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With the Toyota Owners 400 just hours away (2 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), it’s time to set your NASCAR Fantasy Live lineup. Here is some last-minute fantasy insight for the spring race at Richmond. Prices are market values in the NASCAR Fantasy Live game for this weekend.
Austin Dillon ($20.50) is starting from the rear for failing pre-race inspection five times at Bristol Motor Speedway. Dillon will line up 38th (where he qualified after taking an interesting qualifying lap to conserve tires), making him a potential place-differential bonanza for fantasy owners. Dillon was sixth and 24th in Saturday’s two practices. In six starts at the 0.75-mile track, the Richard Childress Racing driver has an average finish of 22.3. If he were to finish in that range on Sunday, the place difference would easily make him a top-15 fantasy driver on the day.
Erik Jones ($20.25) is starting the race 20th. The rookie was running strong for much of the Bristol race on Monday and has quietly put together a nice start to his first season. The driver of the No. 77 Toyota finished all three practices in the top five — meaning the speed is there and he should be one that makes a move up in the field. That could earn owners place-differential points and possibly stage points, as well.
Denny Hamlin ($25.00) is the most recent Richmond winner and has three career wins at the 0.75-mile track. The Virginia native is well known for his short-track prowess and has led 1,594 laps at Richmond in his career. He only qualified 16th, but was a top-seven car in all three practices. Add to that the fact that he placed top five in the best 10 consecutive laps category for the final two practices, and it’s easy to make a case to roster him.
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