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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Byron (11) – $10.9K | Bubba Wallace (19) – $8.3K | Alex Bowman (15) – $9.1K | Austin Dillon (13) – $7.6K |
| Martin Truex Jr. (29) – $8.9K | Ryan Blaney (3) – $10.4K | Harrison Burton (33) – $5.4K | Aric Almirola (5) – $7K |
| Ross Chastain (18) – $10K | AJ Allmendinger (30) – $6.3K | Kyle Larson (9) – $11.2 | Todd Gilliland (23) – $5.3 |
| Erik Jones (28) – $7.5K | Justin Haley (20) – $6.1K | Ricky Stenhouse (27) – $6.7K | Ty Dillon (26) – $5.1K |
| Ty Gibbs (35) – $5.9K | Kyle Busch (17) – $10.7 | Joey Logano (1) – $10.2K | Cody Ware (32) – $4.9K |
| Corey Lajoie (31) – $6K | Josh Berry (21) – $7.3K | ||
| Daniel Suarez (25) – $7.8K |
*** Notes ***
- While Atlanta now races similar to a Superspeedway (Daytona, Talladega) it doesn’t produce the same type of carnage. But, qualifying gave us some outstanding PD plays in this race. There are enough that we don’t need to worry about ownership and there may not be too many duplicate lineups on Sunday.
- For the first time since 1965, Ford will make up the first four rows of the starting grid.
- There are so many great PD plays, but this is a longer race than a typical SS race, so we do need to consider rostering potential dominators.
- Last Spring, Byron dominated this race, leading 111 laps on his way to victory lane. In that race, Byron was the only driver to lead more than 42 laps (Chastain). Byron led 41 laps in the fall, but was caught up in a wreck on lap 170 and had a DNF.
- Ross Chastain was the only driver to finish top 5 in both Atlanta races in 2022. Daniel Suarez finished 4th and 6th respectively.
- Corey Lajoie was the only driver to start P30 or later in either race and finish top 10 (P5 – Spring) in 2022.
