NASCAR DFS

Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop: Cup Series for the 2021 season! If you’ve been with us before then you know the drill, but if you are new to WinDaily Sports or 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 that has 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.

This week the Cup Series is at Darlington Raceway, one of the most difficult race tracks on the NASCAR circuit. Darlington is known as the “Lady in Black” or “The Track Too Tough to Tame” by most fans and drivers. This is a place where the high line is usually the best way to run and a lot of these cars will have the “Darlington Stripe” when it’s all said and done.

Unlike the Xfinity race on Saturday, our builds will not be straight place differential builds. Two drivers are must play in my book for their place differential upside, but outside of them, it is about finishing position and dominator points. Martin Truex Jr. ($11,000) led 248 of 293 laps here in May meaning that if you didn’t roster him you weren’t having a good day. This is why I say we need to look for drivers who can lead a lot of laps and pick up those dominator points. Truex is definitely someone who can do that again, but he isn’t the only one.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Kyle Larson ($11,500)

Starting Position: 6th

Larson has excelled at Darlington in his career and has finished inside the top 3 in four of his last five trips here. Included in that is his 2nd place finish here in May. Larson has also faired really well at high tire wear tracks this season. If you remove his poor finish at Atlanta 2 (late pit road penalty caused him to finish 18th) he has an average finish of 2.7 far and away the best in the series. Larson has never won here, but that will change on Sunday I believe. There are 367 laps to pick up dominator points on and there is a good chance Larson leads a lot of those laps on Sunday.

Martin Truex Jr. ($11,000)

Starting Position: 10th

As I mentioned in the open, Truex absolutely dominated this race in the spring and will most likely once again be fighting for the win at the need. Truex is a two-time winner here at Darlington and had a chance to win this race last fall but Truex and Elliott wrecked while racing for the lead. Truex also dominated that race leading 196 laps and winning both the first and second stage. This season at similar tracks, MTJ has an average finish of 4th and has the 2nd best speed ranking.

Denny Hamlin ($9,500)

Starting Position: 2nd

Hamlin is a three-time winner at Darlington and while he is winless this season, there is a good chance Hamlin could get his first victory in 2021 on Sunday. This season at high tire wear tracks, Hamlin has the 5th best speed ranking. Hamlin has top 5’s in three of his last four races at Darlington as well.

Kyle Busch ($11,200)

Starting Position: 12th

This season at similar track types Kyle Busch has been outstanding. Busch is the only driver to finish top 10 in every race at a high tire wear track and has an average finish of 3.3 in the last three. It has been 13 years since Busch won a race here, but since 2010 he has only finished worse than 11th one time (1st race in 2020). Busch has an average speed ranking of 2.3 at these track types and has the #1 overall speed ranking this season.

Other Options: William Byron ($10,700 – P14), Kevin Harvick ($9,800 – P9) Joey Logano ($10,100 – P11), Chase Elliott ($9,200 – P4)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Chris Buescher ($7,800)

Starting Position: 34th

I know everyone is programmed to avoid the chalk, but in NASCAR that is not the case. Buescher will be a high owned play, but he also has the potential to be the top overall play which you cannot fade and expect to get a takedown. Buescher ran exceptional well here at Darlington in the spring finishing 9th. Not only did he finish well, Buescher also ran well throughout the race. Buescher had the 8th best speed late in a run (VERY important at high tire wear tracks), 9th fastest speed ranking, and had an average running position of 11.6. There is a good chance Buescher can finish with another top 10 here, but I view him more as a mid-teens play.

Matt DiBenedetto ($7,700)

Starting Position: 30th

DiBenedetto had a great run going at Daytona, and then he got caught up in the big one late in the race. Matty D is racing for a job next season so he will be trying to put on a show and potentially steal a win in this race. Similar to Buescher, DiBenedetto will be a chalky play but is another play that you can’t ignore. Heading into Daytona, DiBenedetto had an average finish of 8.6 and over has last five at Darlington he has three finishes of 14th or better. I see the 21 car as a mid to high teens driver on Sunday. If you want to fade of him or Buescher, DiBenedetto would be m choice, but I plan on having plenty of both.

