Matt Vecchio 
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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the NASCAR Cup Series. Below you will find my rankings for the drivers in this race.
A Group: Drivers I will have the most exposure to and are high priority
B Group: This group is drivers I feel have a high upside and are great filler pieces to pair with the A Group
C Group: The drivers in this tier are a bit risky, but could still be optimal. This group should be used in GPP’s
F Group: These drivers are on my do not play list
(Starting position in parenthesis)
Drivers highlighted in yellow are potential dominators
(All pricing is for DK)
| A Group | B Group | C Group | F Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Larson (18) – $11.5K | Chase Elliott (10) – $10.8K | Denny Hamlin (13) – $10.5K | BJ McLeod (22) – $4.5K |
| Ryan Preece (30) – $6.9K | Ty Gibbs (24) – $7.1K | Kyle Busch (1) – $9.6K | Ty Dillon (16) – $4.7K |
| Joey Logano (26) – $8.8K | Josh Berry (23) – $7.5K | AJ Allmendinger (29) – $6K | JJ Yeley (21) – $4.8K |
| Austin Dillon (36) – $6.3K | Aric Almirola (19) – $6.5K | Ross Chastain (14) – $9.8K | Ricky Stenhouse (9) – $7.3K |
| Martin Truex Jr. (17) – $10K | William Byron (8) – $11.2K | Justin Haley (25) – $5.6K | |
| Kevin Harvick (12) – $9.3K | Bubba Wallace (28) – $8K | Christopher Bell (2) – $10.3K | |
| Michael McDowell (32) – $6.6K | Todd Gilliland (35) – $5.8K | Brad Keselowski (4) – $8.4K |
*** Notes ***
- Dover is all about tire wear and it will come down to which driver takes care of their tires the best at the end of the day.
- This is a 400-lap (scheduled – rain may change that) race so getting a share of the 280 dominator points will be key. I will be rostering two dominators (minimum) in each lineup.
- Kyle Larson dominated Dover last season but didn’t win. In two races at Dover, Larson had the most avg fastest laps, most avg laps led, and the best avg DKFP per race.
- Ryan Preece is having the best season of his career right now and this price is just way too cheap for the upside here. He carries some decent proj. ownership, but that’s fine by me because we can get different elsewhere.
- Austin Dillon may not have the same upside as Preece, but he is right behind him in my opinion. Dillon has been good at Dover and will be in the mix for a top 15, but will likely end his day in the high teens. That would be more than enough to hit value at his price and PD upside.
- McDowell is another great play in the $6K range today. After a dismal Talladega performance, McDowell will start near the back so presents some good upside for his price.
- Hendrick dominated this track last season and it’s hard to think they won’t do the same this weekend.
- The RCR cars were two of the fastest cars in the Xfinity race yesterday and I think that translates over to the Cup Series race on Sunday.
- Keselowski is highlighted as a potential dominator, but he is probably the least likely to do so. Kes is good here and RFK has had some fast cars recently and he will be low-owned. If he does lead some laps, Keselowski will hit value.
