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About Adam Erhardt - RotoBaller
My name is Adam Erhardt and I am excited to be part of the RotoBaller family. Like many of our RotoBaller subscribers, my passion for fantasy stemmed from my love of sports growing up, particularly football.
Despite my love for the sport, being a lifelong Buffalo Bills and University of Kentucky fan made for some very challenging years growing up. Nevertheless my loyalty remained strong. After seeing that I was as committed to following the sport in week 14 as I was in week 1 (despite the Bills struggles throughout the 2000's), a friend of mine suggested I give fantasy football a try. After looking more into what fantasy was, I decided to give play and immediately became hooked. Playing fantasy football changed my life. While some people hunt, some golf, and some fish, my hobby became fantasy football.
As the years passed, and as my love for fantasy grew stronger, I decided to branch out beyond just football. In some situations, like in the case of basketball, this experiment went pretty well for me. In other situations, like in the case of hockey, things went poorly. Regardless of the results, each new sport taught me more and more about this hobby that I love, and made me hungry for more, a hunger that led me to the sport of NASCAR.
Although I was not raised on NASCAR, there was something about the sport that always intrigued me. From the fan culture, to the skillset that it takes to driver cars at such a highspeed, I always had a great deal of respect for the sport of NASCAR. Because of this I thought it would be worth giving NASCAR DFS a try. While I figured it would be a fun trial, I did not expect to love it as much as I did. For the first time in my life I found myself watching races intently. The more and more I played, the more and more I started to become a fan of the sport both in the real world and in the fantasy world.
In my opinion, there is no fantasy sport that has the gamesmanship and strategery that NASCAR DFS has. While the sport of football will always be my first love, and while I always appreciate the skillset that it takes to be successful at fantasy sport, there is something about fantasy NASCAR that separates it from all others.
The love and passion that I have for all things fantasy (and for NASCAR fantasy in particular) is what led me to want to become part of the fantasy industry. As someone who has personally experienced how DFS can change someone's life for the better, I feel it is my turn to give back to the fantasy community in any way possible. This is why I am so grateful and excited to join the award winning NASCAR news team at RotoBaller.com, and why I look forward to working with each of you in this wild and crazy game we all love.
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Noah Gragson Will Start 17th At Richmond
After finishing 27th in practice speed (118.105 mph), Noah Gragson improved by over three miles per hour during qualifying, enough to earn him the 17th starting position for the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway. After starting the season with two top-10 finishes in the first three races, Gragson has hit a rough patch, finishing... Read More
Limit Your Exposure To William Byron This Weekend In DFS
Fresh off a victory last weekend at COTA, William Byron will start 13th in the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway, ending his streak of consecutive top-10 starts at Richmond at four races. Despite having strong starting positions in the four previous races at this venue, the seven-year Cup veteran has struggled to maintain track... Read More
Can Josh Berry Turn His Season Around At Richmond Raceway?
Josh Berry will start 30th in Sunday's Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway. Berry, who is in his first full season in the Cup Series, is off to a rocky start in 2024. Despite being with a storied team (Stewart-Haas Racing) and in a car that was always competitive when Kevin Harvick was behind the... Read More
Texas Native Chris Buescher Finishes Eighth At COTA
Chris Buescher finished eighth in Sunday's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuits of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, TX. Despite being his fourth top-10 finish of the season, it was a rather uneventful day for the Texas native in the Lone Star State. Perhaps the biggest story coming out of the race is that Buescher... Read More
Kyle Busch Confronts Christopher Bell Following A Top-10 Finish At COTA
On Sunday afternoon, Kyle Busch finished ninth in the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuits of the Americas, marking his second top-10 finish of the season. While a top-10 finish would normally be a topic of conversation, that is not why everyone is talking about Kyle Busch exiting the weekend. In turn one of lap... Read More
Is Ricky Stenhouse Jr. A Core Play This Weekend At COTA?
