Matt Crafton is winless so far in 2022, but he has been clawing his way into the playoff positions and could grab the victory this week.
Tyler Reddick has two top-10s from three Charlotte starts and just won last week’s Xfinity Series race.
Points leader AJ Allmendinger is in C.J. Radune’s higher-risk lineup because in his last two Charlotte starts, he finished outside the top 10, but that could change Saturday.
Ross Chastain has a much more attractive price tag than Kyle Busch and or John Hunter Nemechek, so why not go for one of the hottest drivers in NASCAR?
For the All-Star race, C.J. Radune’s lower-risk lineup only includes drivers already qualified for the main event, including Kyle Larson.
Noah Gragson will be going for his third win of the season this week, and has been consistently fast and usually finishes in the top five.
Matt DiBenedetto earned his third top-10 of the year last week, and although this will be his first Texas start in Trucks, his best Cup Series finish at the track was third in 2021.
Kyle Larson is a favorite this week given how good he was at the track last season, including a win in the fall race.
John Hunter Nemechek finally got his 2022 win last week at Darlington, and now that the seal has been broken, more wins should follow.
For a raceway that's renowned for its difficulty, C.J. Radune recommends adding three-time Darlington winner Martin Truex Jr. to your lineup.
Last week's winner and second-place finisher in this race last season, Josh Berry, earns a spot in C.J. Radune's higher-risk lineup for Saturday's race.
John Hunter Nemechek finished in the top four the last three races at Darlington and was second there last fall, so could this be the week he gets that elusive victory?
C.J. Radune is picking William Byron, who has back to back finishes of fourth at Dover, to lead his lower-risk lineup.
Qualifying inside the first five rows is key to winning at the Dover Motor Speedway, and Riley Herbst will start in sixth position.
Ryan Blaney, who is a two-time winner at Talladega and consistently leads laps at the track, leads C. J. Radune's lower-risk lineup.
Justin Allgaier has proven to be adept at getting top results from draft-style racing despite having not yet won at Talladega yet.
Christopher Bell is an accomplished dirt racer with a USAC national midget championship and a Truck Series win at Eldora, which is why he tops C.J. Radune's higher-risk lineup.
While Ben Rhodes is winless this season, he started racing on dirt early in his career and is expected to be competitive at Bristol.