NASCAR is in DraftKings’ backyard at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. 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 USA Today 301 at New Hampshire.
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1. Martin Truex Jr ($10,500) — There’s no such thing as a lock button in DFS NASCAR. It’s racing. Anything can happen. If there ever were such a case, then it’s Truex at New Hampshire. He’s scored over 100 DKFP in both of the New Hampshire races in the new Gen-7 car.
2. Christopher Bell ($11,000) — The biggest threat to Truex at New Hampshire is Bell. Truex scored 100 DKFP in the 2022 race at New Hampshire, but Bell won the race (72 DKFP). Bell has also won all three of his Xfinity Series races at the Loudon, New Hampshire short track.
3. William Byron ($9,500) — Martinsville and New Hampshire are not identical short tracks. There are similarities. Both are flat and shaped like paperclips. Byron won at Martinsville earlier this season.
4. Kyle Larson ($10,000) — New Hampshire has not been one of Larson’s best tracks. It’s one of the few tracks that he’s yet to master, but just like the others, the day will come. That day might have to wait until next season when Martin Truex enters retirement.
5. Denny Hamlin ($10,800) — The trophy for winning at New Hampshire is a Lobster. Hamlin is afraid of lobsters (ostraconophobia). He should be afraid of his JGR Toyota teammates. They’re better at New Hampshire and have been very strong at the short tracks this season.
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6. Ryan Blaney ($10,300) — All of the attention was on the JGR Toyotas and Hendrick Chevys. The keyword is was. Blaney changed everything. He nearly won at Gateway three weeks ago. Last week, he led 201 laps and won at Iowa.
7. Joey Logano ($9,800) — New Hampshire is his home track. Logano — at 19 years of age — became the youngest NASCAR Cup Series winner with his 2009 New Hampshire victory. Last season — at 34 years of age — he was the runner-up at New Hampshire.
8. Bubba Wallace ($7,500) — New Hampshire Motor Speedway is right in DraftKings’ backyard. They’ll be sponsoring Bubba Wallace again this weekend at NHMS. It’s a good pick. Wallace finished eighth in the 2023 race and third in 2022.
9. Chase Elliott ($9,200) — This is usually the point in the season where Elliott goes on his summer heater. He’s primed to go on a run. Elliott has earned a top-5 finish in the last two races and finished third at Martinsville.
10. Brad Keselowski ($9,000) — The JGR Toyotas are the favorites to run away with this race. It’s easy to dismiss the rest of the competition. It’s easy if Keselowski’s numbers are ignored. He’s been great at this short track — five consecutive top-10 finishes and eight in the last nine races.
11. Ty Gibbs ($8,700) — His 27th-place finish in last season’s race is unappealing. beyond the surface numbers, Gibbs was quite strong. He started 36th and was just outside of the top 10 at the end of Stage 2. He knows how to pass at New Hampshire.
12. Ross Chastain ($8,500) — Last season, Chastain was on his way to a third straight top-10 finish at New Hampshire. After a late-race caution, he jumped to 12th place. After another late-race caution, Chastain got wide on a restart and fell outside of the top 20.
13. Tyler Reddick ($8,800) — The short-track season started strong for Reddick. He led the most laps at Phoenix. Since then, Reddick has not led a lap at a short track.
14. Josh Berry ($8,000) — The SHR Fords have been strong at the short, flat tracks and at New Hampshire in particular. Berry has been trending in the right direction for weeks. This track should play to the skill set of the late-model legend.
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr ($6,000) — When Stenhouse and the No. 47 Chevy team put together a complete race, Stenhouse earns top-10 finishes and is a lock for a top 15. That combo is rare, but they nailed it last week at Iowa. Stenhouse is averaging a 17th-place finish over the last four New Hampshire races.
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