Matt Tifft the only car to fail tech. Will start and be scored from the back. Top value play. Look at Final Thoughts for the other value plays today.
This weekend we venture to Chicagoland Speedway and with that we deal with every Nascar dfs players nightmare, an impound race. This means that we have tech on Sunday morning and we do not have an official lineup until that is over. If a driver fails tech, he will lose his qualifying spot and be moved to the back. He will be scored from that position. I will update this article after tech to tell you who failed tech and who is now the best drivers to play. PLEASE check back after 11 a.m. to see updates. Strategywise, we are looking for 1-2 dominators in cash games as long as tech doesn’t get too crazy. I’m going to write the article as if nothing will happen in tech so take the information, knowing that everything can change.
Kevin Harvick (DK $11,200 FD $14,000)
Harvick will be my top dominator this weekend. He has been fast since they got here this weekend. He has finished 3rd here in the last two races and scored dominator points in both of those races. Harvick starts second and I can see him getting around Austin Dillon, who won the pole and leading a good portion of the first stage. We have seen this season it is hard to get passed the leader and I’ll take my chances that Harvick will make it even harder to get by him and give up the lead.
Kyle Busch (DK $11,500 FD $15,000)
Kyle Busch and all the JGR cars didn’t qualify well but thats because they set themselves up for the race since its an impound race and they can’t touch their cars after qualifying. This race last year Kyle Busch famously won by moving Larson out of the way in one of the better finishes in recent memory. He starts 17th and has some built in place differential and has the ability to obtain dominator points as well.
Kyle Larson (DK $9,500 FD $11,500)
Kyle Larson has run real well over his career here in Chicago. In 5 career races here, he has 4 finishes of 7th or better. He could have possibly won the race last year but like I said above he moved Busch then Busch moved him. Larson had top 7 consecutive speed in final practice and Larson is getting to that point in the season where he needs to have consistently good finishes or get a win to make the playoffs.
Erik Jones (DK $8,900 FD $10,000)
Every week I seem to be writing up Erik as a good play. This week is no exception…..at this moment before tech. Erik finished 6th here last season. He is another JGR driver who has his car set up for the race, not qualifying. At this moment he has place differential upside and his price is right. Just a matter of him running like he did last weekend and not blow a tire like he did at Michigan the race before.
Daniel Suarez (DK $7,400 FD $9,700)
Suarez qualified 29th and is going to be the most popular driver if nothing happens in tech, His price is right on dk in order to help you get in a top dominator. In two career Cup starts here he has finished 11th and 12th. Suarez had good consecutive lap speed and Suarez has typically had a car that fails tech so we probably won’t have to worry about tech hurting Suarez.
Paul Menard (DK $7,300 FD $8,000)
I loved Paul Menard last week and I’m back on the Paul Menard train again. He starts 25th, has an average finish here of 21.33 but has finished 13th and 14th in the last two races here. At Menards price, we need him to finish mid teens to hit value in a week where value drivers are at a minimum and could even get worse once tech begins.
Again please come back and check updates to tech failures or message me on twitter @davidjr831 or in our discord where I will be constantly updating tech
