Austin Dillon Unlikely To Contend At Daytona After Justin Alexander's Departure

Austin Dillon has had a knack for pulling off inexplicable wins at times, particularly on plate tracks after wrecking the leader, but don't count on history repeating itself in Sunday's Daytona 500. For one thing, it seems like lately he only runs well when Justin Alexander is his crew chief, and he has been replaced […]

Jimmie Johnson Won't Run Well Enough To Be Worthy Of DFS Play

After running out of fuel in his second Duel race, two-time Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson fell from running as high as second to an eventual 19th-place finish. As a result, he starts 40th and next-to-last in Sunday's race as he was forced to advance to the Daytona 500 by virtue of his qualifying position […]

Ryan Preece Probably Won't Contend At Daytona 500

Ryan Preece makes his debut with RFK Racing in Sunday's Daytona 500, starting from the 27th position but he does seem to have speed as he qualified third in single-car qualifying and his RFK teammates both led in the second Duel race with Chris Buescher significantly contending for the win. As a result, Preece is […]

Michael McDowell Likely To Perform Worse At Daytona This Year

Although Michael McDowell has a reputation as a drafting expert because of his 2021 Daytona 500 win, the fact that he has eight top-10 finishes there and no more than four on any other track make him one to avoid this year. His actual finishing record at Daytona has not been so hot, as he […]

Justin Allgaier Drastically Overrated By All DraftKings Metrics

Justin Allgaier is making JR Motorsports' debut in the NASCAR Cup Series in Sunday's Daytona 500 after a late charge to finish ninth in the first Duel race. However, he seems drastically overvalued everywhere on DraftKings, where he is given 25-1 odds to win -- equal with Ross Chastain and Chris Buescher, who are both […]

Todd Gilliland Overvalued At Daytona 500

Although many people expected Todd Gilliland to be a significant contender for the Daytona 500 pole, considering how many poles his ex-teammate Michael McDowell won in his No. 34 car last year, he only qualified 14th before both starting and finishing seventh in the second Duel race, where he was not really much of a […]

Corey LaJoie Not A Good Option For DFS But Might Be A Solid Bet For A Top-10 Finish

Although Corey LaJoie became the butt of jokes after a string of crashes last summer, he is actually quite serviceable at Daytona, especially in the Daytona 500. He has never crashed out of this race in eight previous starts and his average finish of 10.2 over the last five Daytona 500s is actually the best […]

Cole Custer Has Low Expectations But Might Be Worthy Of DFS Play

Upon his return to the NASCAR Cup Series after his Xfinity Series title in 2023, Cole Custer both started and finished 16th in Duel Race 2 and was generally uncompetitive throughout the event. Even with the recent history of Ford dominance on drafting tracks, he isn't worth considering betting on him for the win even […]

Ty Dillon Overachieves This Week

Ty Dillon starts seventh in Sunday's Daytona 500 after finishing third in the first duel race at Daytona. He was directly behind Bubba Wallace on the final lap of the race until he switched lanes to pick up his Kaulig Racing teammate A.J. Allmendinger to attempt to draft around Wallace for the win. Unfortunately, he […]

Kyle Larson Hasn't Finished Better Than 10th At Daytona Since 2019

Kyle Larson will have a bit of a disadvantage to start out this year's Great American Race, as the Hendrick Motorsports driver will have to start the race from the rear of the field after his team got the backup car prepared to race. Starting at the back of the pack is by no means […]

Kyle Busch The Favorite To Win The Daytona 500

Many sportsbooks around the country have listed Kyle Busch as the favorite to win this year's Daytona 500. From Bet365 (+1100) to Caesars Sportsbook (+1200) to DraftKings Sportsbook (+900) and more, most books are giving respect to one of the strongest cars on the superspeedways in the Next Gen era. Since the new race car […]

Shane van Gisbergen An Interesting Option At Daytona

Shane van Gisbergen will be making his Daytona 500 debut this weekend in the No. 88 Chevrolet for Trackhouse Racing. He will start the Great American Race from 26th-place after finishing 14th in his Duel race on Thursday night. This will be SVG's second-ever Cup Series start at Daytona International Speedway, as he walked away […]

Can You Trust Daniel Suarez At Daytona?

Daniel Suarez will start this year's Daytona 500 from 36th place, which means the Trackhouse Racing driver has a huge amount of place-differential upside for DFS contests. Additionally, Suarez is priced at just $7,300 on DraftKings, so he's easy to fit into your DFS lineups on Sunday. But is he worth the risk? Suarez has […]

Avoid Chase Briscoe In DFS At Daytona

Chase Briscoe will be making his official debut for Joe Gibbs Racing this weekend, and he's kicking off the 2025 Cup Series with a bang by sitting on the pole for the Daytona 500. But while that may be a good confidence boost for him and the No. 19 JGR team, that doesn't mean you […]

Erik Jones Not Worth The Risk At Daytona

Erik Jones nearly won his Duel race at Daytona on Thursday evening, and because of that he will start from fourth place for this year's Daytona 500 on Sunday. Jones is a previous Daytona winner (2018), and while it is certainly possible that he contends for his first Great American Race victory this weekend, he's […]

