Matt Vecchio 
Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Saturday afternoon’s Xfinity Series race from Darlington Raceway. We have Denny Hamlin ($16,000) driving for Joe Gibbs Racing on Saturday in his first Xfinity race this season. Last season Hamlin was DQ’d after this race and ended up last after winning the race. Luckily DraftKings pays out the contest based on the unofficial results. If you want to play Hamlin you will need to find a lot of value, but he is worth paying for in this race.
NASCAR DFS: Dominators
Denny Hamlin ($16,000)
Starting Position: 37th
Continuing on from the open about Denny, he is my overall favorite play in this entire race. If you play cash games, he is a must play for me. I can easily see Hamlin breaking 100 points in this race. Hamlin is hands down the favorite to win this race and should dominate the second half of this race in the JGR #54
Chase Briscoe ($10,000)
Starting Position: 2nd
While I think Hamlin dominates the second half of this race, Briscoe is my pick to lead the majority of the first stage of this race. Briscoe has only raced twice at Darlington in the Xfinity series and owns a win and a 6th place finish. Earlier this season Briscoe won here leading the last 45 laps in the process. I believe I can build a competitive lineup for Saturday with both Briscoe and Hamlin together, but it will take some work to find the right combo of value drivers
Other Options: Austin Cindric ($10,700) – Because, Cindric!, Justin Allgaier ($10,400) – Allgaier starts 16th and has PD upside. If you decide to fade Hamlin in GPP’s, Allgaier is a great option.
NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier
Noah Gragson ($8,800)
Starting Position: 14th
It would seem DraftKings wants us to play Gragson this week with their ridiculously low pricing of him. Gragson has performed well at Darlington, and other tracks that have a high grove (Ie: Homestead). In his last 5 races at similar tracks Gragson has four top 5 finishes and has led 220 laps at these race as well. If you can stomach taking three real cheap drivers, you can play Gragson with the two dominators mentioned above.
Ryan Vargas ($7,600)
Starting Position: 29th
Vargas is a great place differential upside play based on his price and starting position. In just two Xfinity Series races this season Vargas has a 25th and a 13th place finish in the #15. Is Vargas a threat to win this race, no, but is a top 20 in the cards, possibly. If we want to fit the top tier drivers in we will need to find some value and Vargas fits the bill.
Other Options: Brett Moffitt ($8,700), Michael Annett ($8,000)
NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings
Welcome to where we will be living on Saturday! Now, if you are playing MME or large field GPP’s and plan on fading Hamlin, then you don’t need to go too low in this tier, but if you aren’t then you will need to find value.
- David Starr – $4,600 – P22
- Matt Mills – $5,900 – P33
- Dexter Bean – $4,700 – P35
- Brandon Brown – $7,000 – P17
- Ryan Sieg – $7,300 – P11
- Austin Hill – $6,900 – P26
- Kyle Weatherman – $5,700 – P31
- Tommy Joe Martins – $4,900 – P19
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