Daily Fantasy NASCAR Race Preview & Picks for DraftKings - Tales of the Turtles 400 DFSR is proud to bring you Chris Durell. He'll be bringing weekly NASCAR picks, analysis and a FREE cheatsheet and video to help you cash on DraftKings.     Playing other DFS sports? Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer and Player Lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Want to learn some about MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB Ebook on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered.     Tales of the Turtles 400 Chicagoland Speedway - Joliet, IL Track - 1.5 Mile D Shaped Oval Intermediate Track Laps - 267 Six months and 26 races later the Monster Energy Cup Series has reached the 10 race playoffs. There were 13 drivers who made it in with a win during the regular season and three more got in on points. While the playoff rounds and rules have no effect on our DFS scores, it is important to know what is going on as it can definitely play a large role in motivation when it comes to strategies so let's do a quick overview.  There will be four rounds with three races in each of the first three rounds with the final race at Homestead. Four drivers will be eliminated in each of the first three rounds and any driver who wins a race automatically advances to the next round. During the regular season, drivers earned additional playoff points from either winning a stage or winning a race. These points stay with a drivers total through the first three rounds and all points are reset for the four drivers in the final race. Race number one on the playoff schedule is the Tales for Turtles 400 coming to you from Chicagoland Speedway. Looking over the last six races(on the cheatsheet), there have been only two winners who have started inside the Top 10 but don't be fooled as starting position is definitely important. Only 12 drivers over the last six races who have started outside of the Top 20 have finished with a Top 10(20%). Looking at place differential, the race has changed over the years as 2011 to 2013 saw 27 drivers record double digit PD points but from 2014 to 2016 there were only 13. Of course, it all depends on qualifying but I feel the trend could shift back with this being the first race here with stage racing. Another thing to watch closely is the final two practices and the 10 lap averages as there have been...

Daily Fantasy NASCAR Race Preview & Picks for DraftKings - Federated Auto Parts 400 DFSR is proud to bring you Chris Durell. He'll be bringing weekly NASCAR picks, analysis and a FREE cheatsheet and video to help you cash on DraftKings.     Playing other DFS sports? Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer and Player Lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Want to learn some about MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB Ebook on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered.     Federated Auto Parts 400 Richmond Raceway - Richmond, VA Track - .75 Mile D Shaped Oval Short Track(14° Banking) Laps - 400 This week the Monster Energy Cup Series returns to Richmond to close out the regular season. It was Joey Logano who won the race back in April but unfortunately, the win was deemed encumbered after the #22 failed post-race inspection with a rear suspension violation. The penalty was definitely felt as Joey now sits outside the playoff bubble and would need a win to sneak into the playoff field. With 13 drivers locked in there are three spots remaining and with Chase Elliott, Matt Kenseth, and Jamie McMurray sitting comfortably in the points standings, there are 14 drivers(those inside Top 30 in points) who all have a shot to grab the checkered flag and sneak into the playoffs in the final regular season race. This is going to be good. From a fantasy standpoint, we will want to pay close attention to practice and qualifying as each of the last six winners has come from inside the Top 5 starting positions. The trend has shifted from one driver leading the majority of the laps(2014-383, 2015-291, 2015-352) as we have seen two drivers lead 100+ in each of the last two races. It makes more sense now considering the new stage racing and strategies that come with it to get drivers track position. As always, place differential value comes with its downside of high ownership but is a great source of fantasy points here at Richmond. At least 18 drivers have picked up positive place differential points in each of the last six races and 15 drivers have picked up double-digit PD points over the last two races. Let's now take a look at some of the trends going into this weekends race and some early DFS plays. Last Six Winners at 2017 Spring - Joey Logano(started 5th, led 25 laps) 2016 Fall - Denny Hamlin(started 1st, led 189 laps) 2016 Spring - Carl Edwards(started 4th, led 151 laps) 2015 Fall -...

Daily Fantasy NASCAR Race Preview & Picks for DraftKings - Bojangles Southern 500 DFSR is proud to bring you Chris Durell. He'll be bringing weekly NASCAR picks, analysis and a FREE cheatsheet and video to help you cash on DraftKings.     Playing other DFS sports? Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer and Player Lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Want to learn some about MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB Ebook on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered.     Bojangles Southern 500 Darlington Raceway - Darlington, SC Track - 1.366 Mile Intermediate Laps - 367 After a week off from the track, the Monster Energy Cup Series returns this week and things are heating up with just two races remaining before the Playoffs. There are just three spots remaining and the with the points spreading out(McMurray with 700 in 16th and Bowyer with 642 in 17th), it appears those drivers on the outside looking in will need a win in the next two weeks. This week presents quite a challenge for the drivers as they head to Darlington Raceway to dance with the Lady in Black. What makes Darlington so tough is the construction of it as it is more of an egg shape than an oval giving two completely different approaches to each end of the track. The biggest challenge can be entering turn three as drivers come off a long straight away and into a tight corner. This is where the Darlington Stripe will find plenty of cars right side panels this week. From 1950 to 2003, the Southern 500 was run on Labor Day weekend and although it moved around a few times in between, it returned in 2015 and became the throw back weekend. Speaking of throwbacks, let's take a ride with Cale Yarborough and check out the track. How's this for a #NASCARThrowback? Take a ride with Cale Yarborough around @TooToughToTame to get pumped for next week's #Southern500! #TBT pic.twitter.com/AnsUQcNfZs — NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) August 24, 2017 Let's now take a look at some of the trends going into this weeks race. Last Six Winners at Darlington 2016 - Martin Truex Jr.(started 8th, led 28 laps) 2015 - Carl Edwards(started 13th, led 15 laps) 2014 - Kevin Harvick(started 1st, led 238 laps) 2013 - Matt Kenseth(started 7th, led 17 laps) 2012 - Jimmie Johnson(started 2nd, led 134 laps) 2011 - Regan Smith(started 23rd, led 11 laps)   Top 5 Current & Career Track History at     The first name that stands out from both lists is Denny Hamlin...