There is a log jam of drivers in this tier that all seem to project out the same for me.

All four of Chastain, Blaney, Bell, and Dillon project for similar point totals (39.15-39.85) and ownership (19% – 26%). Ross Chastain would be my favorite play of the four followed but Austin Dillon. Blaney and Bell are good GPP options but they have a great down side than Dillon and Chastain

Other Options: Cole Custer ($7,100 – P31)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Ricky Stenhouse ($6,900) – P29: Stenhouse doesn’t have a great recent history at Darlington, but his team has been running well of late. Since Nashville (June 20th), Stenhouse has six top 15 finishes and a top 10 in 10 races.
2. Chase Briscoe ($6,300) – P24: Briscoe and the 14 team have been stradily improving throughout the season and should be a low teens driver on Sunday. Last time the series was here, Briscoe finished 11th.
3. Ryan Newman ($5,700) -P19: Darlington is one of Newman’s best tracks, even this late in his career. In his last four races here, Newman has an average finish of 13.5 and has finished no worse than 15th.
4. Erik Jones ($6,100) – P22: Darlington is probably Jones’s best track and before he made the downgrade in equipment he had never finished lower than 8th. This season he came home 18th, but was running right outside the top 15 before he hit the wall and had to make an unscheduled pitstop.
5. Bubba Wallace ($6,000) – P17: Wallace had himself a day with a P2 finish at Daytona last week. I think he keeps this momentum going and earns himself a top 15 on Sunday. At the last high tire wear track (Atlanta) Wallace finished 14th, I think he can duplicate that or better it on Sunday.
6. & 7. Corey Lajoie ($5,500 – P25) & Anthony Alfredo ($5,800 – P32): Both of these drivers are pure place differential plays for cheap. I don’t love either but they are pretty safe plays that will be sub 10% owned.

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop: Cup Series for the 2021 season! If you’ve been with us before then you know the drill, but if you are new to WinDaily Sports or 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 that has 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.

Welcome to Daytona week, where the only thing that really matters is place differential. This week is different than any other oval or road course. High speeds, blocking, and drafting will lead to many, many wrecks. This is the last race of the regular season and what is typically a wild race will have the wild factor cranked to the max. There are multiple drivers trying to race their way into the final spot as well as the battle for the regular-season title. Both Kyle Larson ($9,000 – P1) and Denny Hamlin ($9,400 – P3) are in contention and this matters because of the playoff points earned for being the regular-season champion.

These wrecks that destroy multiple cars tend to happen in the front of the field because drivers are fighting for position so this is why we will generally play the place differential game. This race is a little different from the Xfinity race where we completely avoided the top 10, there are a couple of drivers who could be played.

Leaving Salary on the Table:

I know leaving salary on the table is a foreign concept to us DFS players, but in NASCAR, and especially at superspeedways, it is a necessary evil. When you look at the optimal lineup for that race you will notice that there was a substantial amount of salary remaining, in fact, there was $8,300 leftover. You will be tempted to upgrade in some spots with that much leftover, but you have to try and refrain. While talking about this weekend with other NASCAR people, it was said that if you like your lineup this weekend, you’re doing it wrong and I couldn’t agree more. You will build lineups this weekend and probably hate them and think you’ll need to make changes, but don’t. I will try to lead you on the right path to cashing this weekend.

As you can see below, you can leave anywhere from $1,000 to $2,400 on the table and get the takedown. With the way salaries were laid out for this race I think you could end up seeing an optimal with over $3,000 in leftover salary.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Joey Logano ($10,600)

Starting Position: 22nd

Logano is one of the best superspeedway racers in the series and had the Daytona 500 won until his teammate, Keselowski, spun him on the last lap. I expect Logano to be a top 5 finisher on Saturday night (weather permitting) and be in the lineup for most takedowns. Logano has the potential to lead some laps and even win this race and because of this, I plan on having plenty of exposure to him regardless of ownership.

