Matt Vecchio 
Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the NASCAR Cup Series. Below you will find my rankings for the drivers in this race.
I am going to try something different for tonight’s race. Instead of the usual driver rankings list, I will give out four different categories of drivers and a little snippet breaking down how to play each group.
(Starting position in parenthesis)
(All pricing is for DK)
Lock:
Ryan Blaney (37) – $9.3K
Blaney starts dead last in Sunday’s race, but there’s no doubt he will get to the front of the field and stay there at some point. In Saturday’s practice session, Blaney had a tire go down, resulting in him hitting the wall hard and requiring the 12 team to go to their backup car.
Top Dominator Plays:
- Kyle Larson (5) – $11.5K
- Tyler Reddick (2) – $10K
- Christopher Bell (1) – $10.3K
- Denny Hamlin (4) – $10.6K
- William Byron (9) – $10.8K
Kyle Larson has won back-to-back races here in Vegas and has four top 2 finishes in the last 5 races at this track. If you are only making one lineup, Larson should be in it. Tyler Reddick hasn’t had as much success as Larson, but he does have four top 10s in his last five races at Vegas. Bell has a terrible day here in the spring, but he did finish top 5 in both races last season here in Las Vegas.
Place Differential Plays:
- Chris Buescher (22) – $7.7K
- Kyle Busch (20) – $8.5K
- Bubba Wallace (19) – $7.5K
GPP high upside options:
- Martin Truex Jr. (12) – $9K
- Ross Chastain (7) – $8.8K
- Chase Briscoe (24) – $7.4K
- Zane Smith (14) – $6.1K
- Erik Jones (27) – $6.8K
Value Plays:
- Ryan Preece (32) – $5.6K
- Daniel Hemric (33) – $5.1K
- Corey Lajoie (35) – $5.2K
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (25) – $6K
- Todd Gilliland (30) – $5.8K
NASCAR Best Bets:
(best odds and site in parenthesis)
Kyle Larson (+300 – Caesars)
Kyle Busch (+2000 – FD/Caesars)
Christopher Bell (+750 – FD)
Ryan Blaney Top 5 (+270 – FD)
Chris Buescher Top 10 (+180 – FD)
Top Manufacturer Bets: (all on DK)
Chevy: Larson is the obvious pick (+100), but I will also throw Kyle Busch out there (+900)
Ford: Chris Buescher (+600)
Toyota: Christopher Bell (+300)
Longshot To Win:
Ryan Blaney (+2200 DK/Caesars)
Matchups:
(All bets are from DK)
Denny Hamlin vs William Byron (+105)
Kyle Busch (+100) vs Ross Chastain
Christopher Bell (-105) vs Denny Hamlin