Daily Fantasy NASCAR Race Preview & Picks for DraftKings - Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race DFSR is proud to bring you Chris Durell. He'll be bringing weekly NASCAR picks, analysis and a FREE cheatsheet and video to help you cash on DraftKings.     Playing other DFS sports? Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer and Player Lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Want to learn some about MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB Ebook on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered.     Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race Bristol Motor Speedway - Bristol, TN Track - .533 Mile Oval Short Track Laps - 500 With just three races until the playoffs, the Monster Energy Cup Series head to the World's Fastest Half-Mile, Bristol Motor Speedway. With 13 drivers locked into the postseason, there are three spots that remain and while the gap has grown over the past few weeks any driver inside the Top 30 in points can jump the points chasers by just winning a race! Ok, winning a race isn't as easy as Martin Truex Jr, Kyle Larson, and Jimmie Johnson(three drivers with 3+ wins) have made it out to be. Before getting into the trends and picks, let's take a look at the drivers hovering the bubble. 14th - Chase Elliot(685 Points) 15th - Jamie McMurray(675 Points) 16th - Matt Kenseth(654 Points) PLAYOFF CUTLINE 17th - Clint Bowyer(623 Points) 18th - Joey Logano(556 Points) 19th - Erik Jones(524 Points) 20th - Daniel Suarez(515Points)   Let's now take a look at some of the trends going into this weeks race. Last Six Winners at Bristol 2017 Spring - Jimmie Johnson (started 11th, led 81 laps) 2016 Summer -Kevin Harvick (started 24th, led 128 laps) 2016 Spring - Carl Edwards (started 1st, led 276 laps) 2015 Summer - Joey Logano (started 5th, led 176 laps) 2015 Spring - Matt Kenseth (started 1st, led 47 laps) 2014 Summer - Joey Logano (started 5th, led 76 laps)   Top 5 Current & Career Track History at Bristol    Jimmie Johnson is the defending race winner from the Spring race and he also has three Top 5's and four Top 10 finishes in his last five races here at Bristol. He also sits in the Top 5 when looking at career track history with two Bristol wins and 18 Top 10 finishes in 31 races. Chase Elliott, with a small three race sample size, is next on the list with finishes of 7th, 15th, and 4th in his three trips to Bristol. Kevin Harvick is another driver...

Daily Fantasy NASCAR Race Preview & Picks for DraftKings - Pure Michigan 400 DFSR is proud to bring you Chris Durell. He'll be bringing weekly NASCAR picks, analysis and a FREE cheatsheet and video to help you cash on DraftKings.     Playing other DFS sports? Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer and Player Lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Want to learn some about MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB Ebook on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered.     Pure Michigan 400 Michigan International Speedway - Brooklyn, MI Track - Two-Mile D-Shaped Oval Laps - 200 The regular season is winding down fast and we are now just four races away from the Playoffs. After picking up his fourth win of the season last week, Martin Truex Jr. has opened up a huge lead at the top of the standings(881 points) over Kyle Larson(765 points) and is likely going to grab those extra 15 playoff points awarded to the regular season champion. Going into this weekend there are 13 drivers who have picked up an official win and are already locked into the Playoffs leaving three final spots to either a first-time race winner in 2017 or it will come down to a points race. While it appears Chase Elliott, Jamie McMurray, and Matt Kenseth are comfortable, one bad race can change the whole landscape with the new points system. Before getting into this weeks race lets's take a look at the drivers around the cutline. 14th - Chase Elliot(648 Points) 15th - Jamie McMurray(643 Points) 16th - Matt Kenseth(637 Points) PLAYOFF CUTLINE 17th - Clint Bowyer(609 Points) 18th - Joey Logano(542 Points) 19th - Daniel Suarez(508 Points) 20th - Erik Jones(477 Points)   This week the Monster Energy Cup Series heads back to the fastest track in NASCAR, Michigan International Speedway. Looking at this week's cheatsheet, it is very clear that track position is very important as we see four of the last six winners have started from the pole with some heavy correlation to starting position. From a dominator standpoint, we see a split when it comes to how many drivers lead laps. Three of the last six races have seen one driver(Larson, Logano, Kenseth) lead 90 or more laps with the other three races having two or three drivers share the laps led. The race earlier this year, which was the first here with stages, saw Kyle Larson dominate from the pole but led 96 while Kyle Busch(40) and Martin Truex Jr(62) still got a nice share. Practice will be the determining...