NASCAR is back and DraftKings is offering a new way to play fantasy NASCAR. The game is simple. Build a “Pick Set” (2-6 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 Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Denny Hamlin: Finishing Position – 4.5
Pick6 Play: Better
Denny Hamlin is six points below the cutline. That’s nothing, but Bristol is not nothing. The racing at The Last Great Colosseum can be treacherous. The bull ring in the Smokey Mountains is The World’s Fastest Half-Mile. The race can change in a split second. It’s 500 grueling laps. The lateral force is 3.3 Gs at Bristol. It’s comparable to the G-force that astronauts feel when taking off in the Space Shuttle. Why does that matter? Hamlin wasn’t great in practice. But that’s practice. It’s significant but it’s not 500 laps. Hamlin posted similar sluggish speeds in the spring but still won the Bristol race. Three in a row at Bristol and his fourth win in the last eight Bristol races seems inevitable. Hand him the sword.
Alex Bowman: Finishing Position – 8.5
Pick6 Play: Better
Respect is earned. Bowman has earned it. DraftKings NASCAR Pick6 does not agree. It’s not surprising. Very few show love for The Showman. He raced with underdog teams and was a sim driver before getting his big break. He took that break and broke it in two. No, he broke it into a possible championship run. He’s the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Champion dark horse. Joey Logano stole a championship with consistency and a big win at the end several seasons ago. Bowman can do the same.
Bowman was fast in practice. The Hendrick Chevys are fast. The No. 48 Chevy has always been great at the high-banked, concrete tracks. Bowman has continued that excellence after Jimmie Johnson stepped out of the seat. Bowman finished fourth in the spring race after starting 29th. This time he has track position in a race that will be all about track position. Bristol is a great track but the Gen-7 car is not. Passing in dirty air is not easy. If Bowman avoids a crucial mistake, then he should easily be able to hold position and earn a top-5 finish.
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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 2 to 6 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 between 2-6 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!
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I am a promoter at DraftKings and am also an avid fan and user (my username is greenflagradio2) and may sometimes play on my personal account in the games that I offer advice on. Although I have expressed my personal view on the games and strategies above, they do not necessarily reflect the view(s) of DraftKings and do not constitute a representation that any particular strategy will guarantee success. All customers should use their own skill and judgment in building lineups. I may also deploy different players and strategies than what I recommend above. I am not an employee of DraftKings and do not have access to any non-public information.
