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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Truck Series for Saturday’s road course race from Mid-Ohio! This is the first time the Truck Series will be hitting the track here in Lexington, Ohio. Mid-Ohio is a 2.258-mile, 13-turn course that has held eight Xfinity races in previous seasons. This will be the third, and final, road course race in the 2022 season in the Truck Series. Saturday’s race is also the final race in the Triple Truck Challenge in which the driver who wins earns an additional $50K unless you’re Corey Heim who already won one of these races which means he will earn $150K if he wins.
In regards to the Xfinity race from Atlanta on Saturday, I mentioned earlier this week that I will not have an article out for that race. I will drop some plays post-qualifying about that race in Discord and you can read about the race earlier this season in my Atlanta weekend preview.
Roster Construction:
With rain causing some spins in qualifying we ended up with some of the top plays in this race qualifying extremely poor. Since this is a road course we are not hunting for dominator points, but instead we need to look for place differential plays and drivers who will finish well. By my count, there are six good place differential plays just in the top tier, so it will be about picking the right ones. Even though there are so many great PD plays in the top tier doesn’t mean there aren’t any in the value tier.
NASCAR DFS: Top Tier ($9k and up)
Zane Smith ($10,700)
Starting Position: 13th
Smith is a great road course racer and should be considered one of the favorites on Saturday. In Friday’s practice session, Smith put down the fastest single lap and looked to have a great grasp on the track. In five career Truck Series road races, Smith has four top 10’s and won the race earlier this season at COTA.
Chandler Smith ($9,800)
Starting Position: 31st
Chandler Smith is the ultimate place differential play in Saturday’s race and will most likely be highly owned. Smith has been great in the two previous road course races in 2022 finishing 5th in both. In Friday’s practice session, Smith was not great finishing with the 18th best lap but I am not concerned.
Parker Kligerman ($9,400)
Starting Position: 2nd
Kligerman is one of the few drivers starting near the front that I believe can finish near where he starts. In six career road course races, Kligerman has four top 10’s and one top 5 finish. Kligerman does not run full-time in the Truck Series, but whenever he is in the 75 truck he is a factor and runs inside the top 10. Can Kligerman steal the win here, of course, but I think it’s more likely for him to finish with a top 10.
As for the remaining drivers in this tier (all are in play):
PD Plays Ranked:
Ben Rhodes (10,400 – P15)
Ty Majeski ($10,000 – P21)
Christian Eckes ($9,000 – P20)
Stewart Friesen ($9,200 – P19)
Potential Top finishers/dominator points
John Hunter Nemechek ($10,900 – P4)
Carson Hocevar ($10,200 – P3)
Corey Heim ($9,600 – P1)
NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier ($7k – $8.9K)
Kaz Grala ($8,000)
Starting Position: 17th
Grala is a road course expert and has had some great finishes over the past two seasons in the Truck Series at this track type. In five races since 2021, Grala has yet to finish lower than 14th in any race and has finished as high as 2nd last year at COTA. In Friday’s practice session, Grala put up the 14th best time but I think he will finish better than that on Saturday. Grala is priced perfectly to fit with three top-tier drivers if you choose that build type.
Grant Enfinger ($8,400)
Starting Position: 12th
Enfinger is not a world-class road course driver, but he is capable of a good finish. This season in two road course races, Enfinger has finished 11th and 10th. In Friday’s practice session, Enfinger looked really fast and it showed on the pylon as he put up the 4th best time. Enfinger has a top 5 truck, and he will need all the points he can get so look for this team to play strategy to get themselves near the front to be in contention for the win at the end.
Derek Kraus ($7,700)
Starting Position: 23rd
In five road course races over the past two seasons, Kraus has one top ten and an average finish of 17.6. Those aren’t outstanding numbers, but Kraus is another driver who needs points to get himself in the playoffs so he could play pit strategy to get near the front. In Friday’s practice, Krause was right outside the top 10 putting up the 11th fastest lap.
Other Options: Matt DiBenedetto ($8,200 – P6), Connor Mosack ($7,500 – P11), Matt Crafton ($7,800 – P5)
Value Tier (Under $7K)
- Colby Howard ($6,500) – P30
- Timmy Hill ($6,100) – P34
- Dean Thompson ($5,900) – P29
- Blaine Perkins ($5,400) – P25
- Spencer Boyd ($5,700) – P35
- Kris Wright ($5,500) – P33
- Hailie Deegan ($6,700) – P28
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Make sure to check out my NASCAR DFS Tutorial to make sure you are ready and understand how I break down the races and build lineups (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-pit-stop-2021-introduction-to-nascar-dfs/).
There were a lot of changes in the cars and what driver is in what car/truck in 2022, check out my What’s new in 2022 article (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-whats-new-in-2022/)
