Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Sunday afternoon’s Truck Series race from Darlington Raceway. This is first time since 2011 that the Truck series will be racing at Darlington. There are only a few drivers in this race who have a raced a truck at this track, including Johnny Sauter ($11,000) and Matt Crafton ($9,300). Neither of them have had much success here, and only Crafton has led any laps (4) at Darlington. We can use Homestead as a comparable track for Darlington since they both run similar high grooves.
Christian Eckes ($10,600)
Starting Position: 17th
Eckes has not had a great run of late, but he does have 3 second place finishes in his last 6 races. Earlier this season Eckes did finish 8th at Homestead and led 40 laps at that race. We will need a similar performance to that from Homestead to make value, and I think he can pull it out. Starting 17th, Eckes does offer some good place differential upside which gives me hope he will get the points we need.
David Ragan ($9,700)
Starting Position : 34th
Ragan is running his first Truck Series race since the 2006 season and will be in the Rick Ware #17 truck. I think Ragan is priced appropriately for his ability and where he is starting in the field. Ragan is possibly the top point per dollar play on the slate, with the possible exception of someone in the next price tier. I will have plenty of Ragan exposure on Sunday.
Other Options: Johnny Sauter ($11,000), Sheldon Creed ($10,100)
Matt Crafton ($9,300)
Starting Position: 10th
Crafton has the most experience at Darlington in a truck and has also had some success here as well. In 6 races here, Crafton has four top 10 finishes, and one top 5. Crafton is one of the most experienced drivers in the field and has the most experience of any driver in this race at Darlington.
Greg Biffle ($8,100)
Starting Position: 20th
Greg Biffle is my favorite point per dollar play on this slate that I mentioned in my Ragan breakdown. Biffle will be in the #24 GMS Chevy that has been one of the best trucks in the field week after week. Sam Mayer drove this truck to a 4th place finish last weekend after leading a good portion late in the race. My pick to win this race is Greg Biffle and I will have plenty of Biffle exposure on Sunday
Other Options: Zane Smith ($9,500), Brett Moffitt ($8,900), Trevor Bayne ($7,600)
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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Saturday afternoon’s Xfinity Series race from Darlington Raceway. We have Denny Hamlin ($16,000) driving for Joe Gibbs Racing on Saturday in his first Xfinity race this season. Last season Hamlin was DQ’d after this race and ended up last after winning the race. Luckily DraftKings pays out the contest based on the unofficial results. If you want to play Hamlin you will need to find a lot of value, but he is worth paying for in this race.
Denny Hamlin ($16,000)
Starting Position: 37th
Continuing on from the open about Denny, he is my overall favorite play in this entire race. If you play cash games, he is a must play for me. I can easily see Hamlin breaking 100 points in this race. Hamlin is hands down the favorite to win this race and should dominate the second half of this race in the JGR #54
Chase Briscoe ($10,000)
Starting Position: 2nd
While I think Hamlin dominates the second half of this race, Briscoe is my pick to lead the majority of the first stage of this race. Briscoe has only raced twice at Darlington in the Xfinity series and owns a win and a 6th place finish. Earlier this season Briscoe won here leading the last 45 laps in the process. I believe I can build a competitive lineup for Saturday with both Briscoe and Hamlin together, but it will take some work to find the right combo of value drivers
Other Options: Austin Cindric ($10,700) – Because, Cindric!, Justin Allgaier ($10,400) – Allgaier starts 16th and has PD upside. If you decide to fade Hamlin in GPP’s, Allgaier is a great option.
Noah Gragson ($8,800)
Starting Position: 14th
It would seem DraftKings wants us to play Gragson this week with their ridiculously low pricing of him. Gragson has performed well at Darlington, and other tracks that have a high grove (Ie: Homestead). In his last 5 races at similar tracks Gragson has four top 5 finishes and has led 220 laps at these race as well. If you can stomach taking three real cheap drivers, you can play Gragson with the two dominators mentioned above.
Ryan Vargas ($7,600)
Starting Position: 29th
Vargas is a great place differential upside play based on his price and starting position. In just two Xfinity Series races this season Vargas has a 25th and a 13th place finish in the #15. Is Vargas a threat to win this race, no, but is a top 20 in the cards, possibly. If we want to fit the top tier drivers in we will need to find some value and Vargas fits the bill.
Other Options: Brett Moffitt ($8,700), Michael Annett ($8,000)
Welcome to where we will be living on Saturday! Now, if you are playing MME or large field GPP’s and plan on fading Hamlin, then you don’t need to go too low in this tier, but if you aren’t then you will need to find value.
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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Sunday afternoon’s Truck series from World Wide Technology Raceway. Unlike what we saw Friday and Saturday night at Daytona, we won’t be seeing a similar style racing from the Trucks at Gateway.
