Trevor Marcotte gets you ready for the South Point 400 at Las Vegas!!
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SOUTH POINT 400 QUICK FACTS
- Las Vegas Motor Speedway
- Sunday 9/27/20 7:00 PM
- 1.5 mile
- Paved
- 272 lap event
Last Race Notables: Logano won. Harvick led 92 laps, Elliott led 70 laps, Logano led 54 laps, Stenhouse led 30 laps, Blaney led 19 laps
Start/Finish: DiBenedetto 19/2, Stenhouse 26/3, A Dillon 21/4, Johnson 18/5, Wallace 27/6, Ty Dillon 24/10, Buescher 23/14, Lajoie 30/16
Alright……..let’s do this!!
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 20th, Finish 10th = 10 pts)
- Fastest Laps = +0.5 PTs
- Laps Led = +0.25 PTs
- Finishing Position Scoring (Winner 46 pts, 2nd 42 pts, 3rd 41, 4th 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 20th, Finish 10th = 5 pts)
- Fastest Laps = +0.5 PTs
- Laps Led = +0.1 PTs
- Finishing Position Scoring (Winner 43 pts, 2nd 40 pts, 3rd 38, 4th 37, 36, 35, 34, etc…)
Track Stats
Let’s take a look at some of the track stats.
SOUTH POINT 400 PICKS
Picks (DK pricing not out yet)
Top Tier
Joey Logano ($10,300) – Starting 5th. 10 top 10’s, 6 to p 5’s, and 2 wins here. 5 of his last 7 here have been top 5’s.
Martin Truex, Jr ($10,600) – Starting 11th. 8 top 10’s, 5 top 5’s and 2 wins here at Vegas. 4 of his last 6 have been top 5’s.
Kevin Harvick ($12,000) – Starting 1st. 11 top 10’s, 7 top 5’s, and 2 top 10’s at Vegas. In his last 5 here he as finished 8th, 2nd, 4th, 39th and 1st. In those 5 races he has also led 455 laps. Harvick should do Harvick things Sunday.
Kyle Busch ($10,000) – Starting 2nd. 9 top 10’s, 7 top 5’s and a win here at Vegas. Still searching for that 1st win of the year, running really strong here in the playoffs.
Mid-Tier
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr ($7,800) – Starting 33rd. Starting position and price play here. 3rd, 26th and 6th in his last three here.
Ryan Blaney ($9,100) – Starting 15th. 5 top 10’s, 3 top 5’s at Vegas where Blaney has been very consistent. Team Penske should be a force this weekend.
Clint Bowyer ($8,100) – Starting 6th. Nice playoff run looking to continue here for Bowyer. 4 top 10’s and a top 5 here at Vegas.
Austin Dillon ($7,600) – Starting 7th. Running hot at the right time. Aust has had a nice playoff run so fare and that continues today. 12th, 4th and 2nd in his last three races.
Sleepers (Make sure we check starting positions)
Ryan Newman ($7,400) – Starting 27th. Starting position play. He has 10 top 10’s and 4 top 5’s here at Vegas. Finished 10thearlier in the year here.
Chris Buescher ($6,700) – Starting 16th. Numerous finishes in the teen’s, Safe consistent play here. Possible top 10 contender.
Christopher Bell ($7,100) – Starting 26th. Starting position play. Rookie risk, but some upside here with Bell. Cole Custer ($6,600) – Starting 22nd. See Bell. Same exact category here. I like these two a bit better than Reddick due to starting position.
STARTING LINEUP: TBD
As usual, I will have some updates out Saturday after practice and qualifying. If you have any questions, hit me up on twitter @trmp31.
