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Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Vegas is a very, very interesting track for DFS. They host two races a year, one in February and one here at the very end of Summer. The races play out differently from each other nearly every time. Last spring we saw 0 natural cautions and temps in the 60s. Last summer we saw only two natural cautions but temps near 100 and a completely different race in terms of who had speed and contended for the win. This spring we got the low temps again and the cars were running wide open but unlike last year, we saw 7 natural cautions. With temps expected to be near 100 degrees again, long run speed will matter far more than it did earlier this year. Teams that run more downforce and can navigate traffic will have an advantage. I expect we see the natural caution number around 3-4 for this race and for long run speed to be vital.
Feb 23, 2020; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Joey Logano (22) during the Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports
Quick Facts
Date: September 27th
Race: Sunday 7:00 pm ET.
Laps: 267 Stages: 80/160/267
Drivers: 40
Defending Champion: Joey Logano
AVG. # of Cautions: 4 excluding stage breaks
AVG DNF’s: 4 per race
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DraftKings
For DraftKings we are looking for at least 2 dominators when building lineups. From there we are going to try and nail some of the big place differential plays. There are some obvious ones like Ricky Stenhouse starting 33rd but it is important not to rule out a lot of other drivers. Because this track can run close if not fully wide open for a long stretch, lots of mid pack teams are able to maintain the lead lap. This allows them to score a higher than normal finish when things get weird if there’s a late restart. Last race here saw Bubba 6th, Ty Dillon 10th, and Corey Lajoie 16th as examples. We probably won’t see many quality teams fall a lap down until late in stage two if at all.
Favorite DK Play: Martin Truex
Truex won this race last year and traditionally has been really good on this style of track especially when car handling is important. I like where he starts and the fact he has that main dominator potential.
FanDuel
We are looking pretty much for two dominators on FanDuel. I am focusing a lot more on the mid range place diff plays here and then putting together pairs of elite drivers who I believe will finish top 3 and hopefully lead a bunch. The way the starting lineups are set now with playoff drivers locked into starting 1-12th gives us a few solid options starting 13th-20th that still posses top 10 or even top 5 finishing upside. This race feels very straight forward due to the multiple mid tier place diff plays this week and honestly I feel like this makes lineup building very similar to DK.
Favorite FD Play: William Byron
This is a borderline top 10 car starting 28th. This is a rather obvious option but I feel like he is a vital one on FanDuel. He only cost $8,800 so he offers incredible value. 7th in this race last fall and HMS looked amazing here back in Feb.
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