June 1, 2025
Cole Custer makes his return to Nashville after his two-year return to the NASCAR Xfinity Series, starting from the 29th position on Sunday evening. In his two previous starts at Nashville, Custer actually qualified pretty well, starting seventh in 2021 and 17th in 2022 before eventually falling to 31st and 26th, respectively. His average running position was 21st in both races. Since he has been rather slow all season, he has tended to steadily lose positions here and is driving for a Haas Factory Team that does not seem to be as fast as Stewart-Haas Racing. He also qualified significantly worse, and it's hard to see a good reason to start him unless you think the race will be chaotic like it was last year. The only good things are that his DFS salary is only $5,300, and that not many of the top drivers qualified poorly.
--Sean Wrona - RotoBallerSource: Racing Reference
June 1, 2025
Ty Dillon qualified 31st for Sunday's race at Nashville Superspeedway, which is consistent with his 31st- and 32nd-place finishes in his two previous Nashville starts in 2022 and 2023, respectively. Since he got lapped multiple times in both races, it's hard to envision Dillon gaining enough positions to obtain sufficient place-differential points to be worth starting for DFS play on speed. However, last year's Nashville race was the most chaotic race of last season, as the actual finishing order was entirely unrepresentative of how drivers ran in the race. If you believe the race will be wacky like last year's, there might be a case to consider Dillon, especially since his DFS salary is only $5,000. However, if you think it will be a more humdrum affair like 2022 or 2023, you should likely look elsewhere.
--Sean Wrona - RotoBallerSource: Racing Reference
May 27, 2025
Brad Keselowski has had a good finish in 2025, a full 13 races into the season. The No. 6 Ford crossed the finish line in fifth-place in Sunday evening's Coca-Cola 600, the first top-five finish (and top-10) for Keselowski this year. It has been a disastrous season thus far for the team owner, as Brad's average finish for the season now sits at 25.5 even after his top-five result at Charlotte. He currently sits 32nd in the points standings and will likely need a win if he wants to make the Playoffs. "We had a really good car," Keselowski said after the race. "We got mixed up in some of the different stuff in the midpoint of the race and just clawed our way out. I feel like if we could have got to the lead, we could have won the race. I wish it was a 700 mile race."
--Jordan McAbeeSource: The Racing Experts
May
27,
2025
Hendrick
Motorsports
driver
William
Byron
had
the
most
dominant
car
of
the
week
for
this
week's
Coca-Cola
600
at
Charlotte
Motor
Speedway.
Beginning
the
race
from
the
third
position,
Byron
quickly
jumped
to
the
lead
after
the
first
lap,
ahead
of
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May
27,
2025
23XI
Racing's
Tyler
Reddick
displayed
plenty
of
speed
during
the
Coca-Cola
600
at
Charlotte
Motor
Speedway
on
Sunday,
but
could
not
capitalize
on
it
with
another
underwhelming
finish.
Reddick
started
the
race
from
the
12th
position,
but
quickly
climbed
to
the
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May
27,
2025
Joe
Gibbs
Racing
driver
Denny
Hamlin
was
highly
competitive
during
Sunday's
Coca-Cola
600
before
he
had
issues
and
was
relegated
to
a
finish
of
16th
at
Charlotte
Motor
Speedway.
Hamlin
began
Sunday's
race
from
the
20th
position
and
slowly
progressed
through
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May
27,
2025
Kyle
Larson
of
Hendrick
Motorsports
ended
the
Coca-Cola
600
in
disappointment
as
he
finished
in
the
37th
position.
This
week,
Larson
participated
in
the
Memorial
Day
Double,
which
is
where
a
driver
tries
to
compete
in
the
Indianapolis
500
and
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May 26, 2025
Although Christopher Bell entered Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600 as one of the pre-race favorites after winning last year's race, he was mildly disappointing by his admittedly very high standards. Although he looked like a potential winner after driving from 10th to third in the opening stage, he spent most of the rest of the race struggling to maintain position in the top 10, while his teammate Denny Hamlin was one of the leading contenders for the win, and his other teammate Chase Briscoe recovered from a pit-road penalty to finish third. Nonetheless, Bell's eighth-place finish allowed him to gain 10 points on the regular-season points lead because the previous points leader, Kyle Larson, crashed twice. He now sits 73 points behind new points leader William Byron.
