This weekend, NASCAR has their big race on Saturday night with the Federated Auto Parts 400. There will be some tough choices to make when it comes to your daily fantasy NASCAR roster, so we’ve looked at a few of the top ranked drivers in the field and crunched the numbers for you. Make sure you know which drivers have the best value and the best projected outcome before you place them on your team. It will make your odds of winning your league that much better.
Kevin Harvick: Harvick is the top ranked driver in the field at DraftKings with a salary of $10,700. He finished second last weekend, being edged out by Martin Truex, Jr. It was an impressive race, and he showed that his 2 wins for the year is probably a lot lower than he is capable of. Even with this, he’s easily the best fantasy point producer here, averaging 64.8 per race. He has been in 27 races this season, and has made the top ten 21 times. His average finishing spot is 9.1, which is the best in the field. Harvick’s only drawback is he’s the most expensive in the field. He’s worth every bit of salary that you spend on him, though. If you are going to draft him, use him as your first choice, and then build a roster around him. It will make finding value in every other spot on your roster much higher of a priority.
Martin Truex, Jr.: Truex won last weekend, but his salary is not reflective of this. He’s priced at $9,300, which is very low considering the fact that this was his second win of the season. The difference between Truex and Harvick is their top ten appearance numbers. Harvick has 21, but Truex only has 11. His average finishing position for the season is 13.5. Truex is a good driver, but he doesn’t have nearly the same consistency as Harvick. This is made even more apparent when you start looking at fantasy points. Truex is averaging just 47.3 per race, putting him at a big disadvantage against Harvick. However, it’s a great value when you compare him to the rest of the field. He has the third best average total here, but he’s priced at number eight overall in the field. He’s a solid mid-tier choice, but not competitive in the top tier.
Brad Keselowski: For this race, Keselowski is ranked number three in this field with a salary of $10,300. He has the second best finishing position in the field at 9.7, making him one of the only two able to average under 10.0. He has made the top ten in 18 out of 27 races and has 4 wins so far this season. We like Keselowski a lot. He doesn’t have the same consistency as Harvick, who is only slightly more expensive than Keselowski, but he has a slightly higher ceiling than Harvick. It’s a fine line to walk. Harvick is more likely to finish in the top ten, but Keselowski is more likely to win the whole race. Because of the $400 price difference, one might help you more than the other. It depends on the rest of your roster.
Joey Logano: Logano has the second best top ten average in the field, behind only Harvick. He’s made the top ten in 20 out of 27 races, and he has 2 wins to his credit on the season. His fantasy point average is pretty low, though. He is at 39.3 right now, but he does have a very low average finishing position at 10.7. His salary is set at a top tier price at $9,700, but he hasn’t been contributing the same number of fantasy points per race that you should expect from a top tier driver here. This makes Logano a tough choice. He should be doing much better than he is, but that hasn’t occurred yet. Statistics say that it should happen eventually, but as of yet, Logano hasn’t presented enough evidence to persuade us that he should be priced so highly.
