

The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series will take the green flag Sunday with the 64th Running of the Great American Race. It is also the start of what could be one of the most exciting Fantasy NASCAR seasons ever. NASCAR wanted to level the playing field and the word from the garage is that the speeds are tighter than they have ever been before. That should make for a fun Daytona 500.
The driver rankings for the Daytona 500 are not a prediction of how the drivers will finish in the Great American Race. This race is why too unpredictable to try and figure out the finishing order. Instead, the driver rankings this week are based on the driver’s fantasy value at the track.
The metrics I used to figure out the Driver Rankings include the driver’s career stats at Daytona. I do not want to rely on the stats from the last two or three seasons. The new car races completely different than the car used last year. I also used the driver average green flag speed from the Duel Races and the Driver Rating for the Duel Races.
Here are the Driver Rankings for the Daytona 500
Daytona 500 Driver Rankings |
1. Ryan Blaney |
2. Joey Logano |
3. Michael McDowell |
4. Denny Hamlin |
5. Chris Buescher |
6. Brad Keselowski |
7. Chase Elliott |
8. Kyle Larson |
9. Bubba Wallace |
10. Christopher Bell |
11. Kyle Busch |
12. Alex Bowman |
13. Austin Cindric |
14. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
15. Martin Truex Jr. |
16. Kevin Harvick |
17. Chase Briscoe |
18. Kurt Busch |
19. Austin Dillon |
20. Ross Chastain |
21. Harrison Burton |
22. Tyler Reddick |
23. William Byron |
24. Erik Jones |
25. Justin Haley |
26. Corey LaJoie |
27. Aric Almirola |
28. Ty Dillon |
29. Greg Biffle |
30. Cole Custer |
31. Daniel Hemric |
32. Todd Gilliland |
33. Daniel Suarez |
34. Noah Gragson |
35. Landon Cassill |
36. David Ragan |
37. Kaz Grala |
38. Cody Ware |
39. B.J. McLeod |
40. Jaques Villenueve |
Good luck this week!
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