B.J. McLeod Not an Awful Place Differential Option at Atlanta

B.J. McLeod probably isn't going to challenge for the race win at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend, but that doesn't mean you should avoid him entirely in DFS contests. McLeod qualified 36th for this weekend's Quaker State 400 race, which gives him great Place Differential upside in a race that could see plenty of attrition. […]

Cody Ware Has Playability at Atlanta

Typically, Cody Ware isn't thought of as a very good DFS pick, but when the NASCAR Cup Series travels to a superspeedway track, you have to throw conventional wisdom out the window. The draft is a great equalizer in racing, and Ware has shown the ability to avoid wrecks at superspeedways. Just a couple of […]

J.J. Yeley an Interesting Fantasy Play at Atlanta

J.J. Yeley is driving the No. 44 Chevrolet for NY Racing Team this weekend in the Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. This will be just the fifth race of the season for this team, and the fourth with Yeley driving the car. His previous finishes this year have been a 34th at Las […]

Atlanta-2 NASCAR Algorithm-Predicted Finishing Order (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs kicks off this weekend with the Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. We now have our 16 drivers that will challenge for the Championship this weekend, and the Round of 16 starts with an unpredictable Atlanta […]

Jordan McAbee's NASCAR Betting Picks: Atlanta Quaker State 400 (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's time to start the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, which means there are only 10 races left in the season! After what ended up being a wild ending to Darlington last week, we move on to Atlanta Motor Speedway and the Quaker State […]

Atlanta-2 NASCAR Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup

On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the first race of this year's playoffs. The qualifying session consisted of two rounds. All 40 cars in the field attempted a lap in the first round, and from there, the 10 fastest drivers […]

Stacking Dennys NASCAR Podcast - 2024 Atlanta-2 Quaker State 400 DFS, Betting Picks

Lead RotoBaller NASCAR analyst Jordan McAbee is joined by co-host Nick Giffen in an all-new episode of Stacking Dennys - one of the top podcasts in the NASCAR betting and DFS industry. Jordan and Nick discuss their DFS strategy and betting picks on the board for the upcoming Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. […]

Chris Buescher Misses Out On Playoffs After Finishing Sixth At Darlington

Despite walking away with a sixth-place finish at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night, Chris Buescher will not be a part of the 16-driver field in this year's playoffs, as the Roush-Fenway Keselowski Racing driver failed to win during the regular season and was outscored in points by Martin Truex Jr and Ty Gibbs as well. […]

Chase Briscoe Steals Win At Darlington, Earns Berth In Playoffs

A dominating night by Kyle Larson at Darlington Raceway went astray due to some late-race chaos, and it was Chase Briscoe who was in the cat bird's seat to take the Cook Out Southern 500 race win and earn a spot in the playoffs in the regular season cutoff race. Briscoe ran inside the top […]

Tyler Reddick Has Dominating Upside at Darlington

Tyler Reddick should be a force to be reckoned with in Sunday night's Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. The 23XI Racing driver has been elite at this track recently, leading 174 laps from the pole here earlier this season while leading 90 laps in last year's Southern 500. This weekend, Reddick qualified sixth, […]

Brad Keselowski Looking for Season Sweep at Darlington

Brad Keselowski found himself in victory lane at Darlington Raceway earlier this season despite only leading 37 laps. It was his second career victory at "The Lady in Black" and his 12th top-10 finish in 21 career starts. For this weekend's Cook Out Southern 500, Keselowski will be looking to complete the season sweep at […]

William Byron a Pivot Option at Darlington

With many DFS players eyeing the three highest-priced drivers on the slate (Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson, and Tyler Reddick), make sure you don't overlook the guy right below them: William Byron. At $10,200 on DraftKings this weekend, Byron isn't getting a lot of attention, but he's a former Darlington winner (in 2023) and currently has […]

Chris Buescher Should Be Strong at Darlington While He Fights for Playoffs

Chris Buescher is fighting for his postseason life in this weekend's Cook Out Southern 500, as the Roush-Fenway Keselowski Racing driver currently sits 21 points to the good with one race remaining in the regular season. His postseason fate will be decided on Sunday night at Darlington, and Buescher will start from 10th-place when the […]

Could Josh Berry Actually Win at Darlington?

