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House real big, cars real big, belly real big, everything real big. Those are some lyrics from the 2005 hit "Real Big" by Mannie Fresh. The only reason you're reading this in a Fantasy NASCAR article is because were headed to Texas Motor Speedway and we all know everything's bigger in Texas. Another real big thing from last week was that the RotoBaller NASCAR team had the best picks out of everyone in the game according to an article from Daily Overlay.
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This week at Texas Motor Speedway the drivers will be burning rubber on an intermediate track. There's no doubt about it that Jimmie Johnson has owned Texas Motor Speedway in his career. Out of his 31 races here hes had 21 Top 10s, 15 Top 5s, and won 7 times. Jimmie Johnson grabbed the pole for Sunday but this year hasn't been too kind to him. I'm a little worried about starting him running in 1st this week after only winning one race and bagging two Top 5's at an intermediate track (Texas) since 2017.
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O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 - Starting Lineup
- (#48) Jimmie Johnson - Chevrolet
- (#24) William Byron - Chevrolet
- (#9) Chase Elliott - Chevrolet
- (#41) Daniel Suarez - Ford
- (#3) Austin Dillon - Chevrolet
- (#11) Denny Hamlin - Toyota
- (#8) Daniel Hemric - Chevrolet
- (#22) Joey Logano - Ford
- (#13) Ty Dillon - Chevrolet
- (#43) Bubba Wallace - Chevrolet
- (#20) Erik Jones - Toyota
- (#2) Brad Keselowski - Ford
- (#12) Ryan Blaney - Ford
- (#21) Paul Menard - Ford
- (#34) Michael McDowell - Ford
- (#18) Kyle Busch - Toyota
- (#17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr - Ford
- (#6) Ryan Newman - Ford
- (#37) Chris Buescher - Chevrolet
- (#19) Martin Truex Jr - Toyota
- (#10) Aric Almirola - Ford
- (#42) Kyle Larson - Chevrolet
- (#4) Kevin Harvick - Ford
- (#88) Alex Bowman - Chevrolet
- (#14) Clint Bowyer - Ford
- (#95) Matt DiBenedetto - Toyota
- (#47) Ryan Preece - Chevrolet
- (#38) David Ragan - Ford
- (#36) Matt Tifft - Ford
- (#1) Kurt Busch - Chevrolet
- (#32) Corey Lajoie - Ford
- (#00) Landon Cassill - Chevrolet
- (#96) Parker Kligerman - Toyota
- (#51) BJ McLeod - Ford
- (#15) Ross Chastain - Chevrolet
- (#52) Bayley Currey - Chevrolet
- (#27) Reed Sorenson - Chevrolet
- (#77) Garrett Smithley - Chevrolet
- (#66) Timmy Hill - Toyota
DFS Lineup Picks - DraftKings, FanDuel
Kurt Busch #1 (DraftKings $9,500 | FanDuel $11,000)
I'm back on my Busch-it this week after enduring the Chevy front runner not getting a Top 10 in Martinsville. Busch has been on a roll at intermediate tracks this season and anytime he's starting towards the back of the pack he absolutely slays. Hes bagged a Top 5 at Las Vegas and Atlanta this season and since 2017 has a career total of 17 Top 10s in Texas. Its easy to see that Busch is a cheat code
Erik Jones #20 (DraftKings $8,200 | FanDuel $10,200 )
The youngest of the Joe Gibbs Racing drivers hasn't had quite the season he expected thus far but this week will most likely be the start of a turnaround after the checkered flag waves Sunday. Jones and crew had some bad luck before qualifying that resulted in his car chief being ejected due to two failed inspections. Jones will be docked 15 minutes on the final practice at Texas Motor Speedway but don't let this news hold you back from putting him in your lineups. Jones recorded a speed of 186.490 at the first practice and placed fourth in both races here last season.
Kevin Harvick #4 (DraftKings $10,700 | FanDuel $14,000)
Kevin Harvick placed 23rd in his first practice with a speed of 186.483. The driver that everyone expected to have a win by now is still winless but in fantasy as long as hes coming in somewhere close to the top that's all that matters. I'm fully confident that Harvick's team will get his car in tip top shape for a track that he has dominated for the past five years. Yes you heard that right, Harvick has two wins and 7 Top 10s consecutively since 2014 (insert screaming face emojis here). Sean Engel is also a big fan of him this week in his Driver Rankings.
Ryan Blaney #12 (DraftKings $10,200 | FanDuel $12,500)
Team Penske is the second hottest team in NASCAR right now with Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano having the only wins for the squad in 2019. Many will argue that Logano is the hot Penske play this week but i'm going with the young gun Ryan Blaney. Blaney had a close race at ISM in Phoenix coming in second behind Kyle Busch and showed that he has what it takes to be in the conversation with his teammates as a driver to look out for. Blaney qualified 13th with a speed of 189.677 and placed 14th in the first practice this week. Blaney also had two Top 5 finishes at Texas Motor Speedway in 2018.
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