Chandler Smith ($10,900)
Starting Position: 12th
Smith hasn’t been great in his three races this season in the #51, but he did have a great race here last season. In the 2019 version of this race Smith came home with a top 5 finish (4th) in a KBM truck after starting 25th. Smith has led laps in 2 of the 3 races he’s been in this season. I think that Sunday could be the day for Smith to finally break through.
Brett Moffitt ($10,00)
Starting Position: 2nd
Brett Moffitt has been of the best drivers in this series over the last 7 races but doesn’t have a win to show for it. Over those seven races, Moffitt has finished 6th or better in six, including two second place finishes. Moffitt doesn’t offer the PD upside that some of the other drivers in this tier do, but he has the best chance to dominate this race in my opinion. In the aforementioned 7 race span earlier, Moffitt has led laps in every race including leading 50 last week at Dover
Other Options: Sheldon Creed ($11,500) – I don’t love Creed’s price, but if you can make him fit and your comfortable doing so, go for it!, Austin Hill ($10,500)
Ben Rhodes ($9,200)
Starting Position: 5th
Ben Rhodes has quietly been one of the better DFS drivers of late. Rhodes has six top 10 finishes in his last 8 races and has not finished lower than 14th in any of those races. Unfortunately, Rhodes doesn’t lead too many laps so his upside is capped, but if he can get up front he could be one of the best GPP plays.
Derek Kraus ($8,200)
Starting Position: 10th
Kraus has never raced in the Truck series at Gateway, but he has been a very consistent driver this season, especially recently. Over his last 10 races in the Truck series, Kraus has at least 37 DKFP in 8 of those 10 races and is averaging 36.3 points per race over that 10 race span. With limited upside because of where he starts, Kraus is better of a s GPP play
Sam Mayer ($7,500)
Starting Position: 15th
Mayer is a 17 year old driver making his first venture into the Truck series this season. While he hasn’t run a race in this series at Gateway, he does have two 3rd place finishes here in the ARCA series, including Saturday nights race. Mayer is in the #24 GMS truck, so he has good equipment and I think a top 10 is a possibility for him on Sunday.
Other Options: Todd Gilliland ($9,000), Raphael Lessard ($8,000), Tanner Gray ($7,600)
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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Friday night’s WaWa 250 from Daytona International Speedway. For those who are new to NASCAR DFS this season, Daytona is what used to be known as a restrictor-plate race and not your typical oval track race. NASCAR has switched from the “plates” of old that began being used 1988, so technically it’s not plate racing because they implemented new tapered spacers. These spacers still have the same effect on the engine, they still restrict the airflow to the engine and allow for the cars to be bunched up at 200 mph running 2 or 3 wide. This type of racing leads to a plethora of accidents and many of the top cars being out early.
AJ Allmendinger ($11,500)
Starting Position: 34th
Allmendinger is an absolute lock and must play in cash games on Friday night. If you play GPP’s like me, you may want to consider a fade of AJ for this race because he will be the highest owned driver on the slate. AJ has the largest upside of any driver in the field on Friday and has win potential. I will not be fading Allmendinger on Friday because in the Xfinity Series, the chalk is usually what gets into the green and not worth risking the fade in my opinion.
Anthony Alfredo ($9,800)
Starting Position: 13th
Alfredo is back in the #21 RCR Chevy on Friday and should contend for a top 5 finish. This season Alfredo ran his first super speedway race at Talladega where he would finish in 6th. I think the #21 will be fast, and as long as the young driver can avoid the big one, he should be in store for a big points day for fantasy.
Other Options: Justin Allgaier ($10,400), Harrison Burton ($10,100), Justin Haley ($9,600)
Noah Gragson ($8,500)
Starting Position: 4th
Gragson won the “spring” Daytona race this year to kick off the 2020 season and is definitely one of the favorites to get back to victory lane on Friday. In his career, Gragson has 6 superspeedway races and has three top 10’s and two top 5’s and the win this season at Daytona. In his last 3 superspeedway races, Gragson has led at least 15 laps. If we can get Gragson out front for a bit with a top 5 finish, he could crush value at this cheap price
Alex Labbe ($7,800)
Starting Position: 17th
Labbe is not someone I will typically go out of my way to play, but with back to back top 10 finishes in the seasons previous superspeedway races Labbe is a good play at this price. There isn’t much to say about Labbe since he has only raced 6 times at SS tracks and this season were his first two top 10’s. I love his price for Friday and will have exposure to him for sure
Other Options: Myatt Snider ($8,900), Ross Chastain ($8,300), Ryan Sieg ($7,600), Timmy Hill ($7,500)
Gray Gaulding ($7,300) might possibly be my favorite play on this entire slate. He is a superspeedway track specialist in a way. In his last three races at these tracks he has three straight top 10 finishes (8th in 2019 Daytona, 8th and 2nd at Talladega). Gaulding starts 28th on Friday so he has some of the best upside on the slate after Allmendinger
Remember, don’t be afraid to leave salary on the table for these types of race tracks. You will see a lot of drivers starting further in the field having great days. In the last two Xfinity races here at Daytona only 25% of drivers finishing in the top 10 in DraftKings points started inside the top 10.
