Qualifiers on Friday were canceled due to weather, so we had to turn to the official rulebook to establish the order for tonight’s Coke Zero Sugar 400, the final regular-season race. Based on that, the Top 10 will look like this:
- Kyle Larson
- Chase Elliott
- Joey Logano
- Daniel Suarez
- Christopher Bell
- Tyler Reddick
- Kevin Harvick
- Chris Buescher
- Michael McDowell
- Alex Bowman
Coke Zero Sugar 400 DFS Picks
As we discussed in our preview, there is a lot at stake in this race, and the lack of qualifying races impedes our ability to know how the track is running at this point. It creates an element of randomness that isn’t otherwise there, which is the type of thing we can leverage to our benefit. Here is a look at some of the Coke Zero Sugar 400 values on both sites.
FanDuel Values
| Driver | Salary | QP |
|---|---|---|
| Chase Briscoe | $5,800 | 26 |
| Kevin Harvick | $6,200 | 7 |
| Brad Keselowski | $6,800 | 24 |
| Aric Almirola | $6,000 | 27 |
| Kyle Busch | $10,000 | 22 |
DraftKings Values
| Driver | Salary | QP |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Keselowski | $7,200 | 24 |
| Kyle Busch | $9,400 | 22 |
| Aric Almirola | $6,700 | 27 |
| William Byron | $8,400 | 17 |
| Denny Hamlin | $9,600 | 19 |
Brad Keselowski appears on both lists, as does Aric Almirola. Starting 24th and 27th, the two have abundant positional movement potential with low salaries. Kyle Busch starting 22nd is such a slam dunk option that it will be prudent to fade him in a couple of lineups.
Martin Truex Jr., at 13, starts three spots ahead of Ryan Blaney in the all-important head-to-head points competition. This is statistically insignificant, and the two will seek out teammates to give themselves a boost. I still prefer Blaney due to track history, but this battle will be worth watching from beginning to end.
Here are two lineups I plan on entering in GPP contests for the Coke Zero Sugar 400.
FanDuel Lineup
| Driver | Salary | QP |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Blaney | $13,500 | 16 |
| William Byron | $10,500 | 17 |
| Kyle Busch | $10,000 | 22 |
| Brad Keselowski | $6,800 | 24 |
| Chase Briscoe | $5,800 | 26 |
| TOTAL | $46,600 |
DraftKings Lineup
| Driver | Salary | QP |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Blaney | $10,000 | 16 |
| Denny Hamlin | $9,600 | 19 |
| Kyle Busch | $9,400 | 22 |
| William Byron | $8,400 | 17 |
| Brad Keselowski | $7,200 | 24 |
| Noah Gragson | $5,300 | 37 |
| TOTAL | $49,900 |
I’m ridiculously excited to see how this final regular-season race plays out in a season filled with parity, upsets, and extremely surprising moments. I invite you to join me in this week’s Fantrax Forty Free-For-All contest. It’s an easy way to build your NASCAR DFS skills with little risk except for bragging rights. Congrats to jabull2345 on their victory last week! Settle in, and feel free to tweet any thoughts you have to me at @thewonkypenguin.