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 the NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Phoenix, the site of the final race last season where we saw Austin Cindric ($11,200) win and become the 2020 season champion. Cindric is definitely one of the favorites for this race and the season title again in 2021. I don’t love Cindric’s starting position but he is the odds-on favorite to win this race (+275) and with him starting from the 3rd position he does offer early dominator point upside. I will have some Cindric in my lineups on Saturday, but there are some better options that I will breakdown below.
Starting Position: 12th
Allgaier is the highest-priced driver on the slate, and for good reason, he dominates races here at Phoenix. Last season at this race, Allgaier led 51 laps (25% of the race) and had 20 fastest laps. Allgaier offers the best place differential upside of all drivers in this tier as well. I really like Allgaier this week and he may be my favorite play in this tier.
Starting Position: 10th
I said Allgaier was the best PD play in this tier, well that would make Gragson the second best. Gragson starts 10th but has top 5 potential and there is a chance he wins this race (+800). In the first Phoenix race n 2020, Gragson wasn’t dominant like he can be at times, but even so, he did lead 27 laps as well as having 8 fastest laps. Gragson also spent the entire race last spring running in the top 15 and had an average running position of 4.3.
Starting Position: 5th
While I think many people will flock to last week’s winner and Haley’s Kaulig Racing teammate AJ Allmendinger ($10,400), I prefer to go with Haley. Last season Haley has a good day here at Phoenix where he ran an average position of 8.1 and made the 3rd most green flag passed (52). Haley had two top 10 finishes here last season (5th and 8th) and while he doesn’t collect dominator points, he is really good at flat tracks and should come home with a top 5.
Riley Herbst ($10,100) has been having an atrocious year in 2021. Herbst offers great upside potential but I cannot roster him for this price based on the year he is having. He is a safe play on Saturday, and I won’t try and talk you out of him, but just know I won’t be
Other Options (in order of preference):Brandon Jones ($9,500),AJ Allmendinger ($10,400), Harrison Burton ($10,800),
Starting Position: 27th
In his first career start in an Xfinity Series race all Gibbs did was dominate the second half of the Daytona RC on route to the win. DraftKings was smart and jacked his price up, rightfully so. Gibbs is in some of the best equipment in the series and should definitely contend for a top 10 with great PD upside
Ryan Sieg ($8,600) was someone I really liked last week and still do this weekend. My only worry with Sieg will be ownership, with him starting from P31. I know Sieg has a top 15, maybe top 10 car but he will most likely be the play for a lot of people in the mid-tier so unless you play cash games I wouldn’t look to roster Sieg on Saturday.
Starting Position: 20th
If you are looking for a lower-owned pivot off Sieg for GPP’s, I give you Brett Moffitt. I don’t expect Moffitt to have near the ownership that Sieg will and he may actually have a better race car this weekend. In my opinion, Moffitt has a top 10 car every week and this week is no exception. Moffitt has three finishes of 11th or better already this season and has been very successful here in Phoenix with the Truck Series (1 win and 3 top 10’s)
Starting Position: 9th
Berry is one of the best mid-tier options this week. Over the beginning of this season, Berry has progressively improved since his first race in the JRM #8. We know the JRM cars are always running towards the front and Berry is a short track specialist of sorts. In 3 Xfinity Series short track races, Berry has two top 10 finishes and an average finish of 9.3. I like his chances for a top 10 this week, or even a top 5.
Other Options: Alex Labbe ($7,200), Myatt Snider ($8,200), Santino Ferrucci ($7,400)
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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 we are in Sin City, which I have renamed Chalk City this week thanks to all the chalk plays this weekend especially in the Xfinity Series. Because of some poor finishes and one driver being disqualified after post race inspection we have some really quality drivers in great spots for huge place differential days. We also have some pretty good value tier drivers as well which will make playing the high priced guys easier.
