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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Friday night’s race from Nashville Superspeedway. Don’t let the name fool you this is not a superspeedway in the way Daytona or Talladega is. Nashville is a 1.33-mile concrete “short” track. This track is similar to Dover with a little sprinkle of Richmond and Martinsville. Nashville Superspeedway runs like a short flat track while having a concrete surface similar to that of Dover. Unfortunately, we don’t have qualifying positions as of the writing of this article so you will need to check in with discord after 4:30 PM eastern for updates post-qualifying.
Last season in the series’ first race here in a decade, Ryan Preece won in the #17 truck for DGR (just like Todd Gilliland did last weekend) after leading only the last eight laps. Chandler Smith had the strongest truck all weekend but after leading a race-high 48 laps he came home a disappointing 13th. More on Smith later though because I think he is one of the favorites heading into this race. Another similarity between Nashville and Dover is that it’s difficult to pass here. Only two drivers starting lower than 17th finished 13th or better. Those two trucks were the 38 of Todd Gilliland (now driven by Zane Smith) and the 4 of John Hunter Nemechek. Those trucks are two of the top trucks in the series and should’ve been starting in the top ten if not for incidents in practice. Seven of the top ten qualifiers finished in the top 13 as well. The final little nugget of information for this race before I go into my roster construction is that we only had three cautions for incident in this race last season.
Roster Construction
Unfortunately, I will have to wait until Friday afternoon before deciding how to build, but as I wrote in discord this week prioritizing the top-tier plays will be key.
NASCAR DFS: Top Tier ($9k and up)
John Hunter Nemechek ($11,400)
JHN is the most expensive driver in the field this week, but I believe he can pay off this price. Now, of course, without knowing where he is starting makes it difficult to predict but he has run well at Nashville and similar tracks. Last season here, Nemechek started at the rear but came through the field to finish 10th and had an average running position of 15th. It is difficult to pass at Nashville and if he started near the front I have no doubt that Nemechek would have been a contender for the win.
Ty Majeski ($9,200)
Majeski has been a solid DFS play of late as well as just having a good run of races. In his last seven races, Majeski has five top 5 finishes and has qualified no worse than 10th in any of those races. I expect Majeski to have a fast truck again on Friday and be able to run near the front of the field all night. Last season at Nashville, Majeski finished 8th after starting 13th. It is my opinion that Majeski will come in at much lower ownership than the drivers priced above him but has the potential to outscore all of them.
Chandler Smith ($10,800)
Last week Smith finished 13th which ended his streak of top 10’s at five races but all that means is he can start a new one this week. Smith is the current points leader in Truck Series and excelled at this track type in his career. In seven career races at this track type (excluding last years Nashville race where he finished 13th), Smith has an average finish of 2.2 and six top 5’s to go along with his one win at Phoenix.
Ryan Preece ($10,200)
Preece is the reigning winner of this race and should be in contention again on Friday night. Last season Preece took the lead late and led the last 8 laps after starting from P6. Preece doesn’t have much experience on this track type in a truck, but he has raced in a lot of Cup Series races on short, flat tracks.
Other Options: As with most Truck Series races all of the top tier drivers are in play for this race for me. I think the four above are the best plays before we see practice and qualifying. Make sure to check in with Discord post qualifying for updates on Friday.
NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier ($7k – $8.9K)
Grant Enfinger ($8,700)
Enfinger once again is disrespected by the DraftKings algorithm and is underpriced. Combining his 2022 performances with how well he’s run at this track type he should be over $9K. In 2022, Enfinger has finished 11th or better in 10 of 13 races and since Vegas (2nd race of the season) he has only finished lower than 11th once. Last season in this race, Enfinger finished 3rd after starting 4th. In that race, Enfinger also led 39 laps, ran in the top 15 for al 150 laps, and had an average running position of 4th (best of all drivers).
Todd Bodine ($7,000)
Bodine is a long time veteran (and I mean LONG TIME…he’s old if you didn’t get the hint) of the Truck Series and he was still in the series when they raced here in the early 2000’s. In his career, Bodine has excelled in Nashville with an average finish of 7th and 195 laps led in nine races. Bodine’s lowest finish at this track is 19th and he does own one win here (2010). In 2022, Bodine has raced four times in the #62 truck and has held his own with the young kids of this series. In his four races this season, Bodine has an average finish of 16.3 and is averaging 34.75 DFKP per race.
Other Options: Matt Crafton ($8,500), Matt DiBenedetto ($7,800), Colby Howard ($7,500), Derek Kraus (8,100)
Value Tier (Under $7K)
- Camden Murphy ($6,000)
- Jesse Little ($5,300)
- Max Gutierrez ($5,200)
- Jack Wood ($6,600)
- Lawless Alan ($6,200)
- Timmy Hill ($6,300)
Like I’ve stated multiple times in this article, practice and qualifying will be completed Friday afternoon and I will be updating in Discord after that is done.
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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/)
