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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 welcome if you are new to WinDaily Sports or my NASCAR content! 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 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/). You will notice that all pricing is for DraftKings in these articles since they are the only site with contests for all three series (Trucks, Xfinity, Cup) and the site I mainly play on. All plays in the Cup Series article will translate to FanDuel if that is where you play.
Welcome to Demolition Derby Weekend!
#StackTheBack is making a return this weekend as all three series compete at Talladega Superspeedway! For those of you new to NASCAR this track is its own animal (well Dega and Daytona). This is not a track you can get away with running a lineup of drivers starting towards the front. This is also a track where we do not chase dominator points, it is solely a place we look for place differential points. There is a chance that you can get a race where everyone plays nice and stays in line, but this is a playoff race and a spot in the Championship 4 is on the line. These drivers will not take it easy and will be pushing for that win late in the race, which is why we stack the back.
Mitigating the Damage:
Inevitably we will see a lot of upside-down red cars on our lineups if we don’t pick carefully. With only 94 laps in this race, there are not enough dominator points to risk using the pole sitter, in fact, Ben Rhodes ($7,200) projects bottom five in projected points. Last season at this race four drivers starting 25th or lower finished in the top ten, and six started 15th or lower including race winner Raphael Lessard (15th).
As with every week, each tier of drivers is listed in order of preference
NASCAR DFS: Top Tier
Parker Kligerman ($10,900)
Starting Position: 37th
Kligerman projects as the highest-scoring driver in this race and I can’t really argue with that. It has been a few years since Kligerman has raced in the Truck Series at Talladega, but when he does he usually performs at his best. In five career races here, Kligermanhas two wins and three top 5’s. Kligerman either finishes top 5 or he wrecks. Kligerman is expensive, but we have plenty of cheap options so it won’t be difficult to fit Kligerman in. If there is something close to a lock in this race, Kligerman appears to be that.
Tyler Ankrum ($10,500)
Starting Position: 27th
Ankrum has the best equipment of any driver starting towards the back (20th or lower) and if this race shakes out without many wrecks he can be counted on for a decent finish. In just two races here, Ankrum has finishes of 7th (2019) and 16th (2020). Neither finish is spectacular, but it shows that Ankrum can avoid the big one and keep his truck clean (albeit a small sample size).
Grant Enfinger ($9,100)
Starting Position: 17th
Enfinger is that kind of no man’s land of starting positions this week. Normally starting 17th would make Enfinger extreme chalk, but this week he could fly under the radar. Enfinger is back in the #98 where he has fared extremely well this season. Looking at Enfinger’s history here at Talladega, he has only wrecked once in seven races, he has one win here, three top 10’s and has finished 19th or better in his last 6 races. I believe Enfinger finishes top 10 this week again here.
Jordan Anderson ($10,100)
Starting Position: 31st
Whether it be by skill or pure luck, Jordan Anderson has finished all four of the races he has run at Talladega in his Truck Series career. Anderson finished 6th in this race last season and based on track history his high price is warranted. Looking over Anderson’s career on Superspeeday’s you will see that he is at his best at these types of tracks. Anderson has two top 5’s (Both 2nd place finishes) and five top 10’s in nine career Superspeedway races. I trust Anderson as much as any driver in this field on Saturday to come home clean with a big DFS points day.
Other Options: Sheldon Creed ($9,500 – P9), John Hunter Nemechek ($9,300 – P7)
NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier
Lawless Alan ($8,100)
Starting Position: 36th
You know it’s a crazy race when I am actually writing up Lawless Alan at this price, but this is where we are at. Alan has no experience at Superspeedways, but maybe that’s a good thing. To be completely honest, this is a pure place differential and ownership play. I believe people will pay for the three $10K plus drivers and not be able to get anyone in the mid tier this week. Lawless is in good equipment, not great, but good enough for a top 25 if he can avoid the carnage.
Clay Greenfield ($8,200)
Starting Position: 32nd
Greendfield is very hot and cold at Talladega over his eight races here. We have seen Greenfield wreck (3 times) and finish in the low 30’s. We have also seen him run great races and finish 16th or better four times. Greenfield is expensive, but he offers upside at price some most might not want to pay.
Cory Roper ($7,000)
Starting Position: 31st
Roper would be the top ranked driver in this price tier, but he will most likely be popular because his price is affordable. I do think Roper is one of the best FPTS/$ plays on this slate though. Roper has a good history at Daytona, but has never raced at Talladega before. In his three Daytona races, Roper only wrecked once and still finished 20th. In his other two races at Daytona, Roper has finishes of 14th and 3rd.
Other Options: Jack Wood ($8,800 – P24), Tanner Gray ($7,600 – P22), Hailie Deegan ($8,600 – P26)
NASCAR DFS: Value Tier
- Norm Benning ($5,900) – P39: Benning starts 39th which is next to last in this field and actually has some really good results in his career at Talladega. In his last five races here, Benning has finished 22nd or better in four of those races.
- Codie Rohrbaugh ($5,700) – P29: Rohrbaugh is a solid driver in a good truck. There are drivers who are starting further back around his price, but Rohrbaugh is in a better truck.
- Bryan Dauzat ($6,400) – P40: Dauzat starts dead last, that’s it, there isn’t much more to write than that. If he can keep his truck on the track long enough to pick up 8-10 spots after a big one he makes value, but that’s a big if.
- Keith McGee ($4,700) – P38: McGee has two things going for him: He’s cheap and starts at the back. Luckily those are the only two things that truly matter at Talladega.
- Jason White ($4,900) – P35: White has two top 10’s in his last three races at Talladega. Unfortunately these races were nearly 10+ years ago.
- Jennifer Jo Cobb ($4,500) – P33: This one’s for you Brian! I will never play Cobb, unless it’s a Superspeedway. Cobb has finished 27th or better in seven of her nine races here, she even has an 11th place finish here in 2018. Risky, but she has paid off of late here.
- Willie Allen ($6,000) – P30: Allen is in a good truck that we have seen both Josh Berry and Bretty Moffitt run to quality finishes. I don’t think Allen is on the level of those two, but he could definitely find his way to a top 20 eith attrition.
- Dylan Lupton ($6,300) – P25: Lupton is in a truck that when driven by a quality driver can run well. Last week Lupton drove to a 21st place finish, 3rd best finish on the season for the #34.
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