Draftkings Nascar

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)

1. Myatt Snider ($6,800) – P33
2. Jeremy Clements ($6,400) – P23
3. CJ McLaughlin ($4,800) – P35
4. Garrett Smithley ($6,700) – P34
5. Joe Graf Jr. ($6,000) – P24
6. Nick Sanchez ($5,100) – P31
7. Josh Williams ($4,900) – P26
8. Stefan Parsons ($5,900) – P11

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the Xfinity Series race from Texas! Traditionally Texas is not a fun track, it is one of the least exciting mile and a half tracks on the circuit. That being said, we could still get a good DFS day out of Texas on Saturday. There are decisions to be made at the top with William Byron and Tyler Reddick running in this race. Last season we saw Kyle Busch dominate this race leading over 50% of the laps. There is a possibility that this happens again with one of these drivers. At the same time, we could have a full-time Xfinity driver dominate this race ahead of them.

Last season in the fall race at Texas, every driver who started inside the top 10 finished inside the top 10. That is something extremely rare for racing, especially in this series. There were no Cup drivers in this race (Cup drivers can not drop down in playoff races) so that was not a reason. John Hunter Nemechek did lead 92 of 200 laps in that race on his way to winning in the #54 car that Ty Gibbs will be in on Saturday.

Roster Construction

This week we go with two dominator builds. Looking at previous races here, two drivers seem to dominate the LL and FL points. You can go with 2-3 mid-tier options, especially with the two chalk drivers we have in this tier. There are some good value plays this week to round out our builds

NASCAR DFS: Top Tier ($9K +)

Ty Gibbs ($10,700)

Starting Position: 7th

Gibbs is in the same car that JHN dominated the fall race at Texas with and Gibbs should be in a similar spot on Saturday. In practice on Friday, Gibbs posted the 8th best single lap time and had the best 10-lap average speed. With other drivers garnering much of the ownership in this tier, Gibbs could go overlooked on his way to victory lane on Saturday.

William Byron ($11,000)

Starting Position: 15th

Byron is going to be the chalk play of this race and with good reason. Even though he is in a JRM car, Byron will have his Cup Series HMS pit crew for this race (one of the best in the series) and JRM cars get their engines from Hendrick. Essentially, Byron is driving a Hendrick car (it literally says so on his hood) and could dominate this race. There is a good amount of value where you can take Gibbs/Byron as your dominators and build comfortably.

Justin Allgaier ($10,300)

Starting Position: 6th

Allgaier is the more popular play among the Xfinity regulars in this tier and with good reason. In practice, Allgaier was the second-fastest in single-lap speed and has a great track record here in Texas. In eight races since 2018, Allgaier has finished 12th or better six times (he has issues in the other two races) and has led a series-best 193 laps in those races. Allgaier is one of the hottest drivers in the Xfinity Series and if you are playing cash games he is a lock, but in GPP’s you can go here if you want to fade Byron.

Noah Gragson ($10,500)

Starting Position: 1st

Gragson is your pole-sitter for Saturday’s race, but could still see some ownership. I think people are starting to realize that in the lower series, playing pole-sitters is just fine. Usually, the top teams start near the front and finish there as well and Gragson is no exception. Gragson has started top five in two of the last three races in 2022 and finishes top 5 in all three. Gragson was top 5 in practice on Friday and even though I don’t think he wins this race, a fourth straight top 5 is a relatively safe bet. In his last three races at Texas, Gragson has finishes of 2nd, 7th, and 3rd.

Other Options: Tyler Reddick ($10,000 – P2), Josh Berry ($9,600 – P8), AJ Allmendinger ($9,700 – P13), Ryan Truex ($9,200 – P5)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier ($7K – $8.9K)

Landon Cassill ($8,300)

Starting Position: 38th

Cassill will be the chalkiest of chalk plays, but I don’t know if you can get a takedown without him. Cassill is in the Kaulig #10 car this season and has shown speed each week in 2022. This car has top 10 upside and if he reaches that potential, you probably won’t be in contention for a big day without him. In 11 races this season, Cassill has only finished a race outside the top 15 once (31st at COTA) if you don’t count Fontana where his car went up in flames 6 laps in. I am not looking back at track history here because Cassill has never had a car that is this good while racing here.

Anthony Alfredo ($7,600)

Starting Position: 37th

Another super chalky play will be Alfredo. Now, if you wanted to fade one of the chalkiest plays on the slate, Alfredo would be my pick. His upside is not as great as Cassill’s, but his ownership could be 10-12% lower. I will take the higher score over the lower ownership because you can be different in other ways. With all this being said, Alfredo is still one of the top Fpt/$ plays on this slate. In the fall 2020 race here, Alfredo did finish 3rd in the RCR #21.

Riley Herbst ($8,700)

Starting Position: 10th

There is another chalk play in this tier, but I will save him for the “other options” section and instead give you a pivot off the chalkier plays in this tier. Herbst could be in the low teens to single-digit ownership for this race and could be the difference in a chalky race like this. Herbst finishes 12th in both races at Texas last season, but more importantly, he has been on a roll recently in the 2022 season. Coming into the weekend, Herbst has finished 9th or better in five straight races and six of the last season. Included in those races are three top 5 finishes at well. With him being completely overlooked today, Herbst is my favorite mid-tier pivot for Saturday.

