Matt Vecchio 
Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Sunday evenings Cup series race from the “track too tough to tame”, Darlington Raceway! This is the series’ third race here this season so we should be able to get a good gauge on how these teams will run here on Sunday. This race should be a fun one to watch not only for the great racing but for the awesome throwback and special paint schemes. My personal favorite is the one my favorite driver is running, Jimmie Johnson, and his 7x champions tribute mixing both The King and The Intimidator together!
NASCAR DFS: Dominators
Denny Hamlin ($11,400)
Starting Position: 2nd
Hamlin is the highest priced driver, and for good reason. In 2 races at Darlington this season Hamlin has finished top 5 in both and including his win in the 2nd Darlington race this season. Hamlin also won at Homestead this year, the comparable track to Darlington. If all that wasn’t enough, Hamlin raced, and should have won, the Xfinity race here on Saturday so he has a good handle on the track to say the least.
Kyle Busch ($10,000)
Starting Position: 15th
It seems that Kyle has gotten his…stuff (no cursing here!) together at the perfect time. Busch has three top 5 finishes in his last 6 races to end the regular season, and has had success at Darlington and Homestead this season. Kyle finished 26th in the first Darlington race, but rebounded with a 2nd place finish 3 days later. When it comes to Homestead, Busch looked good there with a 6th place finish.
Erik Jones ($9,600)
Starting Position: 30th
Jones is at a price on Sunday that we don’t normally see him at but when you combine his starting position and his success at this track it makes sense. Erik Jones is a driver that a lot of people do not want to play, especially in 2020, but I am locking him in as a favorite for me. He has incredible place differential upside starting 30th, and then add in his aforementioned success at Darlington he could help you get a takedown. Jones won this race last season, and then add his 8th and 5th place finishes this season here, and he has the most upside in my opinion.
Other Options: Kevin Harvick ($10,900)
NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier
Martin Truex Jr. ($9,400)
Starting Position: 6th
Truex is slightly under-priced in my opinion this week based off of his success this season at Darlington. In his last 7 races at Darlington MTJ has not finished lower than 15th and has five top 10 finishes, including his win here in 2016.
Aric Almirola ($8,300)
Starting Position: 10th
In the two previous races at Darlington this season Almirola finished 12th and 7th respectively. Almirola’s 7th place finish was his career high at the track, and over his career has improved his finish almost every race here. I think Almirola is a sneaky top 5 finisher on Sunday but I would only recommend him as a GPP play, too risky for cash games.
The mid-tier is not great for Sunday. There are some decent plays, but they start too high in the field for me to consider them, namely William Byron ($7,800) who starts 3rd, and then Cole Custer ($7,600) who will start in 14th on Sunday. Clint Bowyer($8,100) starts 9th on Sunday and is probably the best play among those who start too high in my opinion. I will have a small amount of exposure to Bowyer for sure.
NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings
Instead of spending up into the mid-tier on Sunday I would rather pay in the $7K range for drivers like Ryan Newman ($7,200), Tyler Reddick ($7,000), and Matt Kenseth ($6,500).
- Ryan Newman – $7,200 P31
- Tyler Reddick – $7,000 P24
- Matt Kenseth – $6,500 P26
- Ryan Preece – $5,900 P35
- Corey Lajoie – $5,500 P27
- Ross Chastain – $5,600 P34
- Chris Buescher – $5,700 P20
- Ty Dillon – $6,000 P25
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