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Texas Motor Speedway
Mar 31, 2019; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Aric Almirola (10) competes during the O’Reily Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Quick Facts
Date: July 19th
Race: Sunday 3:00 pm ET.
Laps: 334 Stages: 105/210/334
Drivers: 40
Defending Champion: Kevin Harvick
AVG. # of Cautions: 7 excluding stage breaks
AVG DNF’s: 4.5 per race
Pit selection:
- Order based on finishing position from the July 12th race at Kentucky, followed by new entries in order of points.
Starting lineup for race one:
- Starting Positions 1-12: Random draw from charter teams in those positions in owner points
- Positions 13-24: Random draw from charter teams in those positions in owner points
- Positions 25-36: Random draw from charter teams in those positions in owner points
- Lastly, Positions 37-40: Open teams in order of owners points
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DraftKings
Extremely long race with a lot of dominator potential. Because it is so hard to pass on this track, any top tier car that gets out front will have a very high likelihood of taking off and leading a large chunk of laps. At least 2 dominators will be needed but I like the idea of trying to get 3 into each lineup. Tons of fast laps at play as well. From there we will need to hit on the $7500-$5500 value range. There are a ton of viable options but each come with their own risk. We should expect numerous long runs in this race. Passing will be difficult and pit strategy will be important. We have some good pricing on Blaney and Almirola and I would recommend utilizing both drivers a lot this week.
Favorite DK Play: Ryan Blaney
How Blaney continues to be this cheap I will never understand. Over the course of the entire year, Blaney has had the fastest car on average. His speed is elite each and every week. This track type setup perfectly for him as does starting 2nd. I believe he should be the favorite for the win this week but at the very least he should score 30ish fast laps and has a realistic opportunity to be the early race dominator.
FanDuel
This week we will play FanDuel with dominators in mind. We will look to hit on the 2 main dominators and possibly a third. We are less worried about Almirola leading a large chunk of the race early because simply dropping a few positions offsets these points. No fast laps means A driver like that has to also finish up front to be optimal. This slate appears to set up as one where we will need to utilize the ultra value plays. The likes of Suarez, Lajoie, Preece, Ty Dillon, and McDowell are a lot more likely to end up on an optimal lineup this week.
Favorite FD Play: Tyler Reddick
Starts 24th and is a consistent threat for a top 10. Reddick is the perfect mix of price, place diff ability and finishing upside.
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We had a rather significant multiplier shake up for this race. This should see new drivers come into play while essentially eliminating others from consideration. As always, we will have our industry best projections and cheat sheets to prep SuperDraft players for success.
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