Last year, Kyle Larson finished with 10 wins to lead all drivers, but in his first run at Talladega Superspeedway, he finished dead last after an engine problem took him off the track. This season, Larson only has one win on the books, but he is looking for a reversal of fortune in Sunday's 2022 GEICO 500. Larson has struggled at NASCAR at Talladega and hasn't finished better than 37th in his last three appearances there, potentially making him a risky pick in the NASCAR DFS driver pool. The race begins at 3 p.m. ET.
Meanwhile, Joey Logano holds the best average driver rating at Talladega over the last three years, but hasn't won there since 2018. He took a third place finish at the 2021 YellaWood 500 and might be a safer consideration for your NASCAR DFS lineups. Before you make your NASCAR DFS picks for the 2022 GEICO 500, be sure to check out the optimal NASCAR at Talladega DFS strategy and advice from SportsLine's Mike McClure.
McClure has won almost $2 million in his career as a daily Fantasy pro, and his NASCAR DFS driver pool, projections and advice can help you score a big win.
Last week, McClure was high on Ryan Blaney in his Food City Dirt Race picks on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, and he took his fourth top-five finish of the season. Earlier this season, McClure astutely picked Denny Hamlin in his Toyota Owners 400 picks, and he went on to win the race. His model, which simulates every race 10,000 times, called seven outright winners last season. Anybody who has followed his picks has seen huge returns.
Anybody who has followed his picks has seen huge returns. Now, he's turned his attention to Sunday's 2022 NASCAR at Talladega race. He's only sharing his picks and NASCAR DFS driver pool here.
Top 2022 Geico 500 NASCAR DFS picks
For NASCAR at Talladega, McClure is high on Aric Almirola ($7,500 on DraftKings and $7,300 on FanDuel). Almirola has the seventh-highest average finish in all races this season at 13.6. The veteran driver will try to recreate his past success at Talladega after a tough run of finishes in recent races there.
He led for 16 laps before finishing 15th at the 2021 GEICO 500, but that was sandwiched between disappointing outcomes at the 2020 and 2021 YellaWood 500 races. In his last race at a superspeedway this season, he took a top-five finish in the Daytona 500, so he'll be looking to push to the front of the pack once again. Prior to last weekend's unique race on the dirt at Bristol, Almirola also took a top-10 finish in Martinsville at the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400.
Part of McClure's optimal NASCAR DFS strategy also includes rostering Chase Briscoe ($8,800 on DraftKings, $9,700 on FanDuel), who is 10th in all of NASCAR with 245 points on the season. Briscoe is looking for a return to form this weekend after taking just one top-10 finish since winning the Ruoff Mortgage 500 in March at Phoenix. He's proven capable of running fast this year with the fifth-most laps led among all drivers with 187.
Talladega has a reputation as one of NASCAR's fiercest tracks, and Briscoe isn't afraid to push boundaries. He is fourth in NASCAR in total fastest laps this year with 120 and had his best career finish at a superspeedway in the Cup Series earlier this season in the Daytona 500. Briscoe has shown he is comfortable at Talladega and qualified fourth and first in his final two races there while still in the Xfinity Series.
How to set 2022 NASCAR at Talladega DFS lineups
McClure is also targeting an undervalued driver set to return plenty of value. He's in a prime position to make a run at the checkered flag and comes at a price that won't break the bank. You can see who it is, and every other pick, right here.
So what are the top NASCAR DFS picks for Sunday's 2022 GEICO 500? And which value driver is a must-roster? Visit SportsLine now to see DFS millionaire Mike McClure's complete driver pool for DraftKings and FanDuel, and cash in big on NASCAR DFS.
