We have had a very clean race weekend at Kansas Speedway thus far, and that’s the kind of race that we’re expecting with the Hollywood Casino 400 this afternoon as well. Comparing it to last week’s race at Charlotte, today’s event should be similar in that there will be quite a few leaders (not one dominator), but hopefully not all of the wrecks, blown engines, and other mechanical issues. As far as the best DraftKings Lineup on Sunday, with the way the pricing structure is this week, it looks like the best option will be to stay away from Martin Truex, Jr. and Kevin Harvick, as they are simply over-priced.
Other posts to read: Drivers to Target at Kansas 2 and Drivers to Avoid at Kansas 2 posts.
Lineup #1
With Matt Kenseth being just $8,700, it’s very difficult to pass on him this weekend despite being on the pole. If he can get 30+ bonus FPTS for laps led and fastest laps today, he’s going to be worth the risk because that #20 Toyota is still a top 5 car. This lineup banks on him leading the most laps today and the rest of the drivers picking up the FPTS slack with place differential and finish points–except for Menard, who we hope can stay in the top 20. If you’re worried about negative place differential with the #27 team, you could throw Chris Buescher or Casey Mears on there, too.
- Chase Elliott
- Kyle Larson
- Matt Kenseth
- Kasey Kahne
- Ryan Blaney
- Paul Menard
Lineup #2
If you’re looking to fade Matt Kenseth today and still stick with a Lineup that doesn’t have any of the very high-dollar drivers, you can accomplish that by swapping out Kenseth for Logano and Menard for Buescher. The only problem we have with this Lineup is that there really isn’t a potential dominator on there, but as we said before, there could be a lot of leaders today.
- Chase Elliott
- Kyle Larson
- Joey Logano
- Kasey Kahne
- Ryan Blaney
- Casey Mears
Lineup #3
It’s very possible that Kyle Busch dominates this race. He had good practice speeds on Saturday and is currently on a three-race streak of top 5s here at Kansas. Oh, he also won the May race here this season. The bad news is that he starts 2nd, but the good news is that him and teammate Matt Kenseth could just trade the lead back and forth all day.
- Kyle Busch
- Kyle Larson
- Matt Kenseth
- Kasey Kahne
- Ryan Blaney
- Casey Mears
Lineup #4
Kevin Harvick has a very good long run car, is in a position where he almost needs to win, and starts 11th. So we have decent place differential points potential there along with a potential win. In order to justify his high salary this weekend, though, he’s going to have to lead quite a few laps.
- Kevin Harvick
- Chase Elliott
- Matt Kenseth
- Jamie McMurray
- Ryan Blaney
- Landon Cassill
Lineup #5
Another possible Kevin Harvick Lineup that also includes Kyle Busch. This one will work out if those two and Matt Kenseth combine to dominate the race.
- Kevin Harvick
- Kyle Busch
- Matt Kenseth
- Ryan Blaney
- Aric Almirola
- Chris Buescher
