Gallery: 2/7
Denny Hamlin
Price: $9,600
The strategical element of starting position already comes in to play here. Someone like Jimmie Johnson ($10,000), who is starting 24th, has immense upside because of potential place differential, while Hamlin carries a significant amount of risk starting fourth--especially in a restrictor-plate race where wrecks tend to be bigger and tougher to avoid. That said, Hamlin appears to have a better chance of racking up laps led and ultimately winning this thing. Not only did he win last year's Daytona 500, but he finished sixth in this year's qualifying (Johnson finished 18th) and won the second Can-Am Duel (Johnson finished 12th). While Johnson could be a chalk pick because of his starting position, I like Hamlin to have a big day even if he doesn't have place differential on his side. (Getty)
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