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Here is my list of drivers I’m looking at for today’s race at the Daytona Road Course.
Martin Truex Jr (DK $11,100 FD $13,500)
Truex has been one of the best drivers when it comes to the road courses with his 3 wins, 6 top 5’s, 8 top 10’s, and average finish of 7.5 over his last 10 starts. He ran very well in the Clash at the Daytona Road Course working his way through the field twice even though the finish might not reflect that. He’ll start 19th, so he offers a lot of place differential and upside this weekend.
Chase Elliott (DK $10,700 FD $14,000)
It’s hard not to like the driver that’s won the last four road course races. He’ll start on the pole this weekend and definitely has the potential to score a lot of dominator points and win this race. The only concern I have with Chase is that he doesn’t offer any place differential. A lot of the other guys in the top tier like Truex, Blaney, and Allmendinger are starting further back in the field which makes them safer, and they all could outscore Elliott depending on where they finish.
Erik Jones (DK $7,800 FD $8,000)
Jones is one of the most frustrating drivers to roster in NASCAR DFS because he always sucks when you play him but does great when you fade him. However, it’s hard not to like him this weekend with the amount of place differential he has starting 37th. Jones has found a lot of success at the road courses with 3 top 5’s, 6 top 10’s, and average finish of 14.3 over his last 10 starts. Based off his price and track history, he’ll probably be one of the highest owned drivers for today’s race.
Chris Buescher (DK $7,200 FD $6,000)
Buescher has been very consistent at the road courses finishing inside the top 20 in his last 10 starts. He finished 5th at the Daytona Road Course last season because of his strategy to pit before the end of the stages to gain track position. He’ll start 30th for today’s race, so he offers a decent amount of place differential and has the potential to finish top 10.
Daniel Suarez (DK $5,700 FD $4,500)
Suarez is now in the #99 car for his new team TrackHouse Racing. He did okay at the 2 road courses last season finishing 25th and 27th in those events driving the #96 car. There aren’t that many great value options below $7,000, but he’ll start 35th and offers some place differential which makes him one of the better value options to target.
Ty Dillon (DK $5,600 FD $2,500)
Dillon is now driving the #96 car for Gaunt Brothers Racing, but he’s been fine at the road courses finishing 23rd and 20th at the Charlotte Roval and Daytona Road Course last season in the #13. He offers a lot of place differential starting 38th, so he can’t really hurt you at his price. Ty should be able to finish inside the top 30 and has the potential to finish top 25.
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