It’s the NASCAR throwback weekend as the circuit returns to one of its legendary tracks in Darlington, South Carolina. 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 Goodyear 400 at Darlington.
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1. Kyle Larson ($11,300) — Yung Money opened the door by dooring Chris Buescher ($7,800) for the win at Kansas. Darlington is notorious in DFS NASCAR. Dominators DNF. Larson could lead the most laps and finish last at The Lady in Black.
2. Denny Hamlin ($11,500) — Want to know what’s in store this weekend at Darlington? Denny dominated Darlington last Labor Day Weekend. Darlington doesn’t take kindly to domination. The Track Too To Tame lived up to its name. Hamlin finished 25th due to a loose wheel late in the race.
3. Martin Truex Jr ($10,700) — Curses are the theme. Truex has the second-best driver rating over the last seven Darlington races. He won at Darlington in 2021 and has four finishes outside of the top 20. This South Carolina intermediate track is treacherous.
4. William Byron ($11,000) — Joey Logano ($8,800) wrecked Byron and stole the win in the 2022 spring Darlington race. The leaders simply are not safe in South Cackalacky. Byron bounced back and won the 2023 spring race.
5. Erik Jones ($7,500) — The Legacy Motor Club No. 43 Toyota is a 20th-place car. Jones is a top-5 talent. He wills and wheels his car beyond its ability. Darlington is his best track and he proved it with his surprise Southern 500 win in 2022.
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6. Tyler Reddick ($10,300) — Darlington has not doublecrossed Reddick. It has denied him a win. Reddick has come up short and settled for a podium in three of the last four Darlington races.
7. Chase Elliott ($9,800) — The 2024 season has belonged to Larson and Hamlin. Darlington belongs to Larson and Hamlin. Nothing is likely to change. Elliott can secure a top-5 finish and pick up some fast lap points. That should be enough to get the job done in NASCAR DFS.
8. Ross Chastain ($9,600) — In the last five Darlington races, Chastain’s average driver rating is eighth. In those five races, his finishes are 5th, 29th, 20th, 30th and 3rd — typical Darlington.
9. Kyle Busch ($9,400) — The RCR No. 8 Chevy has found speed. Busch ran over 60% of his laps inside the top 5 at Dover and Kansas.
10. Justin Haley ($5,300) — Finishing stats are great, but this is DFS. Which drivers are good fantasy NASCAR picks? Haley is often an optimal NASCAR DFS value pick. He’s been optimal in three of the last four Darlington races.
11. Ryan Blaney ($9,000) — Dover is not Blaney’s best track. It’s not his worst track. He has a top-10 driver rating in four of the last six Darlington races. His worst rating over that span is 13th. When the chaos happens, he could capitalize.
12. Brad Keselowski ($9,200) — The RFK Fords found speed at Kansas. They had speed at Darlington in 2023. Keselowski was the sixth-highest-rated driver in the fall race and fifth-highest in the spring.
13. Christopher Bell ($10,000) — He finished a race last week. Two in a row won’t be easy. Bell won the pole for the Southern 500 in 2023. He also hit the wall and ruined his car.
14. Noah Gragson ($7,200) — The SHR driver in his second Cup Series season has six consecutive top-20 finishes and three top-10 finishes in the last three races. It might be time to be a believer.
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr ($6,600) — There have been incidents, but the No. 47 Chevy has shown speed in the last three intermediate-track races. Stenhouse has a top-20 finish in six of the last seven Darlington races.
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