--Sean Wrona - RotoBallerSource: Racing Reference
May 26, 2025
Chase Elliott had another invisible run in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600, but he did what he needed to do to remain in playoff contention. Although Elliott was as usual nowhere near as fast as his teammates William Byron or Kyle Larson, he stayed out of trouble and didn't crash like Larson or his other teammate Alex Bowman did en route to a sixth-place finish. Elliott never had top-five speed, but he did finish in the top 10 in all three stages. As a result, he increased his advantage over the playoff cut line from 134 to 148 points, even though he has been running nowhere near as well as that implies.
--Sean Wrona - RotoBallerSource: Racing Reference
May 26, 2025
A.J. Allmendinger had one of the best oval races of his career on Sunday night in the Coca-Cola 600, where he started fifth and finished fourth. His driver rating of 112.1 was second-highest in the race, behind only William Byron, and it was Allmendinger's highest driver rating on an oval since 2011 at Phoenix, where he started second and finished sixth. Allmendinger scored points in all three stages, and his 49 total points ranked third in the race behind only Byron, who swept all three stages, and eventual race-winner Ross Chastain. The race allowed Allmendinger to re-enter significant playoff contention, as he improved from 25th to 17th in points and now sits only 13 points behind the playoff cut line.
--Sean Wrona - RotoBallerSource: Racing Reference
May 26, 2025
After winning the pole for Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600, Chase Briscoe lost the lead to Kyle Larson on the opening lap and fell to fifth before the caution came out for Larson's first spin. During the round of pit stops on that caution, Briscoe technically led one lap in the pits but had an uncontrolled tire violation that dropped him to 35th. As a result, Briscoe did not earn points in the first two stages, but crept into the top 10 by the end of Stage 3. He was one of the main beneficiaries of the attrition in that stage when Carson Hocevar had an engine failure, Denny Hamlin's team ran him out of fuel, and Tyler Reddick sped in the pits, which ultimately resulted in a third-place finish -- Briscoe's best for Joe Gibbs Racing. The finish allowed Briscoe to improve from 34 to 47 points above the playoff cut line.
--Sean Wrona - RotoBallerSource: Racing Reference
May
25,
2025
Kyle
Larson
of
Hendrick
Motorsports
earned
a
starting
position
of
second
for
this
week's
Coca-Cola
600
at
Charlotte
Motor
Speedway.
Larson
is
participating
in
the
Memorial
Day
double
by
racing
the
Indianapolis
500
in
the
IndyCar
Series
and
the
Coca-Cola
600
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May 25, 2025
William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports will start third for this week's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway after qualifying. Byron's starting position marks the sixth consecutive race at Charlotte where Byron will start inside the top five. In eight starts at the North Carolina track, Byron has four top-10 finishes, including three top-5s in the last four Cup events. Through 12 races so far this season, Byron has one win, seven top-10 finishes, and an average finish of 10.2. In practice, Byron ranked seventh in both 10 consecutive and overall lap averages. Byron's equipment is top-notch, and he has been one of the best drivers at Charlotte in recent years. Expect Byron to compete for the win, especially with his positive momentum from winning the Xfinity Series race earlier in the weekend.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: DriverAverages.com
May 25, 2025
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin will start 20th for this week's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Hamlin was the slowest driver of the four JGR entries for this week's race during qualifying. In 33 races at Charlotte, Hamlin has one win, 21 top-10 finishes, and an average finish of 12.4. In 12 races completed so far this season, Hamlin has two wins, six top-10 finishes, and an average finish of 15.2. In practice, Hamlin ranked 25th in overall lap averages while ranking sixth in 25 consecutive lap averages and third in 30 consecutive lap averages. Hamlin's history at Charlotte is among the best in the field, and he has excellent equipment and solid upside, making him worth rostering in all DFS formats.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: DriverAverages.com
May 25, 2025
23XI Racing's Bubba Wallace qualified 32nd for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. This is the lowest starting position for Wallace in a Charlotte race since 2020. In eight starts at the site, Wallace has four finishes of 16th or better, including the last two Cup events. Through 12 races so far this season, Wallace has six top-20 finishes, including four of the last seven Cup races. In practice, Wallace ranked 26th in overall lap averages while displaying top-10 speeds in the 20, 25, and 30 consecutive lap average categories. Wallace has enormous upside, and with his salary around $7,300 on DraftKings, he is a fantastic DFS option for all formats to consider.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: DriverAverages.com
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