Darlington-2 NASCAR Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup

On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. This qualifying session consisted of two rounds. The first round was split into two groups, and the five fastest drivers from each group advanced to the second round. In the second round, the drivers […]

Darlington-2 NASCAR Practice Speeds, Lap Averages, and Notes

The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Darlington Raceway on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming Cook Out Southern 500 on Sunday evening. The 37-car field was split into two groups for this practice session. Below you'll find the two practice groups, key notes from the practice session and the practice […]

Stacking Dennys NASCAR Podcast - 2024 Darlington-2 Cook Out Southern 500 DFS, Betting Picks

Lead RotoBaller NASCAR analyst Jordan McAbee is joined by co-host Nick Giffen in an all-new episode of Stacking Dennys - one of the top podcasts in the NASCAR betting and DFS industry. Jordan and Nick discuss their DFS strategy and betting picks on the board for the upcoming Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. […]

Martin Truex Jr. Pretty Much Locked Into Playoffs Despite Bad Daytona Finish

Martin Truex Jr. isn't officially locked into the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs yet, but it's going to take something wild happening at Darlington next weekend in order for the 2017 Champion to miss out on the postseason. After finishing 24th at Daytona on Saturday night, Truex now has a 58-point cushion on the cut […]

Justin Haley Can Score Big At Daytona On Saturday Night

Thanks to his 36th-place qualifying effort for Saturday night's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway, Justin Haley has one of the highest DraftKings FPTS ceilings of all drivers in the field. Place Differential points are king at superspeedway races, and Haley is starting from the bottom five on Saturday night. In addition to […]

John Hunter Nemechek A Sleeper Pick On Saturday Night At Daytona

It may be easy to overlook John Hunter Nemechek when building your DraftKings lineups for Saturday night's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, but make sure you're not forgetting about the Legacy Motor Club driver entirely. Nemechek qualified back in 31st for this weekend's race, which gives him great Place Differential potential, but is also […]

Kyle Larson Has Limited Upside At Daytona This Weekend

While Kyle Larson is typically one of the drivers with the highest upside on any given race weekend, that is not the case for Saturday night's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Superspeedways are one track type where Larson has struggled at quite a bit in the past, as the Hendrick motorsports driver […]

Daniel Suarez Has Shown Improvement At Superspeedways

It took a long time for Daniel Suarez to get a good finish on a superspeedway track. Over his first 22 career Cup Series starts at Daytona and Talladega, Suarez notched just one top-10 finish and only eight results inside the top 20. For the most part, fantasy owners used to avoid Suarez like the […]

Corey Lajoie Always A Solid Place-Differential Pick At Superspeedways

Superspeedway tracks are where Corey Lajoie flexes his muscle, and that could very well be the case in Saturday night's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Looking at the last 14 races at Daytona and Talladega, Lajoie has finished 16th or better in eight of them and has had a positive place differential […]

Christopher Bell Has Been Strong At Daytona Lately

Don't count out Christopher Bell in Saturday night's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Since the start of 2023, Bell has been one of the best at thi track, with the second-best average finish (7.3) and the third-best driver rating. Additionally, Bell drove the No. 20 Toyota to a win in this year's […]

Joey Logano An Enticing DFS Option, But You Should Probably Stay Away

DraftKings players have a decision to make on Saturday night revolving around one of the strongest superspeedway racers in the field: Joey Logano. The Team Penske driver is always one of the best at both Daytona and Talladega, but his third-place qualifying effort this weekend makes him a very risky pick in DFS contests due […]

Michael McDowell On The Pole At Daytona; Avoid Him In DFS

Michael McDowell won the pole for this weekend's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway, his fourth straight front row start of the season at superspeedway race tracks. And while that kind of qualifying speed is good for a team like Front Row Motorsports to hang their hat on, DFS players should steer clear […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Will Be A Popular Pick On Saturday Night

Whenever the NASCAR Cup Series stops at Daytona and Talladega, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. gets some attention. These are the tracks where Stenhouse has been a contender in the past, and he's able to really show that when he doesn't end up in a wreck. In this year's first race at Talladega, he walked away with […]

Shane van Gisbergen Will Likely Play It Safe At Daytona

Shane van Gisbergen will make his fifth Cup Series start of the season this weekend in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway. As far as superspeedway experience goes, SVG ran the race at Talladega earlier this year and wound up finishing 28th after starting 17th and leading three laps. This weekend, it's […]

Cody Ware A Sneaky DFS Pick Among The Low-Tier Drivers At Daytona

Don't overlook Cody Ware when building your DraftKings lineups for Saturday night's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Although the No. 15 Ford for Rick Ware Racing typically doesn't compete for anything more than a 30th-place finish, superspeedways and the draft are great equalizers and Ware has shown to be capable here at […]

