NASCAR Fantasy Picks on DraftKings: Quicken Loans 400 Recap
By Rich Pelesky
Jun 14, 2015; Brooklyn, MI, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Kurt Busch (41) races during the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
NASCAR Fantasy Picks on DraftKings: Quicken Loans 400 Recap
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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 at Michigan International Speedway this week as the Top 3 fantasy scorers started 24th or worse and all the Top 10 scorers started 9th or worse. Also, the race was rain-shortened and thus the spread between the top scores and the average score was not as large as usual. Lastly, due to the unpredictable weather, the race came down to fuel strategy and a little luck, as the winner Kurt Busch had a good but not dominant car on Sunday.
Let’s take a look at how notable drivers did fantasy-wise in the 2015 Quicken Loans 400 in the DraftKings scoring system.
Next: Fantasy Results - Quicken Loans 400
Jun 14, 2015; Brooklyn, MI, USA; Sprint Cup Series drivers exit their cars during a red-flag rain delay during the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
2015 Quicken Loans 400 Fantasy Results
75.75 FP- Kurt Busch, #41 Chevrolet ($12,300): Finished 1st, +25 Place Diff., +11 Pass Diff., 6 Laps Led, 5 Fastest Laps (Qualed 24th)
61 FP – Clint Bowyer, #15 Toyota ($8,700): Finished 10th, +22 Place Diff., +20 Pass Diff. (Qualed 32nd)
58.75 FP – Jamie McMurray, #1 Chevrolet ($9,900): Finished 7th, +18 Place Diff., +15 Pass Diff. (Qualed 25th)
57 FP – Dale Earnhart Jr., #88 Chevrolet ($11.900): Finished 2nd, +12 Place Diff., +1 Pass Diff., 1 Lap Lead, 5 Fastest Laps (Qualed 14th)
52.75 FP – Matt Kenseth, #20 Toyota ($11,000): Finished 4th, +8 Place Diff., -4 Pass Diff., 3 Laps Led, 10 Fastest Laps (Qualed 12th)
52.25 FP – Martin Truex Jr., #78 Chevrolet ($11,500): Finished 3rd, +6 Place Diff., +3 Pass Diff., 9 Fastest Laps (Qualed 9th)
51.25 FP – Joey Logano, #22 Ford ($11,200): Finished 5th, +6 Place Diff., +12 Pass Diff., 7 Laps Lead, 3 Fastest Laps (Qualed 11th)
48.25 FP – Casey Mears, #13 Chevrolet ($7,500): Finished 13th, +14 Place Diff., +13 Pass Diff. (Qualed 27th)
48.25 FP – Trevor Bayne #6 Ford ($7,900): Finished 9th, +11 Place Diff., +9 Pass Diff. (Qualed 20th)
48 FP – Paul Menard, #27 Chevrolet ($9,700): Finished 8th, +9 Place Diff., +12 Pass Diff (Qualed 17th)
42.25 FP – Carl Edwards, #19 Toyota ($10,200): Finished 12th, -8 Place Diff., +4 Pass Diff., 41 Laps Led, 14 Fastest Laps (Qualed 4th)
40.5 FP Ty Dillon, #33 Chevrolet ($7,700): Finished 14th, +8 Place Diff., +2 Pass Diff. (Qualed 22nd)
39.25 FP – Brad Keselowski, #2 Ford ($11,300): Finished 6th, -3 Place Diff., +5 Pass Diff.,6 Laps Led, 3 Fastest Laps (Qualed 3rd)
38.75 FP – Denny Hamlin, #11 Toyota ($11,900): Finished 11th, +2 Place Diff., +13 Pass Diff., 1 Fastest Lap (Qualed 13th)
34.25 FP – Danica Patrick, #10 Chevrolet ($8,400): Finished 16th, +3 Place Diff., +11 Pass Diff., 3 Laps Led (Qualed 19th)
33.25 FP – Ryan Newman, #31 Chevrolet ($9,600): Finished 24th, -19 Place Diff., -21 Pass Diff. 2 Fastest Lap (Qualed 5th)
31.75 FP – Kyle Larson, #42 Chevrolet ($10,100): Finished 17th, -1 Place Diff., -2 Pass Diff, 7 Laps Led, (Qualed 16th)
30 FP – Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #17 Ford (89,200): Finished 25th, +8 Place Diff, +12 Pass Diff. (Qualed 33rd)
28.75 FP – Jason Allgaier, #51 Chevrolet ($7,300): Finished 27th, +9 Place Diff., +11 Pass Diff. (Qualed 27th)
