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NASCAR Truck Series Weather Guard Truck Race DFS: DraftKings Lineup Picks for Bristol (4/11/25)

Justin's DraftKings DFS lineup picks for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Weather Guard Truck Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Read his 2025 daily fantasy NASCAR advice and Truck sleepers.

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series heads to Bristol this weekend as part of a big tripleheader weekend for NASCAR. The Truck Series was last in action on March 28, with Daniel Hemric earning his first win of the season at Martinsville.

That win has moved Hemric up to fourth in the standings, 54 points back of leader Corey Heim. Heim is cruising toward the regular-season title, sitting 20 points ahead of Ty Majeski through five races. Heim has already won twice this season.

Let's look at some NASCAR Truck Series DFS lineup picks for the NASCAR Truck Series Weather Tech Truck Race on DraftKings. Be sure also to check out our NASCAR Premium Tools for Truck Series, including our DFS Lineup Optimizer and powerful Research Station. This slate locks on 4/11/2025 at 7:48 p.m. EDT.

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Post-Qualifying Updates

Check back here after qualifying for some updates on top contenders and top place differential plays.

Top Contenders

Daniel Hemric, Chandler Smith, and Corey Heim all start in the top four. Good shot one of those drivers leads a lot of laps. Kyle Larson starts 11th and should be able to move forward quickly and contend as well.

Top Place Differential Plays

  • Tanner Gray (17th)
  • Luke Fenhaus (21st)
  • Kaden Honeycutt (22nd)
  • Grant Enfinger (24th) - chalk, probably
  • Matt Crafton (27th)
  • Corey Day (29th) - this might be the best chance to get real value out of Day so far this season
  • Parker Kligerman (35th) - best play of the slate

Fades Because They Qualified Too Well

  • Jake Garcia (Fifth)
  • Andres Perez De Lara (10th)
  • Patrick Staropoli (26th)

Top Drivers

Kyle Larson - $15.0K

Alright, so here's the deal: Kyle Larson is so freaking expensive this week. He's a full $4.5K more expensive than Corey Heim, a driver with two wins this year.

Larson won his first Truck Series race this season, scoring 65.5 fantasy points in the process, but Heim — who finished third in the race — actually outscored Larson in DFS at Homestead, putting up 71.1 fantasy points.

All that's to say, Larson will likely have an excellent race, but I'm hesitant to go overweight on him at such a prohibitive price. I'll almost certainly build Larson lineups because it'll be fun finding value picks to surround him with, but I'm not sold on that being a winning strategy.

Corey Heim - $10.5K

Corey Heim has been the dominant driver so far this season, winning twice and posting an average finish of 6.8. Last race at Martinsville, he led 149 laps but settled for a sixth-place finish.

In four Bristol starts, Heim has a win and a runner-up finish. That second-place run came last fall in a race that saw Heim lead 65 of the 200 laps. He's the best shot to stop Kyle Larson on Friday.

Ty Majeski - $10.0K

Ty Majeski, the No. 2 driver in the current point standings, has had so-so luck at Bristol. He won the 2022 race here, leading 45 laps, but then was 19th and 34th before getting another top 10 last season.

That makes me a little wary of going too heavy on him, but short tracks are Majeski's specialty, so you'll probably want to have some exposure. A front-row starting spot that offers an opportunity to lead laps early or a poor qualifying run that provides place differential upside would both up his appeal.

Layne Riggs - $9.8K

Layne Riggs has been overshadowed early this season by teammate Chandler Smith, but the No. 34 truck sits a solid eighth in points with a pair of top fives.

Now, Riggs comes to a Bristol track that he won at in 2024, leading 80 of 200 laps here in the fall to earn his second career Truck Series victory. He also finished in the top 10 in the other Bristol race last season.

 

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Chandler Smith - $9.5K

Chandler Smith has been a model of consistency this year. He's yet to win in this No. 38 truck, but he's finished in the top 10 in all five races, with an average finish of 6.2.

