The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Kansas Speedway this week for the 2026 AdventHealth 400, scheduled for Sunday at 2 p.m. ET.
Ty Gibbs arrives off a Bristol win that made him the fifth driver to notch a checkered flag this year, joining Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott and Tyler Reddick on the season’s winner list. That matters for daily Fantasy players trying to separate real form from one-off luck, because Kansas is the kind of track where recent speed and finishing position can matter as much as name recognition.
The race also comes with a clear storyline at the front. Kyle Larson is chasing a first-ever three-peat at the AdventHealth 400, while Elliott won the Kansas race last fall and Joey Logano is a three-time winner at Kansas Speedway. Logano has also finished in the top 10 in each of the last two weeks, a run that gives him added appeal for lineups built around consistency rather than pure upside.
That is the angle Mike McClure is leaning into. The daily Fantasy veteran, who has won more than $2 million in his career, has built a reputation for calling winners before they arrive. His model correctly projected Elliott’s win in the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray to open the 2025 season at +300, Larson’s victory in Miami at +350, Christopher Bell’s NASCAR All-Star Race win at +600, Hamlin’s wins in Michigan and Las Vegas at +650 each, Shane van Gisbergen’s win in Mexico City at +330, and Elliott’s win in Atlanta at +1500. It also hit van Gisbergen’s victories in Chicago at +150, Sonoma at +125, Watkins Glen at +135 and Charlotte at -105.
Since 2021, the model has nailed 29 winners and hit 11 winners in 2025, which is why its Kansas build is drawing attention. McClure is rostering Elliott at $9,700 on DraftKings and $10,500 on FanDuel, and Gibbs at $9,500 on DraftKings and $12,000 on FanDuel. Gibbs has finished in the top six in each of his last five starts this season, and he has four top 10s over his last five Bristol starts along with three stage victories. Those are the kind of numbers that can carry a DFS lineup even if the final flag lands somewhere unexpected.
The start time answers the immediate question, but the real test comes when Kansas opens Sunday afternoon. Elliott has the recent win, Larson has the history-chasing storyline and Logano has the form. Gibbs has the momentum. If McClure’s model is right again, the key Fantasy decisions may be made well before the green flag drops.