Erik Jones The Chalk Core DFS Play At Daytona On Saturday Night

During qualifying for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Friday evening, Erik Jones wasn't able to complete a lap, and because of that he will start dead last in Saturday night's race at Daytona International Speedway. The good news for Jones is that starting position doesn't matter at Daytona, so as long as his No. […]

Joey Gase Could Struggle To Keep Up At Daytona But Remains A Tournament Play

Joey Gase is in the No. 44 Chevrolet for NY Racing Team at Daytona International Speedway this weekend, as the organization will be racing in just its fourth Cup Series event of the season on Saturday night. Previously, J.J. Yeley piloted this No. 44 Chevrolet to 34th-, 40th-, and 35th-place finishes at Las Vegas, Charlotte, […]

Chase Briscoe Likely Needs A Win At Daytona To Make Playoffs

Saturday night's Coke Zero Sugar 400 is likely Chase Briscoe's last chance to make the playoffs this season. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver is too far back in points to make it without getting a win, and Daytona provides the best possible way for him to sneak into the postseason. The good news for Briscoe fans […]

Daytona-2 DraftKings NASCAR Lineup Picks and Projections (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. This should be a fun one. The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Daytona International Speedway this weekend for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Saturday night with just two races remaining until the playoff field is set. The stakes are high, and Daytona […]

Daytona-2 NASCAR Algorithm-Predicted Finishing Order (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We're down to crunch time in the regular season, as there are now just two races left before the playoffs start, and the field of 16 drivers is officially set. This weekend, we get the second race of the season at Daytona International […]

Daytona-2 NASCAR Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup

On Friday evening, the NASCAR Cup Series dodged the storms in Florida and held the qualifying session for this weekend's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway. The qualifying session consisted of two rounds. All 40 cars in the field attempted a lap in the first round, and from there, the 10 fastest drivers […]

Jordan McAbee's NASCAR Betting Picks: Daytona Coke Zero Sugar 400 (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We're down to two races left in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series regular season, and it's officially chaos week, as the Coke Zero Sugar 400 is set to take place on Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway. If you're new to NASCAR, then […]

Stacking Dennys NASCAR Podcast - 2024 Daytona-2 Coke Zero Sugar 400 DFS, Betting Picks

Lead RotoBaller NASCAR analyst Jordan McAbee is joined by co-host Nick Giffen in an all-new episode of Stacking Dennys - one of the top podcasts in the NASCAR betting and DFS industry. Jordan and Nick discuss their DFS strategy and betting picks on the board for the upcoming Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International […]

Tyler Reddick Wins At Michigan And Now Leads In Regular-Season Points

Tyler Reddick had a big day in the FireKeepers Casino 400 on Monday afternoon, as the 23XI Racing driver collected his second win of the season and his first at Michigan International Speedway. Reddick led 15 of the 206 laps and was able to pass William Byron on the final restart of the day to […]

Ty Gibbs Solidifies Playoff Chances With Top-Five Finish At Michigan

Ty Gibbs isn't locked into the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs yet, but he put himself in an even better position with a strong run at Michigan International Speedway this past weekend. Despite starting back in 19th-place, Gibbs was able to find his way to the front throughout the race and came home with a […]

Kyle Busch Nabs Top-Five Finish At Michigan, Still Needs A Win For Playoffs

Kyle Busch had one of his strongest races of the season at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday and Monday, as the Richard Childress Racing driver grabbed his third top-five finish of the season along with a Stage win along the way. Busch's only two other top-five results this season have came at Atlanta and Dover […]

Kyle Busch a Pivot Option with Sneaky DFS Upside at Michigan

Don't overlook Kyle Busch when building your DraftKings lineups for this weekend's FireKeepers Casino 400, even though the No. 8 Chevrolet wasn't very fast in practice on Saturday. Kyle Busch has struggled to find speed at most tracks this year, but intermediates has been where this No. 8 team has shined. In 2024, Rowdy ranks […]

Kyle Larson Should Contend at Michigan

Kyle Larson is a three-time winner at Michigan International Speedway and will likely contend for the FireKeepers Casino 400 victory this weekend as well. The No. 5 Chevrolet has been super fast at almost all intermediate tracks this season, and Larson recently went to victory lane at Indianapolis, which is another high-horsepower track. This weekend, […]

Chris Buescher a Core DFS Play at Michigan

You should have plenty of Chris Buescher exposure when building your DFS lineups for Michigan this weekend. The Roush-Fenway Keselowski Racing driver is moderately priced at $8,600 on DraftKings this weekend, and his 18th-place starting spot gives him plenty of Place Differential upside for Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400. Let's not forget that Buescher is also […]

Ross Chastain Fastest in Practice at Michigan

Ross Chastain is in the thick of the battle for the last few remaining spots in the playoffs, so he needs some good runs--or, even better, a win--if he wants to make the postseason. And this weekend at Michigan, it's looking like the Trackhouse Racing driver has something to work with for the FireKeepers Casino […]