Saturday's NASCAR classic slate on DraftKings is a single-race card, Nasca @ Nasca, with a $50,000 salary cap. Lock comes at 3:53 p.m. ET (12:53 p.m. PT), so there is a clear window to settle lineups.
Jesse Love tops our model's ranking at $10,500, and his ceiling of 132.0 is far above anyone else on the board. His DraftKings average sits at 41.4. The next-highest ceiling belongs to Sam Mayer at 63.4 for $9,800, with a DraftKings average of 25.6. Corey Day follows at $9,000 with a ceiling of 56.4 and a 35.3 average, the second-best average among our top plays.
The value plays start with Dean Thompson at $6,700, carrying a ceiling of 49.1 and a DraftKings average of 27.3. William Sawalich is another mid-priced option at $7,800, with a ceiling of 54.7, which is the fourth-highest among our top plays. Parker Retzlaff at $7,700 brings a 49.4 ceiling and a 32.9 average, a notable mark for the price.
Ownership figures are not available for this slate, so there is no read here on where the crowd will land. Three drivers carry an OUT tag from DraftKings: Patrick Emerling, Lavar Scott and Carson Ware, all of Nasca. Keep them off your lineups.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,600 of the $50,000 cap. It starts with Love at $10,500, Mayer at $9,800 and Day at $9,000, then adds Sawalich at $7,800 and Thompson at $6,700. Nick Leitz at $5,800 fills the final slot. That build pairs the slate's highest ceiling with a pair of cheaper drivers who help the salary fit.
Get your entries in before lock at 3:53 p.m. ET.
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