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The NASCAR Cup Series is in Nashville on Sunday evening for the Ally 400. This is just the third time that the series has raced on this track, with Kyle Larson winning in 2021 and Chase Elliott winning last year. Can Hendrick Motorsports stay undefeated at Nashville Superspeedway?
The Cup Series took last week off. Before that, Martin Truex Jr. won at Sonoma, and he currently holds a 13-point advantage over William Byron in the overall standings. After a winless 2022 that saw his average finish drop to 14.9, Truex has roared back this season.
Below are my NASCAR DFS lineup picks for the Ally 400 on DraftKings and FanDuel this week. This slate locks on 6/25/23 at 7:20 p.m. ET. If you have any questions or want to talk about NASCAR, you can find me on Twitter at @juscarts.
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Martin Truex Jr.
Starts 6th - DK: $10,900, FD: $13,500
Truex has been on a roll lately, and I don't really expect him to slow down on Sunday. He's finished in the top five in three consecutive races, and he led 51 laps at Sonoma two weeks ago.
Sure, Sonoma isn't Nashville, since Nashville's an oval and Sonoma's a road course. But the fifth at Gateway is a good sign for his performance today, and he won at Dover.
Truex doesn't really have a good track record at Nashville in terms of finishes, but he led 82 laps here last season before finishing 22nd. Only Denny Hamlin led more laps in that race.
Tyler Reddick
Starts 2nd - DK: $9,100, FD: $9,500
Last year, polesitter Denny Hamlin led 114 laps in this race, including the first 65 of the race. Having that clean air at the start of the race is important, and I expect either Ross Chastain or Tyler Reddick to get an early advantage because of that.
Chastain's been on a bit of a dry spell lately, so I'm leaning on Reddick as the guy to jump to the lead in the early going and to parlay that into a good number of laps led. Sure, I think Truex catches him at some point, but Reddick should run up front all day.
Christopher Bell
Starts 22nd - DK: $9,400, FD: $11,500
Bell starts 22nd, the lowest starting spot of any Toyota in this field. Considering four Toyotas start in the top 10, I'm going to say this was more about a bad qualifying run than it was about anything else for Bell.
That should give him some really solid place differential upside. He's coming off some solid runs this month, as he was 11th at Gateway and ninth at Sonoma. Could be better considering how his teammate, Martin Truex Jr., has looked, but he seems to be finding some speed after a little dip in performance back in May.
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Bubba Wallace
Starts 9th - DK: $8,400, FD: $8,200
23XI has looked strong this weekend, with both cars making the final round of qualifying. Tyler Reddick starts second, while Wallace will fire off from ninth on Sunday. He could have had a shot at a better starting spot, but he spun during the second round of qualifying.
And I think Wallace should have a car that can run in the top 10 for most of the day. While his last two finishes this year haven't been great, he had three top fives back in May, plus a second in the All-Star Race. Wallace has found something in this car.
Last season, Wallace ran some good laps around this track, starting 3oth but consistently moving forward. He ran as high as fourth and ended up finishing 12th in the race, running 36.3% of the laps in the top 15 despite starting near the back.
A.J. Allmendinger
Starts 19th - DK: $6,500, FD: $5,000
Could Kaulig actually have some speed this weekend? The team has struggled this season, but Justin Haley qualified third for this race in the other Kaulig car, and Allmendinger has three top-15 finishes in a row coming into this race.
He also is coming off a win yesterday in the Xfinity Series race here, leading 25 laps on his way to the victory, including the final 20 laps of the race. This feels like Allmendinger's best shot to get his third top-10 of the season.
Corey LaJoie
Starts 36th - DK: $5,300, FD: $4,200
Really good place differential option here, as LaJoie will fire off 36th after he wasn't able to get on the track for qualifying.
Heading into this race, LaJoie has finished in the top 25 in seven consecutive races. This Spire team has really stepped things up in 2023, as LaJoie's average finish this year is 19.3, while last season it was 24.3.
Nashville was a good track for LaJoie last season, as he started 22nd and finished 20th. With an improved car this year, LaJoie should be set for a strong showing today, though having to get through the entire field will make it tough for him to do too well. Still, a top 20 should be in play.
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