Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop: Xfinity Series for the start of 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.
Like with Friday’s Truck race and the Daytona 500 on Sunday, the Xfinity race should be a fun and action-packed race. I say should be, because there have been years where there were no passing and a lot of single-file race, which makes for a very boring, but safe race. In 2019 we had one of those boring races where 28 of 38 cars finished on the lead lap and only 3 cars DNF, all for mechanical reasons. Contrast that with 2020 where 14 of 38 cars did not finish the race, and only 10 cars finished on the lead lap. I am expecting a race similar to the 2020 version on Saturday.
This top tier is loaded for this race, and the season overall. We will need to wait and see what happens in qualifying. I will just give some of the drivers I like best in this tier below and update after qualifying
Both Justin Allgaier ($10,500) and Noah Gragson ($10,100) are exceptional plays in Saturday’s race. They are teammates so they fit the “stacking” theory we used on Friday with the KBM trucks. Gragson won this race last year, so he is definitely one of the favorites on Saturday. Allgaier has never won here, but he does have eight top 10 finishes, and four top 5’s.
Austin Cindric ($10,300) is the defending series champion and should be a favorite at every race this season. Cindric will be one of the few drivers in this race with track time in races going into Saturday’s race having run and qualified for the Daytona 500 in the Cup Series Duels on Thursday.
Ty Dillon ($9,500) will be in the Joe Gibbs #54 for a partial schedule this season, and Daytona is on that list. This may be the best equipment that Dillon has ever driven and he will be a threat to get the win on Saturday. Dillon was the fastest car in practice on Friday, and he will be joined by teammates Brandon Jones ($9,000) and Daniel Hemric ($9,200) in this tier.
Once again all these plays are based on qualifying and I will update in Discord after qualifying is complete Saturday morning.
Burton has raced two Xfinity races at Daytona and he has two top 5 finishes. At this race last year Burton finished second, he then followed that up with a 5th place finish in the Summer Daytona race. Obviously, we want to see where he qualifies, but Burton could be a solid high-end mid-tier play on Saturday no matter where he starts.
Burton has his first full-time ride in the Xfinity taking over the #10 Kaulig Racing car that Ross Chastain vacated after the 2020 season. This was a team that competed for a championship with Chastain behind the wheel and should again this year. Burton hasn’t had great success at Daytona with just one top 5 in three races, but depending on where he qualifies, Burton could make for some great value.
Herbst is now in the #98 Stewart-Haas Ford this season after spending last year with Joe Gibbs Racing. I think Herbst is a dark horse championship candidate this season in this car. Herbst was second in practice on Friday and also had the 3rd best five-lap average.
Other Options: Myatt Snider ($8,100), Michael Annett ($8,700), Ryan Sieg ($7,700)
These rankings are tentative until after qualifying on Saturday morning.
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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the Truck series for the start of 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 is Daytona and because of that, ANYTHING can happen. One thing we know is that there will be carnage and lots of it. Last season at this race 10 trucks in the 32 truck field failed to finish. We also saw that only 2 drivers that qualified inside the top 10 actually finished there. Looking deeper, only race winner Grant Enfinger($9,600) started better than 15th of those who came home in the top 5. What does this mean? Well, we will want to focus on finding drivers from the rear of the field and not focus on loading up on dominators. Unfortunately, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series qualifying isn’t until the late afternoon of race day so I do not have those positions available to me when I write these articles, so make sure you are in the discord before lock to see any changes I make to my drivers.
Nemechek spent the 2020 season driving the #38 car in the Cup Series but has decided to go back to the Truck Series and try to win some races, and hopefully a championship. It has been 4 years since John Hunter has run full time in a truck, but he is in great equipment driving the Kyle Busch Motorsports #4 and has a good history at Daytona. Nemechek ran 15 practice laps on Thursday and looked fast, clocking the 5th best lap average
In his last three Daytona races, Hill has yet to finish below 11th. Hill won this race two years ago while leading 39 laps. After Nemechek, I like Hill to take the win on Friday. I won’t be going two deep on dominators in this race and will be making sure to have exposure to multiple dominators, but Hill and Nemechek are my favorites though. After Thursday’s practice session Hill has the second-fastest truck, so we know he has the speed to lead laps on Friday.
