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Josh Berry was a 100-1 longshot to win last week's NASCAR Cup Series race, and yet, he shocked the racing world with his first NASCAR Cup Series victory. The 34-year-old is coming off back-to-back top-five results after he finished fourth at the Shriners Children's 500 the week before, so could he be one of the Miami fantasy NASCAR sleepers again on Sunday for 2025 Straight Talk Wireless 400 at 3 p.m. ET? Even with his win and two top-five results, Berry is 13th in the NASCAR Cup Series standings after finishing 25th or worse in his first three races of the season, so which version of Berry can you expect when evaluating the NASCAR at Miami Fantasy rankings? The latest 2025 NASCAR Miami forecast is calling for cloudy skies and temperatures in the 70s.

With strong options like Christopher Bell, Denny Hamlin and Tyler Reddick as 2025 Straight Talk Wireless 400 Miami NASCAR picks, there are a variety of ways to form a NASCAR Fantasy strategy. Before locking in your NASCAR Fantasy picks for the 2025 Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, be sure to check out the optimal NASCAR at Miami Fantasy 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 on sites like FanDuel and DraftKings.

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. In 2024, it nailed Kyle Larson to win in Las Vegas for a 21-5 betting payout and predicted Denny Hamlin's wins in Bristol at 5-1 and Richmond at 17-4.

It also impressively nailed five of Larson's wins during his historic season in 2021. All told, the model has nailed a whopping 19 winners since 2021, including nine in 2023 and three in the first seven races last season. Anyone who followed its lead on betting apps and sportsbooks on those NASCAR picks could have seen huge returns. 

Now, he's turned his attention to Sunday's 2025 Straight Talk Wireless 400. He's only sharing his picks and NASCAR Fantasy rankings here.

Top 2025 Straight Talk Wireless 400 NASCAR Fantasy picks

One of McClure's top 2025 Straight Talk Wireless 400 Fantasy NASCAR picks is Kyle Busch, even though he's a longshot at 22-1. No one in the Straight Talk Wireless 400 driver pool has run more races at Homestead-Miami Speedway than Busch, and he has the results to back that up. Busch has two NASCAR at Miami victories, both coming within his last 10 races at the speedway, and he's finished in the top five in 25% (5 of 20) of those races. He's finished in the top 10 in more than half (11 of 20) of his Homestead-Miami Speedway events, including in eight of his last 10 races there.

Busch, who is ninth all-time with 63 NASCAR Cup Series victories, had three straight top-eight results entering last week before a loose wheel resulting in a crash resulted in a 33rd-place finish. Only two drivers have more top-10 results than Busch early into the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season and McClure doesn't expect Busch to be an overly-owned driver for 2025 Straight Talk Wireless 400 Fantasy lineups, which can provide value. See which other drivers to back here. 

Another curveball: Ryan Blaney, one of the top betting favorites and entering Sunday and the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion, doesn't crack the top five of McClure's Fantasy NASCAR rankings. Blaney has finished in the top 10 in the final NASCAR Cup Series standings in eight straight years, including second last year, but his early 2025 results don't reflect that driver. The 31-year-old has just one top-five result over his first five races this season and he's yet to finish in the top three.

Blaney's success in recent years could make him a popular pick in NASCAR Fantasy lineups, but going off name appeal alone can be a dangerous strategy. Blaney has failed to win any of his 10 career NASCAR at Miami events and finished outside the top 15 in six of 10 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. His 16.5 average finish at intermediate tracks like Homestead is third-worst of the 10 major track types, leaving McClure to fade Blaney on Sunday. See which other drivers to avoid here.

How to make 2025 NASCAR at Miami Fantasy rankings

McClure is also targeting an undervalued driver set to return plenty of value for his NASCAR Fantasy picks. This driver is in a prime position to make a run at the checkered flag for the ultimate Straight Talk Wireless 400 sleeper. You can see who it is, and every other pick, right here.

So what are the top NASCAR Fantasy picks for 2025 NASCAR at Miami-Homestead, and which value driver is a must-roster? Visit SportsLine now to see DFS millionaire Mike McClure's complete Straight Talk Wireless 400 Fantasy rankings, for a chance to cash in big on NASCAR Fantasy.