Mike McClure, a DFS pro with over $2 million in winnings, gives daily Fantasy NASCAR picks for the 2025 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway
Mike McClure, a DFS pro with over $2 million in winnings, gives daily Fantasy NASCAR picks for the 2025 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway
You could rarely keep Kyle Busch out of the top five at Bristol Motor Speedway over four years from the 2017 through 2020 NASCAR Cup Series seasons. However, the next four years weren’t nearly as kind to Busch for NASCAR at Bristol events with all five of his speedway results coming 20th or worse. With the 2025 Food City 500 set for Sunday (3 p.m. ET) at Bristol Motor Speedway, what version of Busch can daily Fantasy sports players expect when making NASCAR DFS lineups and forming a 2025 Food City 500 NASCAR DFS strategy?
The Food City 500 has been both a concrete and dirt race over the last few years, but it returned to concrete last year after running on dirt from 2021-2023. Although Busch had three top-two results on dirt over that period, those results won’t help his performance for NASCAR DFS lineups on concrete in Bristol. Before locking in any NASCAR DFS picks for the Food City 500 2025 on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, be sure to check out the optimal NASCAR at Bristol DFS strategy and advice from SportsLine’s Mike McClure.
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 on sites like FanDuel and DraftKings.
McClure’s model began its 2025 season by calling Chase Elliott to win for a +300 payout at the Clash at Bowman Gray and was also high on Byron as a +2000 longshot at Daytona. Then last week it predicted Kyle Larson’s win in Miami for a +350 payout. In 2024, it nailed Larson to win in Las Vegas for a 21-5 sports betting payout and predicted Denny Hamlin’s wins in Bristol at 5-1 and Richmond at 17-4.
It also impressively nailed five of Larson’s wins during his historic season in 2021. All told, the model has nailed a whopping 20 winners since 2021, including nine in 2023 and three in the first seven races last season. Anyone who followed its lead on betting apps and sportsbooks on those NASCAR picks could have seen huge returns.
Now, he’s turned his attention to Sunday’s Food City 500. He’s only sharing his picks and NASCAR DFS driver pool here.
Top 2025 Food City 500 NASCAR DFS picks
For NASCAR at Bristol, McClure is high on Chase Elliott ($9,600 on DraftKings and $12,500 on FanDuel). The 29-year-old finished eighth at last weekend’s Goodyear 400 for his fifth top-10 finish over his last six races. No driver has more than five top-10 results this season and Elliott’s consistency has him fourth in the NASCAR Cup Series standings as a high-floor option for Food City 500 NASCAR DFS lineups.
Elliott finished second in September in his most recent run at Bristol Motor Speedway for his second runner-up result over his last four races in Bristol. He’s finished no worse than eighth over that span and has finished in the top eight in six of his last seven runs at Bristol, including winning the 2020 NASCAR All-Star Race. He’s a high-floor and high-ceiling option given his recent results this year and in NASCAR at Bristol events, making him a strong option for McClure for NASCAR DFS picks.
Part of McClure’s optimal NASCAR DFS strategy also includes rostering Tyler Reddick ($8,200 on DraftKings and $7,500 on FanDuel). The 29-year-old finished fourth at last week’s Goodyear 400 and led 42 laps in one of his best performances of the year. McClure believes Reddick can carry that success into the Food City 500 as he has the best average finish (11.75) of his seven years competing on the NASCAR Cup Series circuit.
Reddick’s recent success comes off a dominant start as well. He finished in the top three in two of his first three races of the season. He’s fifth in the NASCAR Cup Series standings and has the fifth-most top-five results (three) this season. Reddick is priced significantly lower this week than the majority of the season due to his average finish of 22.5 in four career races at Bristol Motor Speedway, but McClure expects a better performance on Sunday. See which other drivers to roster here.
How to set 2025 NASCAR at Bristol DFS lineups
McClure is also targeting an undervalued driver set to return plenty of value for his NASCAR DFS picks. He’s in a prime position to make a run at the checkered flag and comes at a price that won’t break the bank. You can see who it is, and every other pick, right here.
So what are the top NASCAR DFS picks for NASCAR at Bristol 2025? And which value driver is a must-roster? Visit SportsLine now to see DFS millionaire Mike McClure’s complete driver pool for DraftKings and FanDuel, for a chance to cash in big on NASCAR DFS.