Jun 21, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

A.J. Allmendinger is starting in 15th place for the Anduril 250 Race the base Cup Series event at Naval Base Coronado. With his second consecutive starting position of 15th or worse this season, this now marks the first time since 2024 that Allmendinger qualified in that position for two straight road or street course races. In 51 Cup races at road and street courses, Allmendinger has three wins and 26 top-10 finishes with an average finish of 15.4. Through 16 races this year, Allmendinger has nine top-20 finishes with an average finish of 20.4. In practice for this week's race, Allmendinger ranked 19th in overall lap averages and 30th in five consecutive lap averages. Despite his practice speeds being underwhelming, Allmendinger is a driver who consistently performs solidly at road and street courses and is one of the more experienced drivers in road racing. Allmendinger should not be overlooked for DFS lineups this week. --Sean Engel - RotoBaller
Source: DriverAverages.com

Jun 21, 2026, 2:32 PM ET

Team Penske's Ryan Blaney starts in the third position for the Anduril 250 Race the base Cup Series race at Naval Base Coronado. This marks the third overall road and street course event of the year where Blaney has a top-10 starting position. In 44 starts at road and street courses in the Cup Series, Blaney has one win, 18 top-10 finishes, and an average finish of 15.0. With 16 races completed during the 2026 season so far, Blaney has one win, 11 top-10 finishes, and an average finish of 11.8. In practice for this week's race, Blaney ranked 21st in overall lap averages and 17th in five consecutive lap averages. The No. 12 Ford driver's starting position towards the front puts him at risk for Place Differential to lose positions, especially when considering his practice speeds. Fantasy players should only consider Blaney as a tournament option, but there are other alternatives available with more upside around his salary range. --Sean Engel - RotoBaller
Source: DriverAverages.com

Jun 21, 2026, 2:17 PM ET

Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing will start in the 26th position for this week's NASCAR Cup Series race at Naval Base Coronado, the Anduril 250 Race the base. This is Hamlin's first starting position outside of the top 25 at a road or street course since the 2025 Chicago Street Race Cup event. In 63 races at road and street courses in his Cup career, Hamlin has one win and 42 top-20 finishes. Through 16 races so far in the 2026 season, Hamlin has four wins, 11 top-10 finishes, and an average finish of 7.8. In practice for this week's race, Hamlin ranked 30th in overall lap averages and 22nd in five consecutive lap averages. Hamlin's starting position is far back enough that he can be considered a decent and playable DFS option with potential upside if others crash or have problems. The No. 11 Toyota driver is also preferred for FanDuel lineups with a salary of $5,200, which provides plenty of cap flexibility.--Sean Engel - RotoBaller
Source: DriverAverages.com

Jun 21, 2026, 2:00 PM ET

Carson Hocevar will start on the outside of the front row for the Anduril 250 Race the base at the Naval Base Coronado Street Course. This is a new career-best starting position for the driver of the No. 77 Chevrolet on a road or street course. In 13 starts at road and street courses, Hocevar has a best finish of third at Watkins Glen back in 2024. This is Hocevar's only top-10 finish on a road or street course in the Cup Series. After 16 races completed so far this season, Hocevar has one win, six top-10 finishes, and an average finish of 17.2. In practice for this week's race, Hocevar ranked 29th in overall lap averages and 13th in five consecutive lap averages. Hocevar's starting position at the front is a huge risk for DFS, considering his unfavorable track record for finishing road races inside the top 10. Although he is playable in tournaments due to his equipment, there are other options around his salary range with more upside and consistency at road courses available.--Sean Engel - RotoBaller
Source: DriverAverages.com

Jun 21, 2026, 10:02 AM ET

It should come as no surprise that Shane van Gisbergen is the clear favorite to win the Anduril 250 at the San Diego Naval Base Coronado on Sunday afternoon. SVG has demolished the Cup Series field in road course racing over the last two years, and has won six of the last seven on this track type. The only exception? COTA earlier this year, where he finished second to Tyler Reddick. At the Chicago Street Course last year--the track most similar to San Diego--SVG started from the pole and led 26 laps en route to victory. This weekend, he will also start from the pole, and the No. 97 Chevrolet was the fastest in practice over the long run. Barring a mechanical issue or wreck/driver error, it's going to be extremely difficult to beat Shane van Gisbergen at San Diego this weekend. --Jordan McAbee
Source: ESPN

