NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series - The Progress Group 250

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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 The Progress Group 250 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 Talladega Superspeedway for the The Progress Group 250. The race is Saturday at 3:30pm ET on The CW. NASCAR doesn’t do practice at Talladega, and qualifying is Saturday. When building lineups, I’ll be looking at recent Talladega data, superspeedway data, recent speed data, and a few other things. We can’t predict these races, roster construction is king, and don’t be afraid to leave salary on the table. NOAPS races on superspeedways have been even harder than Cup races to predict. There have been at least five cautions in 7 of the last 10 races here. The race winner has started inside the top ten in 7 of those 10 races. Fun fact, Chevrolet has won 14 straight NOAPS races at Talladega.

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The stages are 25, 25, and 54, which is a total of 104 laps. With 104 laps, we’re looking at a potential of 46.8 fastest laps and 26 laps led points on DraftKings. With cautions and fastest laps spread out, we’re not worried about dominators this weekend.

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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