NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series - Blue Cross NC 300

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Race into the NASCAR DFS streets with the most trusted NASCAR analyst in the industry! Stevie has been providing NASCAR content since the very first NASCAR DFS contest and has taken down 10+ large-field tournaments in NASCAR alone. Multiple subscribers of his NASCAR package have been $1,000,000 winners thanks to the premium content he provides. His article for the 2026 Blue Cross NC 300 will preview the racetrack, roster construction, past optimal lineups, core plays, tournament plays, and value plays.

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This weekend, we head to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Blue Cross NC 300. The race is Saturday at 4pm ET on The CW. This is the first time since 2017 that there has been a fall race on the oval. This is the same tire they used at Charlotte earlier this season and at multiple other 1.5-mile tracks. I will be using recent Charlotte data, recent 1.5-mile data, practice, 2026 speed data, and a few other things when building lineups this weekend. There have been at least 8 cautions in 7 of the last 9 races here. The race winner has started inside the top 5 in 5 of the last 9 races here. Chevrolet has won 5 straight races here. Practice and qualifying were moved to Saturday morning, but I don’t think it’s going to matter. There is 80%+ chance of rain from 4am till midnight. I think we see a Sunday night or Monday daytime race for NOAPS this weekend.

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series DFS Picks: Blue Cross NC 300

The stages are 45, 45, and 110, which is a total of 200 laps. With 200 laps, we’re looking at 90 potential fastest laps and 50 laps led points on DraftKings. There have been 2 dominators in 5 of the last 7 races.

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Stephen Young (stevietpfl)

The Head of Motorsports at RotoGrinders and the long-time host of the popular Morning Grind podcast, Stephen Young (aka stevietpfl) has been one of the top NASCAR, NFL, NBA, and MLB analysts in the industry since its inception. He has accumulated numerous Live Final seats and is a multiple-time finalist for the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Racing Writer of the Year. Follow Stevie on X – @stevietpfl