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 (12) – $11K | Tyler Reddick (15) – $8.8K | Joey Logano (17) – $9K | JJ Yeley (36) – $4.8K |
| William Byron (1) – $10.5K | Ty Dillon (32) – $4.9K | Ryan Blaney (8) – $8.4K | BJ McLeod (34) – $4.7K |
| Alex Bowman (31) – $8.6K | Justin Haley (16) – $6.1K | Bubba Wallace (7) – $8.3K | |
| Martin Truex Jr. (18) – $9.9K | Denny Hamlin (4) – $10.3K | Kyle Busch (5) – $9.5K | |
| Daniel Suarez (24) – $7.8K | Erik Jones (26) – $6.4K | Todd Gilliland (35) – $5.1K | |
| Austin Dillon (33) – $7.2K | Michael McDowell (30) – $5.7K | Ricky Stenhouse (10) – $7.3K | |
| Ross Chastain (14) – $10.1K | Jimmie Johnson (37) – $6.9K | Corey Lajoie (25) – $5.5K |
*** Notes ***
- This 600-mile race (400 laps) is the longest race of the season and a test of endurance for these drivers. Because of the length, we need to treat it like a short track when it comes to dominator points. There are 280 DK dominator points available in this race. In 2021, Kyle Larson led 327 laps for an incredible 81.75 LAPS LED points. If you didn’t roster him you were not making money that night.
- Speaking of Kyle Larson, in his last four 600’s, he has 3 top 10s, one win, and averages 94.5 laps led per race. It’s hard to think he won’t be near the front competing for the win on lap 400 on Sunday.
- William Byron is on fire again right now. In his last ten starts this season, Byron has the most top 5s (5), top 10s (6), and top 15s (7).
- Martin Truex Jr. has one win in the last five 600’s as well as two top 5s and three top 10s.
- Tyler Reddick has been figuring out of late with six top 10s in his last 10 races and the best avg finish (10th) among drivers competing in all 10. Reddick also has performed well in this race in his career. In three Coca-Cola 600’s, Reddick has never finished outside the top 10 and averages 45.6 DKFP per race.
- I know he is not in the car he used to be, but it’s hard to doubt Jimmie Johnson at this race. In the early 2000s, Jimmie was unbeatable here, winning 4 of 5 and finishing top 3 in seven straight Charlotte races.
- Once again I need to preface this by saying he is not in the same equipment, but it’s hard to discount Kyle Busch in this race. In the last five Coke 600s, Kyle Busch has one win and five top 5s. Busch also has an average finish of 2.8, 98.6 avg laps led per race, and is averaging 96.4 DKFP per race in that stretch.
- It’s hard to discount anyone in this race, outside of Yeley and McLeod because I don’t think their cars can run 600 miles. The 21 drivers listed above are the ones I prefer, but you could also run Christopher Bell and Chase Elliotte in any race. I also have some interest, very slight interest, in Harrison Burton as well.
