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Toyota Owners 400 DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy NASCAR Lineup Picks

The short track run continues as we head to Richmond, Virginia, for the Toyota Owners 400. The most exciting part of this week's race is we finally get to see some racing under the lights, which adds a completely different element for the drivers and fans alike. This track is a little different than most short tracks (not even sure why its considered short anymore), having a unique D shape and multiple racing grooves and banking.

This week I started a new article that will be dropping early each week to feature Driver Sleepers and Avoids to complement my picks. One driver that I featured as an Avoid for Richmond (Kyle Larson) clapped back at me on Twitter and after having the fastest lap in practice he will have my full attention this Saturday night. Don't get me wrong, Kyle has some impressive stats at Richmond but I want to see that consistency that I know he has in him before i'm ready to to spend money on him in DFS again.

As a reminder to my readers I could easily throw Kyle Busch in my four picks each week and most definitely crush it, but the sole purpose of what I do for you guys is to use drivers that you can fit into one lineup and add to others at your discretion. I want to see everyone succeed and do it where you still have some decent options when completing your lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel. At the end of the day we all know that Kyle Busch is a solid play always, so I don't think I really need to give you a reason to play him if you're ready to spend the money.

Toyota Owners 400 - Starting Lineup

  1. (#4) Kevin Harvick - Ford
  2. (#20) Erik Jones - Toyota
  3. (#1) Kurt Busch - Chevrolet
  4. (#22) Joey Logano - Ford
  5. (#18) Kyle Busch - Toyota
  6. (#19) Martin Truex Jr - Toyota
  7. (#9) Chase Elliott - Chevrolet
  8. (#3) Austin Dillon - Chevrolet
  9. (#41) Daniel Suarez - Ford
  10. (#48) Jimmie Johnson - Chevrolet
  11. (#37) Chris Buescher - Chevrolet
  12. (#2) Brad Keselowski - Ford
  13. (#21) Paul Menard - Ford
  14. (#42) Kyle Larson - Chevrolet
  15. (#10) Aric Almirola - Ford
  16. (#17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr - Ford
  17. (#88) Alex Bowman - Chevrolet
  18. (#11) Denny Hamlin - Toyota
  19. (#24) William Byron - Chevrolet
  20. (#36) Matt Tifft - Ford
  21. (#14) Clint Bowyer - Ford
  22. (#38) David Ragan - Ford
  23. (#47) Ryan Preece - Chevrolet
  24. (#8) Daniel Hemric - Chevrolet
  25. (#34) Michael McDowell - Ford
  26. (#43) Bubba Wallace - Chevrolet
  27. (#95) Matt DiBenedetto - Toyota
  28. (#32) Corey Lajoie - Ford
  29. (#12) Ryan Blaney - Ford
  30. (#13) Ty Dillon - Chevrolet
  31. (#6) Ryan Newman - Ford
  32. (#00) Landon Cassill - Chevrolet
  33. (#52) Bayley Currey - Chevrolet
  34. (#51) Jeb Burton - Ford
  35. (#77) Quin Houff - Chevrolet
  36. (#66) Joey Gase - Toyota
  37. (#15) Ross Chastain - Chevrolet

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DFS Lineup Picks - DraftKings, FanDuel

Kurt Busch #1 (DraftKings $10,200 | FanDuel $11,500)

Kurt Busch had a solid run Friday morning in practice, finishing eighth with a speed of 121.370 and followed it up qualifying third for Saturday night's race. Busch had an impressive second place finish last week right behind his brother Kurt Busch in what was almost a nail-biter. The Busch brothers shot off like two kids running from the cops after curfew in the final restart at Bristol and Kurt even mentioned that he was going to wreck his younger brother before he crossed the checkered line on the last lap if he could. I honestly would have loved to see that because nothing would be more fun to watch than a family feud in victory lane. There's only one car separating Kurt and Kyle this Saturday night but look for another exciting finish from Kurt.

Chase Elliott #9 (DraftKings $9,500 | FanDuel $12,000 )

Chase Elliott had one of the smoothest saves last week at Bristol and powered through the race without power steering. Elliott finished the race 11th after grabbing the pole and you cant even be upset about it because: MY GOD he raced that track without power steering. Have you ever drove a car without power steering!? I have mad respect for Chase after that one. Elliott placed 24th in practice with a speed of 120.085 and qualified seventh after picking his speed up to 123.153. Elliott had two Top 5 finishes here last year and overall has a pretty solid record when in Richmond.

Aric Almirola #10 (DraftKings $7,700 | FanDuel $10,200)

Last week Aric Almirola had some bad luck that pulled him out of the race early. Until then Almirola had a Top 10 hot streak. I'm looking for Almirola to saddle up and drive his way back into where he's been finishing as of late. Two of his Stewart Haas teammates qualified inside the Top 10 on Friday. Kevin Harvick took the pole and Daniel Suarez will start ninth, followed by Almirola in 15th and Clint Bowyer in 21st. Almirola has had five Top 10 finishes at Richmond in his career with two of them being Top 5s. Almirola's fastest lap was 123.485 while qualifying.

Denny Hamlin #11 (DraftKings $8,900 | FanDuel $12,500)

The Home State Homie is my pick to take it all this week. Denny Hamlin is the only driver from Virginia in this week's race and that definitely adds a little more pressure for Hamlin to follow up on his beginning of the year promise to bag five wins this season. Hamlin qualified 18th, which will make for some big fantasy points when he works his way up to the top of the pack on Saturday night. Hamlin was the only Joe Gibbs driver to not qualify in the Top 10 on Friday but don't let this fool you into holding back on him. Other than last September's race at Richmond, Hamlin hasn't finished outside of the Top 10 since April of 2015. Sean Engel has him ranked third in his Driver Rankings this week.

For any and all fantasy NASCAR questions, find me on Twitter @GarageGuyChase.  Good luck RotoBallers!

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