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NASCAR Cup Series Setup Top Plays for FanDuel: Texas 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 Texas. 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.

 

Top Tier Plays

Martin Truex Jr.

Truex has had the fastest car in each of the five playoff races on standard oval tracks. Having locked himself into the Championship final he is in the perfect position to attack for the win. Fully expect him to contend for the win this week.

Chase Elliott

Really digging the form Chase is on as of late. Mechanical issues aside his worst finish is 19th since his August win at Watkins Glen. Since the Glen he has two wins and 8 top 10s in 12 races. This includes a 4th and 2nd at the last two 1.5 mile races. HMS as a whole have been really strong on this track type and I believe Elliott should be a top 5 car be races end.

Kevin Harvick

Harvick’s team has trimmed their car out for the race meaning they have fantastic single car speed and early run speed but they will lack downforce. Downforce has proven to be crucial when it comes to getting back in traffic. I firmly believe he will have no issues dominating the early part of the race and earning the laps led bonus points. Depending on how strategy plays out he could expand this into late in the race. Either way he is the main threat to win and is the most obvious dom threat.

 

Value Plays

William Byron

Byron was may favorite play at Kansas and is in the same situation again this week. He qualified 18th so he still offers decent place differential and he is a top 10 if not a top 5 capable car.

Ryan Blaney

Texas has been Blaney’s best track so far early in his career. He has also been a top 5 car the last two 1.5 races and based on where he qualified and practiced he seems to have a good balance of downforce. I like his top 5 upside and feel he is one of a few drivers who will contend for the win.

Clint Bowyer

Bowyer is another driver playing the downforce game. Because of this he qualified 24th. He offers some really solid place differential from this spot and I believe he is a top 10 contender much like what he was able to do at Kansas two weeks ago.

Low Tier/Punts

Paul Menard

Menard had a horrible qualifying effort. He will start 31st which means he will offer elite place differential upside. Menard is as consistent as they come and should almost certainly find his way inside the top 20 and has top 15 upside. Like him most for cash games but if he can score a top 15 finish he becomes a fantastic GPP play. Dude only cost $5,500 too.

Chris Buescher 

Buescher has finished top 20 in every single 1.5 mile track so far in 2019 including a 10th here at Kansas. He is definitely someone who can score a top 15 finish as well. At only $5,000 he opens things up nicely in terms of taking top tier drivers as well.

Ryan Preece

Preece has really started to get in a rhythm with four straight top 20 finishes including a 12th at Kansas two weeks ago. He comes in at a cheap $4,500 and starts 28th. If he can replicate recent form and score a top 20 he will be a solid play.

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.