NASCAR DFS Tiered Rankings: YellaWood 500

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Welcome to RotoBaller's Tiered Rankings for the thirty-first race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, the YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. For those that are viewing these rankings for the first time, here is how the sheet works.

There are two sets of DFS tiered rankings featured below, with one set of rankings focused on DraftKings DFS contests while the other is focused on FanDuel. Every driver that will officially be starting in this week's race will be listed in a particular tier based on their salary for each site. The tiers feature drivers that have similar price ranges and are ranked based on their final outlook, which is determined by a combination of a driver's expected performance for this week's race as well as their salary.

These ranks will help you make tough lineup calls, telling you which drivers must be started over others in each tier. DFS players from any skill level can use these rankings in order to create a lineup that will cash out.

This week marks one of the harder to predict races in the NASCAR Cup Series season with Talladega being this week's track. Races at Talladega generally feature several wrecks that will take out groups of drivers at a time and can swing the results of any DFS lineup instantly. With pack racing being a distinguishing characteristic of Talladega races, almost every driver has a chance in order to place themselves in victory lane. Do not be afraid to roster drivers that start towards the rear of the field since even those with inferior equipment can gain plenty of positions if others crash. Be sure to make as many lineups as possible with differing driver combinations in order to remain in the game in case of wrecks and good luck RotoBallers!

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Normally, you can expect these rankings to be published on Thursdays or Fridays for every week that there is a Cup Series race, depending on the schedule of pre-race events. These rankings will also be updated as pre-race events progress throughout the week when applicable and also will include an analysis of each tier of drivers at the conclusion of all pre-race events.

* = This driver will be starting from the rear in this week's race
** = David Starr will not be racing this week and James Davison will replace him, but his price is not listed on FanDuel as of the posting of these rankings.