Matt Vecchio 
Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop: Xfinity Series for the 2021 season! If you’ve been with us before then you know the drill, but if you are new the WinDaily Sports or to my NASCAR content, welcome! 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 as well to make sure you are ready and have an understanding of 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 that has contests for all three series (Trucks, Xfinity, Cup) and is 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 will be a completely different race compared to last week’s race at Daytona, but one thing that won’t be different will be Austin Cindric leading laps. Cindric is among a group of 4-5 drivers who are exceptional road course drivers in this field. As we saw on Friday night, the race started with rain tires so if rain is in the forecast there is no need to worry about delays (unless there is lightning) for this weekend. This is another “short” race with only 52 laps so like with the Truck Series Friday we aren’t chasing dominator points, but instead looking for 1, 2 max, dominators.
NASCAR DFS: Dominators
AJ Allmendinger ($10,900)
Starting Position: 6th
Allmendinger is one of the drivers who are exceptional road racers. In the past would be brought in as a road course ringer but now Allmendinger has a full-time ride with Kaulig Racing for 2021. AJ has run 11 road course races in his Xfinity career with four wins, nine top 5’s and an average finish of 7.3. Last season at this race, Allmendinger finished fourth after starting from P11. Allmendinger is a favorite to win this race on Saturday afternoon, but my pick is the next driver.
Austin Cindric ($10,700)
Starting Position: 2nd
Austin Cindric is the definition of a dominator when it comes to road course racing. Now, even though he starts second, Cindric should be one of the highest owned drivers but he will be hard to fade. Cindric has run 13 road course races in his Xfinity career with four career wins while leading 195 laps. In his 13 RC races, Cindric also has nine top 5’s, ten top 10’s, and a career average finish of 7th. Needless to say, Cindric is a road course dominator and should be out front on lap 1 on Saturday.
Noah Gragson ($10,300)
Starting Position: 26th
Gragson is one of the top place differential plays on this slate starting from P26. Gragson doesn’t have a win on a road course yet, but he does have eight top 10 finishes in eight RC races. Not only does Gragson have a perfect record of top 10’s he also has one of the best average finishes with a 4.6 average finish, including a 3rd place finish at this race last season.
Other Options (In Order of Preference): Brandon Jones ($9,000), Andy Lally ($9,400), Justin Allgaier ($10,500), Justin Haley ($10,000)
NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier
Riley Herbst ($8,100)
Starting Position: 16th
Herbst is one of a handful of drivers who are pulling double duty this weekend and had a great day on Friday night. There is not a lot to like in the mid-tier for the Xfinity race this weekend and with Herbst running the Truck race already he has a feel for this course making him my favorite play here.
Preston Pardus ($7,600)
Starting Position: 23rd
Pardus is another road course ringer brought in solely for these races. Pardus hasn’t had the most success in this race, but he has the skill to be a top 10 contender. In six career Xfinity Series road course races, Pardus has two top 10 finishes and has led 7 laps.
Other Options: Jade Buford ($8,500), Alex Labbe ($8,800), Myatt Snider ($7,800), Manuel Paludo ($8,200)
NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings
- Ty Gibbs ($4,700) – P15
- Brett Moffitt ($6,300) – P1
- Gray Gaulding ($6,900) – P30
- Jeffrey Earnhardt ($6,500) – P37
- Cody Ware ($6,200) – P38
- Kris Wright ($4,600) – P19
- Timmy Hill ($5,200) – P17
- Tommy Joe Martins ($6,400) – P20
- Stephen Leicht ($5,600) – P34
- David Starr ($5,400) – P40
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