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NASCAR has been making continued efforts to shake up its schedule to grow the sport. This year, it's making arguably its most ambitious attempt yet. The 2022 Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum will take place on Sunday on a quarter-mile track built inside the famed Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. With plenty on the line in NASCAR DFS tournaments, cash games and 50-50s on sites like FanDuel and DraftKings, knowing how the new setup will affect the NFL DFS driver pool is key.

Kyle Larson is coming off a NASCAR Cup Series championship, so he could be one of the most popular NASCAR DFS picks. But who will be able to master the track at the Coliseum, and which drivers with short-track backgrounds can ride to a big payday on Sunday? Before locking in any NASCAR DFS picks for the 2022 Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum, be sure to check out the optimal NASCAR at the Coliseum DFS strategy and advice from SportsLine's Mike McClure. 

McClure has won almost $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 top NASCAR DFS picks produced in a big way during the 2021 NASCAR season. His model, which simulates every race 10,000 times, called seven outright winners last year, including five of Kyle Larson's wins. Anybody who has followed his picks has seen some huge returns.

Now, he's turned his attention to Sunday's 2022 Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum. He's only sharing his picks and NASCAR DFS driver pool here.

Top 2022 Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum NASCAR DFS picks

For NASCAR at the Coliseum, McClure is high on Martin Truex Jr. The 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion has 31 career cup wins, but a victory at the Clash has eluded him throughout his career. Truex raced karts on a quarter-mile track in New Jersey growing up and got his start racing modifieds as an 18-year-old at a 1/3-mile track as well.

Since becoming one of NASCAR's most notable stars, he's captured six short-track wins. That includes three wins at Martinsville, where he also has 15 top-10 finishes in 32 career cup starts. Truex will have the benefit of one of the most successful teams in NASCAR in his corner and you can expect Truex and his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates to contend in Los Angeles.

Part of McClure's optimal NASCAR DFS strategy also includes rostering Austin Cindric. The 23-year-old was the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion and finished second on that circuit in 2021. He's collected a total of 13 victories in the Xfinity Series over the last three years and now will make the full-time move to the NASCAR Cup Series.

Cindric will drive for Team Penske, where he'll be able to lean on the veteran experience of Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano as he slides into the No. 2 car that Brad Keselowski has been driving since 2011. He'll have big shoes to fill after Keselowski won 34 Cup races and a championship in his 11-year run, but Cindric is one of the sport's brightest young stars.

How to set 2022 NASCAR at the Coliseum DFS lineups

McClure is also targeting an undervalued driver set to return plenty of value. 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 Sunday's 2021 Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum? 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, and cash in big on NASCAR DFS at the Coliseum.