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 at 80-1, but he may be a worthy choice for DFS lineups because he is very inexpensive $6,200, the fact that he is starting 30th at Daytona means he has considerable upside if he is able to earn any sort of good finish, and he has only ever crashed at Daytona once, which suggests he may be good for a top twenty finish. He likely won't even sniff the lead at any point, but if he can slice through the wrecks, he has a chance of being very valuable.
