 Hey everybody, what's going on? I am Greg Sosman, joined today by Jim Sonnis from Fandall here to break down the Daytona 500. What's going on Jim? I'm all good Greg. How could I not be with the Daytona 500 two days away? The starting order is now set Which means we can fill out lineups for DFS and I think it's a pretty you know It's a pretty process oriented field for this year. So I'm feeling pretty good about things heading into the weekend How are you doing? I'm good, man. I am talking to the FSW a Award-winning NASCAR analyst. So I feel like these pics are going to be very very good Well, now they've got to be because I've got pressure on me. So thanks Greg if they suck. It's your fault I'm gonna put all blame on you if that happens. I'm not the one that won the award, Jim Let's begin with our first driver and he's pretty good here. That's Denny Hamlin Who's $14,000 on Fandall the number 11 car Hamlin's clearly had success. Why is he gonna do it again in 2021? Yeah, our focus for DFS at Daytona is try to find drivers starting further back who can finish well and Denny Hamlin had ran out of fuel late in the dual race last night So he finished deeper in the field, which means he'll start 25th for Sunday's race Which means he's starting where we want him to and as you said this dude can win He is the favorite to win this race as of right now He is a two-time defending Daytona 500 champion and that's not the lone success He has had at Daytona you won back in 2016 as well finished third here last year during the summer race So consistently Denny Hamlin for whatever reason finds a way to keep his nose clean stay out of trouble That translates into success and race winning upside So basically what you want to do is start at the back of the pack work your way forward try to find guys Starting further back who can run well and win the race and then you run into Denny freaking Hamlin starting 25th It makes things a lot easier So yeah, Denny Hamlin will be popular for this race and DFS and that does matter at such a high variance track But Greg sometimes chalk is chalk for a reason and that's the case here at Denny Hamlin I think that for a cash game. He is the first driver you lock in I am very okay being high on him for tournaments despite that popularity you can differentiate elsewhere He's a good process play. He's a great play overall So I think that Denny Hamlin is a guy we should use even under the assumption. He'll be abundantly popular on Sunday Yeah, the cornerstone of the lineup It's obvious with Denny Hamlin in there starting at the 25th spot But as you said it's Denny freaking Hamlin and it doesn't matter if it's a cash game It doesn't matter if it's a tournament It doesn't matter how chalky he's going to be with the success that he's had at Daytona Where he is starting Denny Hamlin belongs in your lineup even the price here at $14,000 none of it matters. It's Denny freaking Hamlin put him in there Up next for us driving the number 19 car. It's Martin Truex Jr. He's priced at $9,300 here at the Daytona 500 he's had quite a bit of success here in the NASCAR series and Why do you believe that he has a shot not only to win this thing, but at least provide us some value here in DFS It's pretty similar to Hamlin and they're actually teammates so that's part of it as well But Truex checks in starting 26, so they'll start alongside Hamlin for this race and Stacking is pretty enticing at Daytona because what you'll see a lot of the times is teammates working together Manufacturers working together to work their way towards the front So we'll see a lot of correlated finishes last year Hennick Motorsports swept the top two spots The Daytona 500 has been Joe Gibbs racing's playground Effectively the past couple years not just Denny Hamlin, but his teammates as well and Truex is part of that too He does drive for Joe Gibbs racing starting in 26th Then he doesn't have the same record of success as Denny Hamlin But he did finish fourth year in the summer last year He was second in the 2018 July race back when he was with furniture row racing second behind Eric Jones Who was at that time with Joe Gibbs racing so we know this team can do well Truex also starting further back in 26th place I think that bodes well for him, especially if you do decide to stack him with Denny Hamlin now the caveat here is Unlike Hamlin where he's kind of the no-brainer at the top. You actually have some pretty good options in this mid-range You've got Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Matt DiBenedetto, Kurt Busch All those guys have race winning upside for this race So I think that what I'm gonna do Greg is differentiate a lot in this tier mix and match between guys like DiBenedetto Stenhouse, Busch, and Truex and try to pick whoever I want to use based on the other drivers in my lineup If I'm using Denny Hamlin, I'm more likely to use Martin Truex Jr If I'm using a Ford at the front like Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, Matt DiBenedetto makes a lot of sense So I do want to take the correlated approach here and differentiating this tier But given how much Hamlin I will have I think that will naturally increase my exposure to Truex So Truex again, not as good here at Daytona as Hamlin, but that's the reason he's $9,300 So I'll take that discount plug in Truex and take advantage of that low starting spot in 26th place It's essentially stacking whatever team you're going with really out top If you like Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr makes sense If you're going with a Ford, some other drivers make sense as well There's a lot of drivers in this price range that you could fill your lineup with Jim Rennett down there and I think it makes a ton of sense Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr, with Joe Gibbs Racing A team that has proven to be successful here at Daytona 500 Let's take advantage this weekend Finally, one more driver to get to is Ross Chastain He's $7,500 really cheap Number 42 is the car that he is driving He's obviously your value player at Daytona Why is Chastain the value player that you're going with? Again, it's where he's starting He's starting back in 34th I think that's kind of the through line here And it should be based on the way things have played out in the past Based on historical data from the Daytona 500 You do want to stack the back And Chastain fits that pretty well But he fits that while also bringing some talent on this track to the table I am skeptical of Chastain for the full season Because I don't like his equipment that much We haven't seen a ton from him when he's gotten into full-time rides in other series So a bit skeptical there But we do know that Chastain can get around Daytona He finished 10th year back in 2019 when he was with a team that was super underfunded So 10th place finished there, very impressive And he did win here in the Xfinity series back in 2019 So he knows how to get around this place I think that's encouraging He doesn't have much better equipment now than he had previously Even if that equipment may not necessarily be the best So Chastain starting 34th He has the ability to run well on this track type You can pair him with Kurt Busch We talked about in that mid-range Definitely okay with that And other Chevrolet's as well potentially So Chastain works Other guys down here who I think are very interesting Austin Syndrick is starting 39th He is in a Penske car this week So you can stack him with Brad Keselowski, Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, Matt Di Benedetto Cole Custer is interesting Eric Jones Tyler Redick I think actually got an outright for him to win And I think that starting 29th that's definitely enticing as well And also Kaz Grala is $4,500 starting dead last But for a team that should be pretty competitive here So you've got options down here If I had to pick one I would go with Chastain at $7,500 Due to his past performance at Daytona in other series And I think that's enough to put him at the top of the heap But again a pretty loaded tier for this weekend Not surprising to have a loaded tier here at the Daytona 500 Where everyone is obviously putting in their best to try And win the crown jewel here All NASCAR will see what happens ultimately here this weekend Ross Chastain, one of many drivers here That are in this range that are worth considering putting into your DFS lineups That's going to do it for us here at the Fanville Hurry Up Jam, we appreciate the time Good luck this weekend Thank you, same to you Greg, hopefully I can get you to toss in a couple of lineups Just for funsies and see what happens And we can talk about it next week Listen, all it takes is one, right? To be successful Why not mine when I'm following the FSWA Award-winning analyst That's you, Jim Salmas I appreciate it, Greg Thank you very much And have a fantastic weekend And everybody watching out there Have a fantastic weekend We are off on Monday for President's Day But we'll see you back here on Tuesday For another edition of the Fanville Hurry Up