Denny Hamlin ($9,400)

Starting Position: 3rd

I know Hamlin doesn’t fit my #StacktheBack narrative for this week but Hamlin has been in two straight optimal lineups at Daytona and I fully expect him to contend for the win on Saturday. Hamlin is a dominant performer at Daytona with nine top 5’s and three wins in the last 13 races.

Austin Dillon ($10,300)

Starting Position: 27th

Dillon will most likely be the most popular driver in this tier so I don’t blame you for fading him. I will have some exposure to Dillon, but he is semi-risky since he needs to win to get into the playoffs. Dillon has an average finish of 14.1 here in his last seven races including his win at the 2018 Daytona 500.

Aric Almirola ($9,300)

Starting Position: 19th

Almirola is another of the series best superspeedway drivers and is one of the best at handling the draft here. Earlier this season at the Duels, Almirola led 52 of 60 laps on his way to winning his duel. Unfortunately, Almirola got caught up in the big one on lap 13 of the 500 and that was the end of his day. Before this season Almirola had only 2 wins, both came at superspeedways.

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Kaz Grala ($8,900)

Starting Position: 38th

Grala is another driver who will be popular, but this one I don’t want to fade. At the Daytona 500 this season, Grala was having a great race before being caught up in a wreck with 85 laps remaining. Grala led 10 laps in February after starting from 40th, so getting through the field is no issue for Grala. I expect Grala to finish in the top 20, but if he avoids the potential carnage a top 10 could be on tap.

Corey Lajoie ($7,400)

Starting Position: 33rd

Lajoie is one of the best when it comes to avoiding the carnage at superspeedways, specifically Daytona. In his last four races at Daytona, Lajoie has three top 10 finishes. Lajoie is honestly too cheap for his upside, but I will eat the probable chalk here and not look back.

Landon Cassill ($7,100)

Starting Position: 39th

Cassill is quietly one of the best lower-priced drivers at Daytona. Since this race in July of 2015, Cassill has seven top 25 finishes in just eight races. Cassill is not in top-tier equipment but he is in the #96 Gaunt Bros. Toyota that has fared pretty well this season.

Other Options: Ross Chastain ($8,200 – P29): WAY too cheap for the upside here. Only reason I didn’t write him up more is because he will be chalky. Ryan Newman ($7,000 – P23): Newman is another good superspeedway guy who is priced lower than hw should given he has top 10 upside. Christopher Bell ($8,300 – P14), William Byron ($8,000 – P2), Daniel Suarez ($7,800 – P26), Ryan Blaney ($8,800 – P6)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Bubba Wallace ($6,500) – P20: Bubba is the top value you play again this week and he shouldn’t be priced in this tier honestly. In eight races at Daytona, Wallace has only finished lower than 17th once and has three top 15’s in his last four.
2. Joey Gase ($5,000) – P37: How can you tell it’s a superspeedway week? Joey Gase is ranked in my article. Does Gase have good equipment? Not really. Is Gase a good driver? Not really. Is he good enough to drive around at the back and avoid all the carnage? Yes, yes he is. Gase has only finished outside the top 30 once in six starts, including a 20th place finish this year at the Daytona 500
3. Justin Haley ($5,500) – P28: Haley is a pretty great superspeedway racer and has two top 15 finishes in two Cup Series races at Daytona.
4. Garrett Smithley ($4,800) – P34: Smithley has never raced at Daytona in a Cup car, but he has had some small success at the Xfinity level.
5. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ($6,000) – P12: Stenhouse is risky starting 12th but he does have a win here.
6. David Starr ($6,200) – P40: Starr is in a bad, slow car but this could be to his advantage has he just still in the back and avoid the carnage on his way to a top 20
7. Erik Jones ($6,300) – P21: Jones has not been great of late at Daytona, but he is a decent pivot off the chalky driver.

