Pearce Dietrich gives his picks and ranks his top drivers for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol.

The NASCAR season is revving up and DraftKings is shifting into high gear with an assortment of fantasy NASCAR contests. Dive into the best fantasy racing picks for the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol.

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Fantasy NASCAR Driver Rankings: Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol

1. Kyle Larson ($11,500) — Only the greats dominate Bristol. Larson has been great at The Last Great Coliseum since his 2013 Xfinity debut, and he’s getting even better. He’s won the last two Bristol races and has led 873 of the last 1,000 laps.

2. Denny Hamlin ($11,000) — It’s hard to match Kyle Larson’s run — three wins and six top-5 finishes in the last six Bristol races. Hamlin can’t match Larson’s stats, but he’s close. In the last four, he’s finished inside the top 4 and won twice.

3. Christopher Bell ($10,200) — Bristol was a great track for Bell during his Xfinity Series tenure. He’s been excellent in the Cup Series, but it’s tough to top Larson and Hamlin.

4. Ryan Blaney ($10,700) — Nothing against Blaney, but this is all about the showdown between Yung Money and his arch nemesis. Blaney can rip, but Bristol belongs to Larson and Hamlin. With 500 laps on the table, Blaney can still pile up fantasy points without winning.

5. Ty Gibbs ($8,700) — Joe’s grandson has stalled out. Gibbs blazed through ARCA and Xfinity, and no one could hang with the phenom — or better put, his car. In the Cup Series, where equipment is more equal and the field more talented, Gibbs isn’t a playoff contender. He is a contender at one place — Bristol. He has three top-10 finishes in four races here (including two podiums).

6. William Byron ($9,800) — Anything can happen in the Bristol Night Race. It’s The World’s Fastest Half-Mile. Chaos is common. But since the Gen-7 car arrived, “anything” hasn’t happened. Byron is a top-5 driver, but he needs the top two to falter. Larson and Hamlin aren’t losing.

7. Josh Berry ($6,800) — There’s only one way for Berry to advance: he has to go for broke. Berry must win. He doesn’t belong in a cash lineup, but he’s an intriguing value play in DFS tournaments.

8. Ryan Preece ($7,000) — This isn’t an exciting pick, but outside of Larson and Hamlin, no one is. Preece is affordable and capable of a top-10 finish. At his price, he doesn’t need 20 place-differential points to pay off.

9. Michael McDowell ($6,100) — His move from Front Row Motorsports to Spire has been a step back. Still, he could bounce back on Saturday night. He finished 30th in the spring, but in the seven previous Bristol races, McDowell earned six top-15 finishes.

10. Chase Elliott ($9,500) — The story remains the same. Paying up for someone not named Larson or Hamlin isn’t appealing unless they start deep in the field. Elliott will likely score a top-10 based on history, but he’ll need 15+ place-differential points to make it worth it.

11. Bubba Wallace ($9,000) — The spring race wasn’t his best showing, but Bubba has turned it on in the second half of 2025. He’s finished eighth or better in six of the last eight races.

12. Chase Briscoe ($10,000) — Could Briscoe shake things up? He was fast at Bristol in an SHR Ford. Now he inherits the No. 19 JGR Toyota — always a contender on steep, concrete tracks.

13. Joey Logano ($9,200) — It’s been a rough stretch at Bristol for Logano. He won the inaugural dirt race in 2021 and should have won the 2020 spring race, but Chase Elliott wrecked him at the end. Since then, Logano hasn’t cracked the top 10 and is averaging a 22nd-place finish.

14. Tyler Reddick ($8,500) — Bristol hasn’t been kind to Reddick. The track suits his skill set, but it’s treacherous. He’s averaging a finish outside the top 20 in the five Gen-7 races here.

15. John Hunter Nemechek ($6,100) — The price doesn’t get much cheaper, but the performance doesn’t get much better. JHN finished fourth at Darlington and sixth at Gateway — two tough tracks, not walks in the park for smaller teams.