We have reached the turn of the season, Daytona on fourth of July weekend. This is the third of four superspeedway races this year and if you have been playing Nascar DFS long enough you know there is a specific strategy we use. WE CAN LEAVE THOUSANDS ON THE TABLE WHEN IT PERTAINS TO SALARY!!! Making that bold and a different color so it gets imprinted in your brain. At these tracks we see multiple cautions that take out multiple cars. In cash you are looking to secure the safest floor. That is why we target drivers starting in the back. I was very happy to see qualifying get canceled because it keeps some of these guys from qualifying too good, some of the good guys from qualifying too bad and become chalk and it makes you commit to the strategy in cash game. In gpps, i will definitely still have my guys starting near the back but will also have some drivers starting behind the top 10. Dominator points are minimal at superspeedways and will come throughout the field and not one driver will lead a lot of laps so I won’t have a lot of exposure to the top 10 as their upside is limited.
Brendan Gaughan (DK $7,200 FD $5,000)
This is one driver I am happy wasn’t able to run a qualifying lap. He has an average start of just under 23rd and has an average finish of 18th in his complete career. He starts 39th and is always a top option at superspeedways. Anyone who is using the back marker strategy starts with Brendan and we should see high ownership on him for cash game.
Parker Kligerman (DK $5,400 FD $4,000)
Parker is another driver who benefited dfs players by not being able to qualify, He starts 36th and has finishes of 15th(Daytona) and 27th (Talledega) this season. His floor is high and how he drives a race typically gives you a safe option in superspeedway racing. If he can stay back and let the wrecks happen in front of him, He can easily get double digit place differential.
Ross Chastain (DK $5,100 FD $4,000)
Ross is another smarter superspeedway driver. His equipment will keep him hanging around in the back of the pack and let the chaos happen in front of him. Ross managed himself through the wrecks and finished 10th in Daytona in February. This car (#27) finished 18th in Talledega earlier this year. Starting 38th, Ross is another great place differential option.
Justin Haley (DK $4,800 FD $4,000)
The three previous drivers are the best place differential options in my opinion for this race. Haley comes with a little more risk because hes a younger driver and his desire to hang back may not be as prevalent as Ross, Parker and Brendan. Haley was involved in an accident and finished 32nd at Talledega. If he can keep his nose clean, Haley starting 34th has double digit place differential upside in my opinion.
Chris Buescher (DK $6,800 FD $6,300)
Well I will focus the previous 4 drivers in my cash core, I will list a couple good tournament options. Chris Buescher is going to be a hit or really miss option this weekend. This year he has wrecked out of both superspeedway tracks. However if you look at his 3 previous Daytona starts he has finished 10th or higher. He starts 22nd this weekend so the floor isn’t as high so there is some risk. However with how Buescher has run this year, I’m willing to put him into some of my tournament lineups.
Matt DiBenedetto (DK $6,400 FD $5,000)
Matt started the year off with a bang at Daytona and led 49 laps before he was wrecked. Daytona has been his better superspeedway track in his career over Talledega. In the last 5 races here at Daytona he has 3 top 15 finishes. He starts 25th Saturday night and has at least top 15 potential but needs to avoid the big one. Place differential is going to be key this weekend and focusing on these guys well sprinkling guys between 11-20th in will help you takedown a gpp.
If you have any questions about lineup construction this weekend, strategy or Nascar in general, message me on twitter @davidjr831.