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop: Cup Series for the 2021 season! If you’ve been with us before then you know the drill, but if you are new to WinDaily Sports or 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 that has 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.

So far this weekend has not gone to plan thanks to an abnormally large amount of wrecks, but maybe we can have a cleaner race on Sunday. I have two different paths to building lineups this week because of this. You can go with the place differential build, similar to a superspeedway style, except you can use more salary. There is a path that lets you avoid the value tier completely that is viable for single entry. Path two is hunting for dominator points and focusing your build around Kyle Larson ($11,500). I will be building multiple lineups with both styles of builds, but if you are only building one lineup then I would go with the track position build.

Michigan is a low tire wear 2-mile track that runs the 550 hp package. I look at how drivers have performed this season at similar track types like Charlotte, Las Vegas, and Kansas.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Kyle Larson ($11,500)

Starting Position:1st

Nobody has been better this season at low tire wear tracks in 2021 than Kyle Larson. Like I said in the open if you are building a dominator lineup Larson is the key to your builds. Larson won at both Las Vegas and Charlotte this season and should have won at Kansas if not for a late caution. Starting on the pole, Larson should dominate the early portion of this race, if not the majority of the race. Larson is my pick to win this race.

Brad Keselowski ($9,800)

Starting Position: 20th

Keselowski is my favorite play in this tier to build for the place differential build. I know it has been a rough two weeks at the road courses for Keselowski, but he is back at a track he knows well, actually his home track. While he has never won at his home track, Keselowski has three top 6 finishes in the last five races here, and was making a pass for the lead last season in race #2 here but ended up wrecking out of the race. Keselowski also has ten top 10 finishes in his last 14 races here.

Kyle Busch ($10,800)

Starting Position: 7th

Busch has been outstanding at low tire wear tracks since the races here at Michigan last season. In eight races over that span, Busch has two victories, seven, yes SEVEN top 5’s, and his worst result is 6th. Busch has a series-best 3.5 average finish at these tracks during this eight-race span.

Joey Logano ($9,600)

Starting Position: 19th

Overall, Logano has been one of the best drivers at Michigan over the past three seasons. In those six races since 2018 Logano has five top 10’s and a victory. I know Logano hasn’t been running well of late, but he is at a track that can help him get right. Logano is a dark horse candidate to win this race on Sunday.

Other Options: William Byron ($10,200 – P18), Denny Hamlin ($10,900 – P9), Chase Elliott ($9,200 – P2) – Elliott is super cheap this week for someone who can win this race while leading a substantial amount of laps.

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Christopher Bell ($8,100)

Starting Position: 28th

Bell is piece number three to the core of our place differential build for Sunday. Before having a poor finish at Indianapolis, Bell had a 4.75 average finish in the previous four races. Last season at Michigan, Bell finished 13th and 17th and I expect he will finish in the low to mid-teens on Sunday.

Tyler Reddick ($7,400)

Starting Position: 14th

Reddick has been having maybe the best stretch of his career over the past two months with top 13 finishes in 6 of his last 7 races. In 2021, Reddick has finished in the top 10 in four of the six races at similar tracks with a high finish of second. This season at the two highly correlated tracks, Reddick has finishes of 7th (Kansas) and 9th (Charlotte).

Austin Dillon ($8,000)

Starting Position: 26th

Dillon is the fourth and final piece of our place differential build core. I know some of you are always leery of playing Dillon, but he has been one of the best and most consistent drivers at similar track types this season. Dillon has an average finish of 9.3 at low tire wear tracks in six races and has finished no worse than 12th in any race. At Kansas, Dillon finished 10th (the most correlated track), and at Charlotte, Dillon came home 6th.

