The 2023 Daytona 500 will take place on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET. Crafting effective NASCAR DFS lineups is all about striking the perfect balance between stars who can make a serious run at the checkered flag and affordable options who can improve upon their starting positions. Ross Chastain used the level playing field created by new equipment to rocket to fame, making good on his reputation as an aggressive driver by riding the wall at Martinsville to NASCAR's final four. He could be one of the popular options in the NASCAR DFS player pool on Sunday, but can he deliver a strong performance for your Daytona 500 DFS lineups after finishing 33rd and 40th in two starts at the track in 2022? Before locking in any NASCAR DFS picks for the 2023 Daytona 500, be sure to check out the optimal NASCAR at the Daytona 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 on Sunday.
McClure's model is off to a red-hot start this year, already nailing Martin Truex Jr.'s win at the Clash at the Coliseum, returning 20-1, and Joey Logano's Duel victory at 8-1. It also impressively nailed five of Kyle Larson's wins during his historic season. All told, the model has nailed a whopping eight winners since 2021. Anybody who has followed his picks has seen huge returns.
Now, he's turned his attention to Sunday's 2023 Daytona 500. He's only sharing his picks and NASCAR DFS driver pool here.
Top 2023 Daytona 500 NASCAR DFS picks
For NASCAR at Daytona, we can tell you McClure is high on Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who finished in the top five of the first two stages of last year's Daytona 500 before his race ended early due to an accident. Stenhouse only has two career wins on the NASCAR Cup Series, but one of them came at Daytona in the 2017 Coke Zero 400. His other win, also in 2017, came at Talladega Superspeedway in the GEICO 500.
Stenhouse wrapped up last year with five top-10 finishes and had the 18th-highest gain rating (1.98), which tracks how successful drivers are at improving their position in a race, adjusted for opportunity. In the 2022 Daytona 500, Stenhouse had the third-highest gain rating in the field (11.3). He also had the fifth-highest continuous percentage of max speed (97.72%), which showed he was capable of keeping pace with the fastest driver on any given lap in last year's Daytona 500.
Part of McClure's optimal NASCAR DFS strategy also includes rostering Joey Logano, who won the 2015 Daytona 500 and has had two top-five and two top-10 finishes at the event since then. The 32-year-old already has 31 career NASCAR Cup Series victories and is coming off his second championship win last season to cement a Hall-of-Fame resume.
Logano won the 2015 Daytona 500 after leading 31 laps and has become a master of getting his No. 22 Ford to the front of the pack, leading at least one lap in 11 of his last 13 starts at Daytona. He's also a three-time winner at Talladega, so he's comfortable with his superspeedway setup and is a solid bet to work his way toward the front on Sunday at the Daytona 500 2023. See which other drivers to roster here.
How to set 2023 NASCAR at Daytona DFS lineups
McClure is also targeting an undervalued driver set to return plenty of value for his NASCAR DFS picks. 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 2023 Daytona 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.
