Pearce Dietrich gives his picks and ranks his top drivers for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas.

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Fantasy NASCAR Driver Rankings: Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas

1. Kyle Larson ($11,000) — Yung Money hasn’t been money since the Kansas spring race. Well Toto, we’re in Kansas. Larson dominated in his spring win and has also won here in 2023 and 2021. Add in two runner-ups, a fourth, and an eighth in the last eight races, and that’s money.

2. Ryan Blaney ($10,700) — Young Blaney has been better than Yung Money lately. Team Penske is rolling, while Larson and Hendrick are fighting for their lives. Kansas will be a showdown. Blaney is hot, but Kansas belongs to Larson. Blaney finished third in the spring and fourth last fall. That’s good, but it’s not Larson.

3. Christopher Bell ($10,200) — It’s Kansas, but it might as well be home for the Oklahoman. Bell has finished eighth or better in seven of the last eight races. He’s never won at the 1.5-mile oval, but he was the runner-up in the spring.

4. Denny Hamlin ($10,500) — Kansas is wide. There are multiple grooves. Passing isn’t rare, but passing the leader is still difficult. Passing Hamlin for the lead is even rarer. Leaders like Hamlin have mastered mirror driving in the Gen-7 car. He knows how to block lines and create aero disadvantages.

5. Ross Chastain ($8,500) — Aggression matters at Kansas. Bold moves on restarts win races here, and no one is bolder than Chastain. That’s how the Watermelon Man won the 2024 playoff race. A lot has changed since then, but Chastain is as aggressive and hungry as ever.

6. Chase Elliott ($9,000) — His results at Kansas mirror his career: Elliott doesn’t win often, but he consistently finishes up front. In the last nine Kansas races, he has eight top-15 finishes, with an average finish of seventh in those eight races.

7. Chase Briscoe ($9,500) — Don’t be surprised to see Briscoe line up near the front on Sunday. From there, he can maintain track position. Briscoe won at Darlington and finished runner-up at Dover and Gateway (WWTR).

8. Tyler Reddick ($9,700) — Kansas is progressively banked with a fast groove near the wall, a natural advantage for Reddick and his rim-riding ways. However, the fastest groove moves all over the track. At times, Reddick has the edge and can control portions of the race, but a win is far from guaranteed.

9. William Byron ($10,000) — New Hampshire was a much-needed boost. Byron didn’t lead any laps, but he finished third. Before that, he had five straight finishes outside the top 10.

10. Chris Buescher ($8,000) — The closest loss in NASCAR history still stings, and Buescher wants redemption. He just might get it. Buescher has the best average finish at intermediate tracks in 2025.

11. Alex Bowman ($7,800) — Kansas is Bowman’s best track. He’s never won here, but with Hendrick Motorsports he’s finished 11th or better in 13 of 15 races at the progressively banked intermediate.

12. Joey Logano ($9,200) — It’s looking like another Team Penske championship run. Logano has won two of the last three races, with Blaney winning in between. Blaney may be the favorite, but never count out Logano. He’s rarely the favorite, yet he has three championships.

13. Bubba Wallace ($8,700) — Is Kansas still a 23XI track? Kurt Busch, Wallace, and Tyler Reddick have all won driving an allied JGR Toyota. But Wallace has failed to post a top-10 finish in his last four Kansas races.

14. Todd Gilliland ($5,400) — In two of the last three Kansas races, Gilly has finished inside the top 15. He’s generally a top-25 driver each week with a ceiling of 15th, which is why he was a great DFS value last week at New Hampshire. He started 36th and finished 19th.

15. Noah Gragson ($5,900) — This season has not been kind to Gragson. The SHR-to-FRM transition has been a step backward. Kansas, however, has been one of his better tracks across all three touring series. Gragson has a top-20 in five of his six Cup Series starts at the progressively banked intermediate.