26.5 FP – Aric Almirola, #43 Ford ($8,300): Finished 22nd, +4 Place Diff., +2 Pass Diff. (Qualed 26th)
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26.25 FP – AJ Allmendinger, #47 Chevrolet ($7,800): Finished 23rd, +8th Place Diff., -11 Pass Diff. (Qualed 31st)
24.75 FP – Sam Hornish Jr., #9 Ford ($7,400): Finished 26th, +4 Place Diff., +11 Pass Diff. (Qualed 30th)
21.5 FP – Cole Whitt, #35 Ford ($7,000): Finished 32nd, +8 Place Diff., +6 Pass Diff. (Qualed 40th)
18.75 FP – Jimmie Johnson, #48 Chevrolet ($13,000): Finished 19th, -11 Place Diff., +11 Pass Diff., 4 Fastest Laps (Qualed 8th)
18 FP – Michael Annett, #46 Chevrolet ($7,100): Finished 30th, +5 Place Diff., -4 Pass Diff. (Qualed 35h)
16.75 FP – Brett Moffitt, #34 Ford ($7,000): Finished 33rd, +4 Place Diff., +7 Pass Diff. (Qualed 37th)
15.75 FP – John Wise, #98 Ford ($7,200): Finished 34th, +5 Place Diff., +2 Pass Diff., 1 Lap Led (Qualed 39th)
15.5 FP – Kasey Kahne, #5 Chevrolet ($10,800): Finished 15th, -14 Place Diff., -12 Pass Diff., 2 Laps Led, 6 Fastest Laps (Qualed 1st)
14.75 FP – Landon Cassill, #40 Chevrolet ($7,300): Finished 29th, -2 Place Diff., +13 Pass Diff. (Qualed 31st)
13.5 FP – Alex Bowman, #7 Chevrolet ($7,100): Finished 41th, -13 Place Diff., -14 Pass Diff. (Qualed 28th)
8 FP – Austin Dillon, #3 Chevrolet ($8,800): Finished 20th, -13 Place Diff., -12 Pass Diff. (Qualed 7th)
7.5 FP – Matt DiBenedetto, #83 Toyota ($7,100): Finished 39th, +4 Place Diff., -6 Pass Diff. (Qualed 43rd)
6.5 FP – Jeff Gordon, #24 Chevrolet ($11,100): Finished 21st, -15 Place Diff., -8 Pass Diff., 1 Fastest Lap (Qualed 6th)
4.75 FP – Kevin Harvick, #4 Chevrolet ($13,900): Finished 29th, -27 Place Diff., -30 Pass Diff., 63 Laps Led, 17 Fastest Laps (Qualed 2nd)
-3.25 FP – Ryan Blaney, #21 Ford ($9,100): Finished 18th, +5 Place Diff., +7 Pass Diff. 1 Fastest Lap (Qualed 23rd)
-3.25 FP – Tony Stewart, #14 Chevrolet ($9,500): Finished 28th, -13 Place Diff., -25 Pass Diff., (Qualed 15th)
-7.55 FP – David Gilliland #38 Ford ($7,300): Finished 42nd, -8 Place Diff., -5 Pass Diff. (Qualed 34th)
-10.5 FP – Greg Biffle, #16 Ford ($9,400): Finished 36th, -15 Place Diff., -14 Pass Diff. (Qualed 21st)
-13.25 FP – David Ragan, #55 Toyota ($8,500): Finished 35th, -17 Place Diff., -21 Pass Diff. (Qualed 18th)
-32.75 FP – Kyle Busch, #18 Toyota ($10,800): Finished 43rd, -33 Place Diff., -1 Pass Diff. (Qualed 10th)
Next: My Fantasy Picks & Results
My Quicken Loans 400 Picks
As so all year, if you used a combination of my primary and secondary picks to draft your roster you would have won in a vast majority of DraftKings 50/50 leagues and placed in some large tournaments. Here are how my selections performed in this race:
Top Picks
High #1 – Jeff Gordon #24 Chevrolet ($11.100): 6.5 FP (0.6 FP per $1K)
Med-High #1 – Kyle Larson, #42 Chevrolet ($10,100): 31.75 FP (3.1 FP per $1K)
Med-Low #1 – Clint Boywer, #15 Toyota ($8,700): 61 FP (7.0 FP per $1K)
Low #1 – A. J. Allmendinger, #47 Chevrolet ($7,800): 26.25 FP (3.4 FP per $1K)
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Honorable Mention Picks
High #2 – Dale Earnhart Jr., #88 Chevrolet ($11.900): 57 FP (4.8 FP per $1K)
Med-High #2 – Denny Hamlin, #11 Toyota ($10,900): 38.75 FP (3.6 FP per $1K)
Med-Low #2 – Ryan Newman, #31 Chevrolet ($9,600): 33.25 FP (3.5 FP per $1K)
Check back here later for my preview of Toyota/Save Mart 350 on the road track at Sonoma Raceway on June 28th after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series takes a week off.
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