Other Options: Jeffrey Earnhardt ($7,900 – P35) – Earnhardt is the other chalky play I mentioned above. This car has top 20 upside as shown in practice. Sheldon Creed ($8,100 – P21), Daniel Hemric ($8,900 – P11), Brandon Brown ($7,000 – P23)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier (Under $7K)

1. JJ Yeley ($6,500) – P14: JJ Yeley starting P14 in the Carl Long #66 is the top value play? Surely this is a typo you must be saying, but hear me out. Yeley ran the 5th fastest lap in practice on Friday so there is speed in this car. Why is there speed in this car? I am glad you asked, this car is an Xfinity car Carl Long purchased from Penske and was used by Austin Cindric in 2021 where he finished top 5 in both races.
2. CJ McLaughlin ($4,700) – P36: McLaughlin is in the second Sieg car this week which has been running well this season. Combine the low price and PD upside and it’s hard to pass on this play.
3. Alex Labbe ($6,800) – P32
4. Jeremy Clements ($6,200) – P19
5. Timmy Hill ($5,500) – P33
6. Ryan Vargas ($5,700) – P31
7. Ryan Ellis ($6,700) – P28
8. David Starr ($5,200) – P29

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the Xfinity Series race from Darlington! This track typically eats up the youth and inexperienced but there are some extremely talented young drivers that have little to no experience here and will do well. If you want more info about this race and the track, check out my weekend preview.

Because qualifying was rained out on Friday, Chase Elliott will not be racing on Saturday. Now, there is a chance that JRM pays one of the other teams to withdraw from the race so they can race or use their # and paint scheme so he can run.

Roster Construction

Similar to the truck race on Friday, I think we need to use the experienced and/or talented drivers up top for finishing position and dominator points while filling out the remaining spots with cheap mid tier or value plays. There will be two cars that are the chalk in the top tier, but I think they need to be in your lineups. You can be different with your four remaining drivers to balance out those plays.

NASCAR DFS: Top Tier ($9K +)

Tyler Reddick ($10,000)

Starting Position: 34th

Tyler Reddick represents the first of those two chalky plays. Reddick will come off 34th thanks to the formula and the fact the car he is in, the #48 BMV Chevy, has not been good in races. That will change on Saturday as I assume RCR will give some help to this team to make sure Reddick runs well. In the Xfinity Series, Reddick has never finished lower than 16th in four races at Darlington and has two top 3 finishes as well. Reddick has some dominator potential, but this will be a safe CHALKY place differential play that I think should be the first button you hit on Saturday when building.

Josh Berry ($9,800)

Starting Position: 2nd

Berry is great at shorter tracks and he is coming off his first victory in 2022 last week at Dover. In his second career Darlington race last season, Berry started P20 but finished 2nd in this same #8 JRM Chevy. Berry has four top 5s in ten races this season and six finishes of 11th or better.

Justin Allgaier ($10,200)

Starting Position: 3rd

If Berry or Gibbs slip up early and give Allgaier some room he could push to the lead. Allgaier is no stranger to winning races at Darlington as he won this race last season while only leading 10 laps. Since 2017, Allgaier has six top 10’s in seven races at Darlington including his aforementioned win. After starting out hot in the first four races, Allgaier spuddered with no top 10’s in the next five but last week he returned to form with a second place finish after leading 67 laps and having 41 fastest laps.

John Hunter Nemechek ($9,400)

Starting Position: 23rd

There are two drivers who will be chalky on Saturday, I already mentioned Reddick, and Nemechel would be the second on those two. Reddick will probably be higher owned, but I trust the car that JHN will be in more. So far this season Nemechek has raced four times in the Xfinity Series, twice in this #26 Toyota where he finished 12th and 5th. Three weeks ago in Richmond, Nemechek was in the JGR 18 and led 135 laps while finishing second. On Friday, Nemechek was dominant in the Truck Series race earning his first victory of 2022 so that experience will only help him on Saturday.

Other Options: Noah Gragson ($10,800 – P4), Ryan Truex ($9,000 – P28), Ty Gibbs ($10,500 – P1)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier ($7K – $8.9K)

Ryan Sieg ($7,500)

Starting Position: 9th

Ryan Sieg is the Rodney Dangerfield of the Xfinity Series, he gets no respect. Sieg is having one of the best seasons of any driver in this series in 2022 and he still is priced well under his value. The one good thing is that no one will play him at this price either because of where he starts. In 2022, Sieg has finished lower than 11th one in ten races and has an average finish of 11.9. In four races at Darlington since 2020, Sieg has finished between 3rd and 11th in all four and I view Sieg as a top 10 car again on Saturday.

Brandon Jones ($8,800)

Starting Position: 6th

Jones has been a solid performer at Darlington in the past and will be a contender for a top 5 on Saturday. In five races since 2019, Jones has finished 7th or better three times, including a win in the fall race here and a 3rd in this race last season. Jones is risky because he can wreck out as he is an aggressive driver starting up front. The upside in this play is we know Darlington does not scare Jones and he has an outside chance at the win here.

Other Options: Brandon Brown ($7,000 – P17), Sam Mayer ($8,600 – P7), Austin Hill ($8,200 – P12), Anthony Alfredo ($7,200 – P14), Jeb Burton ($7,700 – P15)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier (Under $7K)

1. Alex Labbe ($6,400) – P18
2. Tommy Joe Martins ($5,400) – P36
3. Josh Williams ($5,100) – P25
4. Myatt Snider ($6,800) – P19
5. Jeremy Clements ($6,700) – P22
6. Kyle Sieg ($5,500) – P26
7. Josh Biicki ($5,900) – P37
8. Timmy Hill ($5,300) – P38
9. Kyle Weatherman ($6,000) – P31

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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/)