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will start P30 in Sunday's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuits of the Americas (COTA). While Stenhouse is always a bit of a wild card, particularly outside of NASCAR's superspeedways, he is always a driver to consider when building DFS lineups. In 2023, Stenhouse appeared in the DraftKings optimal lineup nine times,... Read More
Noah Gragson Will Start Last In Sunday's Race At COTA
On Saturday afternoon, Noah Gragson qualified 39th for Sunday's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuits of the Americas (COTA). Gragson is off to a hot start in 2024, as he has three top 12s in just five races. Even with last week's 34th place finish, which came in a race plagued by tire issues, his... Read More
Why You Should Limit Your Exposure To Joey Logano In DFS This Weekend
On Saturday afternoon, Joey Logano qualified 35th for Sunday's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuits of the Americas (COTA). Although Logano is widely considered among NASCAR's elite drivers, his 2024 results do not reflect this. With two DNFs and an average finish of 25th, the 2022 Cup Series champion currently sits 30th in the playoff... Read More
Corey Lajoie's Starting Position a Liability in DFS This Weekend
Corey Lajoie will start fifth in Sunday's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuits of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, TX. Despite finishing 11th in this race last year, there is little reason to be excited about Lajoie this weekend in DFS. In 24 Cup starts on road courses, he has never finished in the top... Read More
Will Brad Keselowski’s Recent Success Continue This Weekend At COTA?
Brad Keselowski, fresh off back-to-back top-five finishes, will start 36th in Sunday's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuits of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, TX. While the last two weeks have given the RFK Racing driver-owner a much-needed shot in the arm, do not expect the streak of top-five finishes to continue at COTA. Despite... Read More
Should You Fade Austin Dillon In DFS This Weekend?
Austin Dillon's rocky start to the 2024 season continued on Saturday as he qualified 21st for the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuits of the Americas (COTA). For fans of the former reality TV star, the last year and a half has felt more like a nightmare as he has just two top-10 finishes in... Read More
Will Ryan Blaney Hit Value In DFS This Weekend At COTA?
On Saturday afternoon, Ryan Blaney qualified 28th for Sunday's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuits of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, TX. Despite last week's 16th-place finish at Bristol, Blaney enters Sunday's race with considerable momentum, as he has already earned three top-five finishes in 2024. Unfortunately for the reigning Cup Series champion, Sunday's race... Read More
Kaz Grala Finishes 19th At Bristol Motor Speedway
Kaz Grala finished 19th in Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Heading into the race, there was little reason to be excited about Grala, particularly as it relates to DFS. Not only did Sunday mark his first Cup start at the Last Great Colosseum, but he was the only driver not to get... Read More
Brad Keselowski Exceeds Value In DFS At Bristol Motor Speedway
On Sunday evening, Brad Keselowski earned his second top-five in a row by securing a third-place finish in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Despite the chaotic tire situation that affected many drivers throughout the 500-lap race, Keselowski managed to stay in the top 15 for 98.6% of the race and earned an... Read More
Chase Elliott Earns First Top 10 Finish Of 2024
On Sunday evening, Chase Elliott finished eighth in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Sunday's result was the first top-10 finish for the former Cup Series champion since the Charlotte Roval last fall, a stretch that spanned eight races. Given that he only led eight laps, spent just 48.7% of the race in... Read More
Can Bubba Wallace Return Value In DFS This Weekend?
After recording the third-fastest speed during Saturday's practice (126.922), Bubba Wallace followed it up by qualifying ninth in Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. In the first two races of 2024, Wallace looked like a contender for the NASCAR championship, finishing fifth in both races. In the two races that followed, his results... Read More
Breaking Down Why Chase Elliott is a Top Pick for DFS This Weekend
After finishing with just the 16th fastest practice time (15.385), Chase Elliott ended up qualifying fifth for Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Despite not having gone to victory lane since October 2022, and while it has been eight races since he has finished in the top 10, there is still a lot... Read More
Limit Your Exposure To Ricky Stenhouse Jr. This Weekend In DFS
On Saturday evening, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. qualified 27th for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Although Stenhouse did improve by 0.043 seconds from practice to qualifying, he was still much slower than most of the field. What makes this lack of speed even more concerning is that the issue doesn't appear to be... Read More
Michael McDowell Will Make His Fourth Top 10 Start Of 2024 Sunday At Bristol Motor Speedway
Michael McDowell will start seventh in Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, marking the fourth time this season he will start in the top 10. Although McDowell has considerable experience on Bristol's concrete, the experiences have largely been negative. In his 24 starts, he has just two top 10s, eight DNFs, and an... Read More
Is Carson Hocevar A Value Play In DFS This Weekend?
