Tim Watts's Articles

Last week was exhausting for NASCAR (and NASCAR DFS players). Wednesday finally saw the conclusion of the race started Sunday with Kyle Busch emerging victorious, extending his streak of seasons with a win to 16. It is quite rare to see a race in the playoffs won by a driver not active in the playoffs, […]

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Texas Sunday afternoon for the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500, and as always we’re here to look at the top DFS plays for the day. Joey Logano has punched his ticket into the championship race. This is the eighth race of the playoffs, the second race of the third round. […]

There are four races left to determine a NASCAR Cup Series champion. Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 is the seventh race of the playoffs and is the first race of the third round. Kevin Harvick makes his return to the top of the rankings and a driver currently without a 2021 ride tops the mid-tier. I […]

We’re back again to look at the top NASCAR DFS plays, this time for Sunday’s Bank of America 400. The sixth race of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs is the second cutoff race — by the end, we will see four more drivers eliminated from championship contention. Chase Elliott has elevated himself as the series’ […]

NASCAR is at Talladega Sunday for the YellaWood 500. The fifth race of the playoffs is down in Alabama at the truest wild card in the chase for the cup. Over the last 10 races at Talladega, only two drivers have visited victory lane on multiple occasions. Joey Logano has three wins over that stretch, […]

NASCAR heads to Las Vegas Sunday for the fourth race of the playoffs. Over the last eight races here in Vegas, four drivers have two wins apiece. Three of those four are Ford drivers, and I expect to see a very strong showing from the Fords again Sunday. I will be ranking my top drivers […]

The third race of the NASCAR playoffs storms into Thunder Valley at Bristol for the third time this season, this time for Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race. Over the last six races, Joe Gibbs Racing cars again have dominated, with three wins by Kyle Busch and one by Denny Hamlin. I will be […]

The second race of the NASCAR playoffs settles in at Richmond Saturday for the Federated Auto Parts 400, the first of two straight short track races, and that means we’re back with the DFS advice. Over the last four races, Joe Gibbs Racing cars have dominated, with two wins by Martin Truex Jr. and two […]

The Lady in Black. The track too tough to tame. The infamous Darlington stripe. The NASCAR Cup Series begins its playoff Sunday when the drivers take to the track in South Carolina for the Cook Out Southern 500. I will be ranking my top drivers in each DFS salary tier for each week’s race to […]

The NASCAR Cup series is returning to Daytona to race the famed oval in Saturday’s Coke Zero 400 just two weeks after the inaugural road course on the track. Below, I’m offering up my best DFS plays of Saturday’s slate. This also marks the third restrictor plate of the season and the last race before […]

Another NASCAR Cup Series doubleheader awaits us this weekend at Dover. Unlike last weekend, we have seen this track quite a bit and there are some drivers who have certainly shown the ability to run well every time the series visits this Delaware track. I will be ranking my top drivers in each salary tier […]

It is an exciting weekend for NASCAR’s Cup Series as the drivers take to a track that the Cup Series has never run. I will be ranking my top drivers in each salary tier for each week’s race to help you construct that GPP-winning lineup. For this week’s race, I have six guys in the […]

It is doubleheader weekend again for NASCAR’s Cup Series and this time we are heading to Irish Hills, Michigan. I will be ranking my top drivers in each salary tier for DFS for each week’s race to help you construct that GPP-winning lineup. First up: Saturday’s FireKeepers Casino 400. Dominators Kevin Harvick Martin Truex Jr. […]

In this weekly article, I will highlight recent trends as well as track history to bring you my favorite drivers to roster to maximize DFS return on investment. This weekend is highlighted the NASCAR Cup Series Foxwoods Resort Casino 301. New Hampshire is a short 1.058-mile asphalt oval track. In last year’s New Hampshire race, we saw Kevin Harvick and […]