Matt Vecchio 
Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the Xfinity Series. Below are my thoughts on the drivers in this race and who will be in my player pool. I categorize them by Top Priority, Value, GPP, and Place Differential plats.
(Starting position in parenthesis)
NASCAR DFS Top Priority Plays
Austin Hill (2) – $10.5K: Austin Hill is the dominant driver at the new Atlanta. Usually, we fade drivers starting at the front of these races, but not Hill. In the 6 races here after the configuration, Hill has won 4 times and finished 2nd and a dismal 12th in the 6th. Hill has started inside the top 5 in four of his wins and has led an impressive 218 laps in all 6 races combined.
Aric Almirola (16) – $10K: Almirola is a good superspeedway racer if he can avoid the carnage. This week Almirola is back in the Joe Gibbs #19 car where he had some success last year. There is some solid upside with Almirola starting from P16 and I expect a top 10 finish with win upside.
Sheldon Creed (17) – $9.5K: Creed is the perennial first loser in the Xfinity Series. While he has never won a race in the series, Creed has come close so many times finishing 2nd 13 times. I don’t think Creed wins this week, but he has a fast Ford Mustang and should be a contender for a top 5 on Saturday.
Matt DiBenedetto (30) – $6.9K: I don’t have any flashy stats or great things to say about Matty D. DiBenedetto is a good driver who, if he can avoid the carnage, presents as a great PD play at lower ownership than I expected (Proj% at 29%).
NASCAR DFS Value Plays
- Josh Bilicki (32) – $6K
- Joey Gase (38) – $5.1K
- Brennan Poole (31) – $6.4K
- Mason Maggio (37) – $5.4K
- Mason Massey (36) – $5.7K
- Nick Leitz (34) – $5.3K
NASCAR DFS GPP Plays
- Sammy Smith (12) – $8.5K
- Jesse Love (1) – $10.2K
- Jeb Burton (20) – $7.4K
- Justin Allgaier (4) – $9.8K
- Ryan Sieg (14) – $7.8K
- Conor Zilisch (10) – $9.3K
NASCAR DFS Place Differential Plays
- Harrison Burton (19) – $8.9K
- Kyle Sieg (27) – $6.5K
- Parker Retzlaff (23) – $7.3K
- Jeremy Clements (24) – $6.6K
- Leland Honeyman (29) – $6.2K
- Dean Thompson (22) – $7K
