NASCAR invades the North on Sunday. DraftKings is rewarding the winner of the featured fantasy NASCAR contest with a $100K grand prize. Check out the DFS NASCAR rankings below and make your fantasy racing picks for the Würth 400 at Dover.
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1. Kyle Larson ($11,500) — Dover is one of Larson’s favorite tracks. The concrete takes rubber. The lines change. This is a dirt-racers dream. Larson got wrecked and wrecked in the last two Dover races. Throw them out. He scored 121 Hog Points (fast-lap and lap-led points) in the 2021 race.
2. Martin Truex Jr ($11,300) — The Jersey Boy loves the short track just down the road in Delaware. He has four Dover wins and has been the runner-up or winner in four of the last six races at the high-banked concrete one-mile track.
3. Ross Chastain ($10,200) — There is a strong correlation between Dover, Nashville and Texas. Chastain and Trackhouse Racing have been exceptional at each track. Chastain finished second at Dover in 2023 and third in 2022. He was in second place on the second to last lap two weeks ago at Texas.
4. Denny Hamlin ($10,800) — Is Hamlin the smartest driver in NASCAR history? Has any driver understood the ins and outs of every aspect of racing better? The sport has changed significantly over the last 20 years and Hamlin remains at the cutting edge every season.
5. Chase Elliott ($9,900) — We’re going streaking! It’s been well documented in the DK Network Fantasy NASCAR Rankings over the last decade that Elliott is a streaky driver who wins in bunches. He won two weeks ago at Texas. The Dover setup isn’t much different and Elliott has excelled at concrete tracks.
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6. Tyler Reddick ($8,200) — His Talladega win is irrelevant this week. His speed is not. Reddick unloads fast every week and is fast when the green flag waves. Texas did not play out the way Reddick wanted, but he had a race-winning car.
7. William Byron ($11,000) — Should we overreact to Texas? Byron’s team struggled to find speed. Dover will employ a similar setup. The No. 24 Hendrick Chevy has been the best car this season, but Texas cannot be ignored. The competition is too close. The slightest step back is significant when the other elite teams move forward.
8. Ryan Blaney ($9,600) — Dover is one of Blaney’s worst tracks, but he may have had his breakthrough last season. Blaney finished third and earned the third-best driver rating. He never led a lap, but he did record the fifth-most fast laps (29).
9. Christopher Bell ($10,500) — Dover is a hybrid. It’s a short track and an intermediate track. If it were a pure short track, Bell’s stats would be better. The JGR Toyota driver cannot be dismissed, but it will be difficult to challenge the handful of drivers that are dominant at Dover.
10. Alex Bowman ($9,300) — In his last six Dover races, Bowman has a win (2021) and five top-5 finishes. Bowman finished fourth at the high-banked concrete track at Bristol earlier this season.
11. Ty Gibbs ($8,500) — A month ago, the conversation wasn’t when Gibbs would get his first win. It was how many. The discussion is back to when, but after a strong Texas race (sixth-place finish with the sixth-best driver rating), how many is again part of the dialogue.
12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr ($6,500) — Dirt-track racers are masters at identifying track changes. Stenhouse’s background has led to solid results at the ever-changing concrete tracks (Dover and Bristol). His team found a little more speed at Texas. A top-15 finish is a strong possibility on Sunday.
13. Joey Logano ($8,800) — The No. 22 Penske Ford is a top-10 car. That is all. There will be races where Logano has top-5 speed and could contend for the most fantasy points. Dover is not one of those tracks. He’s not completely out of the NASCAR DFS pool, but expecting fast laps seems like a stretch.
14. Brad Keselowski ($7,700) — The RFK Fords did not have speed at Texas. Keselowski lucked out and finished second despite having a top-15 car. He could do it again. His lack of speed will likely result in a poor Q run. Another smoke-and-mirrors finish could place BK in the optimal DFS NASCAR lineup.
15. Jimmie Johnson ($6,200) — This is a new car. It’s a new team. It’s a Toyota. But it’s the same old Dover. Johnson dominated Dover during his career. His 11 wins can’t be dismissed.
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