NASCAR DFS Tiered Rankings: Season Finale 500

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Welcome to RotoBaller's Tiered Rankings for the thirty-sixth race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, the Season Finale 500 at Phoenix Raceway. 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 the final week of the NASCAR Cup Series season where a champion will be crowned. Four drivers are competing for the championship at Phoenix, a 1-Mile Oval known for being one of the "Flatter" tracks in the Cup Series due to the extremely low amount of banking throughout the turns and the rest of the track. Races at Phoenix often have chaotic restarts where drivers make aggressive moves for position, which sometimes leads to driver contact and wrecks. Although Phoenix is not a short track where there is almost a guarantee for a driver to crash, it still is a good idea to start multiple lineups in case there are plenty of wrecks to remain in competition this week in DFS contests. Be sure to carefully build lineups anchoring around the championship four drivers this week as they will bring their best equipment as well as skills compared to the rest of the field. Do note that this week's rankings are influenced by the results from both practice and qualifying as both pre-race event types returned for this week's race at Phoenix. 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