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Let's get ready for some more NASCAR action! These daily fantasy NASCAR rankings for Sunday's Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway were determined by a combination of DraftKings and FanDuel prices, and the projected DFS points each driver is expected to earn in this week’s race.
Each week, we'll present you the weekly rankings, followed by some key analysis of those rankings.
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Fantasy NASCAR Driver Rankings
| Driver Name | DraftKings Rank | FanDuel Rank |
| Kyle Larson | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Harvick | 2 | 3 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 2 |
| Denny Hamlin | 4 | 4 |
| Alex Bowman | 5 | 5 |
| Kyle Busch | 6 | 7 |
| Chase Elliott | 7 | 6 |
| Brad Keselowski | 8 | 9 |
| Joey Logano | 9 | 8 |
| Ryan Blaney | 10 | 10 |
| Christopher Bell | 11 | 12 |
| Erik Jones | 12 | 13 |
| William Byron | 13 | 11 |
| Kurt Busch | 14 | 14 |
| Aric Almirola | 15 | 15 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 16 | 18 |
| Cole Custer | 17 | 16 |
| Tyler Reddick | 18 | 17 |
| Ryan Newman | 19 | 19 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 20 | 20 |
| Bubba Wallace | 21 | 21 |
| Austin Dillon | 22 | 22 |
| Chris Buescher | 23 | 24 |
| Ross Chastain | 24 | 25 |
| Ryan Preece | 25 | 23 |
| Chase Briscoe | 26 | 27 |
| Daniel Suarez | 27 | 26 |
| Michael McDowell | 28 | 28 |
| Anthony Alfredo | 29 | 29 |
| Justin Haley | 30 | 31 |
| Corey LaJoie | 31 | 30 |
| BJ McLeod | 32 | 32 |
| James Davison | 33 | 33 |
| JJ Yeley | 34 | 34 |
| Josh Bilicki | 35 | 36 |
| Quin Houff | 36 | 37 |
| Cody Ware | 37 | 35 |
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NASCAR Rankings Analysis
It's time for another week of NASCAR action.
Pretty clear favorite driver this week, as Kyle Larson starts back in 14th. Some solid place differential upside here for Larson, who had four top fives this year. In six previous Darlington starts, Larson has five top 10 and an average finish of 6.7, making this his second-best track by average finish.
And that all came in a Chip Ganassi car. Now, Larson will be taking on this track in a Hendrick Motorsports car, which should raise his upside. He might not be the favorite to win this race because he's starting a little too far back, but he should have a huge fantasy day, and I wouldn't be shocked at all to see Larson win this one.
Another place differential play I like is Alex Bowman. Darling wasn't been as kind to him as it has to Larson, with just two top 10s in his career here, but two of those races were in backmarker cars, and last year he had a pair of top 10s here. Bowman could score a ton of fantasy points, though I don't think he has a ton of upside in terms of laps led/fastest laps.
Some guys starting too high up for me to play much of this week: Matt DiBenedetto, Austin Dillon, and Tyler Reddick, who all start in the top 10 and would really need to stay up there to have value.
Meanwhile, the two JTG-Daugherty cars of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Ryan Preece start 28th and 29th. There's some huge PD potential here for both guys. I'll be going pretty heavy on both, even though Stenhouse wrecking out early is always a possibility because he's...well, they do call him Wrecky Stenhouse.
Aric Almirola starts 27th and while his season hasn't been great, he has a lot of speed in that car and could have a big race in terms of PD.
Erik Jones is another guy I like. In six races here, he has six top 10s, and while the quality of the car he's in will take a hit this year, Jones has shown he clearly knows his way around this track. I don't think he gets a Richard Petty car to victory lane, but he should be set for a strong run.
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