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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Bell (21) – $10.3K | Kevin Harvick (10) – $10.8K | Joey Logano (18) – $9.4K | JJ Yeley (34) – $4.9K |
| Ryan Blaney (17) – $8.8K | Aric Almirola (32) – $7.6K | Alex Bowman (1) – $9.2K | Ricky Stenhouse (8) – $5.7K |
| Austin Dillon (27) – $7.2K | Martin Truex Jr. (12) – $9.9K | Tyler Reddick (5) – $9K | Corey Lajoie (16) – $5.4K |
| Denny Hamlin (11) – $10.1K | Brad Keselowski (24) – $8.3K | Chris Buescher (7) – $8.4K | |
| Kyle Busch (2) – $9.7K | Chase Briscoe (19) – $7.8K | Anthony Alfredo (35) – $5.1K | |
| William Byron (3) – $11K | Kyle Larson (9) – $10.6K | Ryan Preece (33) – $6.4K | |
| Chandler Smith (37) – $6.1K | Ty Dillon (36) – $4.7K |
*** Notes ***
- Track position is key at Richmond. As I posted earlier this week on Twitter, drivers who start near the front usually end up there. Richmond is also a high tire wear track, so I am focusing on drivers who can manage their tires well.
- There will be a few “chalky” drivers in this field on Sunday, but Christopher Bell is probably the best of the bunch. In 16 races on this track type (short, flat tracks), Bell has 11 top 10’s, 5 top 5’s, and one win (Loudon). At Richmond, Bell has four top 10’s and three top 5’s in five career races.
- Austin Dillon is a driver who does perform well at this track type and Richmond in particular. Since 2020, Dillon has only finished outside the top 11 once (16th Fall 2022). Also, with Kyle Busch at RCR with Dillon, this should help him this season at this track where Kyle has been outstanding.
- Kevin Harvick has been dominant, at least DFS-wise, at this track type. No driver has scored more DK and FD points at Richmond in 2022 and Phoenix this season combined.
- I hate Aric Almirola chalk weeks, but here we are again. Richmond is one of Almirola’s best tracks with three top 10’s since 2020 (5 races). Almirola’s only Cup Series win came at Loudon in 2021.
- This is a 400-lap race and you will need dominator points to get to the top. I suggest having two dominators minimum in your lineups. I will try and get three dominators in as many lineups as I can.
