Kyle Busch Locks Up Top-10 Starting Spot At Phoenix

If DFS owners were thinking about starting Kyle Busch this week and paying that top salary, they can feel a little bit more comfortable with that decision after qualifying on Saturday. Busch hasn't had a finish outside the top 10 at Phoenix since 2014, and in the last two years he has two finishes of […]

Jimmie Johnson Struggles In Qualifying At Phoenix

Jimmie Johnson's recent struggles at Phoenix continued in qualifying on Saturday. While two of his Hendrick Motorsports teammates were fast enough to make the top ten, Johnson was only able to place the No. 48 Ally Chevrolet in the 21st position. The seven-time champion has a great history as far as wins at Phoenix but […]

Kevin Harvick Qualifies Outside Front Row At Phoenix

Kevin Harvick is just fast at Phoenix. No matter the conditions, the size of the spoiler, etc., Harvick continues to show incredible speed at the track. The driver of the No. 4 Jimmy Johns' Ford was able to secure the second starting spot for the FanShield 500 on Sunday. Harvick has an unbelievable history at […]

Matt DiBenedetto Value Rising At Phoenix

Matt DiBenedetto is heading to Arizona as the 18th-highest salary in DFS for Sunday. At that price, fantasy owners should be running to start him, following the No. 21 Ford Mustang's run in qualifying on Saturday. DiBenedetto will start Sunday's FanShield 500 from the ninth position, the driver's best starting position at Phoenix, and so […]

Martin Truex Jr. Will Start From Rear At Phoenix

For the second straight week, Martin Truex Jr. and the No. 19 team will be forced to start from the rear of the field on Sunday, following an engine change before qualifying on Saturday. Truex had two rough practice sessions on Friday, posting the 24th-fastest time in opening practice, and the 25th-fastest in final practice. […]

Chase Elliott Wins Pole For FanShield 500

Chase Elliott and the No. 9 UniFirst Chevrolet Camaro have been fast ever since unloading at the Phoenix International Raceway. During Friday's two practice sessions, Elliott finished second and first, respectively. The team's speed was again on display on Saturday during qualifying when Elliott ran a near-perfect lap to secure the No. 1 starting spot […]

Ross Chastain An Unknown In Arizona

Ross Chastain has done a formidable job during his time of filling in for Ryan Newman, while Newman continues to heal from his scary accident at the end of the Daytona 500. After being thrust onto a new team, Chastain was able to finish in the top 20 last week in Fontana. His history at […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s Value Is On Point At Phoenix

Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s DFS value is 19th for the FanShield 500 on Sunday. With an average career finish of 19.71 at Phoenix International Speedway, the value seems to be perfect. Stenhouse has struggled throughout his career when the Cup series heads to the desert in Arizona, and fantasy owners should take that into account when […]

Matt DiBenedetto A Good Value Pick For Phoenix

Matt DiBenedetto comes into Arizona with a very consistent record at Phoenix International Raceway. In 10 starts at the track, DiBenedetto has an average finish of 25.1, with only two of those 10 races resulting in finishes outside the 20s. He did impress last November when he was able to finish 13th in the penultimate […]

Austin Dillon Should Be Avoided At Phoenix

Austin Dillon has had a rough career on the tricky course that is Phoenix International Raceway. With an average start of 17.5 and an average finish of 20.58, there isn't a lot to like from a fantasy standpoint. Dillon was able to get one of his two career top-10s at the speedway in November of […]

Kurt Busch Undervalued At Phoenix

Kurt Busch has had a very up-and-down career in Arizona. With a career average start of 12.6 and an average finish of 13.88, Busch's numbers certainly don't jump off the page at first glance. However, he also had a stretch from November 2014 to November of 2016 where he didn't finish worse than seventh in […]

William Byron A Must-Start At Phoenix

William Byron's young career in the Cup Series has not been a good one whenever the series visits the desert of Phoenix, Arizona. In just four career starts there, Byron has an average finish of 15.5 and only has one top-10. He also has never earned a driver rating higher than 84.1 at the track. […]

Kyle Larson Has Solid Value At Phoenix

Kyle Larson has enjoyed recent success at the Phoenix International Raceway. In his last three starts, Larson has been able to accrue an average finish of fourth. Throughout Larson's entire career at Phoenix when the driver has been able to keep the nose of the car clean, he has been successful at the speedway. Fantasy-wise, […]

Jimmie Johnson Has Value Potential In Arizona

Jimmie Johnson doesn't have the greatest recent history at the Phoenix International Raceway. If owners weren't watching NASCAR before 2014, many would assume that Johnson has always been mediocre at the speedway. After all, in that time Johnson has an average finish of 17.41, with only four top-10 finishes in his 12 starts. However, when […]

Brad Keselowski Overvalued At Phoenix

Brad Keselowski has struggled at Phoenix International Speedway in recent years. Since the start of the 2016 season, the driver only has two top-five finishes at the speedway and has an average finish of 13.75. Keselowski has the fifth-most expensive salary in DFS this week, a price that is more a result of the past […]