Other Options (In Order of Preference): Ben Rhodes ($9,800), Matt Crafton ($10,000), Zane Smith ($9,100),Sheldon Creed ($10,600)
Friesen did not have the 2020 season he was expected to have, but he is still one of the series top drivers. With great place differential upside Friday night, Friesen is my favorite mid tier driver starting in P23
Smith’s #18 KBM Toyota was the fastest truck in practice on Thursday afternoon. One thing everyone who plays DFS knows is stacking, and NASCAR is also a sport where you can minimally stack. If I am rostering Nemechek, I want to also take Chandler Smith. When it comes to Superspeedways we will see plenty of teamwork when working the draft on Friday.
Other Options: Todd Gilliland ($8,400) , Tanner Gray ($7,900), Tyler Anrkum ($8,600),
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Welcome to the first NASCAR DFS Pit Stop 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 is the first race of the 2021 season, but it is pretty much just an exhibition race for the 21 driver field. There are no points on the line, just money, and pride for the drivers. Last year’s champion, Chase Elliott ($10,500), is expected to dominate this race as he has dominated previous road course races. Pricing is a little different for this race because of the smaller field, so don’t get used to seeing guys like Keselowski and Logano in the low $8K range. Remember, that since this is a road course race place differential points are not something we need to key on, instead we want to focus on finishing position and picking up the few dominator points that are available.
Elliot is the new road course dominator in NASCAR and should dominate and win this race on Tuesday. Now, we need to wait until Monday night to see where he starts in the field, but no matter he should be upfront the majority of the evening. Over his last five RC races, Elliott has earned an average of 55.5 DKFP per race and led 179 laps. Last season on this track Elliott led 34 laps, had 18 fastest laps, and got the win. I am locking the champ into practically all my lineups on Tuesday and not worrying about it.
If Chase Elliott is the current road course dominator in NASCAR, then MTJ is a very close second. Truex is another driver who excels at these tracks and had a great race here at the Daytona RC last season. With the way the pricing is on both sites, you can conceivably roster both Truex and Elliott and I plan on doing that. Truex finished 3rd here in 2020 and led 10 laps while having 16 fastest laps leading to 10.5 dominator points.
Other Options (in order of preference): Kevin Harvick ($9,200), Denny Hamlin ($9,500)
Blaney is another driver whose price is adjusted down for this race, he will most likely be in the low $10K range to start the season. While Blaney is not a dominant driver at road courses his numbers are good enough to consider him as a dark horse to win this race. Blaney has an average finish of 10.4 over the last 5 road course races and has led 14 laps in that span.
Willy B is a driver that is usually lower owned because of his propensity to have poor finishes after solid starts. We saw Byron earn his first NASCAR Cup Series victory last season and he does have good history on road courses overall. Last season at the Daytona RC, Byron finished inside the top 10 (8th), and while he didn’t do much in the dominator department that’s ok. At this price tag, we don’t need dominator points to make value, just a solid finish. If we can get another top 10 out of Byron he should make for some great value.
Other Options: Brad Keselowski ($8,400), Joey Logano ($8,100), Kurt Busch ($7,400), Erik Jones ($7,200)
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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop Xfinity series for the final time in the 2020 season! It’s Championship Weekend and the second championship we will see handed out is the Xfinity Series trophy Saturday afternoon. Chase Briscoe, Justin Allgaier, Austin Cindric, and Justin Haley will all compete on Saturday to see who is crowned champion at the end of the day. Since 2015 three of the five champions won the final race to take the title, including Tyler Reddick the previous two seasons. Odds are that whoever wins the title, will win this race on Saturday. In 2020 the four drivers in the Championship 4 have combined to win 20 of 32 races this season. I will be rostering at least 2 of the 4 in every one of my lineups on Saturday with Chase Briscoe probably being my highest owned driver.