A lot of people are looking at Josh Berry this weekend at Darlington Raceway in terms of a potential sleeper to win the Cook Out Southern 500. That's because Berry has been at his best on high-wear race tracks, and his crew chief, Rodney Childers, is an expert at setting up a race car for […]

Noah Gragson Looking to Score Big for DFS Owners at Darlington

Noah Gragson should be a popular daily fantasy pick at Darlington on Sunday night. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver had some of the best lap times during practice on Saturday afternoon, ranking fourth-fastest or better in all major lap categories (10-, 15-, 20-, 25-, and 30-lap average). However, Gragson went out and qualified 29th for Sunday […]

Bubba Wallace on Pole at Darlington with Playoffs on the Line

Bubba Wallace is fighting for his postseason life this weekend at Darlington Raceway, as he enters the Cook Out Southern 500 at a 21-point deficit to the playoff cutline. While it's not impossible for Bubba to make the postseason on points this year, a win on Sunday night would guarantee a playoff spot--as long as […]

Todd Gilliland Is Used to Coming Through the Field at Darlington

Todd Gilliland will roll off of the starting grid from 33rd-place in Sunday night's Cook Out Southern 500, and while that is not in the position you want to be at a track like Darlington, the No. 38 Ford should be able to pass some cars and contend for a lead-lap finish. Gilliland was really […]

Ryan Preece a Sneaky DFS Play at Darlington

Don't overlook Ryan Preece when building your DFS lineups for Darlington on Sunday night. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver has struggled quite a bit this season, but one bright spot was the first race here at Darlington back in May, where Preece started 26th and finished 17th. He scored 36 FPTS in DraftKings that day, and […]

Erik Jones Fastest in Practice at Darlington, but Disappoints in Qualifying

The No. 43 Toyota driven by Erik Jones was at the top of the speed chart at Darlington Raceway on Saturday afternoon, as the Cup Series veteran turned a lap of 29.542 seconds around the 1.366-mile speedway. And while Jones flexed his muscle during practice, he struggled to find that same speed in qualifying and […]

Ty Gibbs Has Upside at Darlington, But Will He Play It Safe?

Ty Gibbs enters the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night with a 39-point advantage over the cutline in the playoffs. In other words, the NASCAR Cup Series rookie likely just needs to avoid disaster in order to make it into the postseason. So how will that affect his race this weekend? […]

Chase Briscoe Qualifies Third at Darlington

Chase Briscoe has one more chance to make the playoffs, and if he's going to accomplish that, he's going to need to race his way into victory lane at Darlington Raceway on Sunday evening in the Cook Out Southern 500. On Saturday, Briscoe got off to a good start, as the Stewart-Haas Racing driver qualified […]

Michael McDowell 'Has Work To Do' Heading Into Darlington on Sunday

Coming into the Cook Out Southern 500 race weekend, some people viewed Michael McDowell as a sleeper for a top-10 finish, especially considering he has accomplished that feat in three of the five races at Darlington with the Next Gen car. However, McDowell is going to have to overcome a lack of speed if he […]

Jordan McAbee's NASCAR Betting Picks: Darlington Cook Out Southern 500 (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. After a massively profitable betting card at Daytona last weekend, we're on to the next one as the NASCAR Cup Series is down to just one race left in the 2024 regular season. The 16 playoff drivers will officially be set at the […]

Darlington-2 DraftKings NASCAR Lineup Picks and Projections (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Darlington Raceway is the site of this weekend's NASCAR Cup Series race, as the regular season concludes with the Cook Out Southern 500 on Sunday evening at "The Lady in Black." Darlington is a true "driver's race track" and the stakes are high […]

Darlington-2 NASCAR Algorithm-Predicted Finishing Order (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The final race of the regular season for the NASCAR Cup Series is set to take place on Sunday evening from Darlington Raceway with the Cook Out Southern 500! Nicknamed "The Lady in Black," Darlington always produces some great racing due to the […]

Darlington-2 NASCAR Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup

On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. This qualifying session consisted of two rounds. The first round was split into two groups, and the five fastest drivers from each group advanced to the second round. In the second round, the drivers […]

Darlington-2 NASCAR Practice Speeds, Lap Averages, and Notes

The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Darlington Raceway on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming Cook Out Southern 500 on Sunday evening. The 37-car field was split into two groups for this practice session. Below you'll find the two practice groups, key notes from the practice session and the practice […]

Stacking Dennys NASCAR Podcast - 2024 Darlington-2 Cook Out Southern 500 DFS, Betting Picks

Lead RotoBaller NASCAR analyst Jordan McAbee is joined by co-host Nick Giffen in an all-new episode of Stacking Dennys - one of the top podcasts in the NASCAR betting and DFS industry. Jordan and Nick discuss their DFS strategy and betting picks on the board for the upcoming Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. […]

Martin Truex Jr. Pretty Much Locked Into Playoffs Despite Bad Daytona Finish

Martin Truex Jr. isn't officially locked into the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs yet, but it's going to take something wild happening at Darlington next weekend in order for the 2017 Champion to miss out on the postseason. After finishing 24th at Daytona on Saturday night, Truex now has a 58-point cushion on the cut […]

Justin Haley Can Score Big At Daytona On Saturday Night

Thanks to his 36th-place qualifying effort for Saturday night's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway, Justin Haley has one of the highest DraftKings FPTS ceilings of all drivers in the field. Place Differential points are king at superspeedway races, and Haley is starting from the bottom five on Saturday night. In addition to […]