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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.
Last season the Truck Series ran at Kansas three times, so we have plenty of data to go off, as do the teams and drivers who were here last year. In 2020, three different drivers won races at Kansas (Austin Hill, Brett Moffitt, & Matt Crafton) and none of the winners led more than 38 laps. Even though he didn’t win any of the three races, Zane Smith ($9,100 – P9) led the most laps with 104 in 2020. I really like Smith’s chances this weekend seeing with how well he did run at Kansas in 2020. He isn’t the top play on this slate because we do have a few Cup Series regulars jumping into trucks this weekend that could prove difficult for Smith to beat.
As with every week, each tier of drivers is listed in order of preference
NASCAR DFS: Dominators
Grant Enfinger ($10,500)
Starting Position: 29th
Like I said there are a few Cup Series ringers in this race, but none of them have the upside that Enfinger does in my book. Enfinger hasn’t led a ton of laps in his six previous races at Kansas, but he does have consistency here. In six career Truck Series races at Kansas, Enfinger has never finished lower than 11th and has five top 10’s. Enfinger also has three straights top-five finishes at Kansas (all in 2020). Starting at P29 gives him the place differential upside for him to make value without picking up a lot of dominator points.
Kyle Busch ($15,000)
Starting Position: 2nd
Kyle is once again the most expensive driver in a Truck Series race, and rightfully so. Even though I don’t love Busch this week because of his enormous price tag and limited upside. Of course, Busch could lead 130 laps on Saturday night, but he could also lead 10 and finish second. We know what you’ll get with Kyle, so there isn’t really much I need to tell you. He is the top GPP play in my mind for this race.
Ross Chastain ($12,000 – P34)
Chase Briscoe ($11,500 – P30)
I lump these two together because I think they may break up the chalk a little. Both Chastain and Briscoe are in great spots and are in superb place differential spots on Saturday night. Honestly, I can’t even decide which one I prefer; it comes down to salary really. If you need the $500 to fit a better mid-tier or value driver in, go Briscoe. But if you are happy with your lineup and can fit Chastain, do it!
Sheldon Creed ($9,400)
Starting Position: 8th
Creed led 61 laps in the third Kansas race last season (most in the field) but ended up finishing second in that race. As the defending Truck Series champion, Creed has a target on his back this season and is coming off two poor performances but I really like Creed to get his 3rd top 5 and 4th top 10 this season on Saturday
NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier
Matt Crafton ($8,700)
Starting Position: 12th
Matt Crafton may be from California, but Kansas may as well be his home away from home nowadays. Since 2013, Crafton has three wins in ten races, six top 5’s, and nine top 10’s. With the potential upside, Crafton has in this race, and where he starts in the field I believe he is underpriced but also may not be highly owned because I think people will do what they can to fit Kyle Busch in and won’t be able to afford Crafton.
Christian Eckes ($8,100)
Starting Position: 17th
Christian Eckes ran his first three Kansas races last season and did pretty well for himself in the KBM #18 Toyota. This season he is in the #98 ThorSport Toyota and should be able to do equally as well. Both he and Enfinger have driven this truck to quality finishes all season and it should not be any different on Saturday night. Last year at Kansas, Eckes did not finish lower than 13th in any of the three races and also had finishes of 6th and 2nd.
Jordan Anderson ($7,100)
Starting Position: 36th
Anderson is one of my favorite drivers to pair with Kyle in this race. He provides some salary relief as well as place differential upside. In his 8 races here, Anderson does have four top 20’s and has never finished lower than 30th.
Other Options: Tyler Ankrum ($7,800 – P13), Austin Hill ($8,900 – P7), Ben Rhodes ($8,300 – P3), Spencer Davis ($7,000 – P19)
NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings
- Tanner Gray ($5,900) – P18: DK made Gray extreme chalk this week at this stupidly low price
- Todd Gilliland ($6,900) – P6: Gilliland should come in at low ownership because of his starting position
- CJ McLaughlin ($6,000) – P40: Starts dead last and is in a good truck. Great PD upside with a top 25 possible.
- Tate Fogleman ($5,500) – P35: Another way too cheap driver for his upside. Top 20 possible, top 25 more likely.
- Timmy Hill ($6,700) – P25: Always has food equipment in the Truck Series, top 20 upside
- Kris Wright ($4,700) – P24: Decent GPP upside for cheap
- Chase Purdy ($5,600) – P23: Had two top 15 finishes at Kansas last season
- Dawson Cram ($6,400) – P28: A little expensive, but has top 25 upside
- Ryan Reed ($5,800) – P33: Risky, but a decent GPP play for salary relief
- Bayley Currey ($6,800) – P26: Good driver in ok equipment. I don’t love the Niece trucks, but he can get a top 20, maybe top 15 with attrition out of this truck.
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