAR Pick6 Picks for the Freeway Insurance 500
Kyle Larson | Finishing Position: 7.5
Pick6 Play: Better
Larson says his car is usually only the eighth- to 13th-fastest at Phoenix. He credits his finishes to team execution, and the results back him up. He has finished in the top four in each of his last four starts here, including three straight thirds.
March shows how he does it. The No. 5 was running 25th on lap 85 and still finished third. This week, the team struggled in practice and started 22nd, but he has come from the middle of the field before. In the spring 2025 race, he started 17th and finished third. A finish of seventh or better would be his fifth straight top-seven finish at Phoenix.
Christopher Bell | Finishing Position: 3.5
Pick6 Play: Better
The No. 20 JGR Toyota has finished in the top three in three of its last five Phoenix races, including wins in the spring of 2024 and 2025. In March, he started 12th, won the second stage, and averaged a better finish than anyone in the field (2.6). He finished second, 0.399 seconds behind the winner.
Bell comes off a strong race at Charlotte, where he led 93 laps and lost by 0.029 seconds to Chase Briscoe. He starts fifth Sunday, so he needs to pass only two cars to beat 3.5. The risk is his record on other flat tracks this year, with 19th-place finishes at North Wilkesboro and Gateway. Phoenix has been much kinder to him than those places.
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 DraftKings Pick6!
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.
