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Ross Chastain Leads a Lot on Drafting Tracks
This year's little underdog who could, Ross Chastain, locked himself into the playoffs a long time ago with his epic Coca-Cola 600 win, even though he only ranks 18th in speed this season and only ranked eighth at Charlotte. However, drafting tracks are typically a great equalizer, which allows him to contend for wins when he rarely has the speed to do so elsewhere. After leading 25 laps at the first Atlanta race and 11 at Talladega, Chastain might very well contend on Saturday at Daytona. Although he did not lead either of the last two Daytona races, he led 39 laps in the previous three, so he'll probably run well, even though he's never placed in the top five here. However, his starting position of 19th is probably slightly too good to make him one of the best DFS options like he is most weeks. Since there are better drafters starting worse, he probably isn't the best choice.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference
