This weekend, the Cup series heads to my neck of the woods to Michigan International Speedway. I will be at the race Sunday so I will have all content out tonight, but will still be able to answer any questions you have leading up to the race. The 2 mile speedway should provide us with some great racing tomorrow if final practice is any indicator. There is a couple ways to go in cash this weekend. I think you can build a cash lineup with 0 dominators or with 1 dominator. All starting spots are official so no need to worry about tech changing anything this weekend.
Kyle Busch (DK $12,400 FD $15,500)
This is probably the safest route to go in cash this weekend. Kyle starts 22nd and has great place differential upside. All the JGR cars were set up for the race and not for qualifying so it wasn’t a surprise to see him qualify farther back. In final practice(which was only available on the app????Really NBC come on!) I think Kyle found something near the end from what I was watching. Kyle Busch will find a way to be up near the front and competing for the lead by the end of the race.
Kevin Harvick (DK $11,800 FD $13,000)
If you decide to play a dominator starting near the front you will have to decide between Harvick or Keselowski. Harvick has shown speed all weekend in practice and in qualfying. He starts second so he will have to start on inside which could hinder him getting to the lead right away. If Harvick can get by BK he could easily lead a good portion of stage 1. Harvick has great track history here including a win here last August.
Erik Jones (DK $8,500 FD $10,600)
Erik Jones has been one of the hotter drivers in recent weeks. If you listen to the rumors, he may be driving for his job with Christopher Bell champing at the bit to get into a Cup ride. Erik is making his case though with 4 straight top 4 finishes and this weekend he led the speed charts in final practice in single lap speed and consecutive lap speed. Not to mention this is Erik’s home track and it would mean the world to him to be the first driver from Michigan to win at MIS.
Kyle Larson (DK $8,300 FD $10,200)
When pricing came out, I made mention how I liked the price for Larson and hoped things fell right for me to play Larson this weekend. As I am building lineups, I like what I see. Larson had won 3 straight races here before hitting a snag in the last 3 races here. He was near the top of the charts in consecutive lap speed which is important here where long green flag runs tend to happen during the race. Larson will return to his Michigan form and will be a great place differential option this weekend.
Chris Buescher (DK $7,300 FD $7,000)
The $6,500-$7,900 range on Draftkings presents many options. I will address two of them with the next spot. Between Buescher, Newman, MDB and the other two we have choices to make. I like Chris Buescher this week the best out of the the three I listed followed closely by Newman. Buescher finished 16th here in June and has had a great summer with multiple top 15 finishes. Buescher has had a career year so far and continuously qualifies just bad enough to make him cash playable and a great gpp pivot off of the two guys below.
Daniel Hemric (DK $6,400 FD $6,800) Austin Dillon (DK $7,100 FD $7,200)
These two drivers had great qualifying laps but their times were dqed because of faulty alternators and will be scored from the 37th and 38th position. If i had to pick one over the other I would choose Hemric as he has been a tick better then Dillon this weekend and he finished 12th here in June. They both have upside and a high floor with Hemric guaranteed points starting last. These will be two cash game staples in many lineups.