Jun 21, 2026, 9:48 AM ET

Look for Ty Gibbs to be a contender in the Anduril 250 at the San Diego Naval Base Coronado Street Course this weekend. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has finished inside the top five in both road course races this season and also has a second-place finish last season at the Chicago Street Course to his credit. Chicago is the most similar track to San Diego, as they're the only two street courses the Cup Series has visited. Gibbs qualified back in 11th for this weekend's race, but that shouldn't stop him from charging to the front (or near the front, as it's going to be extremely difficult to beat Shane van Gisbergen this weekend). Gibbs was third-fastest in practice on Friday afternoon and posted the fourth-best five-lap average. He's a strong DFS play this weekend (at $9.7K on DraftKings), with both Place Differential upside as well as strong finishing position potential. --Jordan McAbee
Source: Yahoo! Sports

Jun 21, 2026, 9:19 AM ET

Christopher Bell is one of the best road course racers in the Cup Series, but he's going to have a hard time getting a good finish at the San Diego Naval Base Coronado on Sunday afternoon. Turning left and right is already difficult enough, but now Bell is also dealing with a cast on his broken wrist from his wreck at Michigan, and the lack of speed is more than apparent. Bell was just 36th-fastest in practice on Saturday (out of 39 drivers) and he ended up qualifying back in 37th-place for Sunday afternoon's Anduril 250. For DFS players, that may seem like a lock for a Place Differential play, but it's expected that Bell is going to struggle quite a bit with his injury. Joe Gibbs Racing does have Brent Crews on standby to take over for Bell, but nothing is planned. It may be a strategic option to let the young Crews get in the car after Bell starts the race, though, so the No. 20 team can at least salvage some points.--Jordan McAbee
Source: Motorsport

Jun 21, 2026, 9:04 AM ET

Whenever the NASCAR Cup Series heads to a road or street course, you have to think of Michael McDowell. Although the Spire Motorsports driver only has one win on this track type (at Indy Road Course in 2023), McDowell has proven himself as a constant top-five threat at these venues, and has finished inside that mark in five of the last seven--including at both Watkins Glen and COTA this year. This weekend, McDowell looks poised for another solid run, as he has a pretty good starting position (ninth) and ranked third in five-lap average during practice. For DFS players, McDowell is a great option on Sunday afternoon, as he comes in under-priced a bit on DraftKings ($8.8K) and can get you a really solid finish with a little bit of Place Differential upside as well. --Jordan McAbee
Source: ifantasyrace

Jun 21, 2026, 8:36 AM ET

Joey Logano typically isn't a name that you immediately think of when the NASCAR Cup Series stops at a road/street course, but you may want to consider the Team Penske driver at San Diego Naval Base Coronado this weekend. Logano had been sneaking in decent finishes on this track type lately, including a 15th-place result at COTA earlier this season as well as a 14th-place finish at Watkins Glen, a ninth-place finish at Sonoma, and an 11th-place finish at the Chicago Street Course last year. That last one is the most notable because it compares the best to San Diego this weekend. Logano qualified 19th for this weekend's Anduril 250 and is priced at a very affordable $7.4K on DraftKings. As he continues to fight for his Chase life (Logano is currently 18th in points), Joey could be a sneaky tournament play for DFS players on Sunday.--Jordan McAbee
Source: Team Penske

Jun 15, 2026, 10:58 AM ET

Denny Hamlin looked to win three NASCAR Cup Series races in a row for the first time in his career at Pocono Raceway for the Great American Getaway 400 after winning the past two weeks at Nashville and Michigan. Hamlin started the race in first, the pole position, but quickly lost the lead to Kyle Larson after Larson had a better restart to begin the race and pulled away from Hamlin. Hamlin spent the rest of the first stage chasing down Larson and passed him on lap 26, going on to win the first stage and 10 stage points. In the second stage, Hamlin cycled back to the middle of the pack as he went to pit road while others stayed out during the stage break. It took Hamlin until lap 88 to return to the lead, but a few laps later, he went to pit road before the end of the second stage, moving him back to ninth as the stage ended. In the final stage, Hamlin cycled back to the front and took the lead back again on lap 111 before his final pit stop on lap 122. After the final cycle of green flag pit stops, Hamlin made it back up to second and had to make up an 11-second gap on Christopher Bell, who was trying to stretch his fuel mileage to avoid another pit stop. Hamlin steadily made up the gap until lap 156, where he finally passed Bell. Despite William Byron and Tyler Reddick chasing him throughout the stage, Hamlin was too far ahead to be caught and won at Pocono for the eighth time in his Cup career while scoring three consecutive race wins in a season for the first time. Hamlin remains second in the Cup Series standings, but now has cut the gap to 19 points behind Reddick after 16 races.--Sean Engel - RotoBaller
Source: NASCAR.com

