NASCAR races on dirt tracks were commonplace before 1970, but last year's Bristol Dirt Race was the first such event in more than 50 years. Denny Hamlin will be on the hunt for another successful run in Sunday's 2022 Food City Dirt Race after he finished third in the event last year. With those two performances in mind, should Hamlin be on the shortlist of drivers to target for your NASCAR DFS lineups? Ryan Blaney has seven top-five finishes at short tracks over the last three years and could be an intriguing option from the NASCAR DFS driver pool as well. Before making any NASCAR DFS picks for the 2022 Food City Dirt Race, be sure to check out the optimal NASCAR at Bristol DFS strategy and advice from SportsLine's Mike McClure.
McClure has won almost $2 million in his career as a daily Fantasy pro, and his NASCAR DFS driver pool, projections and advice can help you score a big win.
Two weeks ago, McClure was extremely high on Denny Hamlin in his Toyota Owners 400 picks on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, and he won the race after he took the lead with just five laps remaining. The week before, he had backed Chase Elliott, who finished fourth after starting 12th in the grid at the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix. His model, which simulates every race 10,000 times, called seven outright winners last season. Anybody who has followed his picks has seen huge returns.
Anybody who has followed his picks has seen huge returns. Now, he's turned his attention to Sunday's 2022 NASCAR at Bristol race. He's only sharing his picks and NASCAR DFS driver pool here.
Top 2022 Food City Dirt Race NASCAR DFS picks
For NASCAR at Bristol, McClure is high on Daniel Suarez ($8,300 on DraftKings and $8,500 on FanDuel). His best finish last season came on the dirt at Bristol, where he came in fourth and led for 58 laps. This season, he already has two fourth-place finishes to his name, albeit at the longer Fontana and Atlanta tracks.
Suarez will try to rebound at his next short track event after a disappointing showing at Martinsville last week, where he finished 29th after starting at 30th. He has flashed at times this season with 36 fastest laps and been in the top 15 for 35 percent of his 1,996 total laps. Besides last year's top-five performance, Suarez had a strong year at Bristol in 2019, when he came in eighth in both races held at the speedway.
Part of McClure's primary NASCAR DFS strategy also includes rostering Tyler Reddick ($9,200 on DraftKings, $11,500 on FanDuel), who holds the seventh-most fastest laps during races over the course of the season. Reddick is also eighth among all drivers for total laps led, with 97. Most of those came on a much longer track in the 2022 Wise Power 400 in Fontana, but Reddick has shown he can race at Bristol, with a fourth place finish on the pavement in September 2020.
Historically, Reddick hasn't cracked the code for consistent success on short tracks on the Cup Series, however, he has reason for optimism this weekend. In his last year on the NASCAR Xfinity Series, he took the checkered flag at Bristol in the 2019 Food City 300. Reddick swept in during the final 19 laps to take a late lead and hold off Chase Briscoe for the win.
How to set 2022 NASCAR at Bristol DFS lineups
McClure is also targeting an undervalued driver set to return plenty of value. He's in a prime position to make a run at the checkered flag and comes at a price that won't break the bank. You can see who it is, and every other pick, right here.
So what are the top NASCAR DFS picks for Sunday's 2022 Food City Dirt Race? And which value driver is a must-roster? Visit SportsLine now to see DFS millionaire Mike McClure's complete driver pool for DraftKings and FanDuel, and cash in big on NASCAR DFS.
