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NASCAR Cup Series Setup Top Plays for FanDuel: Pocono 2

Welcome to the Cup Series Setup for Fanduel. Here we will be breaking down the best plays for Fanduel purposes. My name is RyanLarkin88 and you can follow me @Larkin8 on twitter. This week the Cup Series is at Pocono. The VIP Member Research Station and Domination Station will be ready to go for you to help create your lineups so be sure to check that out. Also, jump in the NASCAR VIP Slack and get some great insight into this weeks race.

This week is yet another impound race with inspection being done Sunday morning at 9am. If a team fails inspection their qualifying time will be disallowed and they will start from rear of the field. They will also be scored from rear of the field as well. These picks are made before the inspection process was done. Obviously if an elite driver starts in the back they are a great play!!

 

Top Tier Plays

Kyle Busch

Won 3 of the last 4 here and finished 3rd in other race. He has also led 328 laps in the last 5 races. Starting 7th he actually offers so position differential too which is nice.

Kevin Harvick

Hate that Harvick starts on the pole but he has showng the ability to dominate and lead laps here and he also has finished 4th or better in 5 of the last 6 races. With as many drivers that offer really good place diff upside Harvick isn’t a must play by any means but leading a ton of laps and finishing top 3 is a strong possibility. Never like not playing a driver who wins the pole by over two tenths either.

Brad Keselowski

Probably the best play on paper. Brad has finished top 5 in 7 of the last 8 Pocono races including 2nd this past June. He starts 14th so offers position upside and is a big contender for the win. At $13,000 he offers a discount on what Kyle Busch can offer but with very similar ability. Love BK here.

Kyle Larson

Kyle Larson comes in with three poor finishes in his last four races. I am hoping this will run some people off of him. He led 35 laps in June and won both stages. While the stage wins were strategy related he was still one of the fastest guys which is what gave him the ability to win those stages. Outside of those three poor finishes he has raced at Pocono a total of eight times with a worst finish of 12th. The is exactly what we are looking for from a driver starting 29th. He has a great shot at being the highest scoring driver on the slate.

Value Plays

Ryan Blaney

Blaney comes in to Pocono on a roll after his 4th place finish last week at New Hampshire. He starts 20th and cost $10,700. Still a little high but as the 9th highest priced driver he is just under the top 20% which I classify the top tier as. He had a 30th place finish in July of 2017. Other than that he has been fantastic here. He has finished 12th or better in all six races including winning here in June of 2017. He posses the perfect combo of place differential but also finishing position upside.

Ryan Newman

Newman has continued to deliver solid performances week after week. He has finished top 15 in 22 out of the last 28 races and 18th or better in 25 of 28. The point being is he is as reliable as they come. While I do question his upside as a whole a top 15 would be a great run for a driver costing us $8,000 and starting 24th.

 

Low Tier/Punts

Chris Buescher

Buescher continues to be a lock for this section until further notice. Starts 28th this week and offers top 15 upside. In his last 5 races here he has finishes of  19th, 17th and in June this year he finished 14th. This is exactly what we are looking for yet again,

Paul Menard

I often hate putting Menard out there because of his lack of overall talent but this is certainly the time and place for it. His worst finish in his last 5 Pocono races is 21st and he has averaged a finish of 16.67 since joining the Wood Brothers #21. At only $6700 he possess good value for someone who can find his way into the top 15.

Ty Dillon

Dillon qualified 32nd for this race which gives him obvious place differential ability. While he did finish a poor 27th here in June I believe there are other reasons to think positively about his chances. His 16th last week was a good momentum building performance. Also, before the June race this year his worst Pocono finish was 24th with an average finish of 20th. If he can get close to this level of performance at only $5000 he could be a key play to allow you to take those ultra high end elite guys.

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This will conclude this edition of The Monster Energy Cup Series Setup for Fanduel. If you would like to reach out and talk NASCAR Follow me on twitter @Larkin8 and join me as well as our other DFS Army NASCAR contributors (Brady Miller, Taco, and NillyJay) in the NASCAR coaching channels.