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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the Truck series for the 2021 season! If you’ve been with us before then you know the drill, but if you are new the WinDaily Sports or to my NASCAR content, welcome! I break down the field each week and give you my favorite plays for each race in three different price categories.
Make sure to check out my NASCAR DFS Tutorial as well to make sure you are ready and have an understanding of how I break down the races and build lineups (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-pit-stop-2021-introduction-to-nascar-dfs/). You will notice that all pricing is for DraftKings in these articles since they are the only site that has contests for all three series (Trucks, Xfinity, Cup) and is the site I mainly play on. All plays in the Cup Series article will translate to FanDuel if that is where you play.
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is back this weekend and is the first race of a doubleheader day on Saturday from Atlanta Motor Speedway! This race features two Cup Series regulars, Kyle Busch ($14,000) and Ross Chastain ($13,000). Busch will be back in his number 51 Toyota while Chastain will be in the #44 Niece Motorsports Chevy.
Busch starts 2nd and there is a pretty good chance he leads the majority of laps (if not all) and could also earn the most dominator points for this race. I can also see a reason to fade Busch when you look at his recent history in this truck at AMS. Busch only has one win in his last four races at Atlanta which is also his only top 20 in that time period. I will definitely have exposure to Busch but it won’t 100% exposure like usual when he runs the Truck Series.
NASCAR DFS: Dominators
Ross Chastain ($13,000)
Starting Position: 40th
Chastain has two straight 6th place finishes in a Niece truck at Atlanta (2019 & 2020). In both races, Chastain started towards the back of the field and made his way through for a top 10. Chastain is the place differential play for this race and I will have more exposure to him over Busch. I think Chastain could actually push for the win, but even just a top 10 would be enough to make value and that’s all we really want.
Tyler Ankrum ($10,200)
Starting Position: 30th
Ankrum has not had a great start to the season, but it’s not necessarily on Ankrum. In two of his three races, Ankrum was involved in wrecks that ended his day. As long as he can avoid trouble, a top 20 is in the cards. Combining his high salary and poor finishes, Ankrum will probably come in at very low ownership but he has the upside to make his salary pay off. Last season Akrum finished 15th in his first Atlanta race.
Grant Enfinger ($9,000)
Starting Position: 19th
Enfinger LOVES racing at Atlanta and is grossly underpriced for this race. In 5 career races here Enfinger has never finished outside the top ten and won this race last season. After Chastain, my next highest exposure to a driver will be Enfinger. I don’t think he wins this race again, but I do think he earns another top 10 and makes value.
Other Options: John H Nemechek ($9,600), Austin Hill ($11,000), Sheldon Creed ($9,900), Brett Moffitt ($9,300)
NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier
Ben Rhodes ($8,800)
Starting Position: 5th
Rhodes won the first two races this season and finished 10th at Las Vegas two weeks ago. Even though this team has already earned their playoff spot they are taking the foot off the gas and are still out there trying to lead laps and win races. I don’t know if Rhodes can get his 3rd win on Saturday but a top 5 for a driver who will probably have under 15% ownership will be someone I am interested in every week.
Derek Kraus ($8,100)
Starting Position: 29th
Like Ankrum, Kraus has had some bad luck this season but that doesn’t mean I am going to ignore a great place differential play with HUGE upside. Last season Kraus started 11th and finished 7th in his first race at this track. As long as Kraus can avoid the cars that typically wreck at the back of the field early on, he should drive his way through and finish top 15.
Spencer Davis ($7,000)
Starting Position: 39th
This is the first time we will see Davis on the track in 2021, but he has had two good days in Atlanta in 2020 and 2018. In 2018 he drove for KBM so that race isn’t as relative, but in 2020 he drove the same truck he will be in on Saturday. Last year at this race, Davis started from P34 and came home 25th. I will gladly take a 25th place finish starting from P39 on Saturday for Davis. If you want to play both Busch and Chastain, Davis is the best mid-tier option for that build.
Other Options: Parker Kligerman ($8,600 – if you $200-$400 Kligerman is a GREAT pivot off Rhodes or Enfinger), Johnny Sauter ($7,900), Raphael Lessard ($7,700), Chandler Smith ($7,500), Matt Crafton ($8,400)
NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings
- Jordan Anderson ($6,000) – P24
- Bret Holmes ($5,900) – P35
- Akinori Ogata ($4,500) – P38
- Dawson Cram ($5,400) – P27
- Bill Lester ($6,200) – P31 – Driving the #17 that Herbst and Gilliland drove to top 15 finishes this season
- Ryan Ellis ($4,800) – P36
- Hailie Deegan ($6,500) – P28
- Chase Purdy ($6,900) – P26
- Cory Roper ($5,800) – P34
- Kris Wright ($4,900) – P18
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