NASCAR DFS Tiered Rankings: Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.

Welcome to RotoBaller's Tiered Rankings for the thirty-third race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, the Autotrader EchoPark 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. 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.

The Round of 8 in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs will open at Texas Motor Speedway this week. Texas is one of a couple of 1.5-Mile Intermediate tracks in the Cup Series, which saw a couple of different drivers lead multiple laps in its last race. Most of the recent races at this track featured a small number of drivers leading the majority of the race usually with at least one or two of them starting in higher positions. That will very likely be the same case this week so as a result, DFS players need to include as much possible dominators into their lineups as possible for maximum success. Like other races, finishing position and place differential are also factors that need to be kept in mind for lineup choices, but leading laps will be the big difference between winning big and not winning at all this week. Pay close attention to this week's rankings and good luck RotoBallers!

Premium Tiered Rankings - NASCAR DFS

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