Like I mentioned in the open, I will have plenty of exposure to the Championship 4, here is how I rank them and a couple of other drivers in this price range I am interested in.
Harrison Burton ($9,900)
Starting Position: 5th
Burton has won back to back races and it is highly unlikely he wins a third straight but that doesn’t mean he isn’t viable for Saturday. Earlier this season Burton finished second at Phoenix. Burton has four top 5 finishes and six finishes of 11th or better in his last 8 races.
Daniel Hemric ($9,500)
Starting Position: 18th
After a slow start and a demotion to the Xfinity series, Hemric seems to have righted his ship to the tune of four straight top 5 finishes. Hemric hasn’t won a race in his 20 starts this season, and while it may not happen this week, he has incredible upside for his price this week. Starting in the 18th position with top 5 upside, Hemric is my favorite non-championship 4 play in this entire race.
Brett Moffitt ($8,600)
Starting Position: 12th
Common sense would say Moffitt is not worth paying up for starting where he is, but common sense doesn’t always win you money! Moffitt ran exceptionally well on Friday night in Truck Series and should be able to use that experience to get himself a top 10 on Saturday. In his last three races, Moffit has not finished lower than 14th and came home 17th at this track earlier this season.
JJ Yeley ($7,900)
Starting Position: 34th
Yeley could be the ultimate chalk play in this race, but he may be necessary for you to get a takedown because of the upside. In five Xfinity races this season, Yeley has not finished lower than 25th, and has three top 15 finishes. I think a top 20 is almost a guarantee for Yeley, and a top 10 is in the cards though it may be unlikely. If you use Yeley, just know he will not get you dominator points, he is a pure place differential play.
Other Options: Ryan Sieg ($8,800), Myatt Snider ($8,000), Ryan Vargas ($7,600)
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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the Truck series for the final time in the 2020 season! It’s Championship Weekend this weekend and the first race and title that will be handed out is the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Championship. Sheldon Creed, Zane Smith, Brett Moffitt, and Grant Enfinger will compete for the title on Friday night.
Sheldon Creed ($11,000)
Starting Position: 3rd
Sheldon Creed is my pick to win this race and in turn win the championship. Creed has dominated the majority of the second half of this season and should do the same Friday night. Creed has finished top two in five of the last 11 races, including three wins. I think that Creed is the best choice to get dominator points in Friday’s race. Over his last five races, Creed has led laps in each race for a total of 356 laps. I will have plenty of exposure to Creed on Friday.
Chandler Smith ($10,400)
Starting Position: 21st
We know Smith is great equipment driving the #51 KBM Toyota, and he offers great place differential upside. Smith has only run one race here, last season, and he finished 3rd after starting from the 6th position. Coming in to his last race (2 weeks ago in Texas), Smith had a string of four straight top 5 finishes but ended up 21st in Texas. I will be pairing Smith with Creed in at least one lineup on Friday for PD upside combined with dominator upside in Creed.
Other Options: Brett Moffitt ($10,700), Sam Mayer ($10,000), Zane Smith ($9,800)
Dylan Lupton ($9,400)
Starting Position: 32nd
Lupton has run two races this season in the #17 truck, finishing 14th and 8th in those races. I think we could get Lupton at a slightly low ownership because of his price, and while I wish he was a few hundred cheaper, I will not be fading Lupton at this price.
Ben Rhodes ($8,000)
Starting Position: 6th
Rhodes is a really good GPP play, and a solid pivot play off of Todd Gilliland ($8,200) who will be higher owned because of PD upside. If you play cash games, Gilliland might be safer, but I play GPP so I will be using Rhodes. Last season Rhodes led 47 laps at Phoenix and ended up in 4th. In five races at Phoenix, Rhodes has never finished lower than 20th( crash) and has two top 5 finishes.
Other Options: Grant Enfinger ($9,200), Johnny Sauter ($7,800)
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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Saturday afternoon’s Xfinity Series race from Martinsville Speedway! Like with the Truck Series race on Friday night, this is the last race before the Championship race next week at Phoenix. Only Chase Briscoe ($11,500) has clinched his spot in the final race so there are 7 drivers vying for the final 3 spots in the finale at Phoenix. We will be seeing these teams employing a lot of different strategies to try and get the win, but also get the two transfer spots that don’t win.
