DFS NASCAR: Pennsylvania 400 Track Breakdown

For the second week in a row, NASCAR will take to a 2.5-mile track, however this time it’s the Tricky Triangle of Pocono. Also for the second week in a row, Jeff Gordon will be back in the 88-car of the absent Dale Earnhardt Jr. who is still dealing with concussion-like symptoms. Laps led, like most long tracks, are fairly spread out normally though both races in 2015 had a single driver lead 97 of the 160 laps. There are 12 drivers in the field this week with +6 positional differential marks so moving up through traffic is something that is very possible and can be counted on.

Key Drivers on 2.5 mile Tracks

Drivers to watch this week:

Kurt Busch: Kurt is the defending Champ at Pocono, having won the June race at the triangle. He has three top-fives, and has finished outside the top-20 just once in the last five races there. Busch has also led the fourth most laps with 80. At $8,900 he is a steal of a value this week for the Pennsylvania 400 in both the cash and GPP formats.

Jeff Gordon: Gordon is back for a second week at another track that he has dominated at in his career. He has six career wins at Pocono with one top-five and three top-10s in the last five races with the fifth most laps led with 68. He already proved that he can still hold his own at Indy last week with a 39-point performance and this week should be no different. His $8,800 price tag puts him squarely in a great second-tier of options this for either the cash or GPP lineup construction.

Chase Elliot: Elliot ran for the first time at Pocono in the June race and held his own very well. He moved from 13^th to fourth by the end of the race and led 51 of the 160 laps. Elliot has also done well on the similar 2.5-mile tracks including last weekend’s Indianapolis race. With the previous race still freshly on the mind for him, the $8.700 price tag he has this week, is a great deal for the stud-rookie from Hendrick Motorsports.

Joey Logano: Logano has led the most laps at Pocono in the last five races, with 144, though 97 of them came in one race being last August. He has three top-five finishes but on average he does go backwards more often than not, which could hurt his value. Logano is still not in the top-tier of drivers prices this week at $9,500 but that only makes him more attractive for GPP formats given his laps led upside.

Greg Biffle: Biffle is the owner of one best positional differences in the field of Sunday’s Pennsylvania 400 at +8.2 over five races. He does only have two top-10s in that span but has finished better than 26^th in all of them. In last August’s race he started 25^th and finished fifth for his best finish at the Tricky Triangle. At $7,200, Biffle has a price tag that is roster friendly for an upside play at a track that he’s been good at.