It's been a roller coaster of a start for Denny Hamlin, who has three top-six finishes combined with three results between 20th and 25th to begin the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. But a short track race on Sunday in the 2025 Cook Out 400 favors Hamlin's chances of finishing closer to the top-six side of this season's results. The 44-year-old driver has the best average finish (10.6) of any driver on short tracks, like Martinsville Speedway for the Cook Out 400 2025, so should he be a top option from the NASCAR DFS driver pool to include in NASCAR at Martinsville DFS lineups? 

Sunday will be his 111th career short race start and he's finished in the top five in 47.2% of short track races, so how should that combination of success and experience factor into forming a 2025 Cook Out 400 DFS strategy with the green flag dropping at 3 p.m. ET? Before locking in any NASCAR DFS picks for the Cook Out 400 2025 on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, be sure to check out the optimal NASCAR at Martinsville DFS strategy and advice from SportsLine's Mike McClure.

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. 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 20 winners since 2021 and has hit two 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 Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday and is revealing his top NASCAR DFS picks, NASCAR DFS lineups and driver pool.

For NASCAR at Martinsville, McClure is high on Kyle Busch ($8,300 on DraftKings and $7,500 on FanDuel). Part of McClure's optimal NASCAR DFS strategy also includes rostering Joey Logano ($9,600 on DraftKings and $11,500 on FanDuel), who has 11 straight top-10 finishes at Martinsville.

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 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 Cook Out 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 NASCAR at Martinsville!