Spire Motorsports rookie Carson Hocevar will start 35th in Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Despite being his rookie season, Hocevar does have Cup experience at this track as he was given the opportunity to drive the No. 42 in place of the suspended Noah Gragson last fall. In that race the 21-year-old... Read More
Is Noah Gragson A Core Play This Weekend At Bristol?
On Saturday evening, Noah Gragson qualified 22nd for his Cup Series debut on Bristol's concrete for Sunday's Food City 500. While Sunday will mark Gragson's first non-dirt Cup start at "The Last Great Colosseum", he does have six Xfinity starts on this surface. In these six starts, he has two wins, four top 10s, and... Read More
Will Josh Berry’s Disappointing Start To 2024 Continue Sunday At Bristol?
After a disappointing practice session, Josh Berry bounced back by qualifying second for Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol Speedway. To say that Berry's rookie season is off to a rough start is an understatement. In the first four races of 2024, he has yet to finish in the top 20, which is shocking given... Read More
A.J. Allmendinger Will Make His Second Cup Start Of 2024 At Bristol Motor Speedway.
On Saturday evening, A.J. Allmendinger qualified 30th for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Sunday's race will be the second out of an estimated 12-15 Cup starts for Allmendinger in 2024. In his only other start this season, which came in the Daytona 500, he led nine laps and ended the day with... Read More
Tyler Reddick Wraps Up NASCAR's West Coast Swing With Back-To-Back Top 10s.
On Sunday evening, Tyler Reddick wrapped up NASCAR's west coast swing by finishing 10th in the Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway. While a 10th-place finish typically indicates a strong race, in this case, it does not do the driver of the No. 45 justice, given how strong he looked throughout the day. Not only... Read More
Brad Keselowski Earns First Top 10 Of 2024 At Phoenix
Brad Keselowski earned his first top 10 of the season by finishing fourth in Sunday's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Despite Phoenix not being considered one of Keselowski's strongest tracks, he performed exceptionally well on Sunday afternoon. Although he did not lead at any point in the race, he spent 88% of the race... Read More
Chris Buescher Finishes 2nd At Phoenix Raceway
After finishing 37th in Las Vegas, Chris Buescher bounced back with a second-place finish in the Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Despite only spending 56.1% of the race in the top 15, Buescher was able to move into second place on lap 303, 6.4 seconds behind race leader Christopher Bell. While the No. 17... Read More
Should You Play Martin Truex Jr. In DFS This Weekend?
Martin Truex Jr. will start P11 in Sunday's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway. In his 36 Cup starts at "The Jewel of the Desert," Truex has just one win, an average finish of 15.3, and five DNFs, which is the second most in the series. While these results are certainly underwhelming, there is a... Read More
The Case For Brad Keselowski At Phoenix
Brad Keselowski will start 18th in Sunday's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Despite still being in the early portion of the NASCAR schedule, this is an important race for the RFK driver-owner as the team has struggled this season. Given that Keselowski is 28th in the playoff standings and that his teammate Chris Buescher... Read More
Denny Hamlin Will Start On The Pole At Phoenix
Following a top 10 performance last weekend at Las Vegas, Denny Hamlin backed it up Saturday afternoon by qualifying on the pole for Sunday's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Even before practice and qualifying, Hamlin entered the weekend as one of the betting favorites (+900 on DraftKings Sportsbooks) likely due to his two previous... Read More
Kaz Grala Will Start 32nd In Sunday’s Shriners Children’s 500 At Phoenix
After struggling to find speed during qualifying, Kaz Grala will start 32nd in Sunday's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Heading into this weekend's race, there is little to get excited about when it comes to Grala. With this being his first Cup start at Phoenix, his past performances in the Xfinity Series at this... Read More
