Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR DFS Core Plays: Tyler Reddick Looks Locked In At Sonoma
Today's Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma has left the field a bit more jumbled than thought given the practice and qualifying results. That has us very much looking forward to building NASCAR DFS lineups for DraftKings and FanDuel. We've already read through the Toyota/Save Mart 350 top plays in the Playbook, and listened to the race preview in the NASCAR podcast. Now it's time to look at the core of drivers we're building around for the Sunday's race for cash and GPP builds.
When building DFS lineups for NASCAR DFS it’s important to look at a core of drivers, rather than a full lineup at a time. Just like most DFS sports, building around cores of players, or drivers in this case, and then filling in around it is the best way to see success in both cash and GPP contests. Regardless of the style of track, the core build method is the way that Dan Malin and myself approach our builds and then we get exposure to other drivers by sprinkling them into the builds as well. That way when different cores do well, we see more green by the checkered flag.
The Core Plays table below should be read from left to right based on the site and game type you’re building for. They are not designed to add up to the salary cap nor are they designed to be plugged in as full lineups. For certain races there’ll be more for top tier than the value tier and vice versa and the same goes for the mid-tier. It simply depends on the race and the setup of the field.
Good luck in today's Toyota/Save Mart 350 from Sonoma Raceway for DFS!
| DRAFTKINGS | ||||||||
| Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value Tier | ||||||
| Cash Games | ||||||||
| Kyle Larson | 16 | 10600 | Austin Cindric | 34 | 9100 | Justin Haley | 23 | 6700 |
| Chase Elliott | 10 | 10300 | Martin Truex Jr | 8 | 8800 | Zane Smith | 30 | 5700 |
| Kevin Harvick | 21 | 8100 | Corey Lajoie | 19 | 5300 | |||
| Tournaments | ||||||||
| Kyle Larson | 16 | 10600 | Daniel Suarez | 9 | 9500 | Austin Dillon | 11 | 6100 |
| Tyler Reddick | 2 | 10400 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 8900 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 13 | 5900 |
| Kyle Busch | 12 | 10100 | Ryan Blaney | 31 | 8400 | Josh Bilicki | 29 | 4900 |
| Chris Buescher | 7 | 7900 | ||||||
| FANDUEL | ||||||||
| Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value Tier | ||||||
| Cash Games | ||||||||
| Chase Elliott | 10 | 14000 | Austin Cindric | 34 | 9500 | Justin Haley | 23 | 5200 |
| Kyle Larson | 16 | 13500 | Martin Truex Jr | 8 | 8200 | Corey Lajoie | 19 | 4000 |
| Tyler Reddick | 2 | 13000 | Kevin Harvick | 21 | 8000 | Zane Smith | 30 | 3500 |
| Tournaments | ||||||||
| Kyle Larson | 16 | 13500 | AJ Allmendinger | 5 | 10500 | Austin Dillon | 11 | 5800 |
| Kyle Busch | 12 | 11500 | Chris Buescher | 7 | 9000 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 13 | 4800 |
| Daniel Suarez | 9 | 11000 | Ryan Blaney | 31 | 7800 | Josh Bilicki | 29 | 2000 |
| Denny Hamlin | 1 | 7200 | ||||||
Player News
Experience Jackson is excited to announce a 2022 sponsorship of NASCAR driver Ryan Vargas. This will be Experience Jacksonâ??s third time partnering with the JD Motorsports team and their second time on the No. 6 Chevrolet.
Vargas will be on the track during the August 6, 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series race. His car displays the Experience Jackson logo, with a white, blue and neon green design. His racing career has spanned a decade, winning the NASCAR stock and late model divisions, including the 2015 NASCAR Super Stock Rookie of the Year at the Bullring at LVMS. Ryan was the recipient of the 2016 and 2017 Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award. His NASCAR Xfinity Series career started in 2019.
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Heading into this weekend, Massey is ready to build on his recent success in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Just a few weeks ago, Massey claimed his second Top-10 finish (ninth) of the season (and his career) at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Massey was also awarded for gaining the most spots during the race (+21 positions); he became the 15th driver this year to earn the Arrowhead Brass â??Arrow Upâ? Hard Charger Award. In 13 starts with DGM Racing, Massey has added to his driver resumé two Top 10 and four Top-20 finishes, surpassing the three Top-20s he earned in the previous 23 races he competed in.
Tom and TJ Keen of Keen Parts (CorvetteParts.net) announced that they will run a special Autism Awareness paint scheme in this weekâ??s NASCAR Xfinity Series New Holland 250 at Michigan Int'l Speedway with driver Ryan Ellis and Alpha Prime Racing.
The scheme was thought of by the family of former NHL Player and Stanley Cup Champion Chris Thorburn and his wife Sara. Their three children, Bennett, Mary, and Oscar created the hand-drawn colorful scheme aimed at raising autism awareness. Bennett, an avid-NASCAR fan, was diagnosed with autism at the age of four and learned number recognition and counting through race cars. Since then, the Thorburn family has been attending races in Michigan for several years. Mary and Oscar, as always, were by Bennettâ??s side, assisting him with the scheme â?? writing, â??Autism Lives Matter, Be a Friendâ?, powerful words that will be represented on the lower quarter panel and bumper of the No. 44 Keen Parts Chevy.
Jeremy Clements Racing is excited to step back in time with Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet in a Dale Earnhardt inspired Pink #51 machine at Watkins Glen on Saturday, August 20th.
It will be the second consecutive year Kevin Whitaker Chevy will be the primary sponsor for JCR at The Glen and 10th season overall that Whitaker has supported JCR. Additionally, Circle B Diecast will make their 2nd appearance in 2022 as associate sponsor. Plus, The Runnerâ??s Roost out of Orchard Park, NY, will make their XFINITY Series debut as associate sponsor as well. â??How cool is this car! Our partners have really brought it with the paint schemes this year. Kevin and Ryan Whitaker just added another historic one to the mix with Earnhardtâ??s first race car!â? Clements said.
Sam Hunt Racing (SHR) announced that 23-year-old Trans-Am driver, Connor Mosack, will compete in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) race with the team at Watkins Glen International (WGI) with RadCats on board of the No. 26 Toyota GR Supra.
Mosack, who currently competes full-time in the Trans-Am series and competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and NXS, will make his second career NXS start in 2022. Earlier this season, the young, road course ace competed with Joe Gibbs Racing at Portland International Raceway giving him valuable seat time on a road course in an NXS car this season. Additionally, Mosack is a former winner at WGI in the TransAm TA2 Series with TEAM SLR.
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