Smith has eight wins between the Xfinity Series and Truck Series. One was at Bristol in the 2021 Truck Series race, while overall, six of those wins are at tracks that are one mile or less in length. He should be a contender at every short track.

Daniel Hemric - $9.3K

Daniel Hemric wasn't the best driver at Martinsville, but the journeyman got it done when it mattered. This No. 16 truck was one of the top three trucks last season with Christian Eckes driving and should be a contender for many weeks.

Bristol is a strong track for Hemric, who has an average finish of 9.6 here in the Xfinity Series. Of tracks he's run at least five times, that ranks as his fifth-best track in that series by average finish.

Brandon Jones - $8.8K

Brandon Jones is set to make his second start of the season in the No. 1 truck. At Homestead, he started 11th and didn't really move anywhere, finishing 12th.

Still, he's in a good truck and has a lot of experience here, including seven top 10s at this track in the tougher Xfinity Series. Jones should be in the mix for a strong top-10 run on Friday night.

Rajah Caruth - $8.3K

Rajah Caruth had a strong run at Martinsville, leading 17 laps and finishing eighth. In three Bristol starts, Caruth has three top 10s, and the only time he didn't get a top 10 was when he crashed out of the 2022 race.

Kaden Honeycutt - $8.1K

Kaden Honeycutt is coming off a strong but disappointing run at Martinsville. After qualifying third, Honeycutt hung strong for much of the race, leading 20 laps late in the event.

But the No. 45 truck couldn't bring it home, as he spun while battling with Ty Majeski for the lead. It was just one of those things that happen at a short track, and everything before the crash suggested Honeycutt should be a contender on short tracks.

 

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Value Picks

Note: Some of these won't necessarily be values after qualifying. Check back then for updates, which will be at the top of the article.

Ben Rhodes - $7.8K

Two-time Truck Series champion Ben Rhodes is coming off his first top five of the year at Martinsville. He's never won at Bristol and struggled here last season, but he does have six top 10s at the track.

Giovanni Ruggiero - $7.2K

Every time Giovanni Ruggiero has started outside the top 10, he's finished with positive place differential, including last time out at Martinsville when he started 16th and finished 12th. That's helped him average 33.3 fantasy points per race, with only one race under 20 DFS points.

Corey Day - $7.0K

It's clear that Corey Day is taking a bit to figure out stock cars after starting his career on dirt, but he's flashed some speed at times and has ARCA experience at Bristol. Mark him down in the "if he starts outside the top 20, he'll be worth playing, but if he starts 15th or better, he'll be an instant fade" category.

Jake Garcia - $6.9K

Jake Garcia largely struggled after moving to ThorSport last season, but he's rediscovered his 2023 form here in 2025, posting three top 10s through five races. That includes a third-place finish at Martinsville, the only short track that's been run so far.

Garcia's salary this week remains under $7.0K despite his strong improvement. Even with the No. 13 truck starting in the top 10 in four of five races and thus not having much place differential upside, Garcia is averaging 29.5 fantasy points per race, more than six drivers priced higher than him.

Luke Fenhaus - $6.3K

We're still waiting on Luke Fenhaus to put everything together, but this should be his best shot so far this season at a top 10, considering he was seventh at IRP last year, the only short-track race he's run in the Truck Series. That's where his lower-series experience comes from, so it stands to reason that he'll see improved performance this weekend.

Andres Perez De Lara - $6.0K

Andres Perez struggled to open his Truck Series career but posted his first top 10 at Martinsville, finishing seventh after starting 21st. He has two top fives at Bristol in ARCA and should run much better than his $6.0K DFS salary suggests.

Patrick Staropoli - $5.7K

Last time out, I was like, "Who is this Patrick Staropoli dude?" and then in his first Truck Series race since 2016, he delivered a top-20 with +15 place differential, delivering 38.0 DFS points for super cheap. If he starts outside the top 30 again, I'll use him in a ton of lineups.

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