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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Saturday’s Xfinity Series race from Charlotte! Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone! This weekend is full of racing that got started on Friday night with the Truck Series and continues with the Xfinity Series on Saturday. The Xfinity Series race is a 200-lap race resulting in just 140 dominator points. This will be a semi-chalky race on Saturday after both Ty Gibbs and Riley Herbst had issues in practice and will start at the rear. Joining them will also be Jeffrey Earnhardt who had a brake system issue that caused his brakes to lock up. All three should have no issues when the green flag drops on Saturday.
Roster Construction
This race should be your typical 2-3 dominator style build with 1-2 mid-tier drivers. There are a few ways to build using the good chalk of Gibbs with 1 or 2 JRM cars. This is possible because of the great value we have in both the mid $6K and $7K ranges. With there being so many good PD plays in this race their ownership should be spread out so there is no need to stress over ownership.
NASCAR DFS: Top Tier ($9K +)
I have said it a bunch of times, but Ty Gibbs ($11,000 – P36) is good chalk. He was fast in practice and this car should end the day in the top 10. This is one of those situations where fading Gibbs could end up keeping you from getting that big payday. We can be different in other ways in this race that eating this chalk is ok.
Trevor Bayne ($9,800)
Starting Position: 6th
If you are looking to balance out the chalk of Gibbs, looking to his teammate in the #18 this week is a good place to start. Trevor Bayne will be making his fourth start this season in this car and has finished inside the top five in two of those races as well as leading at least 24 laps in all three races. In Friday’s practice, Bayne posted the fastest single lap time and was 2nd best in ten-lap average. Bayne is a good driver who will take care of this car and probably end up near the top 5 again at sub 20% ownership.
Justin Allgaier ($10,600)
Starting Position: 2nd
At Charlotte I expect Allgaier to earn his first victory at this track on Saturday. Allgaier has done pretty much everything but win here. Since 2016 when he joined JRM, Allgaier has had three top 5’s and four top 10’s in eight races at Charlotte. In the last three races, Allgaier’s worst finish is fourth and he has led 176 laps in those three races. Combining how well Allgaier has done at Charlotte with how hot he is coming into this race in 2022 makes him one of my favorite plays on Saturday.
Noah Gragson ($10,800)
Starting Position: 7th
Before his wreck at Texas last week, Gragson’s previous three races mirrored teammate Justin Allgaier’s. Gragson came into Texas with a win and three top 5’s in the previous three races. On Saturday, Gragson will look to get back on the good and unless an issue arises I see no reason why he won’t.
Other Options: Austin Dillon ($10,100 – P13): Dillon is in the 48 car that Reddick won in last week. I don’t think Dillon will win this race, but he will be low-owned and could definitely finish in the top 5. AJ Allmendinger ($10,400 – P8): Dinger has finished top 10 in every race this season, and outside of a wreck I see no reason that streak ends on Saturday. Josh Berry ($9,600 – P4), Sam Mayer ($9,100 – P1), Ryan Preece ($9,300 – P3): It may say BJ McLeod on the entry list, but we all know that SHR prepared this car.
NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier ($7K – $8.9K)
Similar to Gibbs in the top tier, Riley Herbst ($8,500 – P37) will be extremely chalky on Saturday. This car was a top 10 car in practice and Herbst has been Mr. Consistent in 2022 so a top 10 finish is to be expected.
Ryan Sieg ($7,400)
Starting Position: 22nd
Sieg has been one of the most consistent drivers in 2022 but nobody even realizes it. Last week when he finished 35th that was only his second finish lower than 11th in 12 races this season. That poor finish ended Sieg’s streak of 8 straight races with a top 11 finish. Charlotte has not been great to Sieg, but he does six finishes of 18th or better in his career here (12 races). In practice on Friday, Sieg was 5th in single-lap speed and 9th in 10 lap average.
Austin Hill ($8,300)
Starting Position: 20th
Hill is having a solid rookie campaign in the Xfinity Series. This is only the second time Hill has qualified lower than 18th making this one of the few races in 2022 that we have some actual PD upside with Hill. Last week at Texas Hill finished 5th, his fifth top 5 of the season. Hill was not incredibly fast in practice but he did have a top 15 car.
Brandon Brown ($7,000)
Starting Position: 32nd
Brown did not have a great showing in qualifying but he does have a good car in the long run. In his short career at Charlotte, Brown has run well here. In his first career race here in 2019 he finished 20th but in the two races since then Brown has finished 8th and 4th. I don’t know if he has a top 10 car, but a top 20 should be in the cards.
Other Options: Daniel Hemric ($8,700 – P10), Jeffrey Earnhardt ($7,700 – P38), Anthony Alfredo ($7,600 – P30), Jeb Burton ($7,300 – P15)
NASCAR DFS: Value Tier (Under $7K)
- Myatt Snider ($6,800) – P33
- Jeremy Clements ($6,400) – P23
- CJ McLaughlin ($4,800) – P35
- Garrett Smithley ($6,700) – P34
- Joe Graf Jr. ($6,000) – P24
- Nick Sanchez ($5,100) – P31
- Josh Williams ($4,900) – P26
- Stefan Parsons ($5,900) – P11
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