Austin Cindric ($10,500) should be viewed as we did with Nemechek on Friday night. He will lead the most laps and most likely win this race. I want to paint him with the drivers listed below in this tier for dominator/place differential combos. Like I mentioned, there is some decent value in this race to make this type of build work.
I group these drivers together because they are all going to be the chalk of this tier, and this race. We were concerned going into last weeks race about what Reddick could get out of this car and he got all he could and then some. Reddick was disqualified post race, but luckily DraftKings doesn’t take that into account and pays out based of unofficial results.
Gragson and Allgaier are two of the top drivers in the Xfinity Series and will be competing for a title later this season but have started slowly this season. Gragson is a Vegas kid and ran well here last year running the second fasted green flag average as well as running 92% of laps in the top 15 and finished 4th. As for Allgaier, he led 63 laps and had 32 fastest laps before finishing 8th. I will most likely be trying to fit 2 of these drivers in each of my lineups along wit the next driver.
Starting Position: 22nd
Burton was one of the best drivers in the series last season at Las Vegas and I like his odds to have another great race here on Saturday. Unfortunately last season Burton did not have any dominator points but this week we don’t really need those to make value since he starts so far back in the field. In 2020 Burton was top 10 in green flag speed average in both Vegas races and finished 5th and 9th. Burton will be a contender for the win on Saturday and should have an easy time coming home top 10.
Other Options (in order of preference): Riley Herbst ($9,000), Ty Dillon ($10,200), Daniel Hemric ($9,200)
This weeks mid tier is not great. There are a couple of decent plays, but I would rather try and fit 3 top tier drivers in and use the value tier. I will give you a couple of plays I do like in this tier though.
Starting Position: 11th
Ryan Sieg had two really good days at Vegas last season with two top 5 finishes. In the first Las Vegas race of the 2020 season Sieg came home in 3rd place, led one lap, and had 21 fastest laps after starting 32nd. Sieg followed that up in the fall with a 5th place finish and 10 laps led.
Starting Position: 5th
Burton has been one of the best and most consistent drivers in the Xfinity Series this season. Burton has a top 5 in each of the three races this season and will most likely be low owned on Saturday because of his limited place differential upside. With his price being as low as it is, Burton just needs to stay in the top 10 and he should be able to make value.
Other Options: Ryan Vargas ($7,100), Brett Moffitt ($8,400), Myatt Snider ($8,000), Jeffrey Earnhardt ($7,600)
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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the Truck 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.
After a week off the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is back on the track this week in Las Vegas! I mention the series sponsor because earlier this week some of you may have seen Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis twetted out telling unsponsored teams to contact him and he will sponsor the teams this week. This went over so well with the series that there are upwards of 7 teams running the same paint scheme, which will be confusing for viewers, and even more so for the spotters.
Kyle Busch ($15,000) is back in the Truck Series at this home track this week where he dominated a year ago at this race. Busch will be driving his own #51 truck and starting in P29 this week. Combining his “low” price tag and starting spot, this makes him a lock for cash games and as close to a must-play in GPP’s as well since he will most likely lead the most laps, have the highest number of fastest laps, and win the race.
Last season at this race, Busch has the fastest lap by a full 2 seconds over the field. Busch also led almost 100 more laps than the next driver (108) and had 61 fastest laps which were 50 more than the driver with the second most. Busch may have his troubles in the Cup series this season (and the end of last), but he rarely, if ever, has trouble when he comes down to the truck series.
Starting Position: 31st
Hill hasn’t had a great start to the 2021 season with finishes of 22nd and 33rd in the first two races this season, but Vegas is a track he has had success at. In his career at Las Vegas, Hill has four top 10 finishes and two wins, including his win in the second race here last season. Hill led 39 laps and had an average running position of 7.4.
Starting Position: 3rd
Nemechek is off to a great start in his return to the truck series in 2021 and will hopefully keep it rolling on Friday. Kyle Busch will most likely lead the majority of laps late and win this race, but Nemechek will have access to Busch’s set up and will be running the same equipment as his teammate/owner will. Nemechek should be able to get up front, if he can out run Ben Rhodes ($9,000) and Sheldon Creed ($9,800) early on before giving way to Kyle.
