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Welcome to the first NASCAR DFS Pit Stop: Truck series article here at WinDailySports! Hopefully, we can get a clean start to this race unlike the Xfinity series had the previous 2 nights. We have 3 previous winners in this field, including last year’s winner Tyler Ankrum ($9,000) (Matt Crafton and Ben Rhodes have also won here). Ankrum starts 3rd on Saturday and is one of the better plays of the drivers starting towards the front. After leading the most laps in this race last season (40), I think Ankrum could be a dominator contender again.
NASCAR DFS: Dominators
Austin Hill ($10,800)
Starting Position: 5th
Austin Hill has been the best (full time) Truck Series driver this season. In 6 races his worst finish was a 9th place finish in Charlotte where he led 26 laps. Speaking of laps led, Hill has led laps in 4 of the 6 races this season and has led at least 11 laps in each of those 4 races. Hill doesn’t have a win this season but I think he gets that win Saturday night.
Chandler Smith ($10,000)
Starting Position: 10th
The 18-year-old Smith ran 4 races in 2019 for Kyle Busch Motorsports and finished in the top 10 in all four races and top 5 in three of those races. Smith is in the truck Kyle usually drives, the #51, so we know it’s a fast truck. I know the price seems steep for a young kid with little experience, but he is a very good driver and if Kyle Busch is confident enough to put him in his truck, I am confident enough to use him
Other Options: Johnny Sauter (P11 – $11,200), Todd Gilliland (P9- $10,200), Matt Crafton (P14 – $9,700)
NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier
Parker Kligerman ($9,400)
Starting Position: 37th
Kligerman is running his second truck race of the 2020 season, and he will most likely be the highest owned driver in the field on Saturday. In his one race, this season Kligerman started 40th and finished 15th for 54 DK points. If we can get a score like that here on Saturday, we will be happy.
Both Sheldon Creed ($8,000), and Grant Enfinger ($7,800) are viable plays tonight. These guys are two of the top drivers in the Truck Series, especially Enfinger who has two wins this season already. They both start inside the top 10, so they are definitely better suited for multi-entry GPP as their upside is limited, but they are both threats to win this race on Saturday
Ryan Truex ($7,500)
Starting Position: 18th
Truex has only raced once in 2020, a 13th place finish in Atlanta last month after starting 20th. That race was Truex’s first Truck race since 2017, but he did manage and 8th place finish at Kentucky Speedway last season in the Xfinity Series, so he does have a good history at this track, albeit a small history. I think Truex will be lower owned, but it’s hard to get a gauge on that for me
Other Options: Ben Rhodes (P6 – $8,700), Christian Eckes (P4 – $8,500), Clay Greenfield (P33 – $8,200)
NASCAR DFS: Value Tier
Derek Kraus – $7,300
Starting Position: 17th
Kraus is quietly one of the better drivers this season on the Truck Series with 4 straight finishes of 16th or better. There is not a ton of value in this race, but Kraus is the best of this tier in my opinion.
Value Rankings:
- Derek Kraus – P17 – $7,300
- Brennan Poole – P32 – $7,400
- Tanner Gray – P21 – $6,800
- Spencer Boyd – P29 – $5,800
- Chase Purdy – P19 – $6,500
- Trey Hutchins – P40 – $5,400
- Timothy Viens – P34 – $4,800
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