A.J. Allmendinger Arguably Starting Too Well for Place-Differential Points
Source: Racing Reference

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August 23, 2025
Although A.J. Allmendinger survived the crashes to earn back-to-back sixth-place finishes in the 2023 and 2024 Daytona 500s, he isn't one of the best options for DFS play on Saturday. Kaulig Racing tends to have speed at these tracks, but weirdly, Ty Dillon has looked faster all season on them, particularly when he contended for the win during his Daytona 500 qualifying race. Allmendinger's 21st-place starting position puts him in a weird position where he is starting too far behind to have much hope of scoring lap-leader points, particularly in an era of two-by-two formations that are difficult to penetrate, but he is also starting too well to be one of the top options for place-differential points. Given the speed Kaulig Racing has shown here and Allmendinger's underrated season, he might be worth considering, but there seem to be a lot of better options.--Sean Wrona - RotoBaller
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