AJ Allmendinger ($12,500)
Starting Position: 37th
Allmendinger is the chalk play on this slate and because of that I can understanding fading him in GPP’s, but in cash you kind of have no choice but to roster him. Allmendinger is typically a road course/superspeedway driver but he will try his hand at short track racing for only the 3rd time in the Xfinity Series. AJ does have two good finishes in his previous 2 races, 10th and 14th, and I like his chances of another top 15 on Saturday
As far as the rest of this price tier goes, I will have exposure to many of these drivers because they all have a lot to race for. Below are my rankings for these drivers on Saturday’s race:
Riley Herbst ($9,100)
Starting Position: 24th
Herbst has not had a good run of late with three finishes of 30th or worse, but his equipment is too good to keep having these types of finishes. While Herbst has not raced too many short track races in the Xfinity Series, he does have a good track record at short tracks in the ARCA Series. Herbst has nine top 10 finishes in 18 races and owns an average finish of 10.4.
Ryan Sieg ($8,100)
Starting Position: 9th
Ryan Sieg comes into Saturday’s race with three top 5 finishes in his last five races. Sieg has not been great at short tracks in his career but for GPP’s I really like the top 5 upside for Sieg. I anticipate Sieg being one of the lowest owned drivers
Other Options: Justin Haley ($9,400), Brett Moffitt ($7,800) , Jeremy Clements ($7,800)
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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Friday night’s Truck Series race from Martinsville Speedway. Both Brett Moffitt ($11,400) and Sheldon Creed ($10,400) have clinched their spots in the Championship Four from Phoenix next weekend so they are both driving for nothing this week. Austin Hill ($11,000) is also pretty much locked into the Championship Four so there is pretty much one spot remaining. We will be seeing drivers such as Ben Rhodes ($7,500) and Grant Enfinger ($9,200) who need to win to move on pushing themselves to get the win.
Parker Kligerman ($12,000)
Starting Position: 37th
Kligerman is once again the top overall cash play, and could easily be the highest DraftKings points play overall. In his last five Truck races, Kligerman has three top 10 finishes, and four top 15’s. Kligerman has also had minimal success at Martinsville with two top 10’s in six races and has never finished lower than 21st.
Zane Smith ($10,700)
Starting Position: 2nd
Smith is currently in the 4th and final spot but the best way for him to guarantee his spot in the Championship race will be to win. I think Smith could get the early lead from Creed and be out front for a good portion of the early race. Creed could be tough to pass, but I believe that Creed could try and help his teammate, along with Moffitt, win this race. Smith is a GPP only play in my opinion because of the lack of upside
Sam Mayer ($10,100)
Starting Position: 22nd
Mayer won at Bristol in his last Truck race this season and could steal the win here at Martinsville. Mayer may be a 17 year old kid, but he is one of the best up and coming drivers in NASCAR and could be low owned based on his price. I will be paying up for Mayer on Friday, and he will be in the good majority of my lineups.
Other Options: Sheldon Creed ($10400), Austin Hill ($11,000), Brandon Jones ($9,600)
Todd Gilliland ($8,900)
Starting Position: 20th
I rarely, if ever, played Todd Gilliland this season solely because his upside was pretty low each week. This week is very different, Martinsville is a track that Gilliland has done well at in his career. In five career races here, Gilliland has two top 5’s, including winning this race last season. Gilliland has also never finished lower than 15th in his five races at Martinsville
Spencer Davis ($8,000)
Starting Position: 36th
Davis is a little pricey but I like the play this week for the upside based on his recent history. In his last four races, Davis has three top 20 finishes and has earned at least 34 DKFP in those races.
Other Options: Grant Enfinger ($9,200), Stewart Friesen ($8,400), Derek Kraus ($7,800), Carson Hocevar ($7,600)
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