8 months agoOn Saturday afternoon, Ross Chastain qualified 12th for the Auto Trader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Despite not having a win in 2024, Chastain is off to a solid start this season, as he has four top-10 finishes and currently sits eighth in the playoff standings. Although The Watermelon Man looks poised to make the playoffs for the third consecutive year, given how competitive things have been this season, it will be important that he makes the most of tracks he has had success on in the past. Although his 21.9 average finishing position in seven Cup starts in Fort Worth is not exactly impressive, the results since joining Trackhouse Racing have been better. In his last two appearances at Texas, he finished 13th in 2022 and runner-up in 2023, which are his two best finishes at this venue. Beyond his recent improvements at Texas, Chastain has generally been strong on intermediate tracks, averaging 47.54 DraftKings points since 2022, which is the third most among active full-time drivers. Because of his recent improvements at Texas, the fact he posted the fourth fastest practice time (28.574), and his overall success on intermediate tracks, you will want to have some exposure (5-10% of your lineup builds) to the No. 1 in DFS this weekend.--Adam Erhardt - RotoBaller
Source: Racing-Reference.info