He was 10th-fastest over five consecutive laps in practice, showing there is speed in that car. However, that just means there’s plenty of place-differential potential for him. The one drawback for him: he didn’t run particularly well at COTA, which may be a reason to be underweight on him in big tournament formats.Īustin Dillon ($6,700): Dillon has shown improved form at road courses in recent years, finishing between 10th and 15th in each of his last seven major incident-free road course races.ĭillon didn’t put together a strong qualifying effort, relegating him to a 29th place starting spot.
Larson dominated the first stage at Sonoma before faulty pit strategy bit him, and he ran inside the top five for most of the race at Road America.
He starts 22nd and has top-five upside, per my model. Kyle Larson ($10,200): Everything I said about Chastain I can echo in Larson.
My model has him as one of the top five drivers most likely to win, so he’s a pretty comfortable cash-game play starting in 21st. He was the winner earlier this year at Circuit of the Americas (COTA), which has similar tire wear to Indianapolis. Ross Chastain ($10,400): Chastain starts 21st thanks to a rough qualifying lap, but he practiced just fine. With that said, let’s dive into Sunday’s NASCAR DFS picks and strategy for Sunday’s Verizon 200 at the Brickyard. Let’s not skip the best part - my Perfect% metric - a metric that tells you how often certain racers appear in the optimal lineup when running 10,000 race simulations.Īnd don’t forget about the tools that FantasyLabs has to offer, like our Lineup Optimizer to effortlessly create up to 150 lineups, or our Lineup Builder if you like to hand-build your lineups. Before we jump into my picks, don’t forget all my NASCAR projections can be found in the NASCAR Models on FantasyLabs, complete with floor, ceiling, median, and ownership projections.