Matt Vecchio 
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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the NASCAR Cup Series. Below you will find my rankings for the drivers in this race.
A Group: Drivers I will have the most exposure to and are high priority
B Group: This group is drivers I feel have a high upside and are great filler pieces to pair with the A Group
C Group: The drivers in this tier are a bit risky, but could still be optimal. This group should be used in GPP’s
F Group: These drivers are on my do not play list
(Starting position in parenthesis)
Drivers highlighted in yellow are potential dominators
(All pricing is for DK)
| A Group | B Group | C Group | F Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Larson (1) – $10.9K | Denny Hamlin (30) – $9.1K | Chase Briscoe (14) – $10.2K | |
| Tyler Reddick (6) – $10.6K | Austin Dillon (2) – $7.4K | William Byron (10) – $10K | |
| Martin Truex Jr. (27) – $8.7K | Ryan Preece (8) – $7K | Erik Jones (18) – $5.9K | |
| Daniel Suarez (34) – $8.1K | Kyle Busch (5) – $9.7 | Ryan Blaney (9) – $9.5K | |
| Christopher Bell (4) – $10.5 | Brad Keselowski (33) – $7.6K | Josh Berry (31) – $7.7K | |
| Joey Logano (12) – $9.8K | Alex Bowman (17) – $8.5K | Ricky Stenhouse (22) – $8.9K | |
| Noah Gragson (36) – $5.7K | Corey Lajoie (35) – $5K | Justin Haley (25) – $6.9K |
*** Notes ***
- This race will be a spectacle, to say the least. It could be a fun watch but for DFS purposes it’s hard to really predict what will happen. There were a lot of really fast cars in the heats on Saturday and hopefully that will lead us to the right dominators today.
- While this is only a 250-lap race, getting the lap leaders right will be key. I recommend rostering no less than 2 of the drivers highlighted above.
- Larson and Reddick were the class of the field in the heat races and should be the best cars on Sunday night. If you’re only building one lineup, I would start with the 5 and 45.
- Both Truex and Suarez have had good races on the dirt the past two seasons. They have both led laps and should be the best of the PD plays in this race.
- If Larson and Reddick don’t dominate this race, my money is on Bell to be the guy who does. Logano has an outside chance of leading laps but I will play him a lot for PD upside and finishing position points.
- Gragson is a driver you can feel safe playing. He should have a top-25 finish and is super cheap for the upside.
- Hamlin has plenty of upside today, but he showed little to no speed in the heat races on Saturday.
- Austin Dillon presents some risk starting on the outside pole, but he showed a ton of speed and handling yesterday in his heat. I will have a good amount of exposure as I think he has a long-shot chance of winning this race.
- Chase Briscoe is a world-class dirt racer BUT he did break a finger this week that will require surgery. I am worried about how well it will hold up today, especially after racing in the Truck Series race on Saturday.
- Erik Jones is too cheap on DK. He has had minimal success here, but honestly, if he stay around where he starts he will hit value.
- Some other drivers I have interest in: Bubba Wallace, Jonathan Davenport, Michael McDowell. Realistically, any driver could have a good day here, except BJ McLeod (unless chaos ensues early on before his car overheats)
