Matt Vecchio 
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 risky but could still be optimal. This group should be used in GPP’s
(Starting position in parenthesis)
Drivers in BOLD are potential dominators
(All pricing is for DK)
| A Group | B Group | C Group |
|---|---|---|
| AJ Allmendinger (37) – $9K | Christopher Bell (7) – $10.2K | Tyler Reddick (4) – $9.8K |
| Shane van Gisbergen (5) – $10K | Martin Truex Jr. (24) – $9.2K | Todd Gilliland (26) – $6.8K |
| Chris Buescher (16) – $8.8K | William Byron (27) – $9.4K | Austin Cindric (21) – $7.5K |
| Kyle Larson (1) – $10.5K | Zane Smith (30) – $6.4K | Michael McDowell (3) – $8.6K |
| Chase Elliott (18) – $9.6K | Ty Gibbs (2) – $8.4K | Chase Briscoe (22) – $7.2K |
| Justin Haley (23) – $6.7K | Ross Chastain $8.2K | Josh Berry (36) – $6K |
| Joey Logano (32) – $7.6K | Austin Hill (34) – $5.8K | Denny Hamlin (11) – $8K |
Driver Notes:
- Since this is a street race, there are only 75 laps so we will not be looking for dominators. We will focus more on place differential and finishing position. While I know teams will try to flip the field, I don’t know which ones will do it when. We saw much of that in the Xfinity race on Saturday, but only a few cars could easily drive through the field.
- William Byron and Josh Berry will be starting at the rear for unapproved adjustments, but I am not concerned because they start so far back already.
- With only three drivers priced at $10K and up, building balanced lineups will be fairly easy on Sunday. There are a few cheap options with upside, but they are limited. Justin Haley is the best of the cheap drivers every week and nearly won this race last season.
NASCAR Best Bets:
(best odds and site in parenthesis)
Kyle Larson (+370 – FD)
Tyler Reddick (+950 – FD)
Chase Elliott Top 5 (+370 – FD)
AJ Allmendinger Top 10 (+165 – DK)
Longshot To Win:
Chris Buescher (+5500 – DK)
Matchups:
(All bets are from DK)
Chris Buescher (+150) vs AJ Allmendinger
Tyler Reddick (+150) vs Kyle Larson
AJ Allmendinger (+160) vs Michael McDowell
