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
F Group: These drivers are on my do not play list
(Starting position in parenthesis)
Drivers in BOLD are potential dominators
(All pricing is for DK)
| A Group | B Group | C Group | F Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Bell (29) – $11K | Denny Hamlin (11) – $11.2K | Alex Bowman (4) – $8K | Corey Lajoie (21) – $5.7K |
| Kyle Larson (1) – $10.2K | Brad Keselowski (23) – $8.2K | Ryan Blaney (12) – $9.5K | Kaz Grala (35) – $5.1K |
| Justin Haley (36) – $5.3K | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (24) – $6K | Tyler Reddick (19) – $8.7K | Ty Dillon (33) – $5.4K |
| Chris Buescher (14) – $9.3K | Josh Berry (30) – $7.4K | Ty Gibbs (8) – $10K | |
| Chase Briscoe (32) – $7.6K | John Hunter Nemecheck (18) – $6.4K | Zane Smith (28) – $5.6K | |
| Joey Logano (10) – $8.4K | Martin Truex Jr. (7) – $10.8K | Harrison Burton (26) – $5.2K | |
| Michael McDowell (31) – $7K | Austin Dillon (22) – $6.8K | Daniel Hemric (34) – $5K |
DFS NASCAR – Driver Notes
- Happy Easter to everyone! We top off the holiday weekend with some short-track racing from Richmond! I will not go too deep into notes as I have holiday stuff to attend to, but here is a quick synopsis of my thoughts. Larson/Bell/Haley seems like the safe core of drivers to build around. Larson should be the early dominator, and we will want at least two in our lineups since this is a 400-lap race. Bell wasn’t that fast in practice, but none of the Toyotas were. The last time we saw this package on track the Toyota’s dominated at Phoenix and I expect they will all get their stuff good by the end of the race. Haley is a free space today since he is so cheap and starts DFL. He cannot hurt you unless you fully fade him. In practice, Haley posted top 10 single-lap and 10-lap avg speed. I expect a top 20 with top 15 upside today.
NASCAR Best Bets:
(best odds in parenthesis)
Ty Gibbs (+1000 – All books).
Kyle Larson (+550 – FD)
Chase Elliott (+1800 – Caesars)
Alex Bowman Top 3 Finish (+450 – DK)
Caesars has an odds boost on Ross Chastain to in at +2500. I think it’s a long shot, but he has run well here and on other short tracks so why not throw a few bucks at it.
Spicey Pick:
Chase Briscoe (+8000 – DK)
Matchup Bets:
Martin Truex Jr. vs Ty Gibbs (+145 – DK)
Ryan Blaney vs Tyler Reddick in the first stage (+120 – Caesars)
Tyler Reddick vs Brad Keselowski (+130 – DK)
