May 11, 2025
Zane Smith earned a 10th-place finish in his last start at Kansas, so he has higher expectations entering Sunday's race than you might expect. He did have his most dominant win in the Craftsman Truck Series at the track, when he led 108 out of 134 laps in the 2022 race. Smith starts 18th on Sunday and has been finishing reliably in the top 20 most weeks, but although he is beating both his Front Row Motorsports teammates in points, he still only sits 26th in the standings. Smith should likely be expected to get another finish towards the back of the top 20 like he usually does, but that won't be enough to either score many points for finishing or place differential, so he is probably not very valuable for DFS lineups.
--Sean Wrona - RotoBallerSource: Racing Reference
May 11, 2025
Cole Custer qualified 31st at Kansas. Although the track is similar to the defunct Kentucky Speedway where he won in 2020 and he earned his best career finish there 11 days later when he finished 7th, all of Custer's remaining runs have been mediocre since as he usually starts and finishes in mid-pack and lately in the back half of the pack. Although his Haas car is probably somewhat faster than the Rick Ware car he drove in his last start here, the team does not seem to be as fast as it was when it was Stewart-Haas Racing and the fact that this is his worst-ever start here isn't inspiring either. It's certainly possible that he could back into a good finish here if a caution comes out during a green flag cycle (which have been frequent this year) but Kansas races tend to be fairer than those at most other tracks, so it's not likely enough to happen to consider him.
--Sean Wrona - RotoBallerSource: Racing Reference
May 11, 2025
Cody Ware qualified 37th and next-to-last for Sunday's Kansas race. He was a half second slower than the next-slowest driver in Brad Keselowski (not counting Josh Berry, who hit the wall). Ware has not competed at Kansas since 2022 and he has never finished fewer than two laps down. At a track where there doesn't tend to be a lot of attrition in recent years, this suggests he won't be fast enough to gain enough positions to be valuable in terms of place differential, so he should still be avoided for DFS play, even though he is the cheapest driver at $4,800.
--Sean Wrona - RotoBallerSource: Racing Reference
May 10, 2025
Even though he qualified back in 26th place for this weekend's AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway, Ross Chastain should be strong during the race on Sunday. "The Melon Man" is the defending winner here at Kansas Speedway, as the No. 1 Chevrolet went to victory lane here last September despite starting back in 20th place. Looking at similar tracks this season, Chastain started 19th at Las Vegas and finished fifth, and just last weekend at Texas started back in 31st place but wound up with a runner-up result when it was all said and done. As far as speed in practice this weekend, Chastain was relatively strong on Saturday, ranking 11th-fastest in 20-lap average during the session. With four results of seventh or better in the six Next Gen races at Kansas, Chastain is a very strong place-differential DFS option this weekend, especially at his relatively low salary of $8,700 on DraftKings.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: ifantasyrace
May
10,
2025
Alex
Bowman
doesn't
have
the
best
starting
position
for
this
weekend's
AdventHealth
400
at
Kansas
Speedway,
but
that
doesn't
mean
the
No.
48
Chevrolet
is
lacking
in
speed.
Bowman
got
on
X
soon
after
qualifying
was
over
on
Saturday
to
explain
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May
10,
2025
Brad
Keselowski
can't
catch
a
break.
In
the
midst
of
his
worst
season
ever
in
the
NASCAR
Cup
Series,
Keselowski
is
off
to
a
rough
start
at
Kansas
Speedway
this
weekend
as
well,
as
the
No.
6
Ford
suffered
a
flat
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May
10,
2025
Kyle
Busch
had
one
of
the
fastest
cars
in
practice
at
Kansas
Speedway
on
Saturday
afternoon,
but
he
will
have
some
work
to
do
on
race
day
after
getting
into
the
wall
during
his
qualifying
lap.