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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Sunday’s Xfinity Series race #2 from Dover International Speedway. We saw Justin Allgaier ($10,800) earn his first win of the season on Saturday and now will start 15th. Austin Cindric ($11,300) finished 2nd on Saturday sending him off from 14th on Sunday making Cindric along with Allgaier the top plays on this slate and I will be stacking them together to try and optimize the dominator points available with place differential upside.
Obviously, both Cindric and Allgaier will likely be the chalk of this slate, but they are must plays in cash. I will be stacking them together like I said in the open in GPP’s.
Noah Gragson ($10,500)
Starting Position: 12th
Gragson finished 4th on Saturday and led 27 laps and will be driving this same car off from 12th on Sunday. I think Gragson could push Cindric and Allgaier for the win as well. Gragson has place differential upside, and if I can find the value I will try and stack him with Cindric and Allgaier.
Other Options: Ross Chastain ($10,100), Harrison Burton ($9,800), Brandon Jones ($9,500)
Riley Herbst ($8,900)
Starting Position: 10th
If you aren’t trying to load up on the top tier for their PD and dominator potential, Herbst may be the next best option. Herbst and the #18 JGR Toyota looked good on Saturday as he ran with the top guys for the majority of the race. I think Herbst could come home in the top 5 on Sunday and make decent value.
I don’t like much else in this tier for Sunday’s race. Since I plan on only playing one lineup for this race and plan on loading up on the top tier guys I won’t be able to fit anyone from this tier. Herbst is the best of this group in my opinion with only a few other possibilities I would recommend.
Other Options: Anthony Alfredo ($8,100), Michael Annett ($7,700)
I will be living in this tier on Sunday to get the value I need to load up on the top tier guys I want. Jesse Little ($4,800) is one of the best plays in this price range, especially for his price. Little starts 20th on Sunday and if he finishes where he starts he will make 5x value and that’s all we can ask for.
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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Saturday’s Xfinity series race from Dover International Speedway. This is a two race weekend for the Xfinity series, with the first race on Saturday afternoon, followed up on Sunday with race #2. Dover is a tough track, especially for the smaller teams because it can cause mechanical issues that these teams don’t have the resources to deal with.
Austin Cindric ($11,300)
Starting Position: 1st
I don’t love playing Cindric at this price and starting on the pole, but it is hard to fade a driver this white hot. Last season at Dover, Cindric finished 3rd and led 29 laps for 57.75 DKFP, that won’t cut it this weekend for us to make value. He is a safe cash game play in my opinion because he should lead a good amount of laps. I don’t love him for tournaments, but if you don’t want to fade, I get it.
Chase Briscoe ($10,600)
Starting Position: 10th
Chase Briscoe is my favorite driver on the slate for Saturday. He has the place differential upside Cindric doesn’t have and he can easily win this race. Briscoe will run up front like he typically he does, and with PD upside and dominator potential and $700 savings, this makes the top play on the day for me
Justin Haley ($9,900)
Starting Position: 22nd
Haley is right up there with Briscoe for top plays on the slate based on place differential. Last season was Haley’s first time running laps in an Xfinity car at Dover and he finished 17th and 4th after starting in 11th in both races. Haley is a much improved driver this season and I will most likely be pairing him with Briscoe in tournaments where I fade Cindric.
Other Options: Justin Allgaier ($11,000), Noah Gragson ($10,100)
Jeb Burton ($9,200)
Starting Position: 27th
Normally with how poor Burton and the #8 team has been performing I would be in full fade mode at this price, but when you factor in track history and place differential I think he gets to 5x value Saturday. Burton has two Xfinity Series races at Dover with a 12th and 13th place finish.
Anthony Alfredo ($8,700)
Starting Position: 26th
Alfredo is back in the #21 RCR Chevy on Saturday and has top 5 potential. I think Alfredo could even push Briscoe as the top overall DK points leader on Saturday. Alfredo has never raced in an Xfinity car at Dover but at similar track he has four top 10’s and and a top 5.
Timmy Hill ($7,600)
Starting Position: 36th
Timmy Hill most likely be extremely under owned this week because of his price. Hill doesn’t have great track history, but with three straight finishes of 27th or better Hill does offer upside. I don’t know that he gets to the 5X value we look for, but he is a very intriguing tournament play this week.
Other Options: Brett Moffitt ($8,900), Brandon Brown ($7,700)
There is some decent value this week, but my favorite play in this price range might be Colby Howard ($7,400). In his last 7 races in the #15, Howard has one finish lower than 23rd when he wrecked at Kentucky, but bounced back to take the back up car to a 21st place finish the next night.
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