Other Options: Alex Bowman ($8,800 – P10), Daniel Suarez ($7,800 – P30), Ross Chastain ($7,700 – P22), Cole Custer ($7,000 -P27)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Bubba Wallace ($6,400) – P15: Wallace has been much improved as the season has progressed and he has seven top 20 finishes in his last two. At Charlotte, Wallace finished 14th which bodes well for Michigan on Sunday.
2. Anthony Alfredo ($5,800) – P35: I am just as shocked to see Alfredo up this high, but he just pops this week for me. Alfredo starts 35th with a few drivers starting ahead of him in worse equipment so he has some small place differential upside. Alfredo also helps make the dominator build work.
3. Josh Berry ($5,600) – P24: Berry has been a very busy boy this weekend after signing his new FULL TIME deal to drive the #8 for JRM in the Xfinity Series in 2022. Berry finished 4th on Saturday, and will take over for Corey Lajoie in the #7 after he was unable to race due to COVID protocols.
4. Michael McDowell ($6,000) – P25: McDowell has a top 20 at all low tire wear tracks this season and has an average finish of 16.7.
5. Chris Bueshcer ($6,500) – P11: Buescher is another driver, similar to McDowell, that has run better than expected as similar track types this season. In 2021, Buescher has an average finish of 10th in those races with finishes of 8th and Charlotte and Kansas and a 14th at Las Vegas.

Thank you for reading my weekly NASCAR DFS Pit Stop articles and make sure you head to the Win Daily Sports Discord for up-to-date info and help directly from our pros! Head over to Twitter and give the @WinDailySports account and me (@MVecchio81) a follow for all things Fantasy Sports! You can find more NASCAR content over at WinDailySports.com!

Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop: Cup Series for the 2021 season! If you’ve been with us before then you know the drill, but if you are new to WinDaily Sports or 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 that has 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.

This week the NASCAR Cup Series makes its first run at the Indianapolis Road Course. I know a lot of people are disappointed we don’t have the traditional Brickyard 400 sponsored by some type of Big Machine alcohol, but this race should be different and also fun.

On Saturday we saw a lot of cars wreck out, so place differential was key. We can expect some similar wrecks today, especially late in the race, so once again taking some drivers from the rear will be key again.

We know the trio of Chase Elliot ($11,000), Kyle Larson ($10,800), and Martin Truex Jr. ($10,400) will be popular today, but they are expensive and the value tier does not offer a lot to like. I think there is plenty of upside in the lower top tier and mid-tier on Sunday that makes for a better single entry style build. All three of these drivers are in play of course and I will have exposure to all three in my lineups, but they are not vital in my opinion. I still rank them as the top three drivers in the race but I won’t spend time breaking them down in this article as we all know how good they are at road courses.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Kyle Busch ($10,200)

Starting Position: 21st

Busch comes in right behind Elliott in projected points today and that seems to be purely on place differential. Traditionally Busch has not done well at “rival” style course, but the Indy road course drives more like a traditional road course at which Busch has a series-best 5.1 average finish over the previous 14 races. I expect Kyle to be popular on Sunday but he is the one driver from the tippy top tier that can’t hurt you too bad making him that safe play with huge upside.

Christopher Bell ($9,200)

Starting Position: 17th

Bell has been excellent at road courses this season, including his first career win at the Daytona Road Course earlier this season. Last week Bell was up towards the front all day and came home with a 7th place finish. Bell was fast in practice Saturday having the 4th fastest lap but somehow that didn’t translate over to qualifying. Maybe Bell was still a little tired and didn’t get all the sleep out of his eyes, but I am not concerned and will have plenty of Christopher Bell on Sunday.

Denny Hamlin ($10,000)

Starting Position: 14th

I think Hamlin will push hard for the win on Sunday which could also leave him vulnerable to wrecking. Hamlin is the better driver and better play over Bell, but for that $800 savings, I prefer the 20 car. Hamlin has finished in the top 5 in ten of the previous 14 road course races though and will most likely be up there again today. In practice Saturday, Hamlin had both the 3rd best single lap and 10 lap average.

