BY: ZACH MCADOO
The NASCAR Cup Series races under the light for the first time this season. The Blue Emu 500 will be Saturday night at Martinsville Speedway. The half mile track should provide us with some good beating and banging for 500 laps. You wanna earn some money during the race? I am here to help you.
FanDuel NASCAR DFS Overview
In this NASCAR Cup Series DFS column, I will be using FanDuel prices and scoring. Their scoring includes the following:
- .1 points for leading a lap
- .1 points for completing a lap
- Add/subtract a point based on the difference in a driver’s finishing position relative to their starting position
- Points based on where the driver finishes
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Blue-Emu 500 Drivers to Consider
Brad Keselowski ($13,000)
Brad Keselowski is the best driver here at Martinsville. He has two wins and an average finish of 3.6. He also is the only driver to completely every lap at the track in the past 10 races. The Penske deuce should continue to be dominant here at the track and I think will get the win.
Kurt Busch ($9,000)
Kurt Busch is a sneaky good guy here. He has only won here twice (last time in 2014), but DFS you don’t always have to look at wins. Just guys who will finish up front. I really see Kurt as a guy who can get that top 10. With him starting 21st he will get you some position differential points. Kurt could very well be a guy who tries to get the momentum going.
Alex Bowman ($9,500)
The driver of the 48 Ally Camaro has underperformed compared to his other teammates this season. Bowman will turn it around this weekend. He starts 20th and his average finish here is 13.3 (That includes some races in lower tier equipment). The 48 is used to great runs at this track and why not Bowman continuing that?
Martin Truex Jr. ($14,000)
Alright I am taking the low hanging fruit to take the win this week. This crew won here last year and I feel like with the no practice they know about racing here at night more than the other teams. The 19 crew and Truex fight for the win on Saturday.
Blue Emu 500 Drivers to Avoid
Tyler Reddick ($8,000)
Am I continuing the mention Reddick streak? Yes. Will I be able to go one week with out including him in a DFS article? Who knows, but for now keep him out. Reddick has two starts here and his average finish is 20th. With him starting 13th he is more than likely to lose spots than gain them. Not worth the $8k price tag.
Kyle Larson ($11,000)
I am taking probably the best driver on the season so far. Kyle Larson usually starts up front, but something happens that he falls off. His average finish (18.9) is a little more than double his average start (9.3). I don’t see him continuning the hot start to the season this week.
Aric Almirola ($7,700)
He might seem like a good option considering that he starts 31st, but I don’t think he will make up much ground on Saturday. Almirola has an average finish of 20.2 and that is with an average start of 10.7. The way his season has been going Almirola needs to show some good runs before I put him in my lineup.
Rickey Stenhouse Jr. ($4,500)
Rickey Stenhouse Jr. starts sixth and that is enough to tell you to stay away. He is cheap yes, but he won’t be up front for long. The loss in position differential points are not worth the cheap grab here. Look else where if you need a value play.
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