2026 Food City 500: Top NASCAR DFS picks, lineups, Bristol driver pool from a daily Fantasy pro

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Bristol this week for the 2026 Food City 500 on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. Tyler Reddick sits atop the Cup Series standings but has no top 10s over his last seven NASCAR at Bristol races. Thus, daily Fantasy racing managers will have to decide if his performances this season outweigh his course history when drafting a NASCAR DFS strategy. Others like Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch have had overwhelming success at Bristol Motor Speedway. But as anyone familiar with NASCAR DFS knows, it's all about getting the most value relative to cost when looking for Food City DFS picks.

Before locking in your NASCAR DFS lineups for the Food City 500 2026, you NEED to see what Mike McClure has to say.

McClure has won over $2 million in his career as a daily Fantasy pro, and his NASCAR DFS driver pool, projections and advice can help you score a big win on Sunday. 

McClure's model began the 2025 season by calling Chase Elliott's win in the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray for a +300 payout. Then it went on to predict Kyle Larson in Miami (+350), Christopher Bell's NASCAR All-Star Race win (+600), Denny Hamlin's wins in Michigan (+650) and Las Vegas (+650), Shane van Gisbergen's win in Mexico City (+330), Elliott's win in Atlanta (+1500), and van Gisbergen again in Chicago (+150), Sonoma (+125), Watkins Glen (+135) and Charlotte (-105).

All told, the model has nailed a whopping 29 winners since 2021 and hit 11 winners in 2025! Anyone who followed its lead on those NASCAR picks could have seen HUGE returns.

Now, McClure has turned his attention to Bristol on Sunday and is revealing his top NASCAR DFS picks, NASCAR DFS lineups and driver pool.

For NASCAR at Bristol, McClure is building his lineups around Chase Elliott ($9,700 on DraftKings, $10,500 on FanDuel). He's also rostering Ty Gibbs ($9,500 on DraftKings, $12,000 on FanDuel), who has finished in the top 6 in each of his last five starts this season. Gibbs also has proven Bristol success, with four top 10s over his last five starts, as well as three stage victories.

McClure is also targeting an undervalued driver set to return HUGE value for your NASCAR DFS lineups! He's in prime position to make a run at the checkered flag, and it comes at a price that won't break the bank. This pick could be the difference between cashing HUGE in your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing.

So what are the top NASCAR DFS picks for Sunday's NACSAR at Bristol race, and which value driver is a MUST-ROSTER? ... Join SportsLine right now to see DFS millionaire Mike McClure's NASCAR DFS picks, complete driver pool, and strategy for NASCAR Bristol!