Martin Truex Jr. A Chalk DFS Play At Daytona

Expect Martin Truex Jr. to be one of the highest-owned drivers on the Daytona 500 slate this weekend. MTJ is driving the No. 56 Toyota for TRICON Garage this weekend, with the organization making its NASCAR Cup Series debut with technical help from Joe Gibbs Racing. Truex will start this year's Great American Race from […]

Noah Gragson Should Be On Your DFS Radar For The Daytona 500

Noah Gragson will roll off the starting grid from 32nd place for this weekend's Great American Race (the Daytona 500), and that in and of itself is enough reason to consider him in DFS contests on Sunday. However, when you add in the fact that Gragson has been a legitimate top-10 contender in four of […]

Justin Haley Still Looking To Crack Top 20 At Daytona In Next Gen Car

Don't overlook Justin Haley in DraftKings contests this weekend. The Spire Motorsports driver is priced at $6,600 on the DFS site for the Daytona 500, and he will start back in 35th-place for this year's Great American Race, giving Haley tremendous upside when it comes to Place Differential in the contest. Because he's not one […]

Josh Berry: "The Car Has Good Speed" For Daytona 500

Josh Berry will be making his official debut for Wood Brothers Racing this weekend, as the 34-year-old driver will be making his first points-paying start in the famed No. 21 Ford. Berry will be rolling off the starting grid from 29th-place when the Great American Race gets going. During his Duel race on Thursday night, […]

CBB DFS: DraftKings Daily Fantasy College Basketball Picks - Today's Top Lineups (2/16/25)

The college basketball tournaments have been given a boost with the NBA on break and the NHL doing the Four Nations Tournament. College basketball takes DFS center stage for a few days and I'll be here with you from now until Wednesday so you can get your DFS fix in. We have eight games on […]

John Hunter Nemechek Has Never Finished Worse Than 15th At Daytona

The sample size may be small, but John Hunter Nemechek has a pretty good track record at Daytona International Speedway thus far. In four career starts at the track, JHN has never finished worse than 15th, and that includes a seventh-place result in last year's Daytona 500 after starting 10th. This weekend, Nemechek will start […]

AJ Allmendinger Has Been A Stud At Daytona

AJ Allmendinger has a knack for finishing well at Daytona International Speedway. Over his last eight points-paying starts at the track, Allmendinger has walked away with a finish of 13th or better in all but one of them, including a sixth-place result in the Daytona 500 in each of the last two years. For this […]

Zane Smith Will Start 37th In First Race Back With Front Row Motorsports

Zane Smith is back at Front Row Motorsports this year, as the 25-year-old will pilot the No. 38 Ford in the NASCAR Cup Series this season. Smith is coming off of a relatively rough 2024 season spent with Spire Motorsports, where the Huntington Beach, California driver averaged a finish of 23.2 with only four top-10 […]

Don't Make This Mistake With Cody Ware At Daytona

Daytona International Speedway is a great equalizer. Pretty much any driver in the field has a legitimate chance to get a good finish when it's all said and done, and that even includes guys like Cody Ware, who has a career average finish of 29.7 over 106 starts in the NASCAR Cup Series. Believe it […]

Helio Castroneves The Safest DFS Play In The Field At Daytona

It has been a rough week for Helio Castroneves at Daytona International Speedway, but just because things haven't been ideal so far doesn't mean they can't go right on Sunday. Castroneves will use the Open Provisional to be the 41st car in this year's running of the Great American Race, and for DFS players, that […]

Should DFS Players Roster Bubba Wallace At Daytona?

23XI Racing driver Bubba Wallace will start third in this year's Daytona 500. Wallace earned this starting position by winning the first of the two Daytona Duels, leading 21 laps, including the last three. In 15 starts in his Cup career at Daytona, Wallace has six top-10 finishes, including both 2024 races at the site. […]

Is Austin Cindric Worth Rostering At Daytona?

Team Penske's Austin Cindric will start second in this year's Daytona 500 after setting the second-fastest time in qualifying. Cindric also participated in the second Daytona Duel race, where he won after leading five laps in a photo finish against Erik Jones. In seven Cup starts at Daytona, Cindric has four top-20 finishes, with two […]

Tyler Reddick Is A Risky DFS Tournament Option For Daytona Lineups

Tyler Reddick scored a starting finish of 11th after placing fifth in the first of two Daytona Duel races for the Daytona 500. After 11 starts so far in his Cup career at Daytona, Reddick has two top-5 finishes, with none of them coming with his current team, 23XI Racing. In first practice, Reddick ranked […]

Christopher Bell Could Be A Key To DFS Success At Daytona

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell will start 20th in this week's Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Bell's starting position was awarded based on him finishing 10th after starting the second Daytona Duel race in fourth. In 10 starts at Daytona, Bell has three top-5 finishes, but they were all in third place and […]

Fantasy Managers Should Not Overlook Ty Gibbs At Daytona

Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing obtained a starting position of 23rd for this year's Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Gibbs received the starting position after starting 13th and finishing 11th at the end of the first Daytona Duel race. In five prior Cup races at Daytona, Gibbs has three finishes with positive Place […]