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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 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 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.
After a week at a traditional 1.5-mile oval, the Xfinity Series is back at a road course this week. This weekend is one of the rare weeks that the Xfinity Series and Cup Series will be at two different tracks. Austin Cindric ($10,900 – P1) is the last driver to win here (2019) and in that race he dominated. Cindric led 46 of 75 laps and had 35 fastest laps. Cindric is the favorite in this race and is the top cash option for me on this slate.
NASCAR DFS: Dominators
AJ Allmendinger ($10,700)
Starting Position: 12th
Allmendinger is projected to be the highest owned driver in this race (45%) and is just behind Cindric in projected points. AJ is also a solid cash option and should be running up front and putting pressure on Cindric for the win all day. They are both the top two road course regulars in this race and are in two of the best cars week in week out. In my opinion, you can’t go wrong playing either one, but I would recommend rostering at least one of Dinger or Cindric on Saturday.
Ty Gibbs ($10,400)
Starting Position: 2nd
Gibbs won his first-ever Xfinity Series start at the Daytona Road Course earlier this season and he also won the ARCA race at this track on Friday. Of the top three plays on this slate, Gibbs is projected to be the lowest owned (36%) making him my top GPP play on this slate.
Noah Gragson ($10,200)
Starting Position: 13th
Gragson has had plenty of bad luck this season but over the previous two, he has been great on road courses. In six races on road courses, Gragson has three top 5’s, four top 10’s, and an average finish of 13th. We will need a better finish than 13th for him to pay off this price tag, but for GPP’s we can take that chance because the upside is definitely there with Gragson.
Miguel Paludo ($9,300)
Starting Position: 29th
Paludo was last in the Xfinity Series just two weeks ago at COTA in the same #8 JRM Chevy. While Paludo did not have a good finish (34th), he ran towards the front most of the day. Paludo ran 96% of laps run inside the top 15 at COTA, was running 6th midway through the race, and climbed all the way to 4th before his wreck happened. I really like the upside of Paludo on Saturday and I love his projected ownership even more (28%).
Other Options: Daniel Hemric ($10,000 – P11), Justin Allgaier ($9,900 – P5). Be aware that Josh Berry ($9,700 – P31) is NOT in his usually #8 car, he is driving the #31 for Josh Anderson on Saturday. He still has some upside but I will probably be fading him at this price.
NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier
Andy Lally ($8,900)
Starting Position: 27th
Lally is in the #23 for Our Motorsports this week which is the same car he drove to an 18th place finish at COTA two weeks ago. Lally has four career races at Mid-Ohio with two top 10’s, a top 5, and an average finish of 12th. I know he is pretty expensive but I think Lally could pay it off on Saturday and I plan on having a good amount of exposure to him.
Preston Pardus ($7,900)
Starting Position: 39th
Pardus is going to be the chalk mid-tier option on Saturday and is a cash game must. Starting in 39th it’s almost a certainty that he will have plenty of positive upside. Pardus has an average finish of 23.9 in eight road course races as well as two top 10 finishes.
Alex Labbe ($7,400)
Starting Position: 16th
Labbe has one race under his belt here at Mid-Ohio and it was a top 10 finish (9th). In 12 Xfinity Series road course races, Labbe has four top 10’s and a top 5 with an average finish of 14.6. Because of how high up Labbe starts I do not expect him to carry much ownership (sub 20%) making him a pretty good GPP play for me.
Other Options: Brett Moffitt ($8,100 – P18), Michael Annett ($8,300 – P15), Ryan Sieg ($7,600 – P23)
NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings
- Kyle Weatherman ($5,300 – P35): I never thought the day would come that I would recommend playing Kyle Weatherman, but here we are. I am was surprised when I saw how well Weatherman runs at road courses to be perfectly honest. Weatherman has run five road course races in the Xfinity Series with an average finish of 21.2.
- Bayley Currey ($5,900 – P38): I don’t love his road course history but he has some upside and he’s cheap.
- Gray Gaulding ($5,100 – P40): Gaulding starts dead last so he can’t hurt you but he actually has the talent to break the slate, as long as his car holds up. Gaulding has 7 road course races under his belt with an average finish of 23.3 including his 14th finish here in 2019
- Tommy Joe Martins ($5,600 – P25): Martins has two top 20’s in two races at Mid-Ohio and will likely be in line for another on Saturday
- Kris Wright ($6,200 – P33): Wright is a solid road course racer but his price has me ranking him down this list. If you have the salary and don’t feel safe with someone like a Martins starting 8 spots higher, Wright makes for a great pivot.
Other Options: Joe Graf Jr. ($4,700 – P37), Landon Cassill ($6,800 – P20)
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