Welcome everyone to the NASCAR Cup Series DFS Preview. For this edition, we will take a quick look at the upcoming Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway. This article is brought to you by DFSArmy.com and written by Ryan Larkin. You can catch up with Ryan on Twitter or in the DFSA VIP slack @Larkin8
The first month and a half of the NASCAR season is the best time to sign up for the DFS Army. We see 5 different track types including a road course and the first-ever Dirt race at Bristol. Join the winning team NOW and get the best DFS coverage in existence. Promo Code LARKIN gets you 10% off!! The DFS Army now offers a NASCAR specific package if you are looking for focused coverage.
Nov 8, 2020; Avondale, Arizona, USA; NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski during the NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Phoenix Raceway
Phoenix raceway is a flat, one mile track with two completely different sets of corners on either end of the track. The races here tend to see multiple long green flag runs and few cautions overall. Since the addition of the PJ1 traction compound in the upper grooves of the track, passing has become extremely difficult. During the Xfinity race this week the drivers were commenting on high the main groove feels narrower than last November meaning we may see even less passing. Track position will be key. If you remember last November here, Keselowski had the best car but lost spots on pit road every single time and was playing catch up on the track position front all race. Simply losing a couple of spots can greatly change things for a driver.
Quick Race Facts
3:30pm/et, Sunday, March 14
Green flag: 3:47pm/et
(Stage: 75/190/312 = 312 laps)
TV: FOX
Defending Champion: Chase Elliott
DFS Outlook
Dominators
On Draftkings and Fanduel we will look to play 2-3 dominators. Last spring the main lineup looked like it would need Keselowski, Elliott, and Harvick until late caution and a shake-up led to Logano leading the final part of the race. Occasionally, we get a driver who dominates most of this race and I definitely believe that is possible this week but with so many laps we are bound to have at least two drivers separate themselves with fast laps alone. On FD I think you can play some one dominator lineups but personally, I will be looking to get two top threats in most lineups.
Lineup Construction
With 312 laps dominators are the most important part of the lineup construction. When building lineups this week I found it difficult to really build a complete lineup on DK. You either need to take an extreme punt play or you will have to get creative with the drivers between $5500 and $7000. I will be leaning heavily on what we saw here last year and on the other short flat tracks like New Hampshire and Richmond. We saw the same cars run really well on each of these tracks. The biggest question mark for me is if the Gibbs cars found some extra speed on this track type. If you remember, at the Daytona Road Course they showed much better speed than they did last year and that has been the only race in 2021 that has used the 750hp package. There could be some carry over there to Phoenix as well.
You may have seen me state that the DFS Army are the absolute best when it comes to NASCAR DFS. Well we once again proved it last week. tdes delivered a $105,ooo winning lineup in last weekends Cup Series race. Love having our members at the top of the leaderboards. Be sure to sign up and join the winning team with our VIP membership today to gain access to our NASCAR Research Station (Cup/Xfinity/Truck Series), NASCAR Domination Station Optimizer (Cup/Xfinity/Truck Series), Coaches Notes/Driver Picks, NASCAR Tools, Coaching, Chat, and more! Your VIP subscription gets you access to ALL sports for one low price!
If you are not already a VIP member sign up and use code LARKIN to save 10%!!
Top Plays
Brad Keselowski: Brad dominated here in spring 2020 and had the fastest car in the fall race here. He also dominated New Hampshire and Richmond races. I think that they have a special package for this style of track and the fact that he starts on the pole gives him immediate dominator ability.
Bubba Wallace: Wallace starts 25th and I believe he will contend for a top 15 and even have top 10 upside. This was the first track I pinpointed for him to do well with his new team and I believe he has fantastic upside. Price is really good as well.
What can the DFS Army do for you!!!
I want to take a quick break to let everyone know exactly what we offer in detail here at DFS Army. For the new NASCAR season we will offer the following of premium VIP content:
- Direct coaching from our NASCAR staff via VIP Slack chat – Every VIP member is welcome to ask questions, talk strategy or just have fun talking NASCAR. We even started an iracing league out of the friendships built here.
- Weekly articles specific to each NASCAR DFS series previewing each race
- Post qualifying DFS breakdown articles for Cup Series races
- Post qualifying VIP coaches notes for ALL THREE series
- VIP Research Station tailored to each individual race for all three series
- VIP Domination Station optimizer for each race of all three series
- We will also be offering tutorial podcast and articles throught the season to help our members learn how to be better DFS players.
Our group strives to bring you the most up to date information for one of the most time-sensitive DFS sports. We love what we do and it shows in the top quality content we produce week in and week out. The only way to get access to all this elite content is to Come join the best team in NASCAR DFS and become a VIP member. Use promo code LARKIN for 10% off membership for life.
This will conclude this edition of NASCAR Cup Series Preview. If you would like to reach out and talk NASCAR Follow me on Twitter @Larkin8 or of course Become a VIP member and join me as well as our other DFS Army NASCAR contributors (Brady Miller and Taco) in the NASCAR coaching channels.