Cup Series Charlotte DFS Picks
- RoundersKyle
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The NASCAR Cup Series stays home in Charlotte this weekend for the longest race of the year, the Coke 600. We get 4 stages this week broken up in 100 lap segments. We should see some comer and goers throughout the race as the track will change in the long race and as the sun sets to night. We should get 2-4 dominators depending how the night plays out and how fast certain drivers are in the race.
Potential Dominators
Kyle Larson
Christopher Bell
Tyler Reddick
Ryan Blaney
Practice averages really are not telling us the story is who will be the best cars this week so I will be trusting the guys who have been good on 1.5 mile tracks this season will be good this week. Larson will start 2nd once he gets done with the Indy 500 and flies into Charlotte before the start of the race. He will have a chance to lead early from the front row and should be a contender all night as he is great on 1.5 mile tracks and had speed in practice. Bell has had speed a lot this season and has been solid on 1.5 mile tracks. He hasn’t dominated at them but I would expect him to run well this week as he seems to do well at Charlotte and long runs. I really like Reddick this week as he was one of the fastest drivers on lap averages of the top options. I expect him to be a top contender and should have a chance to make his way to the front to lead laps. Blaney has been one of the best drivers on 1.5 mile tracks this season and he should continue to show speed this weekend on them. He starts mid pack so he has some place differential points as well but he should be a popular play and top contender this week.
Byron is another solid option that I would not be surprised to lead laps in the race.
Place Differential Plays
Ross Chastain
Brad Keselowski
Bubba Wallace
Carson Hocevar
Chastain was the fastest car on 10 and 15 lap averages in practice but then he blew a tire and wrecked his car. He starts dead last in a backup car but I would still expect them to be solid in the race and is a great place differential option. Keselowski and Wallace have not had great results this season on 1.5 mile tracks but they have had speed at times. They both start in the 30s and have a ton of place differential upside making them solid options in the race for DFS. Hocevar spun in qualifying so he starts almost last for the Coke 600. He had a lot of speed in practice and is going to be one of the highest owned drivers this week since he has a ton of upside.
Cheap Options
Daniel Suarez
Erik Jones
Todd Gilliland
Shane Van Gisbergen
Suarez has ran really well on the 1.5 mile tracks this season when he stays out of trouble. He starts in 25th so he has some room to move forward and I think he is a great option this week with top 10 upside. Jones is another good play this week starting back in 27th. He had good speed in practice and has some good runs in this race in the past. Gilliland had solid speed in practice and starts way back in 34th which gives him huge upside for place differential points if he can run around the top 20. SVG was really good in practice speeds and with his teammates showing speed as well, I think this could be a solid week for him. He runs better as races go on and starting 30th he has a lot of room to move forward.
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