Matt Vecchio 
Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Sunday evening’s Cup Series race from the Daytona Road Course. This is the final race of the weekend at this course, the first time NASCAR has ever raced here. We have another short race Sunday with only 65 laps for this race.
This is the first race that the majority of these drivers have ever driven in on this course. Jimmie Johnson ($8,100) is one of the those drivers who have run a race here. Johnson has raced at the Rolex 24 hours of Daytona so he does have some knowledge of this track that will definitely help him on Sunday.
NASCAR DFS: Dominators
Ryan Blaney ($11,000)
Starting Position: 24th
Blaney is the most expensive driver on this slate, but he is worthy of this salary this week. Blaney offers us everything we are looking for on Sunday as far place differential upside and has the chance to win. In his last 6 road course races Blaney has a win, three top 5’s, and four top 10’s.
Chase Elliott ($10,300)
Starting Position: 7th
Saying Chase Elliott has been dominating at road courses may be the understatement of the year. In the last 6 road course races the Cup Series has run, Elliott has taken the checkered flag first in half of them. Outside of the wreck at Sonoma last year, Elliott has finished no worse than 6th in any race and has won the last 2 road course races.
Martin Truex Jr. ($10,100)
Starting Position: 3rd
Truex might garner low ownership even as one of the best road courses racers in the field on Sunday. Starting from the 3rd position gives him little PD upside, but he does have the potential to lead a majority of the laps in this race.
Other Options: Brad Keselowski ($10,600)
NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier
Clinty Bowyer ($8,800)
Starting Position: 12th
Bowyer is priced up this week, but he has been pretty good at road course so I am willing to pay the price. In the Series’ last 6 rc races, but Bowyer has not finished lower than 20th, and has five finishes of 11th or better, including three top 5’s.
Alex Bowman ($8,200)
Starting Position: 27th
Bowman is another of the better upside plays starting 27th. In his last 6 race at road courses, Bowman has not finished lower than 14th. Bowman also has a 4th (2018) and a 2nd place finish (2019) at the Charlotte roval, which is the most comparable course for this weekend.
Other Options: Erik Jones ($9,000), William Byron ($8,600), Matt DiBenedetto ($7,800)
NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings
We got news on Saturday that Austin Dillon has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be racing this weekend. Dillon will be replaced by Kaz Grala ($6,000) in the #3 RCR Chevy on Sunday. Grala is a very capable replacement for a road course race. Grala has three top 10’s and two top 5’s in the Xfinity series on road courses and has an average finish of 11.7 in 6 races.
- Michael McDowell – $7,000 P30
- Ricky Stenhouse – $6,500 P25
- Kaz Grala – $6,000 P10
- Daniel Suarez – $6,900 P31
- John Hunter Nemechek – $6,400 P28
- Chris Buescher – $6,600 P21
- Ryan Newman – $6,300 P14
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