Jun 15, 2026, 10:57 AM ET

23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick finished second in the Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway. Reddick started the race from 16th and became a factor for the race win later on in the event. In the first stage, Reddick quietly ran around the top 15 and approached the top 10, but he went to pit road before the end of the stage, sending him back to 33rd with no stage points. During stage two, Reddick cycled to the front and, after further pit stops, was able to compete for the lead and ran inside the top five. Reddick led a couple of laps before losing out on the lead to John Hunter Nemechek, and then he just continued to log laps until he pitted before the end of the second stage. At the end of stage two, Reddick missed out on scoring stage points as he placed 11th at the end of the stage. In the final stage, Reddick ran on the track longer than most as part of a contrarian pit strategy to have fresher tires in the second half of the stage, making his final pit stop on lap 135. This strategy worked out for Reddick as he spent the rest of the race picking off positions with his fresher tires, getting him up to second by the end of the stage, but he ran out of time to catch race winner Denny Hamlin. Reddick led 24 total laps and scored his third runner-up finish at Pocono. He also remains the season points leader, but with a gap of only 19 points ahead of Hamlin after 16 races.--Sean Engel - RotoBaller
Source: NASCAR.com

Jun 15, 2026, 10:56 AM ET

In the Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway, William Byron was one of the better performers as he finished in third. Byron started the race from ninth and consistently ran inside the top 10 through most of the first stage. He would eventually end the stage in seventh and score four stage points. The second stage had Byron still running steadily inside the top 10 through most of the stage and staying out of trouble. Unlike the first stage, Byron did hit pit road a few laps before the end of the second stage. This move shuffled him to the back, and he ended the second stage in 12th, meaning he earned no further stage points for the day. In the final stage, Byron shuffled back to the top five after others went to pit during the stage break. From here, Byron was one of the top contenders for the win and chased Denny Hamlin and his teammate Chase Elliott throughout the stage. After his final pit stop, Byron followed Hamlin to eventually make it to second by the closing laps, but was passed by Tyler Reddick before the checkered flag, leaving Byron in third for his first top-5 finish since Martinsville back in March. The No. 24 Chevrolet driver is now 11th in points after 16 races this season.--Sean Engel - RotoBaller
Source: NASCAR.com

Jun 15, 2026, 10:52 AM ET

John Hunter Nemechek had his best performance yet of the 2026 Cup Series season at the Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway. Nemechek began the race from the eighth position and ran around the top 10 through most of the first stage. Just before the stage ended, Nemechek made his first pit stop of the day, which sent him to the back and had him finish the stage in 31st. However, once the second stage began, Nemechek cycled back to the front, allowing him to compete for the lead with Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin throughout the stage. Nemechek led over 27 laps in the stage before pitting again, but was able to rally back to finish third at the end of the second stage and earn eight stage points. In the final stage, Nemechek continued to run inside the top five through the entire stage, but could not have the track position or speed on the level of Denny Hamlin, Tyler Reddick, and William Byron, who all passed him by the end of the race. Although he failed to win the race, Nemechek led the most laps (42) and scored his first top-5 finish of the 2026 season.--Sean Engel - RotoBaller
Source: NASCAR.com

Jun 15, 2026, 10:52 AM ET

Christopher Bell finished in the 26th position for Sunday's Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway. Bell sustained a fractured wrist after a crash in last week's race at Michigan and was riding with a cast in this week's race at Pocono. The No. 20 Toyota driver started the race from 22nd, but did not really have the speed to compete for the win through most of the race. By the end of the first stage, Bell placed 17th, and by the end of the second stage, he moved back to 26th. This means that Bell failed to earn stage points for the race. In the final stage, Bell finally became a factor for the win after first pitting during the final stage on lap 107. After this stop, Bell decided to save fuel and attempt to make the finish without hitting pit road again. Bell held the lead in the late parts of the stage as a result, when others made pit stops later on, and maintained a large gap against Denny Hamlin. However, Bell's pace slowed down to the point where Hamlin erased the gap and then passed him with four laps to go. Bell tried to hold on to the finish, but ran out of fuel with one lap to go, sending him all the way back to his eventual finishing position of 26th. This finish ended up being Bell's lowest finish at Pocono since 2021, and he is now 10th in the regular-season standings after 16 races.--Sean Engel - RotoBaller
Source: NASCAR.com

Jun 14, 2026, 11:59 AM ET

Chase Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports scored a starting position of 23rd after qualifying for this week's Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway. This is Elliott's first start at Pocono outside of the top 20 since 2023. In 16 Cup starts at Pocono, Elliott has one win, 11 top-10 finishes, and an average finish of 12.9. In practice for Sunday's race at Pocono, Elliott ranked 28th in five consecutive lap averages in practice. Although his practice speeds were unremarkable, Elliott does have great track history at Pocono and some of the best equipment in the field from Hendrick Motorsports. Elliott's upside and overall history at Pocono make him a great DFS option for all formats this week.--Sean Engel - RotoBaller
Source: DriverAverages.com