The NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, 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 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at COTA.
Connor Zilisch: Finishing Position – 8.5
Pick6 Play: Better
It’s his first Cup Series race! Look at the 18-year-old’s first starts. He’s a teenager. Most of his stats are first starts. Most of his stats are wins. Con-Zilla has 37 victories across every racing discipline imaginable. He is him. Kyle Larson is the greatest racer on the planet. Zilly may not be better but he enters a Cup Series that is softer. It took years for Larson to develop. Zilly slides into a quality ride (Trackhouse Racing) with a racing package that is equitable. The training wheels aren’t needed but he’ll take them.
Every DK Network article is in love with Zilisch. Every hardcore racing fan has been infatuated with this kid for years. It’s becoming common for teenagers groomed for a sport to become superstars in their rookie season. Racing isn’t different. This is your chance to buy 1984 Jordans. Zilly is another North Carolinian star that will change the history of the sport.
Chris Buescher: Finishing Position – 13.5
Pick6 Play: Better
Respect isn’t given. It’s earned. Is it? Buescher never gets respect. He’s a top-10 driver. The lowkey RFK racer is a top-five driver at road courses. He navigates the road methodically. The route is run like a delivery driver. The Amazon Prime van is underappreciated but it delivers packages expediently. Buescher delivers the goods consistently. His stats stack up against the best.
Buescher rarely posts great practice times at road courses. He never qualifies well. But when the green flag drops, the delivery driver delivers. Buescher has a top-10 finish in the last two COTA races and three top-15 finishes in the last four races. It’s not a sexy pick but this is NASCAR. Style means less than substance.
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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!
