DraftKings NASCAR Points From The Last Race At Talladega
Below are DraftKings NASCAR Points from the spring 2015 race at Talladega. By studying it I believe you should catch onto some simple scoring trends to help steer your team on Sunday.
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| Driver | Points | Start | Finish | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Truex Jr. | 70.5 | 36 | 5 | Nearly half his points total is “Mover ” points. |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 66.75 | 4 | 1 | Led 67 laps. Has a 1.7 avg finsih at plate tracks in 2015. |
| Cole Whitt | 60.5 | 41 | 13 | Started deep, avoided carnage and finished well. |
| JJ Yeley | 60 | 42 | 14 | Best Talladega result since 2006. |
| Josh Wise | 59.75 | 34 | 10 | Scored a healthy amount of “Mover” points. |
| Jimmie Johnson | 58.5 | 5 | 2 | Led 50 laps. Arguably best plate driver in the Gen6 car. |
| Kevin Harvick | 55.75 | 24 | 8 | Very strong showing. |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 53.5 | 43 | 18 | Started deep, avoided carnage and finished well. |
| Jamie McMurray | 52 | 27 | 11 | Has Talladega “Hero or zero” volatility. |
| Alex Bowman | 51.5 | 37 | 16 | Started deep, avoided carnage and finished well. |
| Ryan Newman | 49 | 18 | 7 | Has 3 top tens in the last 4 Talladega races. |
| David Gilliland | 48.75 | 39 | 20 | Had the most fastet laps (11). |
| Sam Hornish Jr. | 47 | 12 | 6 | Legitimately ran well. |
| Paul Menard | 46.5 | 7 | 3 | Has 3 top tens in the last 4 Talladega races. |
| Denny Hamlin | 44.25 | 17 | 9 | Ran well. Look for him to points race on Sunday though. |
| AJ Allmendinger | 44 | 31 | 17 | Has a 15.0 avg finish in the last 4 Talladega races. |
| Aric Almirola | 42.5 | 28 | 15 | Was a solid mid-teens driver |
| Ryan Blaney | 40 | 3 | 4 | Ran well. Racing again on Sunday. |
| Kurt Busch | 39.75 | 19 | 12 | Great plate racer but has volatile fantasy value here. |
| Chris Buescher | 36.5 | 38 | 24 | Not racing on Sunday. |
| Justin Allgaier | 36.25 | 35 | 23 | Has a 24.7 Talladega avg finish. |
| Danica Patrick | 29.5 | 25 | 21 | Last 3 Talladega races she’s finished between 19th and 22nd. |
| Michael Annett | 28 | 40 | 29 | Has a 27.3 avg finish at Talladega. |
| Bobby Labonte | 25.75 | 32 | 27 | Had a 27th place average running position. |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 24.25 | 29 | 26 | Great track for him. Wrecked on final lap this spring. |
| Brad Keselowski | 17 | 15 | 22 | Defending champion of this particular event. |
| Tony Stewart | 13.25 | 6 | 19 | Better than his result. Got out of line late. |
| Matt Kenseth | 5 | 8 | 25 | Didn’t run well in the second half of the event. |
| Carl Edwards | 4.5 | 22 | 32 | Wrecked on the last lap while running in the top ten. |
| Joey Logano | 1.5 | 21 | 33 | Caught up in an early wreck while running near the top ten. |
| Brendan Gaughan | 0.5 | 33 | 40 | Had a 35th place average running position. |
| Casey Mears | 0.25 | 11 | 28 | Wrecked on the last lap while running near 11th. |
| Clint Bowyer | -3 | 10 | 30 | Wrecked on the final lap while running near 9th. |
| Michael Waltrip | -3 | 26 | 36 | Wrecked with Brian Scott in the first 20 laps. |
| Landon Cassill | -3.5 | 30 | 39 | Charged towards the top ten early but wrecked on lap 47. |
| Jeff Gordon | -4.25 | 1 | 31 | Very strong. Got a late pit penalty then spun on the final lap. |
| Greg Biffle | -9 | 20 | 37 | Wrecked on lap 47 while running near 13th. |
| Austin Dillon | -10.5 | 14 | 35 | Car caught on fire late while running in the teens. |
| Trevor Bayne | -12 | 26 | 41 | Caused a big one. Drivers said he’s unpredictable. |
| Kasey Kahne | -16.25 | 2 | 34 | Wrecked in “Bayne’s Big One”. Was running in the top ten. |
| David Ragan | -22 | 9 | 38 | Wrecked in the early big one. |
| Kyle Larson | -26 | 13 | 42 | Wrecked in the early big one. |
| Brian Scott | -26 | 16 | 43 | Wrecked in the first 20 laps. |
