Matt Vecchio 
Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Sunday afternoon’s Cup Series race from Texas Motor Speedway! After Joey Logano ($9,800) clinched his spot in the final four for the Cup Series Championship at Phoenix in 3 weeks another playoff driver should clinch their spot. I will be fading Logano this week since he literally has nothing to drive for this week and starts 2nd.
NASCAR DFS: Dominators
Kevin Harvick ($11,000)
Starting Position: 1st
Harvick has been dominant over the past three seasons at Texas in the fall and with him starting on the pole in open air he should have no problem doing that on Sunday. We saw what Harvick could do with his car when he was out front last week and I expect the same to happen on Sunday. Harvick has won the previous three fall Texas races and has led 334 laps in those races.
Ryan Blaney ($10,000)
Starting Position: 10th
Texas has been a strong track for Blaney in recent years and he is one of my favorite plays in this race because of dominator potential as well as place differential upside. Earlier this season Blaney led 150 laps but ended up finishing 7th. Blaney has five top 10 finishes in his last six races at Texas, with the only time he didn’t finish in the top 10 during that stretch being because of an overheating car.
Other Options: Denny Hamlin ($10,800), Chase Elliott ($10,500),
NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier
Kyle Busch ($9,300)
Starting Position: 9th
Will Kyle Busch get a win this season? It’s not looking good, but he does own 3 wins here at Texas so maybe it happens this weekend. Either way, Kyle is a great tournament play for me this week. I don’t think he gets too much ownership because people still don’t trust Busch. Kyle has three straight top 10 finishes at Texas and has led laps in all of those races.
Erik Jones ($8,900)
Starting Position: 17th
Just like last week, Jones comes into Sunday’s race as one of the hottest drivers in the Cup Series. Texas is also a track that Jones has had incredible success at. Jones has six straight top 10 finishes and three top 5 finishes in that stretch. I am going to be overweight on Jones this week and not worry about it one bit
William Byron ($8,300)
Starting Position: 11th
Byron is another driver that will most likely carry very low ownership, which is what we want for a driver who has top 5 potential. While he doesn’t offer the place differential drivers like Jones, Jimmie Johnson ($9,400), and Tyler Reddick ($7,900) do, Byron probably has the best chance to finish better and lead laps over the previously mentioned drivers. Byron has finished no worse then 8th in his last 3 races and has led laps in his last 4 races.
Other Options: Jimmie Johnson ($9,400 – 7 wins here, most ever, and has big time PD upside. I don’t love the price but he is playable for GPP and cash IMO), Clint Bowyer ($8,700), Kurt Busch ($8,500 – MUST win to advance, GPP play only), Tyler Reddick ($7,900), Austin Dillon ($7,500)
NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings
- Ryan Preece – $5,900 – P29 : Had been pumping out top 20’a (6 straight) until last week.
- Matt Kenseth – $7,100 – P32 : Failed as chalk last week, going back to the well this week.
- Christopher Bell – $7,200 – P15 : Looked really good last week at Kansas and showed a ton of speed
- Ryan Newman – $6,400 – P25 : Solid PD play
- Ty Dillon – $5,800 – P27 : Top 20 potential, PD upside
- Corey Lajoie – $5,600- P28 : Lajoie has top 20 upside, but is best suited for GPP’s
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