Fantasy Update: Last-minute STP 500 advice

With qualifying being rained out and set by owner's points, Martin Truex Jr. will start from the top spot for the third straight week for Monday's STP 500 (2 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). After two practice sessions for this race in the books, we’ve dissected the numbers and 10-lap averages to offer a suggested lineup worthy of your Fantasy Live consideration as you go to make roster decisions for the sixth Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race of 2018. PLAY NOW: Set your Fantasy Live lineup | How the new Fantasy Live works MORE: Fantasy analysis for Martinsville | Driver stats | Full lineup | 10-lap averages RJ Kraft’s revised Fantasy Live lineup following practices and the lineup being set: 1: Kyle Busch 2: Denny Hamlin 3: Brad Keselowski 4: Clint Bowyer 5: Joey Logano Garage: Jimmie Johnson Analysis: With the field set by owner points after rain washed out qualifying, I am going hard after stage points. That means minimum changes for me in my original lineup and it's in the name of track position. I am swapping out AJ Allmendinger for Joey Logano. Allmendinger will start 25th, while Logano will line up third and has a solid Martinsville history. I feel pretty confident in the Team Penske driver's ability to bag some stage points -- he has the sixth-most in the series through five races. I am setting my lineup by starting position, which means Johnson to the garage. However, having a nine-time winner at "The Paperclip" is a really nice insurance policy to have tucked away to swap in. Busch, Hamlin and Keselowski were picks I was not moving away from this weekend, and Bowyer was in the top six 10-lap averages in both practice sessions to firm up my belief that he will be in the mix here. My bonus picks will include a stage win for Martin Truex Jr. and one for Kyle Busch. I am leaning toward Ford for the manufacturer winner, but still very much debating the race-winner pick.