Axalta 400 Recap – Fantasy NASCAR on DraftKings

DraftKings NASCAR  Fantasy Recap of the 2015 Axalta 400

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The DraftKings system is unique and emphasizes both in-race performance as well as finishing position. In the DraftKings system it is paramount to target drivers that start further back in the field yet can compete as a top-performing car. This was evident yet again this week as 8 of the 10 top Fantasy scorers at the Axalta 400 started 9th or worse.

Let’s take a look at how all the drivers did fantasy-wise in the 2015 Axalta 400 in the DraftKings scoring system.

Next: Fantasy Results - Axalta 400

2015 Axalta 400 Fantasy Results

1. 101 FP – Kevin Harvick, #4 Chevrolet ($14,000): Finished 2nd, +3 Place Diff., +11 Pass Diff., 39 Laps Led, 54 Fastest Laps (Qualed 5th)
2. 94.75 FP – Martin Truex Jr., #78 Chevrolet ($11,100): Finished 1st, +2 Place Diff., +14 Pass Diff., 97 Laps Led, 38 Fastest Laps (Qualed 3rd)
3. 58.25 FP – Matt Kenseth, #20 Toyota ($10,200): Finished 6th, +13 Place Diff., +19 Pass Diff., 5 Fastest Laps (Qualed 19th)
4. 54.25 FP – Joey Logano, #22 Ford ($11,500): Finished 4th, +7 Place Diff., +27 Pass Diff. (Qualed 11th)
5. 52.5 FP – Jimmie Johnson, #48 Chevrolet ($13,400): Finished 3rd, +6 Place Diff., +18 Pass Diff., 2 Fastest Laps (Qualed 9th)
6. 50 FP – Dale Earnhart Jr., #88 Chevrolet ($12.200): Finished 11th, +9 Place Diff., +26 Pass Diff., 3 Fastest Laps (Qualed 20th)
7. 48 FP – Greg Biffle, #16 Ford ($9,000): Finished 12th, +15 Place Diff., +4 Pass Diff. (Qualed 27th)
8. 45 FP – Kyle Larson, #42 Chevrolet ($10,100): Finished 8th, +7 Place Diff., +8 Pass Diff. (Qualed 15th)
9. 42.5 FP – Jamie McMurray, #1 Chevrolet ($9,700): Finished 7th, +7 Place Diff., -6 Pass Diff. (Qualed 14th)
10. 37.5 FP – Kyle Busch, #18 Toyota ($11,000): Finished 9th, +1 Place Diff., +2 Pass Diff., 2 Fastest Laps (Qualed 10th)
11. 36.5 FP- Kurt Busch, #41 Chevrolet ($12,500): Finished 5th, -4 Place Diff., +5 Pass Diff., 1 Lap Led (Qualed 1st)
12. 35.75 FP Ty Dillon, #33 Chevrolet ($7,400): Finished 18th, +11 Place Diff., -5 Pass Diff. (Qualed 29th)
13. 33.75 FP – Denny Hamlin, #11 Toyota ($11,600): Finished 10th, -2 Place Diff., +5 Pass Diff., 1 Fastest Lap (Qualed 8th)
14. 33.75 FP – Jason Allgaier, #51 Chevrolet ($7,400): Finished 20th, +10 Place Diff., -1 Pass Diff. (Qualed 30th)
15. 31 FP – Kasey Kahne, #5 Chevrolet ($10,800): Finished 13th, -1 Place Diff., 2 Laps Led, 1 Fastest Lap (Qualed 12th)
16. 30 FP – Tony Stewart, #14 Chevrolet ($9,100): Finished 21st, +7 Place Diff. (Qualed 28th)
17. 29.25 FP – Trevor Bayne #6 Ford ($7,700): Finished 24th, +9 Place Diff., +1 Pass Diff. (Qualed 33rd)
18. 28 FP – Landon Cassill, #40 Chevrolet ($7,200): Finished 25th, +7 Place Diff., +8 Pass Diff. (Qualed 32nd)
19. 26.5 FP – Casey Mears, #13 Chevrolet ($7,900): Finished 16th, +2 Place Diff., -14 Pass Diff. (Qualed 18th)
20. 26.5 FP – Cole Whitt, #35 Ford ($7,300): Finished 28th, +11 Place Diff., -2 Pass Diff. (Qualed 39th)
21. 26.25 FP – Jeff Gordon, #24 Chevrolet ($11,300): Finished 14th, -10 Place Diff., +8 Pass Diff., 1 Lap Led, 8 Fastest Laps (Qualed 4th)
22. 24.75 FP – David Gilliland #38 Ford ($7,500): Finished 27th, +8 Place Diff., -1 Pass Diff. (Qualed 35th)