Martin Truex Jr. Good In Phoenix But Owners Should Be Cautious

Martin Truex Jr. has struggled to get his 2020 Cup Series season going thus far, averaging a finish of 22nd after three races. Fortunately for him and his team, the series rolls into Phoenix, Arizona, this week for the FanShield 500 on Sunday. Since 2017, Truex has an average finish of sixth at the speedway, […]

Ricky Stenhouse Penalized For Start Of Auto Club 400

Both JTG Daugherty Racing teams of the No. 47 driven by Ricky Stenhouse, and No. 37 driven by Chris Buescher, have been issued penalties for Sunday's race. Both cars will be forced to start the race from the rear of the field, and have had their crew chiefs ejected from the speedway. The penalties were […]

Chris Buescher Should Be Avoided In Fontana

Chris Buescher qualified 11th for his start on Sunday, but fantasy owners should be cautious when trying to use him as a value pick. While Buescher did show some speed during practice sessions on Friday, his history at the track should not be overlooked. In five starts, Buescher's best finish has been 16th. His average […]

Ricky Stenhouse Continues To Show Speed Early In 2020

Ricky Stenhouse only has one finish at Fontana in the top 10 in his last seven starts. Stenhouse will try and add to that count on Sunday when he rolls off the line 10th. His career average finish and running position are both 18th, however, all of those starts were with Roush Fenway Racing. Since […]

Clint Bowyer Could Pay Dividends At Auto Club

Clint Bowyer doesn't have a great history in California. He has only finished in the top 10 once in his last seven starts at the speedway. The driver of the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Ford did his best to turn that fortune around Saturday when he was able to qualify on the pole for Sunday's race. […]

Aric Almirola Slightly Overvalued in California

Aric Almirola has struggled at Auto Club Speedway during his career. He has progressively been improving at the track across the past four races there, however. Almirola has an average finish of 14.3, and an average running position of 15.5 in Fontana. This will be Almirola's second start at the speedway with Stewart-Haas Racing, finishing […]

Erik Jones High Value Pick For Fontana

Erik Jones has been very consistent in California so far in his Cup career. In three starts, Jones's average running position has been 8.7, which ranks fourth among drivers in the series. His average finish of 12.7 isn't as exciting, but it certainly isn't anything to panic about when assessing whether or not to start […]

William Byron Consistently Average At Fontana

William Byron hasn't enjoyed a lot of success in California. In two career starts at the track, he has finished 15th in both and an average running position of 17th. Byron qualified 21st for Sunday's race but appeared to have a setup meant for the long runs that often come from these two-mile flat tracks. […]

Denny Hamlin Value Pick Of The Week In Fontana

Denny Hamlin should be a favorite for fantasy owners on Sunday. Despite his poor showing in qualifying (starting 28th), Hamlin has shown consistent speed at the flat, intermediate tracks on the circuit. At Auto Club, Hamlin has the fifth-best driver rating among active drivers. He also enjoys the third-best average running position at the speedway. […]

Chase Elliott Has Solid Value In Fontana

Chase Elliott comes into California without a victory that he likely deserved in Las Vegas, but riding a solid start to the season when it comes to speed. Elliott and Crew Chief Alan Gustafson have a good history of speed on the flat intermediate tracks on the Cup Series circuit. Through four starts at Auto […]

Martin Truex Jr. Has Work Cut Out For Him in California

Martin Truex Jr.'s run for his third straight top 10 finish at Fontana is going to be a challenging one. The No. 19 Joe Gibbs Toyota wasn't allowed to lay down a qualifying time after failing tech inspection three times before the session. It is not all bad news for Truex, however. He ranked third […]

Kevin Harvick Reliable In California

Kevin Harvick is currently the highest-priced driver in DFS for good reason. The 44-year-old comes into Fontana boasting the second-highest fantasy output in the last 10 races at the track, and fourth-highest production in the previous 10 races held at either California or Michigan International. Harvick has accumulated those stats, all while having not won […]

Christopher Bell Is An Unknown At Vegas

Christopher Bell is preparing to start his first Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Bell knows how to get around Las Vegas, as he averaged a finish of fifth during his four starts in the Xfinity Series, but that was also in far superior equipment in the series than he is going to […]

Austin Dillon Slightly Undervalued In Vegas

Austin Dillon hasn't been particularly impressive at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, averaging a finish around 15th-16th, but he does manage to keep his nose clean most of the time. In nine career starts, Dillon has earned the 13th-most fantasy points and has been running at the end of every race. Over his past 10 races […]

Aric Almirola Has High Upside In Vegas

Aric Almirola has a rocky history at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. His career average finish is 22nd, while his average start is 21st. However, since joining Stewart-Haas Racing in 2018, things have been much better for Almirola. He has three finishes in the top 10 out of his last four starts and even led some […]