The NASCAR Cup Series continues to evolve with the changing interests of sports fans, and this is evident in mulitple ways by the Grant Park 165 on Sunday. The 2025 Grant Park 165 marks the second street race in NASCAR history as the Chicago Street Race has become one of the most exciting events in the NASCAR Cup Series calendar. Sunday is also Round 2 of the inaugural NASCAR In-Season Challenge, featuring a bracket-style competition with head-to-head matchups between drivers to add additional excitement to the regular season, similar to the NBA In-Season Tournament. Alex Bowman won last year's Chicago Street Race, followed by Tyler Reddick and Ty Gibbs in the top three, so how should these options from the NASCAR DFS driver pool factor into forming Grant Park 165 DFS picks?
Before locking in your NASCAR DFS lineups for the 2025 Grant Park 165 in Chicago, you NEED to see what Mike McClure has to say.
McClure has won over $2 million in his career as a daily Fantasy pro, and his NASCAR DFS driver pool, projections and advice can help you score a big win on Sunday.
McClure's model began the 2025 season by calling Chase Elliott's win in the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray for a +300 payout. Then at Daytona, it was also high on William Byron despite +2000 odds and it went on to predict Kyle Larson as a +350 winner in Miami, Christopher Bell as a +600 winner in the NASCAR All-Star Race, Denny Hamlin for a +650 payout in Michigan, Shane van Gisbergen's win in Mexico City for a +330 score and then Elliott for a +1500 payout in Atlanta. The model also called its first victory of the 2024 season with Larson winning in Las Vegas for a 21-5 payout then predicted Denny Hamlin's wins in Bristol at 5-1 and Richmond at 17-4.
It impressively nailed five of Larson's wins during his historic season in 2021 too. All told, the model has nailed a whopping 24 winners since 2021 and has hit six winners already in 2025! Anyone who followed its lead on those NASCAR picks could have seen HUGE returns.
Now, McClure has turned his attention to the Grant Park 165 2025 in a Chicago Street Race on Sunday and is revealing his top NASCAR DFS picks, NASCAR DFS lineups and driver pool.
For NASCAR at Chicago, McClure is high on Ty Gibbs ($9,300 on DraftKings and $12,500 on FanDuel). Part of McClure's optimal NASCAR DFS strategy also includes rostering Chris Buescher ($8,600 on DraftKings and $9,500 on FanDuel). Buescher is coming off his fourth straight top 10 results after finishing ninth at last weekend's Quaker State 400. He's finished in the top 10 in five of his last seven races he's currently nine in the NASCAR Cup Series standings. Buescher is chasing that victory to guarantee a postseason spot though, and after being in the winner's mix the last two months, McClure expects another strong run on Sunday.
McClure is also targeting an undervalued driver set to return HUGE value for your NASCAR DFS lineups! He's in prime position to make a run at the checkered flag, and it comes at a price that won't break the bank. This pick could be the difference between cashing HUGE in your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing.
So what are the top NASCAR DFS picks for Sunday's Grant Park 165 2025? And which value driver is a MUST-ROSTER? ... Join SportsLine right now to see DFS millionaire Mike McClure's NASCAR DFS picks, complete driver pool, and strategy for the NASCAR Chicago Street Race!
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