NASCAR heads back to Circuit of the Americas this weekend! We get the first road race of the season from COTA in Austin, Texas. This race will deliver a unique batch of drivers. A.J. Allmendinger and Shane Van Gisbergen will step up for Kaulig Racing. Meanwhile, Kamui Kobayashi steps into an additional car for 23XI Racing. They’ll have to go toe-to-toe with the likes of Tyler Reddick, Chase Elliott, and Martin Truex Jr. in addition to some other road course specialists. It’s certainly worth noting we have to re-think our DFS approach this week. We don’t get the 500 laps that we had at Bristol this week. Road courses tend to be tricky in trying to nail the optimal lineup when dominator points don’t matter. Here are this week’s Echopark Automotive Grand Prix Picks for your NASCAR DFS lineups!
As mentioned in the Echopark Automotive Grand Prix Preview, we only have 68 laps for this race. This course was made for F1 and open-wheel racing. It’s a little funny to see stock cars making their way up the 400-foot incline into turn one as the field gets bunched up making a sharp left turn. But 68 laps mean just 6.8 dominator points on FanDuel, and about 45 points on DraftKings. So we really want to make sure we draft the winner, in addition to drivers that finish well. That’s the name of the game this week. Let’s dig deeper into the Echopark Automotive Grand Prix picks following Saturday’s practice and qualifying sessions.
Echopark Automotive Grand Prix Picks: The Top 10
- William Byron (#24 Hendrick Motorsports)
- Ty Gibbs (#54 Joe Gibbs Racing)
- Tyler Reddick (#45 23XI Racing)
- Christopher Bell (#20 Joe Gibbs Racing)
- Corey LaJoie (#7 Spire Motorsports)
- Ross Chastain (#1 Trackhouse Racing)
- Martin Truex Jr. (#19 Joe Gibbs Racing)
- Denny Hamlin (#11 Joe Gibbs Racing)
- Chase Elliott (#9 Hendrick Motorsports)
- Bubba Wallace (#23 23XI Racing)
For the first time in 69 races, not a single Ford cracks the top 10. It’s a little surprising but qualifying was dominated by the Chevy’s and Toyota’s. All four Joe Gibbs Racing cars and two of the three 23XI cars make the top 10. Bubba Wallace will be a tough play. He is, admittedly, not a great road course driver. But we have plenty of previous road course winners in the top 10: Williams Byron, Tyler Reddick, Ross Chastain, Martin Truex Jr., Chase Elliott, Christopher Bell, and even Denny Hamlin won at Watkins Glen previously. It’s very likely that the winner comes from the top 10. The return of stage breaks this weekend also allows us to focus on position differential again. The field will reset twice at the beginning of the second and third stages and that presents an opportunity to move up.
Which Value-Priced Echopark Automotive Grand Prix Picks Got A Points Movement Bump?
DraftKings
- Chris Buescher – $7,800; Starting P20
- Ryan Blaney – $7,500; Starting P28
- Joey Logano – $7,400; Starting P35
- Brad Keselowski – $6,900; Starting P36
- Erik Jones – $6,800; Starting P38
- Noah Gragson – $6,500; Starting P39
FanDuel
- Chris Buescher – $8,500; Starting P20
- Joey Logano – $7,200; Starting P35
- Ryan Blaney – $6,800; Starting P28
- Noah Gragson – $6,200; Starting P39
- Erik Jones – $5,200; Starting P38
As you can see, qualifying was eventful. A handful of drivers had their qualifying laps disallowed. Moreover, we have good drivers in great equipment that are priced down. The pricing is reactive to this being a road course. The fact these names are affordable and offer PD means ownership will flock to them. You could certainly submit lineups solely with these drivers. You might be fine for cash games. And you may even make some green in a tournament. But none of these drivers carry much win equity. And there are plenty of drivers not listed in this article. You likely want at least two of these drivers in your lineups. The…
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