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 |
|---|---|---|
| Denny Hamlin (12) – $10.3K | Chase Elliott (9) – $8.7K | William Byron (4) – $10K |
| Kyle Larson (1) – $11K | Tyler Reddick (8) – $8.8K | Christopher Bell (10) – $10.8K * |
| Martin Truex Jr. (31) – $9.5K | Joey Logano (11) – $9.3K | Daniel Suarez (13) – $7K |
| Alex Bowman (33) – $8K | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (35) – $6K | Bubba Wallace (16) – $7.7K |
| Ty Gibbs (27) – $9K | Ryan Blaney (2) – $9.8K | John Hunter Nemechek (34) – $5.6K |
| Noah Gragson (23) – $6.9K | Austin Dillon (36) – $6.2K | Carson Hocevar (20) – $6.6K |
| Ross Chastain (17) – $8.3K | Ryan Preece (29) – $6.5K | Chris Buescher (15) – $8.5K |
Driver Notes:
- This is the first time the Cup Series will run Iowa, so we have no previous races to look at. This is a short track (.875-mile speedway) so we can look at other tracks like Richmond and Phoenix.
- In Friday’s practice session and Saturday’s Xfinity race, we saw a lot of tire issues. This could be an issue again on Sunday night, so treating this race almost like a superspeedway build is also an option. You need at least one dominator, if not two, in this 350-lap race.
- Lastly, Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there reading this!
NASCAR Best Bets:
(best odds and site in parenthesis)
Kyle Larson (+420 – FD)
Tyler Reddick (+1200 – DK/Caesars)
Alex Bowman Top 5 (+400 – Caesars)
Daniel Suarez Top 10 (+240 – DK)
Longshot To Win:
Ross Chastain (+1800 – Everywhere)
Bubba Wallace (+4500 – DK)
Matchups:
(All bets are from DK)
Ty Gibbs (+145) vs Brad Keselowski
Brad Keselowski vs Tyler Reddick (-105)
