Matt Vecchio 
This week the NASCAR Xfinity Series wraps up their three-race west coast swing with a return to where the title was handed out to Daniel Hemric last season, Phoenix. Saturday’s race is a 200 lap race which means there is a fair share of dominator points to be had, 140 to be exact. Last season at Phoenix we saw one dominator lead the majority of both races. In both races, Austin Cindric led over 100 laps and no one else led more than 44. Now Cindric isn’t in this race, but Justin Allgaier is and without seeing any practice laps turned, he is the favorite this week to be the top dominator.
Roster Construction
Last season at this track is was a full-on stars and scrubs roster build. It was also a stack the back type of race which I am not sure will be the case on Saturday. Looking at the top plays (pre-practice/qualifying) we should be building similarly to last season.
***** Reminder that these plays are all pre-practice and qualifying. I will update the plays in DISCORD ONLY after qualifying *****
NASCAR DFS: Top Tier ($9K +)
Justin Allgaier ($11,500)
In the last four races at Phoenix, Allgaier has the most avg laps led per race (39.8) and fastest laps (21.3). On top of leading the most laps and having the most laps led, Allgaier also has the most DKFP average among drivers with more than one race in the last two seasons here.
John Hunter Nemechek ($9,200)
JHN has only raced at Phoenix four times in an Xfinity car but he has never finished outside the top 10. Nemechek has an average finish of 7th here at Phoenix as well as leading 72 laps. I consider Nemechek a top 10 contender with top 5 upside in this race.
Noah Gragson ($11,200)
Gragson has had a spectacular start to the 2022 season but he just has not been able to find victory lane, yet. So far in three races this season, Gragson has finished 3rd and 2nd (twice) for an average finish of 2.3. Gragson also has earned the most DKFP per race (driver with more than one start) with 63.3. Gragson wrecked in this race last season but without that finish, he has never finished lower than 12th. Gragson finally gets it done on Saturday in my opinion and heads to victory lane.
Other Options: Ty Gibbs ($10,900), AJ Allmendinger ($10,400), Brandon Jones ($9,500), Daniel Hemric ($10,400)
NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier ($7K – $8.9K)
Riley Herbst ($8,000)
Herbst has had a much better start to the 2022 season than he did in 2021. Early on this season, Herbst has an avg finish of 9th with a top 5 and two top 10’s in three races. Last season at Phoenix, Herbst finished 4th in both races here and has four straight finishes of 11th or better.
Anthony Alfredo ($7,600)
Alfredo has been the benefit of some great, but risky calls by his crew chief. Prior to Vegas where he finished 17th, Alfredo had a 5th and 7th place finish this season. It’ll be key to see where Alfredo qualifies, but if it’s where he has typically started in 2022 he should be in the mid 20’s (23rd avg start in 2022) but finish in the top 15 giving him some good upside.
Other Options: Sam Mayer ($8,700), Austin Hill ($7,800), Brandon Brown ($7,200)
NASCAR DFS: Value Tier (Under $7K)
- Jeremy Clements ($6,800)
- Alex Labbe ($6,000)
- Jade Buford ($5,300)
- Kaz Grala ($6,400)
- JJ Yeley ($6,500)
- Josh Williams ($5,800)
- Bayley Currey ($5,900)
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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/)