With
that
slap
of
the
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May 10, 2025
Fresh off of his fifth-place finish at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend, Erik Jones is looking to continue the momentum at Kansas Speedway in this weekend's AdventHealth 400. However, he may need a little bit of luck for that to happen. Jones ranked 37th-fastest in practice (out of 38 total drivers), and while he did wind up 16th-fastest in qualifying, that was partially aided by the fact that he went out to complete his lap late in the session. With that being said, there is still the potential for Erik Jones to surprise people with a good finish here on Sunday. Although he has struggled at Kansas in the Next Gen era--Jones has just one top-20 result in six starts here in this car--Jones did come home with a third-place finish in this race one year ago. As far as Daily Fantasy lineups go, though, Jones is strictly a tournament option this weekend, and should be used sparingly. He's likely to fall back from his 16th-place starting spot in Sunday's AdventHealth 400.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: Speedway Digest
May 10, 2025
Austin Dillon is officially on a hot streak. With his seventh-place finish at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend, the Richard Childress Racing driver now has three straight top-10 finishes in Cup Series action and has ended up 18th or better in five of the last six. The lone exception? His 23rd-place result at Darlington, which, honestly, isn't too awful. Now we have Kansas Speedway up next, which has been a pretty good track for Dillon over the last few years. Looking at the six Next Gen races at Kansas, Austin has finished 14th or better in four of them, including a 12th-place result last fall after starting back in 22nd. This weekend, the No. 3 Chevrolet will roll off the starting grid from 20th-place, which is where Dillon ranked in practice as well on Saturday. Sitting at $6,300 on DraftKings this weekend, Austin Dillon is a solid tournament option with top-10 finishing upside and some Place Differential room as well. Don't be afraid to roll the dice with this RCR Chevrolet on Sunday.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: ifantasyrace
May
10,
2025
One
driver
that
was
surprisingly
slow
during
practice
and
qualifying
at
Kansas
Speedway
on
Saturday
was
AJ
Allmendinger.
The
No.
16
Chevrolet
was
the
slowest
car
in
practice
by
a
good
margin,
over
five
miles-per-hour
slower
than
the
fastest
(Ty
Gibbs'
read more...
May
10,
2025
Just
like
last
week
at
Texas,
Ricky
Stenhouse
Jr.
looks
to
be
a
strong
positive
place-differential
candidate
at
Kansas
Speedway
this
weekend.
At
Texas,
he
was
able
to
walk
away
with
a
sixth-place
finish
after
starting
way
back
in
34th
(plus-28
read more...
May
10,
2025
Steady
is
a
good
word
to
describe
Ty
Dillon.
Over
the
last
eight
races
this
season,
the
Kaulig
Racing
driver
has
finished
between
12th
and
16th
four
times,
and
has
only
two
results
worse
than
23rd-place
over
that
span
as
well.
read more...
May 10, 2025
Don't overlook Riley Herbst as a deep sleeper fantasy pick this weekend at Kansas Speedway. 23XI Racing has had a ton of speed at this track overall in the Next Gen era, and Herbst has been able to salvage some respectable finishes at similar tracks this year. Last week at Texas, Herbst survived the carnage and wound up with his best finish of the season (14th), and at Las Vegas earlier this season, he was able to come home 19th despite starting way back in 34th-place. Las Vegas is the sister track to Kansas so that compares nicely to the site of this week's race. As far as practice and qualifying goes this weekend, the No. 35 Toyota was 26th-fastest in practice and Herbst will roll off the starting grid from 25th-place on Sunday. At just $5,400 on DraftKings, he makes for an interesting cap-saver in tournaments that could wind up with a teens finish if he has a little luck on race day.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: Jayski
May
5,
2025
Joey
Logano
of
Team
Penske
won
Sunday's
Wurth
400
at
Texas
Motor
Speedway.
Logano
started
Sunday's
race
from
27th,
and
he
spent
the
entire
race
quietly
making
his
way
to
the
front
of
the
pack.
In
the
first
stage,
Logano
made
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May
5,
2025
Kyle
Larson
of
Hendrick
Motorsports
was
one
of
the
top
performers
on
Sunday's
Wurth
400
at
Texas
Motor
Speedway.
Larson
began
Sunday's
race
in
the
fourth
position
and
during
the
first
stage,
ran
inside
the
top
five
the
whole
time.
Although
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