Other Options: Zane Smith ($10,600), Sheldon Creed ($9,800), Parker Kligerman ($10,100), Ben Rhodes (9,000), Brett Moffitt ($9,200)
Starting Position: 11th
In his long career, Sauter has run 15 races at Vegas in the Truck Series and has an average finish of 8.5, ten top 10 finishes, and a win. Sauter ran really well last season including a second place finish in the first race here. In this race last season Sauter started on the pole, led 10 laps before Kyle Busch took over, and ran inside the top 15 for all 134 laps.
Starting Position: 36th
Daly had his first career Truck race last season at the second Las Vegas race and came home with a great finish of 18th. In his first time on an oval in a NASCAR vehicle, Daly held his own and spent the majority of the race around the middle of the pack. Daly had an average running position of 21.9 and while he didn’t lead any laps or have any fastest laps he more than made value starting 27th. This year with Daly starting 36th gives him even more upside if he can pull another top 20 finish.
Starting Position: 7th
Last season in the second Las Vegas race Chandler Smith drove the #51 truck to a 5th place finish. Smith has had a pretty good run starting the 2021 season with two finishes inside the top 12. In that second Vegas race last season, Smith ran 100% of laps in the top 15 and had an average running position of 9.1. I really love the value of Smith in this race. His low salary will help you get Kyle, in your lineups and he does have some cheap dominator potential.
Other Options: Matt Crafton ($8,600), Todd Gilliland ($7,600), Grant Enfinger ($8,800), Tanner Gray ($7,000), Timothy Peters ($7,200)
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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.
Finally, we have 1.5-mile oval racing this weekend! Now, even though it’s basic 1.5 oval racing, it’s a high tire wear track. What that means is drivers who charge out fast out of the gate will fall off at the end of a run and drivers who sit back and take care of their tires will have speed at the end of the run. Basically, it boils down to a lot of passing and pit strategy and makes for an interesting race.
NASCAR has decided to get rid of the competition caution this week which means our polesitter (Austin Cindric) has a chance to lead a lot more laps early on without the caution being waved 15 laps in. Teams pretty much always pitted at the competition caution last season and it messed with the momentum of the leaders.
Starting Position: 38th
Homestead is one of Reddick’s best tracks in both the Cup and Xfinity Series. In three career Xfinity Series races, Reddick has three top 5 finishes as well as two wins. Reddick starts 38th, so we get the place differential upside needed to make value at this price
Starting Position: 23rd
Gragson was dominant at Homestead last season and had an average finish of 4th in his two races here. In both races, Gragson had top five a green flag speed and led a combined 60 laps. Gragson also had the fastest average speed late in a run in the second Homestead race meaning he takes care of his tires here and can pass late in a run.
Starting Position: 19th
In the second race at Homestead, last season Allgaier had some bad luck towards the end of the race and finished 22nd, but that doesn’t tell the entire story. Allgaier ran inside the top 15 for nearly 85% of the race and had 14 fastest laps. Another sign that Allgaier had a good car was that his average position during the race was 10.6.
Other Options: Austin Cindric ($10,200), AJ Allmendinger ($11,000), Ty Dillon ($10,500), Harrison Burton ($9,600)
Starting Position: 29th
Herbst has burnt us both times so far this season with negative points in each race in 2021, but I think this week will be different. Last season in the #18 Joe Gibbs Toyota, Herbst finished 9th and 10th here at Homestead. In the second Homestead race in 2020 Herbst finished 9th, had an average running position of 11.4, and had the 8th best driver rating.
Starting Position: 10th
Snider has had a really solid start to his season with two finishes inside the top 13 in his first year as the full time driver for the #2 RCR Chevy. Last season at Homestead Snider the #93 for Ryan Sieg and finished 15th and 7th here. Snider is in much better equipment and with his momentum coming into this race I wouldn’t be surprised to see Snider up front at the end of the day.
