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Let's get ready for some more NASCAR action! These daily fantasy NASCAR rankings for Sunday's Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway were determined by a combination of DraftKings and FanDuel prices, and the projected DFS points each driver is expected to earn in this week’s race.
Each week, we'll present you the weekly rankings, followed by some key analysis of those rankings.
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Fantasy NASCAR Driver Rankings
| Driver Name | DraftKings Rank | FanDuel Rank |
| Kyle Larson | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Harvick | 2 | 2 |
| William Byron | 3 | 3 |
| Ryan Blaney | 4 | 4 |
| Chase Elliott | 5 | 6 |
| Kyle Busch | 6 | 5 |
| Alex Bowman | 7 | 8 |
| Brad Keselowski | 8 | 9 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 9 | 10 |
| Denny Hamlin | 10 | 7 |
| Joey Logano | 11 | 11 |
| Aric Almirola | 12 | 14 |
| Daniel Suarez | 13 | 12 |
| Austin Dillon | 14 | 13 |
| Chris Buescher | 15 | 15 |
| Ryan Newman | 16 | 18 |
| Kurt Busch | 17 | 16 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 18 | 17 |
| Bubba Wallace | 19 | 20 |
| Michael McDowell | 20 | 21 |
| Ryan Preece | 21 | 25 |
| Tyler Reddick | 22 | 19 |
| Ross Chastain | 23 | 22 |
| Christopher Bell | 24 | 23 |
| Erik Jones | 25 | 24 |
| Cole Custer | 26 | 28 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 27 | 26 |
| Chase Briscoe | 28 | 27 |
| Anthony Alfredo | 29 | 30 |
| Corey LaJoie | 30 | 29 |
| Justin Haley | 31 | 31 |
| Garrett Smithley | 32 | 32 |
| BJ McLeod | 33 | 33 |
| Cody Ware | 34 | 34 |
| Quin Houff | 35 | 35 |
| Bayley Currey | 36 | 36 |
| Josh Bilicki | 37 | 37 |
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NASCAR Rankings Analysis
The Cup Series returns to Atlanta on Sunday for the final race here before the track is reconfigured.
As will likely be the case for the foreseeable future, I have Kyle Larson ranked first. The hottest driver in Cup right now, Larson finished second in the first Atlanta race, leading 269 of the 325 laps before eventually losing to Ryan Blaney.
All of the Hendrick drivers are ranked in my top eight for this race. Alex Bowman was third here in March. William Byron led two laps and finished eighth. Chase Elliott blew an engine and finished 38th, but he did run eight fastest laps before that happened.
In terms of drivers who could challenge the Hendrick dominance, you have to have some Kyle Busch fantasy exposure. He starts second and won the Xfinity race here this weekend, plus he has two career victories in Cup here.
I also like Kevin Harvick a lot. He hasn't won yet this year, but Atlanta has traditionally been a really good track for Harvick and he starts 21st. Stewart Haas is missing some speed, but Harvick has enough PD upside to make him a strong play.
Speaking of place differential, this is a week with some interesting plays.
Daniel Suarez in the 99 is a borderline top 10 play for me. He'll start 27th and before last week's 36th at Road America, Suarez had five top 15s in a row. This Trackhouse car is on the upswing right now and will have a lot of speed.
Ryan Newman is another PD guy, though there's less upside here because Newman hasn't been running nearly as well as Suarez. Still, he's a top 20 play.
Meanwhile, there are some guys who start too high for me to want a lot of exposure to. Christopher Ball starting fourth? Meh. Chase Briscoe 11th? Risky.
I'm also at the point where I'm going to stop expecting drivers like Erik Jones and Cole Custer to pay off. Let's look at their DraftKings numbers real quick:
Jones had 26 points last week, but he's finished with 20 or fewer points in each of the four previous races. The 43 car just doesn't have the speed to move up out of the high 20s without a lot of luck.
Custer should have more speed, but even starting 23rd won't get me playing him. He had 32 DK points in one Pocono race, but that was only because he started 38th. He had two races with negative points before that.
I'm also lower than I want to be on Corey LaJoie. After showing some strong improvement in the Spire 7 car, LaJoie has finished 20th or worse in three consecutive races. Starting 26th in this one offers some upside, but I really wish he was a few more spots back on the grid.
And as always, not much value with the super cheap guys. Maybe Anthony Alfredo, who starts 32nd, has some upside, but Alfredo's rookie year has been really disappointing.
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