Matt Vecchio 
Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Sunday’s Cup Series race from the Charlotte Roval. This is the Cup Series’ second and final road course race this season. Chase Elliott ($10,600) led the most laps and got the win at the Daytona Road Course earlier this season, making him a favorite to get to victory lane on Sunday. Elliott is probably the best of the top tier, and I will have plenty of exposure.
NASCAR DFS: Dominators
Ryan Blaney ($10,900)
Starting Position: 24th
Blaney hasn’t had a great run this season, and had a bad day at the Daytona RC earlier this season, but he has raced really well at this track. In his two previous starts here at Charlotte, Blaney has two top ten finishes including the winning here in 2018. I really think Blaney comes away with another top 10 on Sunday and gives you the place differential upside we need in races with very few dominator points available.
Martin Truex Jr. ($10,300)
Starting Position: 7th
Truex is a driver who has faired very well at practically every road course except this one, but what a better time to figure it out than on Sunday. While there is a very good chance Truex advances to the next round of the playoffs, a win here would assure him a spot in the round of 8. Truex has the ability and the equipment to get to the front and challenge Elliott for the early lead and could lead some laps.
Other Options: Chase Elliott ($10,600), Brad Keselowski ($10,100), Kyle Busch ($9,500)
NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier
Jimmie Johnson ($9,100)
Starting Position: 30th
Jimmie Johnson starting 30th at a road course is a great play in NASCAR DFS. Is he slightly overpriced? Maybe. But he is worth playing on Sunday in my opinion. Johnson has top 10 upside in this race as he has 20 career top 10 finishes in 39 career road course races.
Michael McDowell ($8,100)
Starting Position: 31st
McDowell is a decent road course driver and will probably garner some lower ownership based off his price. I don’t love the price either for McDowell, but he offers huge place differential points. If he can duplicate his performance from Daytona RC earlier this year where he finished 10th, his career best finish at a RC, he will be one of the top plays on the slate.
Both Ricky Stenhouse Jr ($7,700) and Christopher Bell ($7,500) start towards the rear of the field on Sunday and offer the best place differential upside on the entire slate. They will both be extremely high owned but they could be the good type of chalk plays. I will have plenty of exposure to both of these drivers since I believe they can both finish top 15. Bell is my preferred play of the two because of his previous road course history in the Xfinity Series. Bell has one win, four top 5’s, and five top 10’s in 9 career RC races.
NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings
For the first time in a while the value tier is not deep and there are not a lot of really good plays. I plan on using minimal plays from his range in my lineups and building more balanced lineups.
- Chris Buescher – $6,900 – P21 – Top 5 @Daytona RC, top 20 in both Roval races
- Gray Gaulding – $5,100 – P36 – Ran really well on Saturday until late-race issues
- Cole Custer – $7,100 – P28 – Won here in the Xfinity Series
- Ty Dillon – $5,700 – P17 – Decent RC racer, GPP only
- JH Nemechek – $6,000 – P19 – Low Owned GPP play
- Matt Kenseth – $6,200 – P23 – Has never raced here but could pull a top 20
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