The NASCAR 2026 Cup Series Championship Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway 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 Championship Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Top NASCAR Pick6 Picks for the Championship Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Tyler Reddick | Finishing Position: 6.5
Pick6 Play: Better
Starting third gives him clean air early, and Homestead is where he has won before. He took the 2024 race from the pole after leading 97 laps, and he was third here in 2023. Reddick also won two O’Reilly Series Championships with Homestead wins. His seven 1.5-mile races this year average a finish of 6.3.
Practice ended with a wreck when he ran into the back of Zane Smith on the way to pit road and damaged the nose of the car. He still qualified third. Before the wreck, he ran the most laps of anyone, 69, including two straight runs of 35 and 33 laps. Reddick is also out of the title fight, so he can run the wall for the win without worrying about points.
Ryan Blaney | Finishing Position: 4.5
Pick6 Play: Better
Three straight Homestead races have seen him lead laps: 53 in 2023, 47 in 2024 and 124 last year, for 224 in all. The first two ended in second place both times. Last year ended with an engine failure that dropped him to 36th. He ran fifth on average across the last four Homestead races, the best of any driver on the board.
Practice backed up his mastery. He had the best 10-lap average speed of the session, his fifth-fastest single lap came at 32.8 seconds, and his longest run lasted 34 laps. His last three 1.5-mile races ended with a fifth at Kansas in September, a fifth at Las Vegas in October and a third at Charlotte in October.
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.
