The NASCAR Cup Series returns on Sunday with The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway. With plenty on the line in NASCAR DFS tournaments, cash games and 50-50s on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, NASCAR daily Fantasy players are trying to extract maximum value from their lineups. The next two events on the 2020 NASCAR schedule will be held at the famed 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval, so drivers who know NASCAR at Darlington best will hope that track knowledge gives them an advantage after more than two months off.
Jimmie Johnson is a seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and recently announced that he'll retire after the end of the 2020 season. Johnson has three career wins at Darlington Raceway, but hasn't finished in the top 10 at the historic venue since 2014. Is he an option in the NASCAR DFS driver pool this week? Before entering any NASCAR DFS contests for Sunday's race at Darlington, be sure to see what Mike McClure has to say. His top NASCAR DFS picks, driver pool and advice can give you a big edge.
McClure is a predictive data engineer and a DFS pro with nearly $2 million in career winnings. He's crushed his DFS selections in several sports recently, producing multiple tournament rosters that have cashed huge. McClure dominated the 2020 Daytona 500, turning a 4x investment after rostering four of the top seven drivers.
Now, he's turned his attention to the 2020 Real Heroes 400 at Darlington. He's only sharing his picks and NASCAR DFS driver pool here.
Top 2020 Real Heroes 400 NASCAR DFS picks
For the 2020 Real Heroes 400, McClure is banking on Erik Jones at $9,200 on DraftKings and $9,800 on FanDuel. Though the three-race sample size is small, Jones leads all active NASCAR drivers in average finish position at Darlington at 4.67. He took first in 2019, eighth in 2018 and fifth in 2017.
While Darlington has been one of his strongest courses early in his NASCAR career, he's also had some impressive performances elsewhere early in the 2020 NASCAR season. That includes a win at the season-opening Busch Clash as well as top-10 finishes at Daytona Duel No. 2 as well as at Fontana. As just the ninth-most expensive driver on DraftKings and the 11th highest on FanDuel, McClure loves the DFS value of this Darlington specialist.
McClure's NASCAR driver pool for Darlington also includes Denny Hamlin ($11,100 on DraftKings, $12,500 on FanDuel), who has three top-10 finishes at Darlington since 2015, including a win in 2017. Hamlin won his second consecutive Daytona 500 to start the season and then grabbed a pair of victories in the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series.
He's also a two-time winner at Darlington Raceway and has finished in the top 10 in 11 of 14 career starts there. The 39-year-old is coming off a six-win season, his best since 2010, and is in top form heading into the 2020 Darlington 400.
How to set 2020 Real Heroes 400 DFS lineups
McClure is also targeting a value driver with a strong track record at Darlington. He's in prime position to make a run at the checkered flag and comes at a price that won't break the bank. This pick could be the difference between cashing huge in your NASCAR DFS tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing.
So what are the top NASCAR DFS picks for the 2020 Real Heroes 400 at Darlington? And which value driver is a must-roster? Visit SportsLine now to see DFS millionaire Mike McClure's complete player pool for FanDuel and DraftKings, and cash in big on NASCAR at Darlington.