23. 24.25 FP – Alex Bowman, #7 Chevrolet ($7,100): Finished 26th, +8 Place Diff., -7 Pass Diff. (Qualed 34th)
24. 23 FP – Matt DiBenedetto, #83 Toyota ($7,300): Finished 32nd, +9 Place Diff., +8 Pass Diff. (Qualed 41st)
25. 22 FP – Clint Bowyer, #15 Toyota ($9,200): Finished 22nd, +1 Place Diff., -4 Pass Diff. (Qualed 23rd)
26. 21.75 FP – John Wise, #98 Ford ($7,000): Finished 29th, +9 Place Diff., -9 Pass Diff. (Qualed 38th)
27. 21 FP – Carl Edwards, #19 Toyota ($10,300): Finished 15th, -13 Place Diff., -6 Pass Diff., 16 Laps Led, 5 Fastest Laps (Qualed 2nd)
28. 19 FP – Brett Moffitt, #34 Ford ($7,000): Finished 30th, +6 Place Diff., -4 Pass Diff. (Qualed 36th)
29. 18 FP – Brad Keselowski, #2 Ford ($11,700): Finished 17th, -10 Place Diff., +2 Pass Diff., 1 Fastest Lap (Qualed 7th)
30. 17 FP Jeb Burton #26 Toyota ($7,000): Finished 33rd, +7 Place Diff., -4 Pass Diff., (Qualed 40th)
31. 14.25 – FP David Ragan, #55 Toyota ($8,800): Finished 23rd, -2 Place Diff., -19 Pass Diff. (Qualed 21st)
32. 8.5 FP – J.J. Yeley, #20 Toyota ($7,200): Finished 36th, +1 Place Diff., -2 Pass Diff. (Qualed 37th)
33. 7.25 FP – Michael Annett, #46 Chevrolet ($7,100): Finished 34th, -3 Place Diff., +1 Pass Diff. (Qualed 31st)
34. 5.75 FP – Austin Dillon, #3 Chevrolet ($8,900): Finished 19th, -13 Place Diff., -30 Pass Diff., 5 Laps Led (Qualed 6th)
35. 0 FP – Brendan Gaughan, #62 Chevrolet ($7,000): Finished 40^th, +3 Place Diff., -3 Pass Diff. (Qualed 43rd)
36. -5.25 FP – AJ Allmendinger, #47 Chevrolet ($8,000): Finished 38th, -12th Place Diff., +3 Pass Diff. (Qualed 26th)
37. -7.75 FP – Danica Patrick, #10 Chevrolet ($8,000): Finished 37th, -15 Place Diff., +1 Pass Diff. (Qualed 22nd)
38. -8.5 FP – Paul Menard, #27 Chevrolet ($8,700): Finished 31st, -15 Place Diff., -26 Pass Diff (Qualed 16th)
39. -13.25 FP – Sam Hornish Jr., #9 Ford ($7,800): Finished 41st, -17 Place Diff., +3 Pass Diff. (Qualed 22nd)
40. -18.25 FP – Aric Almirola, #43 Ford ($8,300): Finished 43rd, -18 Place Diff., -5 Pass Diff., 1 Lap Led (Qualed 25th)
41. -23.5 FP – Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #17 Ford ($7,900): Finished 42th, -25 Place Diff, -2 Pass Diff. (Qualed 17th)
42. -25.5 FP – Ryan Newman, #31 Chevrolet ($9,500): Finished 39th, -26 Place Diff., -18 Pass Diff. (Qualed 13th)

Next: My Fantasy Picks & Results

My Axalta 400 Picks

As it has been so far this year, if you used a combination of my primary and honorable mention picks to draft your roster you would have won in a vast majority of DraftKings 50/50 leagues. Here are how my selections performed in the race:

Top Picks

High #1 – Dale Earnhart Jr., #88 Chevrolet ($12.200): 50 FP (4.1 FP per $1K)

Med-High #1 – Jeff Gordon, #24 Chevrolet ($11,300): 26.25 FP (2.3 FP per $1K)

Med-Low #1 – Greg Biffle, #16 Ford ($9,000): 48 FP (5.3 FP per $1K)

Low #1 – David Gilliland #38 Ford ($7,500): 24.75 FP (3.3 FP per $1K)

Honorable Mention Picks

High #2 – Kevin Harvick #4 Chevrolet ($14,200): 66.25 FP (7.2 FP per $1K)

High #3 – Denny Hamlin, #11 Toyota ($11,600): 33.75 FP (2.9 FP per $1K)

Med-High #2 – Kyle Larson, #42 Chevrolet ($10,100): 45 FP (4.5 FP per $1K)

Med-Low #2 – Tony Stewart, #14 Chevrolet ($9,100): 30 FP (3.3 FP per $1K)

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