It was a tough week at Talladega this weekend in the Geico 500 for the DFS experts. Scores were down across the board but RotoGrinders Pitstop was able to avoid the wrecks and take down the top spot for the week. They were followed by RotoGrinders Lineup Builder and AthlonSports.
The Overall Standings remain the same at the top with the same trio leading the way led by DailyFantasySportsRankings.
Check out the top experts on the Overall Leaderboard and as always you can check out the full Nascar Expert Standings to make sure that you’re up to speed on who is making the grade. Also, review how all the Nascar DFS analysts fared this past week. We also post the Ownership Percentages by position by count which are used to help project player ownership in our Weighted Consensus article each week.
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Week in Review
#1) RotoGrinders Pitstop (Score: 4.00) got an “A+” from Corey Lajoie to propel his three selection into the top spot for the week
#2) RotoGrinders Lineup Builder (Score: 2.83) was led by Brendan Gaughan’s “A+” grade and a solid showing from the Busch boys to finish 2nd
#3) AthlonSports (Score: 2.75) rode Chase Elliott (A+) and Joey Logano (A) into the Top 3 for the week
Our Industry Consensus Picks finished 12th out of 17 experts graded.
Sleepers of the Week
A+ – Ryan Preece (DFSArmy, NumberFire)
A+ – Chase Elliott (FantasyAlarm, AthlonSports)
A+ – Corey Lajole (RotoGrinders Pitstop)
A+ – Brendan Gaughan (RotoGrinders Lineup Builder)
Leaderboard – Overall
Be sure to check out the full Nascar Expert Standings to see how your favorite experts check out.
#1) DailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 4.57) continues to lead overall but only finished in 8th place this week
#2) DFSArmy (Score: 4.22) is still in the second spot in the overall standings and closed the gap a little bit on first with a 4th place finish this week
#3) NumberFire (Score: 4.08) continues to round out the Top 3 on the leaderboard with another solid showing this week finishing 5th
Ownership Percentage Tracking
Below is the current table showing the data we have tracked so far this season. Results are using DraftKings Double-Up or 50/50s for Cash and large field multi-entry tournaments for GPP. The Count column shows the number of times a driver was selected by the experts. The Cash % chart shows the average ownership percentage of those players in a Cash game. The GPP % chart shows the average ownership percentage of those players in a GPP tournament.
| Count | Cash% | GPP% | Total |
| 15 | 63.25% | 55.75% | 2 |
| 14 | 57.10% | 44.87% | 3 |
| 13 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 43.30% | 39.03% | 4 |
| 11 | 42.98% | 36.40% | 4 |
| 10 | 31.26% | 30.90% | 5 |
| 9 | 30.89% | 29.77% | 11 |
| 8 | 31.17% | 28.00% | 23 |
| 7 | 26.61% | 25.44% | 17 |
| 6 | 24.17% | 23.53% | 19 |
| 5 | 20.16% | 21.38% | 21 |
| 4 | 16.47% | 17.00% | 22 |
| 3 | 13.18% | 14.03% | 57 |
| 2 | 11.16% | 12.16% | 20 |
| 1 | 8.98% | 9.85% | 54 |
