Daytona DraftKings Pedal To The Metal Driver Picking Strategy
Picking drivers who start near the front is always tempting but it’s probably not to your benefit at Daytona in DraftKings Pedal To The Metal contest. Place differential is a huge part of the game and at Daytona it will separate the contenders from the pretenders.
In the 2015 Daytona 500 the drivers who came from the back and walked away with a decent finish were the big scorers (Daytona 500 points). Nine drivers broke the 50 point barrier and only three of them started in the top 11. The rest started 27th or worse. Below is a chart of the top 9 drivers which shows you where they started and how many points they scored.
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Points Rank | Driver | Starting Position | Points |
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1 | Casey Mears | 41 | 82 |
2 | Denny Hamlin | 42 | 81.5 |
3 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 38 | 65.75 |
4 | Joey Logano | 5 | 58.5 |
5 | Kevin Harvick | 11 | 55 |
6 | AJ Allmendinger | 40 | 54 |
7 | Aric Almirola | 33 | 53.5 |
8 | Michael Annett | 27 | 52 |
9 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 3 | 50.75 |