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) – $11.1K | Martin Truex Jr. (13) – $9.2K | Ryan Blaney (8) – $10.3 | Michael McDowell (7) – $5.4K |
| Kevin Harvick (15) – $9K | Alex Bowman (18) – $8.6K | William Byron (3) – $9.8K | BJ McLeod (33) – $4.6K |
| Aric Almirola (31) – $6.9K | Zane Smith (34) – $5.2K | Austin Dillon (30) – $7.5K | Todd Gilliland (29) – $4.9K |
| Chase Briscoe (24) – $8.4K | Chris Buescher (21) – $6.6K | Harrison Burton (27) – $5.7K | Cody Ware (36) – $4.7K |
| Denny Hamlin (2) – $9.6K | AJ Allmendinger (22) – $6.2 | Christopher Bell (5) – $8.8K | |
| Joey Logano (16) – $10.8K | Bubba Wallace (19) – 8.2K | Noah Gragson (32) – $6K | |
| Corey Lajoie (28) – $5.6K |
*** Notes ***
- Larson was fastest in practice in all facets and kept that speed in qualifying. I know it’s a high price but for a car that could lead the majority of the laps in this race and win, I will pay it.
- While one car can dominate this race, I believe this is a TWO dominator race.
- I think I was an infant the last time Kevin Harvick didn’t have a top 10 at Phoenix and I’m 41
- Blaney has not been great this season but showed speed. If he were having a better start to ’23 he’d be in the A Group. One person even called him a “modern-day” Kasey Kahne this week.
- I think Logano is a great PD play this week, but I don’t know if he leads a lot of laps. I like using him w/Larson and Harvick.
- Byron got us to paydirt last week and is a potential dominator with some upside and risk again this week.
- Almirola will be chalky, but he is the best of the value plays and should be played in all formats. There are plenty of other ways to be different on this slate.
- There is a lot lof great value plays in the $6K range to pivot off chalky Almirola if you feel so inclined.
