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Let's get ready for some more NASCAR action! These daily fantasy NASCAR rankings for Saturday's Coke Zero Sugar 400 were determined by a combination of DraftKings and FanDuel prices, and the projected DFS points each driver is expected to earn in this week’s race.
Each week, we'll present you the weekly rankings, followed by some key analysis of those rankings.
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Fantasy NASCAR Driver Rankings
| Driver Name | DraftKings Rank | FanDuel Rank |
| Austin Dillon | 1 | 1 |
| Joey Logano | 2 | 2 |
| Kaz Grala | 3 | 5 |
| Ross Chastain | 4 | 4 |
| Denny Hamlin | 5 | 3 |
| Chase Elliott | 6 | 7 |
| Kyle Larson | 7 | 6 |
| Alex Bowman | 8 | 11 |
| Ryan Newman | 9 | 9 |
| Corey LaJoie | 10 | 8 |
| Bubba Wallace | 11 | 10 |
| Aric Almirola | 12 | 12 |
| Michael McDowell | 13 | 14 |
| Christopher Bell | 14 | 13 |
| Landon Cassill | 15 | 21 |
| Brad Keselowski | 16 | 15 |
| Cole Custer | 17 | 22 |
| Ryan Preece | 18 | 23 |
| Ryan Blaney | 19 | 16 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20 | 24 |
| Kevin Harvick | 21 | 17 |
| Tyler Reddick | 22 | 20 |
| Justin Haley | 23 | 28 |
| William Byron | 24 | 19 |
| Kyle Busch | 25 | 18 |
| Chase Briscoe | 26 | 27 |
| Kurt Busch | 27 | 25 |
| Daniel Suarez | 28 | 29 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 29 | 26 |
| Erik Jones | 30 | 31 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 31 | 30 |
| Chris Buescher | 32 | 32 |
| David Starr | 33 | 33 |
| Joey Gase | 34 | 34 |
| Anthony Alfredo | 35 | 35 |
| Josh Bilicki | 36 | 36 |
| Quin Houff | 37 | 39 |
| Cody Ware | 38 | 38 |
| Garrett Smithley | 39 | 40 |
| BJ McLeod | 40 | 37 |
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NASCAR Rankings Analysis
I was tempted to not do rankings this week -- to just write "LOL IDK" at each spot in the table above.
Why? Because this is Daytona, which is already incredibly unpredictable, but it's also the final race of the regular season, which means a whole lot of drivers are in a position where they have to win this race if they want to make the playoffs. That's going to create some chaos. Anything can happen. I feel confident about nothing.
But I do get paid to exude at least some level of confidence, so let's just run through some things that I feel decently okay about saying.
First, the rankings look weird! Very weird! it's because I'm heavily weighing place differential this week, since so many cars are going to crash out. Starting guys who start near the front can destroy your lineups.
Austin Dillon is my top play. A previous winner here, Dillon has to win this race. That's going to lead to some aggressive driver from the 3 car, which could bite him if he crashes, but it also means that I expect him to work hard to move through the field. We'll see if that ends up being a good thing or not, but his desperation will have me rostering him a ton.
Other drivers who need a win and start pretty far back: Ross Chastain, Corey LaJoie, and Ryan Newman. Chastain feels like the guy with the best shot to win of those drivers, which is why I think he's the better play.
I also love Kaz Grala this week. He's a really good superspeedway racer. Kaulig Racing has done well here in Xfinity and the team just won its first Cup Series race. Grala could shock the world here with a victory. Really. That's in play.
Some really good drivers that I'm avoiding because of their salary and their top-five starting spots: William Byron and Kyle Busch. Yeah, this could come back to bite us, but I'm okay with that. These are the kind of plays you avoid at Daytona -- drivers starting high who you don't consider to be the favorites, like Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott are.
I'm also low on Martin Truex Jr. and Kurt Busch.
Meanwhile, drivers you would usually ignore like Joey Gase and David Starr are solidly in play this week. Starr's salary is too high for my liking, but he starts last and has a lot of experience. Gase is super intriguing, as is Justin Haley in that 77 Spire car. Corey LaJoie has had the most speed of the two Spire cars, but Haley could be a solid play. He's done well in Xfinity at this track.
It's going to be a weird, interesting race. It could be your chance to win some big DFS money if you can come up with the strangest lineup!
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