NASCAR DFS Picks – Quaker State 400 Projections, Lineup, & Strategy

• DraftKings is offering $100,000 to first place on a $20 entry for the Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
• A “stack the back” strategy loads up on Toyota drivers with massive place-differential upside on the drafting track
• Below, see our NASCAR DFS picks, projections, lineup, and strategy for the Quaker State 400

I turn 40 on Sunday.

I’m still at the age where I’d be thrilled to unwrap a giant LEGO set, but I have a sneaking suspicion I’m about to enter the “white New Balances and lawn care equipment” phase of life. Somewhere between “Arkham Asylum” and “mulch spreader,” adulthood finally catches all of us.

Thankfully, before I spend my birthday arguing about fertilizer, we’ve got one more superspeedway DFS slate to build.

Atlanta has become one of the most entertaining races on the NASCAR schedule. The drafting keeps the field packed together all night, cautions can erase an afternoon’s worth of work in seconds and the fastest car isn’t always the one sitting out front.

That’s important for DraftKings.

Unlike a traditional intermediate track, the fastest laps often come from cars charging through the draft after restarting or making runs from the back of the lead pack. Instead of sitting in clean air, drivers can pile up fastest laps while slicing through traffic, making place differential just as valuable as raw finishing position.

That’s why we’re embracing a “stack the back” strategy this week.

Even better, our model loves Toyota.

The manufacturer owns the strongest overall superspeedway rating in our model this week, placing all five Toyota entries inside the top 11 of the power rankings. Four of those five crack the top eight. When Joe Gibbs Racing and 23XI Racing commit to working together, they’re capable of controlling long stretches of these races, and we’re happy to build around that strength.

Quaker State 400 Expert DFS Lineup and Projections

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Quaker State 400 Expert DFS Projections

Tyler Reddick ($10,500) | Starting Position: 31st

If we’re paying five figures for anyone, it’s Reddick.

He starts 31st but owns one of the highest ceilings on the slate with our model projecting him to finish 12.7. That’s nearly 20 spots of potential place differential before we even factor in fastest laps.

The comparable-track numbers support it. Reddick has consistently been one of the strongest superspeedway racers in the field, and with Toyota grading as the top manufacturer entering Atlanta, we expect the No. 45 to spend plenty of time moving toward the front.