Federated Auto Parts 400 DFS Picks | NASCAR Cup Series

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Trevor Marcotte gets you ready for the Federated Auto Parts 400 DFS Slate!
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FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 400 QUICK FACTS

• Richmond Raceway
• SATURDAY 9/12/20 – 7:30 PM
• .75-mile Paved Oval Track
• Qualifying – None

Off to Richmond, VA for the second round of the playoffs. This is a 400 lap event.

Last Race Notables: Martin Truex Jr. won.

• Laps Led – Kyle Busch: 202, Truex Jr.: 109, Brad Keselowski: 89
• Start/Finish – Ryan Newman 19/5, Joey Logano 28/11, Bubba Wallace 37/12

Remember, the number of laps sway the importance of scoring in different directions. Fewer laps = fewer laps led points and fewer fastest lap points, making place finish and place differential points a bit more valuable. Yes, you will still need the dominator, but there is less likely of a chance to have two or three of them and really separate them from the pack.

NASCAR DFS PROCESS

Let me give you guys a better idea of what we are doing here for NASCAR. We put out an early article with some track stats and what drivers to target, based on the numbers. Then we put out the final DFS picks article (which you’re reading) with drivers who seem to be fast or have good or bad starting positions. I put out a total of 12 drivers I like and a few who I am off. The guys I am off are typically guys who don’t run that well here and are starting in a decent position.

I am trying to narrow things down for you. Too much information can just be confusing. If you need more information, you can look at the projections tab and my cheat sheet. Take a look at the scoring to better understand why I do it this way.

Point Scoring

DK Scoring

Drivers will accumulate points as follows:

• Place Differential = +/- 1 PTs (Where they start vs. where they finish….Start 20^th, Finish 10^th = 10 pts)
• Fastest Laps = +0.5 PTs
• Laps Led = +0.25 PTs
• Finishing Position Scoring (Winner 46 pts, 2^nd 42 pts, 3^rd 41, 4^th 40, 39, 38, 37, etc…)

FD Scoring

Drivers will accumulate points as follows:

• .1pts for each lap completed
• Place Differential = +/- .5 PTs (Where they start vs. where they finish….Start 20^th, Finish 10^th = 5 pts)
• Fastest Laps = +0.5 PTs
• Laps Led = +0.1 PTs
• Finishing Position Scoring (Winner 43 pts, 2^nd 40 pts, 3^rd 38, 4^th 37, 36, 35, 34, etc…)

Track Stats

Let’s take a look at some of the track stats.

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FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 400 DFS PICKS

Top Tier

Martin Truex Jr. ($10,900) – Starting 14^th. Won the last two here. Should have won last week. Getting hot at the right time!

Denny Hamlin ($11,600) – Starting 7^th. Short track guy. Been a beast all year. Has three wins here.

Kevin Harvick ($11,300) – Starting 1^st. See Hamlin.

Kyle Busch ($9,800) – Starting 6^th. Just having a tough year for his standards. Can he get his first win of the year here? He has six wins here at Richmond. Double anyone else running Saturday night.

Mid-Tier

Joey Logano ($9,300) – Starting 2^nd. Short track guy. 12 top 10’s, nine top 5’s and two wins here at Richmond.

Kurt Busch ($9,100) – Starting 8^th. 15 top 10’s, seven top 5’s and two wins here. Looking for a solid run here Saturday night. Chalk up another top 10?

Jimmie Johnson ($8,700) – Starting 18^th. Crunch time, can JJ get a win this year? 16 top 10’s, seven top 5’s and three wins at Richmond.

Clint Bowyer ($8,300) – Starting 11^th. 16 top 10’s, five top 5’s and two wins here at Richmond. Lots of bad racing luck all year. Starting to go the other way around. I like another top 10 for Bowyer on Saturday night.

Sleepers

Ryan Newman ($7,000) – Starting 21^st. Great price point and starting position for Mr. Consistent, with an average finish of 12.3 here. Should be a real safe play this weekend.

Matt DiBenedetto ($7,500) – Starting 16^th. Finished 14^th last time out here. I look for him to better that performance Saturday night.

Chris Buescher ($5,900) – Starting 25^th. Great price point and starting position. Lots of upside here. A top 10 is realistic for Chris here at Richmond.

Chris Bell ($7,200) – Starting 26^th. Won Xfinity race here last year. Up and down all year. Good starting position and lots of upside here.

Also, like Bubba Wallace a bit. Finished 12^th here last year.

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FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 400 PICKS TO WIN

• Denny Hamlin
• Kyle Busch
• Joey Logano
• Sleeper – Clint Bowyer

As usual, if you have any questions, hit me up on Twitter, @trmp31. Let’s see some screenshots of the wins this weekend!!!