Matt Vecchio 
Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Friday night’s WaWa 250 from Daytona International Speedway. For those who are new to NASCAR DFS this season, Daytona is what used to be known as a restrictor-plate race and not your typical oval track race. NASCAR has switched from the “plates” of old that began being used 1988, so technically it’s not plate racing because they implemented new tapered spacers. These spacers still have the same effect on the engine, they still restrict the airflow to the engine and allow for the cars to be bunched up at 200 mph running 2 or 3 wide. This type of racing leads to a plethora of accidents and many of the top cars being out early.
NASCAR DFS: Dominators
AJ Allmendinger ($11,500)
Starting Position: 34th
Allmendinger is an absolute lock and must play in cash games on Friday night. If you play GPP’s like me, you may want to consider a fade of AJ for this race because he will be the highest owned driver on the slate. AJ has the largest upside of any driver in the field on Friday and has win potential. I will not be fading Allmendinger on Friday because in the Xfinity Series, the chalk is usually what gets into the green and not worth risking the fade in my opinion.
Anthony Alfredo ($9,800)
Starting Position: 13th
Alfredo is back in the #21 RCR Chevy on Friday and should contend for a top 5 finish. This season Alfredo ran his first super speedway race at Talladega where he would finish in 6th. I think the #21 will be fast, and as long as the young driver can avoid the big one, he should be in store for a big points day for fantasy.
Other Options: Justin Allgaier ($10,400), Harrison Burton ($10,100), Justin Haley ($9,600)
NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier
Noah Gragson ($8,500)
Starting Position: 4th
Gragson won the “spring” Daytona race this year to kick off the 2020 season and is definitely one of the favorites to get back to victory lane on Friday. In his career, Gragson has 6 superspeedway races and has three top 10’s and two top 5’s and the win this season at Daytona. In his last 3 superspeedway races, Gragson has led at least 15 laps. If we can get Gragson out front for a bit with a top 5 finish, he could crush value at this cheap price
Alex Labbe ($7,800)
Starting Position: 17th
Labbe is not someone I will typically go out of my way to play, but with back to back top 10 finishes in the seasons previous superspeedway races Labbe is a good play at this price. There isn’t much to say about Labbe since he has only raced 6 times at SS tracks and this season were his first two top 10’s. I love his price for Friday and will have exposure to him for sure
Other Options: Myatt Snider ($8,900), Ross Chastain ($8,300), Ryan Sieg ($7,600), Timmy Hill ($7,500)
NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings
Gray Gaulding ($7,300) might possibly be my favorite play on this entire slate. He is a superspeedway track specialist in a way. In his last three races at these tracks he has three straight top 10 finishes (8th in 2019 Daytona, 8th and 2nd at Talladega). Gaulding starts 28th on Friday so he has some of the best upside on the slate after Allmendinger
- Gray Gaulding – $7,300 – P28
- Brandon Brown – $7,200 – P15
- Joey Gase – $5,400 – P33
- Jeffrey Earnhardt – $5,900 – P24
- Jesse Little – $4,700 – P21
- Mike Harmon – $6,900 – P35
- Josh Williams – $6,400 – P20
Remember, don’t be afraid to leave salary on the table for these types of race tracks. You will see a lot of drivers starting further in the field having great days. In the last two Xfinity races here at Daytona only 25% of drivers finishing in the top 10 in DraftKings points started inside the top 10.
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