The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series is headed to Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track this coming weekend for the 2022 Food City Dirt Race. Most eyes will certainly be on the favorites like Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Larson, and Christopher Bell, but here are three drivers who might be undervalued a bit. Check out three sleepers in the upcoming 2022 Food City Dirt Race.
Dillon has some momentum going for him. The Richard Childress Racing driver has finished 10th or better in each of his last three starts. That includes a third-place campaign in the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 at Martinsville Speedway last week. Dillon, who will add more to his dirt experience when he races this weekend at the Pinty’s Dirt Truck Race at the Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track before Sunday’s main event, has won the 2021 Dirt Nationals at Bristol. He also found success in the 2013 Truck Series dirt race at Eldora. Last year, Dillon finished 21st in the Food City Dirt Race.
Daniel Suarez
Suarez is looking for a rebound following a forgettable performance in last week’s Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 at Martinsville Speedway. So far this season, Suarez is 19th in the NASCAR Cup Series standings with 179 points. He has two top 10s, both coming over his past five starts. The exciting part about Suarez’s chances to win this weekend is the fact that he finished fourth at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track in the 2021 staging of the Food City Dirt Race. He even led that race for a total of 58 laps.
Austin Cindric
Cindric already has secured his spot in the playoffs with a stunning win in the 2022 Daytona 500 as a rookie. Is he going to shock people again this weekend? Cindric is fresh off an 11th-place campaign last week at Martinsville Speedway. He also recently finished eighth in the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas late last March.
