The NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 at Kansas is on Sunday, and DraftKings is offering a new way to play fantasy NASCAR. The game is simple. Build a “Pick Set” (2+ drivers) and decide if they will outperform their stat projections. Here is some advice to help build your DraftKings Pick6 Pick Sets for the NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 at Kansas.

Kyle Larson | Fantasy Points: 50.5

Pick6 Play: Better

Kansas has produced two wins for Larson in 10 starts, and his intermediate track record across the Gen 7 era — seven wins in 45 starts — confirms this configuration brings out the best in the No. 5. At Las Vegas he led 62 laps and posted a 116.2 driver rating before a pit road issue cost him finishing position, showing the speed is present with this exact rules package.

Practice Saturday showed a tight car through the middle, and Cliff Daniels called him to pit road for major adjustments after only four laps — which is exactly why the 28th-place speed chart number should be disregarded entirely. The broadcast noted that Larson is among the best in the field at running the outside wall at Kansas, a skill that becomes more valuable as rubber builds up and the top groove cleans off through the race. A team that identifies and fixes a balance problem on Saturday rather than discovering it mid-race Sunday is doing its job correctly, and the car will be significantly better than anything practice suggested.

Denny Hamlin | Fantasy Points: 58.5

Pick6 Play: Better

The 2025 Kansas fall race belonged to Hamlin from start to finish — he led 159 of 273 laps, posted a 142.4 driver rating that was the highest in the field, and finished second only because his fill-in jackman missed the jack point on the final pit stop and turned a two-second stop into nearly 10. Without that mechanical failure, he wins by a straightaway. He then went to Las Vegas with the same package, led 134 laps, and won the race outright. Two consecutive dominant performances on 1.5-mile tracks with this rules package is not a trend — it is a profile.

Saturday practice confirmed it is carrying into Kansas weekend. Hamlin was right at the top of Group 2 alongside Tyler Reddick and Bubba Wallace, and the broadcast confirmed those three are the drivers who have been battling for wins at this track. The temperature will be 12-13 degrees warmer than practice, which changes car handling for everyone — and the driver who manages tires best in those conditions at Kansas has been Hamlin more than anyone else in recent memory. The house will price his projected finish near the front, and the evidence says he belongs there.

Christopher Bell | Fantasy Points: 51.5

Pick6 Play: Better

Bell owns the best Kansas average running position in the field at 5.90, a number built on years of consistent front-running speed at this track. He finished third here in 2025 with 43 laps led and was the second-best car for most of the race before pit strategy reshuffled the running order in the final stage. At Las Vegas, he won Stage 1, led 31 laps, and finished fourth with a 124.3 driver rating, confirming the 1.5-mile package is producing results in 2026, not just speed. The Kansas track record and the current season form point in exactly the same direction.

Practice Saturday was the exclamation point. Bell topped every single consecutive lap average category in Group 1 — fastest individual lap, best five, 10, 15 and 20-lap averages — and the broadcast called him the clear Kansas pole favorite before the Group 1 qualifying disadvantage came into the conversation. The broadcast also noted that Bell changed the way drivers qualify at this track years ago by mastering the top lane, and that knowledge does not go away. The fastest car in practice at a track where he already owns the field’s best average running position is the clearest Better on the board this week.

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What is DraftKings Pick6?

Pick6 is a peer-to-peer fantasy variant where you build a lineup (your “Pick Set”) of 2+ players and select whether you believe each will outperform their listed stat projection. Enter your Pick Set in Pick6 contests to compete against other users. Get enough picks correct and win a share of cash prizes.

How to Play

Create a Pick Set

Create a Pick Set by choosing 2+ players from the same sport and Pick Group (a set of picks available from a group of set competitions). For each player, simply select if you think they’ll have more or less than their listed stat projection. In each Pick Set, you can not pick the same player twice and you must pick players from at least two different teams.

Enter an Amount

Once you finalize your Pick Set, choose your entry fee amount. Your entries will be automatically distributed into available contests, subject to your confirmation.

Sweat Your Picks

When the games go live, use the My Picks tab to follow your picks in real time to track how your players are performing against their projections and how they stack up against other users.

Compete for Prizes

Make enough correct picks and win a share of the contests’ guaranteed prizes. Any prizes won will be credited to your DraftKings account after contests are finalized.