Matt Vecchio 
Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Saturday night’s Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 from Richmond Raceway. We have a potentially big fantasy point night tonight with 300 possible dominator points to earn in this race. Last season Martin Truex Jr. swept at Richmond and dominated both races.
NASCAR DFS: Dominators
Denny Hamlin ($11,600)
Starting Position: 7th
Hamlin is once again the highest priced driver on this slate and he may be a little overpriced tonight. I think Hamlin might actually come in at lower ownership then usual because of high price making him ideal for GPP’s tonight. Last season Hamlin finished top 5 in both Richmond races but had only 7.25 dominator points, but I think tonight he picks a lot more than that. Hamlin saw Harvick win and clinch his spot in the next round of the playoffs last week in Darlington and Hamlin could be the next with a win tonight.
Martin Truex Jr. ($10,900)
Starting Position: 14th
If Hamlin is overpriced, then Truex is under priced at $10.9K. Truex will most likely come in as the highest owned driver in this tier, and rightfully so. Truex dominated this track in 2019 winning both races as I mentioned in the open. Not only did Truex win both races, he earned himself an average of 83.5 dominator points in each race. Truex led 295 laps at Richmond last season and had 78 fastest laps.
Kyle Busch ($9,800)
Starting Position: 6th
While Kyle did not win at Richmond in 2019, he racked up fantasy points. Busch came home in the top 10 in both races and picked up a massive amount of dominator points. Obviously Kyle was having a much better season in 2019 than he is in 2020, but he has had success here and he did race in the Xfinity race on Friday night so he knows where his car should be for tonight’s race. Busch led over 300 laps combined at Richmond last season and had 126 fastest laps.
Other Options: Kevin Harvick ($11,300), Brad Keselowski ($10,100)
NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier
Joey Logano ($9,300)
Starting Position: 2nd
Logano is a solid GPP play on Saturday night, albeit a risky play. With him starting on the outside pole, Logano doesn’t offer place differential upside, but he does seem to run really well at Richmond in his career. In his last 12 races at Richmond Logano has ten top 10 finishes, four finishes of 2nd or better (2 wins), and has led at least 25 laps in 6 of the 12 races.
Clint Bowyer ($8,300)
Starting Position: 11th
Bowyer has some good upside this weekend starting in the 11th position. In 2019 at Richmond Bowyer finished 9th and 3rd, and at Phoenix this season (similar track) Bowyer came home 5th. Going further back, Bowyer has 4 straight top 10 finishes at Richmond.
Other Options: Erik Jones ($8,900), Jimmie Johnson ($8,700), Matt DiBenedetto ($7,500)
NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings
There is a lot of good value in this section this week, which is what I was hoping for because I want to load up on the top tier in my lineups this weekend. We have guys like Christopher Bell ($7,200), Bubba Wallace ($7,100), and Ryan Newman ($7,000) in the $7K range who are soild PD upside plays. At under $6K we have drivers like Chris Buescher ($5,900), Corey Lajoie ($5,800), and Daniel Suarez ($5,600). Suarez has never finished lower than 18th at Richmond and owns three top 10 finishes here. Do I think he gets a 4th? No, but a top 20 is not out of the question.
- Ryan Newman – $7,000 – P21
- Daniel Suarez – $5,600 – P28
- Christopher Bell – $7,200 – P26
- Corey Lajoie – $5,800 – P34
- William Byron – $7,300 – P5
- Ty Dillon – $6,300 – P27
- Bubba Wallace – $7,100 – P30
- Ryan Preece – $6,100 – P24
- Chris Buescher – $5,900 – P25
- John Hunter Nemechek – $6,500 – P31
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