March 9, 2025
Ross Chastain was a bit down on the speed chart in qualifying on Saturday for this weekend's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway, as the No. 1 Chevrolet will roll off the grid from 24th when the race goes green on Sunday. However, don't expect Chastain to ride around mid-pack all day. In terms of practice speeds, Ross looked solid during the pre-qualifying session, ranking inside the top 10 in 10-, 15-, 20-, 25-, and 30-lap average. As far as track history goes, Chastain has been one of the strongest at Phoenix in the Next Gen era, with four results of sixth or better in the six races, including a win in the fall 2023 race. He wound up finishing sixth in the spring race last season after starting 12th. At $8,800 on DraftKings this weekend, Chastain carries a relatively hefty price tag, but the Place Differential upside makes him a viable DFS option on Sunday.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: ifantasyrace
March 9, 2025
Alex Bowman will roll off the starting grid from 32nd place for Sunday's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway, but he should place much better than that when it's all said and done. Bowman, like his teammate Kyle Larson, clipped the apron in Turn 1 during his qualifying lap and ruined his time. And while Bowman may not be the strongest driver at Phoenix, he now becomes a very strong play in DFS on Sunday due to his place-differential upside (plus the fact that he is priced at just $7,800 on DraftKings). Over the last four races at this track, Bowman has ended up between ninth and 20th each time. Even if he's only able to pull off a 20th-place finish here on Sunday, that will equal 35 fantasy points for the Hendrick Motorsports driver thanks to place differential. Bowman is a strong core driver to build around in DFS on Sunday, especially in cash games.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: Steven Taranto X Account
March
9,
2025
Don't
sleep
on
Ryan
Preece
in
this
weekend's
Shriners
Children's
500
at
Phoenix
Raceway.
The
short,
flat
tracks
are
where
Preece
excels
at
the
most,
and
Roush-Fenway
Keselowski
Racing
has
found
some
speed
here
at
Phoenix
over
the
last
couple
of
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March 9, 2025
Todd Gilliland is always a popular low-tier driver in the fantasy and betting world, and with him coming off of a top-10 finish at COTA last weekend, you may be looking to dip back into the Gilly Gang well again this weekend. That's probably not a bad idea. Gilliland has made six career Cup Series starts at Phoenix Raceway and has posted three top-20 finishes during that three-year span, including a 19th in his first-ever start here and a 17th-place finish in last year's spring race. Todd also ended up with a 20th-place result in the fall race last November. Looking at other flat tracks last season, Gilliland finished 16th at Gateway, 12th at Iowa, 12th at New Hampshire, and 21st and 17th in the two Richmond races. The No. 34 team struggled to find any meaningful speed in practice this weekend, but if they can make some adjustments and grab another top-20 finish on Sunday, Gilliland will be well worth the $5,600 price tag on DraftKings.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: ifantasyrace
March 9, 2025
Is AJ Allmendinger an option in DFS this weekend? The Kaulig Racing driver is pretty cheap on DraftKings ($6,100) for Sunday's Shriners Children's 500, but he qualified up in 16th for this weekend's race, so is he worth the risk? Allmendinger has had decent runs at Phoenix Raceway in the past, but has struggled at the track in the Next Gen era. In four races at Phoenix with this new car, Allmendinger has ended up 20th or worse three times, although he did walk away with a 12th-place finish in the fall 2022 race after starting 16th (the same spot he qualified this weekend). The No. 16 Chevrolet didn't pop out in practice as being very strong, but track position is pretty important with this Next Gen car, too. You probably shouldn't go super heavy on Allmendinger in DFS contests this weekend, but if you're max entering, you should probably have a low level of exposure in case he sneaks into the top 10.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: Driver Averages
March 9, 2025
After a couple of rough races at Atlanta and COTA, Ty Dillon probably isn't mad that Phoenix Raceway is the next stop on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule. That's because he doesn't have that bad of a record at this race track. Statistically, Phoenix ranks in the top third of tracks for Ty. He has an average finish of 20.6 in the desert over the course of 14 total starts, including a streak of six straight finishes between 15th and 21st from 2018 to 2022. This weekend, Dillon struggled quite a bit in practice, ranking 36th-fastest out of 37 cars, but he qualified up in 25th-place, which is a trend in the right direction. Although you can't really trust a low-tier driver like Ty Dillon, it may be worth taking a flier on him in tournament lineups, as he is priced at just $5,000 on DraftKings this weekend.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: Jayski
March 9, 2025
There will be a new name in the field in this weekend's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway, as Katherine Legge will be making her NASCAR Cup Series debut in the No. 78 Chevrolet for Live Fast Motorsports (typically driven by BJ McLeod). As far as expectations go, Legge is keeping things realistic, saying she just wants to complete the entire race and minimize her mistakes. She stated, "I want to stay out of trouble and show respect and prove that I belong. I think if I do those things, I think I will get the opportunity to do more." In practice on Saturday, Legge was the slowest out of 37 cars and was also the slowest in qualifying. She will likely need attrition to move up during the race on Sunday. Even at only $4,500 on DraftKings, it will take mass chaos (and her avoiding it) for Legge to score any meaningful FPTS in DFS.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: Yahoo!
