NASCAR DFS Pit Stop Rankings Cup Series: Daytona 500 2/16/25

Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the NASCAR Cup Series. In this article, I list my favorite plays in different categories to help you build your lineups for today’s race.

(Starting position in parenthesis)

(All pricing is for DK)

Top Priority Plays

• Brad Keselowski (34) – $9.2K – Keselowsksi is a great Superspeedway driver and will, hopefully, avoid all the carnage and be there at the end of the night. The 7-time Superspeedway winner knows how to navigate the field in these demolition derbys and is my pick to win his first Daytona 500 and 8th race on this track type.
• Alex Bowman (38) – $8.2K – Bowman is projected as the highest-owned driver on the slate, but he is in one of the best place differential spots in this race starting from P38.
• Kyle Busch (21) – $9.3K – Kyle Busch is another multi-time Superspeedway winner and some would say he is due. Busch is coming off his first winless as a full-time Cup Series driver and would love to win this race so that doesn’t happen again in 2025. While that may not happen, he is a sure bet for a top 5 if he can avoid the inevitable carnage that will ensure.
• Zane Smith (37) – $5.8K – Zane has little experience in a Cup car at Daytona, but he does have two wins here in the Truck Series so he knows how to win here. Does Smith have a legit shot at winning on Sunday, sure, but even if he doesn’t win a top 10 and an amazing DFS day are all we need out of him.

Top Value Plays:

• Jimmie Johnson (40) – $5.5K
• Carson Hocevar (33) – $6.5K
• Justin Haley (35) – $6.6K
• Helio Castroneves (41) – $6K
• Noah Gragson (32) – $6.8K
• Cody Ware (28) – $5.2K

Top GPP Plays:

• Michael McDowell (25) – $7.1K
• Denny Hamlin (8) – $10K
• Christopher Bell (20) – $8.8K
• Ryan Blaney (16) – $9.7K
• Chase Elliott (17) – $9.5K
• Ty Gibbs (23) – $7.4K

Mid-Tier Place Differential Plays:

• Ryan Preece (27) – $8.4K
• Daniel Suarez (36) – $7.3K
• Ricky Stenhouse (31) – $7.5K
• Martin Truex Jr. (39) – $7.2K
• Josh Berry (29) – $7.7K

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