Pearce Dietrich gives his picks and ranks his top drivers for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis.

The NASCAR season is revving up and DraftKings is shifting into high gear with an assortment of fantasy NASCAR contests. Dive into the best fantasy racing picks for the NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis.

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Fantasy NASCAR Driver Rankings: Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis

1. Denny Hamlin ($11,000) — The closest comparable track is Pocono — and Hamlin dominates there. He’s either won or finished runner-up in all four Gen-7 races at Pocono.

2. Kyle Larson ($10,500) — Yung Money returned to Indianapolis last summer having failed to complete “The Double” on Memorial Day Weekend. He didn’t fail the second time around. Yung Money won the 2024 Brickyard 400.

3. Ryan Blaney ($10,700) — Team Penske has displayed speed at the long, flat tracks (Indianapolis and Pocono). Blaney finished third at Pocono a month ago and won the race in 2024. He also finished third at Indy last season.

4. Tyler Reddick ($9,700) — Track history is a key stat this weekend. Reddick was the Brickyard runner-up last season and finished second at Pocono in 2023.

5. William Byron ($10,200) — Four of the last five races have been rough for Byron — all finishes outside the top 25. With the playoffs just around the corner, Byron desperately needs to get dialed in at Indy.

6. Ty Gibbs ($8,600) — Current form stats are hard to trust during NASCAR summers — the circuit races at a variety of tracks. Summer success doesn’t generate heavy ownership, but Gibbs is hot. His team has adjusted well to the differing layouts. He’s earned a top 15 finish in each of the last seven races, with an average finish of eighth.

7. Chase Elliott ($10,000) — No one has been more consistent than Elliott at the long, flat tracks. He’s finished 11th or better in the last three races at both the Indy oval and the Pocono triangle.

8. Christopher Bell ($9,500) — The summer schedule has not been kind to the JGR driver. That’s not uncommon. The combination of diverse tracks doesn’t suit every team. Bell’s poor summer finishes could lead to low ownership for a potential race winner.

9. Kyle Busch ($8,100) — There are only a few tracks on the circuit where Busch is a legit contender. Pocono is one of them — which makes the Brickyard a winnable race for Rowdy.

10. John Hunter Nemechek ($6,200) — The Legacy Motor Club Toyotas are not legendary. The small team is largely irrelevant, but they’re in play in DraftKings fantasy NASCAR in 2025. Nemechek finished sixth at Pocono, and his teammate, Erik Jones ($6,300), finished 13th.

11. Chase Briscoe ($9,300) — It’s difficult to trust Briscoe. His first season in the No. 19 JGR Toyota has not lived up to expectations. He’s qualified well but raced poorly. Pocono was the exception — Briscoe used strategy and stretched fuel mileage to earn the win.

12. Brad Keselowski ($8,400) — Passing is rare at Indianapolis. The track is legendary, but it’s never produced great stock car racing. The 2025 Brickyard 400 will likely come down to strategy. Which driver will stretch fuel? Keselowski isn’t the fastest, but he’s often the sharpest when it comes to strategy.

13. Austin Cindric ($7,100) — This is Indy, but it’s not the Indy 500. The Brickyard 400 isn’t a racer’s race — it’s largely a lap-turner. Cindric is not elite, but he has elite equipment, and that matters most at Indianapolis and its less sporty sister track, Pocono. Cindric earned a top 10 finish at Pocono last month and at Indy last season.

14. Bubba Wallace ($7,700) — Mid-tier drivers are the target at Indy. They offer a mix of finishing position and place differential points. Wallace has finished 11th or better in the last three races at the Indianapolis oval, and in three of the last four at Pocono.

15. Ty Dillon ($5,500) — There’s $1 million on the line. Dillon has benefited from the funky NASCAR In-Season Challenge schedule. The last-place seed survived at the superspeedway, street circuit and traditional road course. Indy is his biggest challenge yet, but he’ll likely receive full support from Kaulig Racing and Richard Childress Racing.