The 2018 NASCAR playoffs are heating up with just five races remaining before a champion is crowned at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 18. This week, the action takes place at Kansas Speedway for the Hollywood Casino 400 on Sunday. FanDuel is running an $18,000 NASCAR Intimidator, while DraftKings has a $100,000 Track Record. Both offer huge paydays for the optimal NASCAR DFS lineup. Whether you're taking a shot at those large-field NASCAR DFS tournaments or playing in cash games this week, you're going to want to hear what DFS expert Mike McClure has to say before you make your NASCAR DFS picks for Kansas. 

McClure is a predictive data engineer and a DFS pro with nearly $2 million in career winnings. He has crushed his DFS selections in several sports recently, including producing multiple tournament rosters that have cashed huge in many sports the past year.

He has been all over his recent NASCAR picks as well, locking Joey Logano, Chase Elliott and David Ragan into his FanDuel lineup last week at Talladega. The result: They finished first, third and sixth, and anybody who followed his advice was well on their way to a profitable afternoon.

For the NASCAR playoffs this week at Kansas, we can tell you McClure likes Logano at $8,500 on DraftKings and $11,800 on FanDuel. 

As mentioned, Logano captured the victory last week at Talladega. It was his first victory of the season, but he remains in the thick of the championship hunt in third place in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup standings. Logano has been remarkably consistent this year, with 22 top-10 finishes in 31 starts. He also has two wins in his career at Kansas Speedway, so he's an incredible value on DraftKings and FanDuel,

Another pick McClure loves: Martin Truex Jr. ($10,800 on DraftKings, $13,400 on FanDuel). 

Truex won the race last season on his way to winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup. This year, it has been boom-or-bust at times for Truex, with four wins and 17 top-five finishes, but also 10 finishes of 15th or worse. 

However, despite finishing 23rd and 15th the past two weeks, you can count on Truex's recent success at Kansas. In the past three races there, he has two wins and a runner-up finish.

McClure is also targeting a value driver who has a strong track record at Kansas. 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 in your tournament or going home with nothing. 

So what is the optimal NASCAR DFS tournament lineup for NASCAR at Kansas Sunday? Visit SportsLine now to see DFS millionaire Mike McClure's complete optimal tournament lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel, and find out.