Starting Position: 20th
Josh Berry is back in the JR Motorsports #8 after a 27th place finish last week at the Daytona Road Course. Last season Daniel Hemric had a great day in this same car until a late race accident sent him to a 31st place finish. Hemric had this car in the top 15 for 92.7% of the race and an average running position of 7.7. Now, I am not saying Berry is as good of a driver as Hemric but starting from P20 Berry has some upside that could lead to a high upside low owned play.
Other Options: Jeffrey Earnhardt ($7,500), Justin Haley ($8,900), Alex Labbe ($7,200), Ryan Sieg ($8,000), Jeremy Clements ($7,000)
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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.
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.
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.
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)
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.
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)
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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the Truck 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.
Yes, we are at Daytona again, but this is nothing like last week, this week we are racing on the Daytona Road Course which will produce a much different style of race. Gone this week is drafting and big massive wrecks, but instead this week we have a calmer, yet fun race weekend ahead of us. This week we are not out here looking to find multiple dominators to eat up those points, but instead, I want to look for place differential and finishing position. With only 44 laps there aren’t a plethora of dominator points so we are really just looking for 1 driver who will lead the majority of the race.
Starting Position: 20th
This will be Hill’s fourth road course race in the Truck Series and he has had great results in his previous three. Over three career road course races, Hill has finished top 10 in all three and has two top 5 finishes including a 5th place finish in this race last season. Hill is the most expensive driver in the field, and that may keep his ownership down some, but not for me.
Starting Position: 21st
Like Hill before him, Moffitt has been dominant on road courses in his Truck Series career. Moffitt has four career RC races under his belt in the Truck Series with three top 5 finishes, including a win at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park and a 2nd place finish in this race last season. I like the idea of putting both Moffitt and Hill together in lineups because there is plenty of good value in this race and a lot of people like to build balanced lineups as opposed to “stars and scrubs” style.
Starting Position: 36th
Sam Mayer doesn’t have much road course experience in his short career, but the 17-year-old did race here last season. Mayer finished 3rd at the Daytona Road Course in the ARCA Menards series last season so he does have experience on this track. While he may be young, Mayer is one hell of a driver and even won a Truck Series race last season at Bristol. Starting from P36 gives Mayer plenty of place differential upside for a driver who has top 10 potential.
Other Options (In Order of Preference): Sheldon Creed ($10,400), Stewart Friesen ($9,400), John Hunter Nemechek ($10,200), Tyler Ankrum ($9,800)
Starting Position: 9th
Crafton is a good GPP play on Friday night based off road course history coupled with his starting position. There isn’t much room for error with Crafton, if he does get wrecked or has a bad day he can hurt you starting 9th. Crafton could also win this race and lead some laps as well and since I expect him to be low owned that could be a difference maker between cashing and getting a takedown. Crafton has an 8.4 average finish in 8 career road course races, including six top 10 finishes.
Starting Position: 22nd
Parker Chase will be just 3 days shy of his 20th birthday when the green flag drops Friday night but he has plenty of road course experience. Chase has raced at the Daytona Road Course three times in two different series with finishes of 9th, 10th, and 13th. This KBM truck could be the best equipment Chase has driven, at least in a NASCAR Series, and a top 10 is not out of the question for the youngster on Friday night.
Starting Position: 24th
Last week Grala was one of our top plays for the Daytona 500 in the Cup Series and he is back this week in the Truck Series now. In 2020 Grala filled in for Austin Dillon on this track when he was out because of the COVID protocols and finished 7th and led 3 laps in the process. Grala is in the 02 truck that Kris Wright drove to a 12th place finish last week, and I think Grala betters that finish and cracks the top 10.
Other Options: Raphael Lessard ($8,000), Riley Herbst ($8,500), Derek Kraus ($7,500), Tanner Gray ($7,200) Johnny Sauter ($7,800), Chase Purdy ($7,000)
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