May 26, 2024

On Saturday afternoon, Tyler Reddick qualified eighth for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. With a win, seven top-10 finishes, and an average DraftKings score of 39.75 in the 13 non-exhibition races this season, Reddick has become one of the most consistent, reliable drivers in all of NASCAR. While this type of production makes the 23XI star a driver that must be considered weekly in DFS, this is especially true entering this weekend's race at Charlotte. In the two races in the Next Gen car on this track configuration, the six-year Cup veteran is averaging 62.98 DraftKings points, which is the most of anyone in the series. Likewise, on similar intermediate tracks in this car, the 28-year-old is averaging 38.94 DraftKings points, which ranks him seventh among the 52 different drivers to participate in the 17 races on this style of track. Even his production on tracks with similar steep banking as Charlotte is impressive, as he has five appearances in the DraftKings optimal lineup with an average score of 42.16 (seventh best). The only thing that is keeping Tyler Reddick from being listed as a core play this weekend is Chris Buescher. The absolute worst thing that a NASCAR DFS player has to deal with are the grudges that drivers carry with them. When you have an incident where one driver was clearly wronged, as we saw two weeks ago at Darlington, there is always a concern that a receipt is coming for the aggressor. Although we do not want to witch-hunt revenge, we also cannot ignore that payback is part of NASCAR's culture. Because of this, while you will want to have some exposure to the No. 45 this weekend in DFS, it is recommended that you limit your exposure to a max of 15% as you do not want to be overweight on a driver that will likely face their day of reckoning sooner rather than later. --Adam Erhardt - RotoBaller
Source: Racing-Reference.info