March 3, 2025
Alex Bowman consistently ran between ninth and 12th in the first half of Sunday's race at Austin but was penalized on Lap 51 for cutting the course at Turn 5. After his pit stop, he fell to 34th but he steadily worked his way through the field during Stage 3 before eventually finishing ninth, exactly where he was running at his peak earlier in the race. Bowman has been quite consistent at Circuit of the Americas, as he has now finished in the top 10 there in all five of his starts, even though he has seldom led. He slightly improved from ninth to seventh in points and he remains ahead of some heavy hitters like Joey Logano, Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, and Ross Chastain.
--Sean Wrona - RotoBallerSource: Racing Reference
March 2, 2025
Tyler Reddick won the pole for this weekend's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on Saturday afternoon, and will now shift his focus to the race on Sunday as he looks to become the first repeat winner at this track in the Cup Series. Reddick took the checkered flag here back in 2023 and has been strong in every single race that the series has ran here. In addition to that victory, Reddick has a couple of fifth-place finishes to his credit at COTA, and has never finished worse than ninth in four career starts thus far. As far as DraftKings goes this weekend, Reddick is priced at a hefty $9,900 for the race at COTA. While he does have dominator upside, he becomes a bit of a risky play in tournaments because of the potential for negative Place Differential as well. You shouldn't consider Reddick a must-play in DFS this weekend, but he's not an awful choice either.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: ifantasyrace
March 2, 2025
Chase Elliott, the inaugural Circuit of the Americas winner, will start third for Sunday's Echopark Texas Grand Prix. It will be the highest starting position yet for Elliott in his Cup career at the site. In three previous races at COTA, Elliott has two top-5 finishes and missed the 2023 race at the site due to injury. Outside of Chicago, Elliott has an average finish of 10.4, with seven top-5 finishes in 14 races at road courses since 2022. In final practice, Elliott ranked third in overall lap averages while ranking second in both five and 10-consecutive lap averages. Expect Elliott to compete for the win based on his strong COTA history and top-notch equipment from Hendrick Motorsports.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: DriverAverages.com
March 2, 2025
Shane van Gisbergen came into the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix race weekend as the favorite to win, according to sportsbooks, and nothing has happened over the course of practice and qualifying for that sentiment to change. SVG was the fastest in both practice sessions on Saturday at COTA, beating second-fastest William Byron by over half of a second in the final practice. SVG qualified sixth for Sunday's race and went on X soon after to state, "[The WeatherTech] Camaro feels great and I think we should be competitive in the race tomorrow. Looking forward to it!" With his road-course prowess and strong practice speeds, SVG is a strong DFS option in all formats this weekend. He is priced at $9,800 on DraftKings this weekend and projected to be one of the highest-scoring drivers on the slate.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: Shane van Gisbergen X Account
March 2, 2025
Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports will start seventh for this week's Echopark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. It will be just the second time in his Cup career that Larson will have a top-10 starting position at the Texas road course. In four previous races at COTA, Larson only has one top-10 finish, but it came in 2021, before the arrival of the Next-Gen car. Larson has been one of the top drivers in recent road course events with three wins and six top-10 finishes at the track type except for Chicago since 2022. The No. 5 Chevrolet driver also won two of the last three road course events. In final practice, Larson ranked second in overall lap averages, third in five consecutive lap averages, and had the fastest 10 consecutive lap average. With fast practice speeds and favorable recents in recent road course events, Larson is one of the favorites to compete for the win this week.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: DriverAverages.com
March 2, 2025
Christopher Bell, last week's Atlanta winner, will start 19th for this week's Circuit of the Americas race, the Echopark Texas Grand Prix. It will be the lowest starting position of his Cup career to date at the Texas road course. In four Cup races at COTA, Bell has two top-3 finishes, both coming from 2022 and 2024 events at the site. The No. 20 Toyota driver also led in his last two COTA appearances and finished in the top 15 in the last nine road course events outside of Chicago. Bell showcased top-10 speeds in the 10 consecutive and overall lap average categories in final practice while carrying a higher upside than all top-priced drivers. Bell will have a fantastic performance on Sunday for DFS lineups due to his equipment, practice speeds, favorable COTA history, and overall upside, making him a great option for all formats.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: DriverAverages.com
March
2,
2025
Looking
at
the
practice
speeds
for
this
weekend's
EchoPark
Automotive
Grand
Prix,
you
wouldn't
know
that
AJ
Allmendinger
was
struggling
very
much.
