NASCAR DFS Pit Stop: Xfinity Series Bristol 9/17

Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the Xfinity 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.

This week the Xfinity Series heads to the “Last Great Colosseum” for some night racing from Bristol! As we saw early on in the Truck Series, there will be wrecks and cars spinning towards the back of the field.

Friday night’s race will be 300 laps, so similar to Richmond last week, we want dominators. Fortunately, we have some good drivers up front and some fair pricing throughout the field. With the way pricing is, you can build lineups with 3-4 high-priced drivers who will offer you a mix of lap leaders and place differential upside plays.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Justin Allgaier ($10,800)

Starting Position: 2nd

Allgaier doesn’t project as the highest-scoring driver (only 3 points behind the top) but he should be considered one of the best options to dominate this race. With teammate Noah Gragson ($10,200 – P1) winning back-to-back races the JRM garage is on fire and I think it’s Allgaier’s turn on Friday. Since joining JRM in 2016, Allgaier has no wins (he does own a win here) but he does own six top 5’s and seven top 10’s in ten races.

Austin Cindric ($11,200)

Starting Position: 9th

Cindric offers up some place differential upside this week and isn’t the highest-priced driver. I know it’s not much PD, but a plus 8, if he wins, will make a huge difference. Last season in the first race here, Cindric wrecked out early, but in the other three races over the past two seasons, he fared much better. In those three races, Cindric has finishes of 6th, 5th, and 3rd. I like Cindric’s chance of leading some laps and getting a top 5 on Friday.

Ty Gibbs ($11,900)

Starting Position: 3rd

Gibbs won the ARCA race here at Bristol on Thursday night and will be a contender on Friday as well. In his two short track races this season, Gibbs has finishes of 7th (last week at Richmond) and 4th earlier this season at Martinsville. Gibbs will most likely pressure Gragson and Allgaier early for the lead and I expect him to lead a good portion of this race if he can get out front.

Ty Dillon ($9,000)

Starting Position: 31st

I expect Ty Dillon to be chalky in the #23 Our Motorsports car this week, but he offers some great place differential that I don’t mind eating this chalk. In four races in an Our Motorsports car this season, Dillon has finished no worse than 13th, and in the #23 he has finishes of 7th and 5th.

Other Options: Noah Gragson ($10,200 – P1): GPP only, AJ Allmendinger ($10,500 – P10), Daniel Hemric ($9,200 – P4): Another good option to lead laps and maybe win his first race EVER.

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Brett Moffitt ($8,500)

Starting Position: 20th

Moffitt does not have a lot of experience when it comes to the Xfinity Series at Bristol and short tracks in general. Looking back at his Truck Series career here, Moffitt has three top 2 finishes in four races. Moffitt knows how to work in Bristol and I expect a top 10 from Moffit on Friday night.

Myatt Snider ($7,800)

Starting Position: 17th

Last season Snider ran two races here at Bristol with two very different outcomes. In the second race in 2020, Snider was in the #93 car and had engine problems early and finished 35th. But the day before when Snider was in the RCR car he will be in on Friday he came from starting P22 to finish 5th. After a rough patch in the middle of the season, Snider has three top 10’s in his last five races.

Michael Annett ($8,300)

Starting Position: 15th

Last season Annett wrecked on back-to-back days at Bristol but that does not show how well he can run here. Before 2020, Annett had three straight top 10 finishes here. In six races since joining JRM in 2017, Annett has an average finish of 11.1 if you take out the wrecks last season. Annett is a fringe top 10 driver on Friday.

Other Options: Justin Halley ($8,700 – P5), Riley Herbst ($8,100 – P8), BJ McLeod ($7,200 – P37): Extremely safe and solid PD upside. If you can make him fit, do it. I anticipate he goes overlooked but he is in a car that can finish low 20’s. Landon Cassill ($7,700 – P35)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Chad Finchum ($5,100) – P38: Could be the best place differential play on this slate. Finchum is in the #61 which has mid 20’s upside.
2. Jade Buford ($5,700) – P30: Buford has six finishes of 21st or better since Atlanta (8 races).
3. Alex Labbe ($5,900) – P14: I think Labbe gets completely overlooked on Friday night which is exactly what makes him a great multi-entry GPP play. Labbe either wrecks or finishes top 13 here, let’s hope for another 13th place finish or better.
4. Joe Graf Jr. ($5,300) – P36: He’s super cheap, fits great with 3-4 dominator builds and can’t hurt you too bad. Take a shot if you need the savings.
5. Jeremy Clements ($6,700) – P13: Five straight finishes of 13th or better at Bristol, including a top 10 and a top 5.
6. Bayley Currey ($5,600) – P40: Buyer beware. Currey starts last and is cheap but his car is not good. If he can just stay out of trouble he has top 30 potential, but that’s a big maybe.

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