Other Options: Kurt Busch ($9,000 – P20), Austin Cindric ($9,400 – P13)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Brad Keselowski ($8,200)

Starting Position: 31st

Keselowski will not be in the top 5 on Sunday and may not even get to the top 10, but at this price and starting from P31 he is a must play in single entry and cash. Will he be popular? Of course (34% projected ownership) but you just have to eat this chalk again and play Keselowski. Before last weekend Keselowski hasn’t finished lower than 19th at a road course, I expect another top 20 or top 15 on Sunday

Alex Bowman ($8,400)

Starting Position: 24th

Bowman is actually a really solid road course racer. In seven races at this track type since last year, Bowman has five finishes of 12th or better. Bowman wasn’t great in single-lap speed on Saturday, but he did have the 10th best ten-lap average. I figure Bowman to be a mid-teens driver on Sunday and a pivot off the chalkier Keselowski.

Kevin Harvick ($8,000)

Starting Position: 25th

Harvick has said he was not comfortable on this track this weekend and he did not even make it out of turn one on Saturday. He NEEDs points and needs a win so he may have no choice but to get comfortable with this track and fast. This season at road courses, Harvick does have two top 10’s and an average finish of 20th, but he is coming off an 8th place finish last week at The Glen. Over his last seven races, Harvick only has one finish lower than 11th as well.

AJ Allmendinger ($8,800)

Starting Position: 8th

If you are playing straight GPP’s then Dinger is your man. There is obvious upside from a driver who has had success twice on the track in the Xfinity Series and who will be sub 15% owned. I do not plan on having much ownership in Allmendinger, but I play single-entry lineups so he doesn’t fit my style. Allmendinger does have two finishes in the top 10, including a 5th at the Daytona Road Course so there is upside here for his price.

Other Options: Matt DiBenedetto ($7,400 – P15), Ross Chastain ($7,700 – P9) – Hopefully he doesn’t run out of gas on Sunday.

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Austin Dillon ($6,300) – P23: Dillon was up and down all day but made it into the optimal lineup on Saturay and theres a good chance he gets there again on Sunday. Dillon needs points to keep his playoff hopes alive and this team will push for a top 10.
2. Erik Jones ($6,700) – P28: I know he hurt us last week, but I am willing to forgive and forget and go back to the well today. I don’t have much hope for Jones, but he is cheap and starts far enough back to not hurt you too bad.
3. Ryan Preece ($5,700) – P30: If you take out Road America where Cody Ware took him out (I know, shocker), Preece has fared well at road courses this season. Preece has an 18.2 average finish if you remove RA from the list at road courses, I will certainly take that today.
4. Ryan Nemwan ($6,100) – P32: Newman wasn’t great in practice, but he is cheap and starts far enough back that he can’t really hurt you. As a bonus he isn’t projected to be that highly owned. (17%).
5. Corey Lajoie ($5,600) – P26: I wish he was starting a little further back, but Lajoie is still a really solid play today. Lajoie did have the 14th best single lap in practice on Saturday so we know his car has some speed. As for ownership he projects around the same as Newman and Preece so it really comes down to salary.
6. Justin Haley ($5,500) – P29: I don’t plan on having too much Haley, but at sub 10% he is a great GPP play. Haley has run more laps (outside of Cindric and AJ) at this track then anyone in this race and that will help him I believe.
7. Anthony Alfredo ($5,300) – P33: If you really need salary relief than Alfredo is in play. If you build the more balanced lineup I laid out above you don’t need to go this low, but for GPP’s or you want two of the top priced guys then you could do worse than Alfredo.
8. James Davison ($5,200) – P34: See Above. Davison is pretty much the same as Alferdo. Cheap, super low owned salary relife that can’t hurt too bad. There is a difference, Davison ran in yesterdays race, and ran well so he does have experience on the this track that others don’t.

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