Coke Zero Sugar 400 · Aug 29, 2026
APOTI Banks Daytona's Biggest Fantasy Haul
A photo-finish at Daytona set up a big week for APOTI, whose lineup cashed in on a driver few other managers trusted. Elsewhere, the league's overall race stayed tight after a flurry of standings shakeups.
Race in one lap
APOTI
first win of the season
EScott17
up 18 spots
Chris Buescher
started on 58 of 180 teams
Ryan Preece
53.0 pts, only 28 teams
Ryan Preece's 0.024-second nail-biter at Daytona became the launching pad for APOTI's league-best 146 points this week. That total was built on the back of Preece himself, a driver most managers left on the bench, while Austin Hill's laps-led total added a bit of extra juice to the field. It was the kind of week that reminds everyone why nobody skips this race.
Winning Lineup
146.0 PTSThe drivers who contributed to APOTI's winning score this week.
Standings Impact
EScott17 was the week's biggest riser, climbing 18 spots up the standings after a strong showing, proof that a single big week can still reshuffle a crowded middle tier. Meanwhile Turn 4 Crash and deircin took the hardest falls, a reminder of how quickly a bad lineup call can undo weeks of progress.
The Deciding Moment
APOTI's decision to start Cole Custer over the higher-scoring Ricky Stenhouse Jr. cost a modest six points on paper, but it barely mattered next to the windfall from Ryan Preece. The lineup's real strength was recognizing value where others didn't, and it carried the week regardless of that one bench call.
Cole Custer
27.0 PTS
Started
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
33.0 PTS
BenchedSwing: +6.0 pts
Looking Ahead
With only 27 points separating first and second and just 63 points spanning the top three, the race at the summit remains a coin flip heading into the stretch run. Ten races still remain, plenty of time for the wide middle of the standings to keep churning the way it did this week. Notably, not a single one of the league's 180 teams cracked 150 points, underscoring just how unpredictable Daytona lineups were across the board.
League Pulse
27 points
NCC-1702 vs RightTurnRyan
63 points
separates the top 3
6
races left
0 of 180 teams
scored over 150 points
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Intermediate · 1.50 mi.
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