The
Kaulig
Racing
driver
was
fifth-fastest
in
the
opening
session
on
Saturday,
and
wound
up
11th-fastest
in
the
second
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March 2, 2025
Austin Cindric will start 36th on Sunday's Echopark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. This is the lowest starting position for Cindric in his Cup career at a road course. At COTA in four races, Cindric has two top-10 finishes and has led three different Cup events. Since 2022 at road courses outside of Chicago, Cindric has been great on the road courses by nabbing 11 top-20 finishes in 15 events. Cindric ranked sixth in single lap times in first practice and qualified toward the back of the field this week. The No. 2 Ford driver is a must-start for cash games based on his upside alone, even without acknowledging his proficiency in road course racing. Expect Cindric to be one of the higher-rostered drivers this week, but he is one of the most straightforward recommendations for all lineup formats.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: DriverAverages.com
March 2, 2025
Connor Zilisch will be making his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Circuit of the Americas this weekend, as the 18-year-old will pilot the No. 87 Chevrolet for Trackhouse Racing on Sunday afternoon. Zilisch has shown speed in his Cup car all weekend, ranking third-fastest in the opening practice session on Saturday before ending up with the ninth-best 10-lap average in the final session later that day. Additionally, Zilisch had added track time, as he started from the pole and won the Xfinity Series race this weekend as well. On the Cup side, the youngster will start from 14th in Sunday's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, which gives him decent Place Differential upside. However, at $8,700 on DraftKings, it's a bit risky rolling the dice on someone with no history in the series. Still, because of his talent upside, you need to have some Zilisch exposure in DFS tournaments this weekend.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: Speedway Digest
March 2, 2025
At Circuit of the Americas this weekend, Alex Bowman should be one of the highest-performing DFS drivers on the slate. The Hendrick Motorsports driver qualified back in 21st for this weekend's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, giving him plenty of Place Differential upside for Sunday's race. The No. 48 Chevrolet also looked incredibly strong in practice on Saturday, ranking fifth-fastest in the final session of the weekend. As far as track history goes, it doesn't get much better than Alex Bowman at COTA. He finished fourth here last season despite starting back in 17th, and has never had a result worse than eighth in four career starts at this track. At just $8,300 on DraftKings and with that super high potential, Bowman is an excellent option in all DFS formats this weekend.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: Driver Averages
March 2, 2025
Ross Chastain should definitely be on your radar at Circuit of the Americas this weekend. Not only does the Trackhouse Racing driver already have a win under his belt here, but he also owns the best average finish (4.0) among active Cup Series drivers at this track. In four career starts in Austin, Chastain hasn't finished worse than seventh, and his average driver rating of 117.4 ranks best among all drivers as well. This weekend, Chastain qualified ninth for the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix. Additionally, the No. 1 Chevrolet ranked fastest in five-lap average during practice on Saturday afternoon. At just $8,600 on DraftKings, Ross Chastain looks like an excellent tournament DFS pick this weekend. He has been a constantly top-10 threat at road courses over the last few years, and seems to have something figured out particularly well at COTA specifically.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: ifantasyrace
March 2, 2025
As usual, Chris Buescher is an excellent DFS play this weekend at Circuit of the Americas. Since the introduction of the Next Gen car, nobody has been more consistent at road courses than Chris Buescher, who has finished 11th or better in 13 of the last 14 races on this track type. That includes his surprise win at Watkins Glen last September, where he started back in 24th--which is exactly where he qualified for this weekend's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix as well. Buescher has been relatively strong at COTA, currently boasting back-to-back eighth-place finishes at this track. He also came home 13th here back in 2021 int he first Cup Series race at the venue. At $8,100 on DraftKings this weekend, Buescher makes an excellent DFS play due to his Place Differential upside and strength at road courses.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: Driver Averages
March
2,
2025
Ty
Gibbs
of
Joe
Gibbs
Racing
will
start
13th
for
this
week's
Echopark
Texas
Grand
Prix
at
Circuit
of
the
Americas.
It
will
be
the
second
time
in
his
Cup
career
that
Gibbs
will
start
outside
of
the
top
10
at
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March 2, 2025
Trackhouse Racing's Daniel Suarez will start fifth for Sunday's Echopark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. This will be the third time that Suarez will start inside the top five at the Texas road course, matching his start position with the 2023 Cup event at the site. In four previous races at COTA, Suarez's best finish is 24th, and despite leading 16 total laps, he has never obtained positive place differential at the site. At road courses except Chicago since 2022, Suarez has one win and six top-20 finishes. In final practice, Suarez displayed top-10 speeds in all eligible categories on speed. With fast practice speeds compared to the field and great equipment, Suarez is expected to carry a favorable result. However, due to his lackluster history of underwhelming COTA finishes, Suarez is best suited as a tournament play for DFS lineups this week.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: DriverAverages.com
March 2, 2025
Carson Hocevar will start fourth for Sunday's Echopark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas after qualifying. Hocevar is the highest qualifier of all three Spire Motorsports entries for the site this week. In Hocevar's only previous start at COTA last year, he started 18th and went on to finish 22nd. In four road course starts outside of Chicago, Hocevar has three top-20 finishes, including two that are 12th or higher. In final practice, Hocevar's overall lap average ranked first of all drivers. Considering these speeds from practice as well as his road course history, Hocevar is a driver who could be worth considering for a quality finish, especially based on his lower-end salary ($7,000). However, Hocevar leaves little place differential upside, making him only recommended for tournament lineups this week.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: DriverAverages.com
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