From there the Daytona 500 just gets more and more creative when it comes to picks especially for values. Let's get under the hood for the Sunday race.
This is where it gets even more fun. The Daytona 500 is a couple of days away. Naturally, there is a value tier of sorts. Also, stay tuned for the bargain basement swings. Some likely will question why Chase Briscoe is not here.
Briscoe, frankly, is a dominator priced like a value. We get it! However, he is more the former than the latter. Anyhow, past results play a role at the Daytona 500. Seeing what transpired the last year or three paints a picture albeit an incomplete one. At Fantasy On Si, we advise to check the weather too. Hour by hour forecasts are available on Premium weather sites for Daytona. Be aware of shifts come say Saturday afternoon or night.Connor Zilisch - Trackhouse Racing Okay, let us see how much trouble can we get into here. The stud from the Xfinity series last year won 11 races and showed he can race anywhere from road to short track to yes, superspeedways. The likely Rookie of the Year will get plenty of opportunities to show his mettle on the big circuit this season. Zilisch starts 32nd on Sunday which makes him a point differential magnet already. His one race at a drafting track in 2025 ended up in a near Top 10 result . At the Atlanta race, he started 36th. Yes, it is a small sample size and not Daytona. However, this is about taking risks. If one wants to try and play this safer, that answer is not Carson Hocevar.Michael McDowell went from driving a Ford with Front Row Motorsports to a Chevy for Spire. McDowell on drafting tracks is always fun. He can drive whether on a road course or superspeedway. He will start 10th which is not the best. However, if he can run enough laps out front and maybe set some fastest laps, we may be on to something. Again, even in the Chevy last year, McDowell showed he can lead some laps and set several fast laps along the way at Daytona. Having laps and a year under the belt can only help here.There are questions as to whether McDowell has the speed to contend. Carson Hocevar believes the Spire car can. If one thinks this is more of a coin flip than the Chevy may be worth the risk at least here.The Spire Triangle is a fun one. Suarez will start 15th on Sunday and if one likes the premise that maybe Spire can surprise on late speed, he is at least worth a look. This is especially if one gets worried about usual suspects like Stenhouse Jr., Todd Gilliland, etc. Suarez ran well enough in both Daytona races for Trackhouse last year . Again, this boils down to late race speed and the thinking is positionally Spire can run well if they stay out of trouble long enough. That is the danger with such picks. With Corey LaJoie out now, the hope is that a couple of these mid-range drivers can stay up enough in the field.
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