This weekend, NASCAR action comes to us with the New Hampshire 301. We’ve taken a look at the drivers entered to race, and we’ve run some of our own analysis on them for you. Before you draft your daily fantasy NASCAR team for Sunday’s big race, be sure that you look everything over so you can draft the strongest team possible.
Kurt Busch: Busch has the lowest average finishing position of any driver entered in this race, but he’s barely ranked amongst the top ten drivers, according to DraftKings. His salary of $9,000 makes him perhaps the best valued driver in the entire field. Busch is one of the highest performing drivers when it comes to fantasy point output per race at 43.7, and has finished in the top ten 18 out of 21 times. While finishing position isn’t the sole determinant of how well a driver will do in a race, it is one of the most consistent predictors we have. This means that Busch is a huge steal here. He’s cheap, and he is almost always in the top ten. He might not end up being the most expensive driver in your roster, but he’s certainly one of the drivers you should expect the most out of.
Brad Keselowski: Keselowski is the next on the list when it comes to lowest average finishing position at 9.0. He’s much more expensive than Busch at $10,300, but he has a higher average fantasy point value of 46.4 per race. The downside to Keselowski is that he has only made the top ten 14 out of 21 times. While this isn’t as impressive as Busch, it is still a pretty high ranking number when considering the rest of the field. Keselowski is ranked number three in this field, but we believe that he is a bit overpriced. He’s a great driver, but for fantasy purposes this week we are avoiding him.
Kevin Harvick: If you are going to draft one of the more expensive drivers in this field, you should consider Harvick. Sure, Harvick is the most expensive driver in the field at $10,700, but he has the third best average finishing position at 9.6. And when it comes to fantasy point output, he ranks the highest with an average contribution of 63.9. He’s going to cost you, but if you can conserve salary dollars in other places, this is a cost you can absorb. And it’s okay to spend your salary if every dollar is going to help you contribute points. That’s exactly what Harvick has been doing all season. It will certainly depend on the bottom half of your roster, so be sure that you are looking for value everywhere.
Carl Edwards: Edwards comes in number four in the rankings when considering average finishing spot at 10.1. His salary of $10,100 has him ranked number four on DraftKings, too. Edwards has averaged 50.1 fantasy points per race, which is one of the better numbers you will see in this field and his 14 out of 21 top ten finishes isn’t too shabby, either. We like Edwards, and we can see why you might draft him, but for this particular race, we are passing on him. There’s a lot of potential in the top ten seeds within this race, as much as we like Edwards, we can’t pick every single driver we like.
Martin Truex Jr.: Truex has a salary of $9,300, and has an average fantasy points per race total of 50.9, the second highest in the field. Truex has made the top ten only 8 out of 21 times, though. That’s extremely poor in this field, and we firmly believe that you can find much better in this field. His fantasy numbers are great, but he’s no consistent enough for us. His average finishing position stands at 12.7. If he was $400 cheaper, we would draft him, but not at this price.