March 3, 2025
Kyle Busch had one of his strongest road course performances in his Cup career at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday by finishing fifth and leading 43 laps. Beginning the race from the eighth position, Busch held tough throughout the entire race, scoring stage points in the first and second stages by placing fourth in both. The No. 8 Chevrolet driver became dominant during the race's final stage, taking the lead at several points, but lap 74 began his longest period of being the leader. Even through a caution for incident, Busch would not surrender the lead until five laps to go, when Christopher Bell passed him cleanly in turn one. In the closing laps, William Byron, Tyler Reddick, and Chase Elliott all passed Busch, relegating him to a finish of fifth. This finish would be the third consecutive top-10 finish for Busch at COTA as well as the fourth overall in his Cup career.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: NASCAR.com
March
3,
2025
Kyle
Larson
had
a
day
to
forget
at
Circuit
of
the
Americas
on
Sunday
as
he
finished
in
the
32nd
position
by
the
end
of
the
race.
Larson
began
the
race
in
seventh
position,
and
by
the
end
of
the
first
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March
3,
2025
23XI
Racing's
Tyler
Reddick
finished
third
during
Sunday's
EchoPark
Automotive
Grand
Prix
at
Circuit
of
the
Americas.
Reddick
started
the
race
as
the
pole-sitter
at
the
front
but
was
instantly
involved
in
an
incident
on
the
first
corner
with
multiple
cars.
read more...
March
3,
2025
Bubba
Wallace
of
23XI
Racing
had
a
rough
day
at
Circuit
of
the
Americas
on
Sunday
during
the
EchoPark
Automotive
Grand
Prix,
finishing
20th.
After
starting
the
race
from
the
second
position,
Wallace
competed
for
the
lead
early
before
he
earned
read more...
March 3, 2025
Noah Gragson ended Sunday's race at Circuit of the Americas, the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, in the eighth position. Gragson recorded his finish after spinning earlier on in the event on lap five in the first stage. The No. 4 Ford driver would take the entire race after this spin in order to come to the front half of the field, as Gragson was 33rd at the end of stage one and 31st at the end of stage two. In the final stage, Gragson and the No. 4 team drove through the field and made moves to make it into the top 10. Gragson ran as high as fifth before he ended up in eighth as other racers caught and passed him in the closing laps, scoring his first career road course top-10 in the process.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: NASCAR.com
March
3,
2025
The
new
track
layout
at
Circuit
of
the
Americas
did
not
disappoint.
After
exciting
action
all
day
during
the
EchoPark
Automotive
Grand
Prix,
a
late
caution
set
up
an
even
more
exciting
finish,
as
Kyle
Busch--who
led
a
race-high
42
laps--led
read more...
March 3, 2025
Chris Buescher left Austin, Texas with a seventh-place finish in the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix this past weekend, adding yet another top-10 finish to his incredibly impressive road course résumé. Buescher now has 14 results inside that mark over the last 17 races on road courses, and that is his third straight at COTA specifically. After the race on Sunday, though, Buescher saw room for improvement. When talking with the media, he stated, "It was a really hard day; a lot of ups and downs. We never got ourselves into the track position that we wanted to. We want to be better... I just feel like we are not quite competitive enough to win here at COTA." He added, "We have been very close at all of the other road courses — we feel like we have a chance to win at the others. We need to make a couple more tweaks to our Mustang here at this place."
--Jordan McAbeeSource: Speedway Digest
March 3, 2025
It wasn't an easy race day in Austin, Texas for Front Row Motorsports driver Todd Gilliland, but in the end, he got the finish. Gilliland was the highest-qualifying Ford for this weekend's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix but quickly ran into issues on the first lap of the race when Chase Elliott got spun out by Ross Chastain. Gilliland was an innocent victim in that mishap as well. After Sunday's race, Gilliland posted, "Finished 10th here at COTA. Started 10th finished 10th but definitely it's not that easy. Lost all of our track positions in corner one; the 9 [Chase Elliott] got spun and I just parked it right there with him. Felt dumb about that and then from there just battled." This was Gilliland's 11th top-10 finish of his career and first of the 2025 season. He has an average result of 17.3 through the first three races this year and sits 19th in points.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: Sportskeeda
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