NASCAR DFS

Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the 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 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 with 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.

Like with the Truck Series on Friday night, the Xfinity Series is returning to Nashville Superspeedway for the first time since 2011. In that race, Carl Edwards won and dominated. In fact, only 2 drivers led at least 10 laps or more and four drivers led laps overall. As we saw on Friday night in with the trucks it is very difficult to pass here at Nashville which means we want to focus on drivers starting towards the front with just 1-2 place differential plays. Looking back at that last race in 2011, only two drivers started outside the top 20 finished inside the top 20. Both of the drivers who started inside the top 20 but did finish there wrecked and finished multiple laps down.

Once again we have Kyle Busch ($14,500) in this race at the same price as last week. Busch ran the most laps in Friday’s practice session and was fastest as well. Three of the top four cars in practice, and four of the top eight were all Joe Gibbs cars and I expect them all to qualify inside the top on Saturday and be some of our key drivers when building lineups.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

As usual, when Kyle Busch ($14,500 – P1) is in an Xfinity race he is a favorite and should be key in any cash or single entry builds. Like I mentioned in the open, Busch was the fastest in practice and should win the pole. We saw how hard it was to pass in the truck race Friday night, and with Kyle is on the pole he will be extremely difficult to pass.

Harrison Burton ($9,500)

Starting Position: 3rd

Burton, like Busch, is in a JGR Toyota and was also fast in practice. On Friday afternoon, Burton ran 29 practice laps and was the 2nd fastest car behind Busch. I expected Burton to qualify towards the front and be a top 5 car on Saturday. Combining Burton’s usual low ownership, low price, and his potential to qualify up towards the front he makes for a nice GPP play to pair with Busch.

AJ Allmendinger ($10,000)

Starting Position: 5th

I promise I am not just listing these drivers in order of how they ran in practice. Dinger was another fast car, and the fastest Chevy, as he finished 3rd in practice behind the two aforementioned Joe Gibbs Toyota’s. Allmendinger was seen as just a road course guy, but he has shown that he can race on all types of tracks this season. Earlier this season Allmendinger took home the checkers at a 1.5-mile track (Vegas) and has a top 5 at Dover which is a comparable track to Nashville

Josh Berry ($9,000)

Starting Position: 22nd

Berry finished top 20 on Friday night in the Truck Series race and should be able to use that knowledge on Saturday afternoon in the Xfinity Series. In practice on Friday, Berry was 6th fastest and in my opinion, is now underpriced based on this. Berry had back-to-back 2nd place finishes at Dover and Darlington this season. When you add together how well he ran at similar tracks, his speed on Friday in Xfinity practice, and his race experience from Friday night in the trucks it’s easy to love the potential upside of Josh Berry.

If you want to run lineups without Kyle then I love pairing both Austin Cindric ($11,000 – P2) and Justin Allgaier ($10,400 – P11) together for a 2 dominator build. There is a path to getting one of these guys with Busch, but it will be difficult and not a build I particularly care for. Also in play for me are Daniel Hemric ($9,300 – P4) and to a lesser extent Tyler Reddick ($9,700 – P17) depending on where they qualify

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Riley Herbst ($7,600)

Starting Position: 20th

Herbst is another car that was fast in practice and (7th) and looks like he could have a good day on Saturday. After crashing in three of the first four races this season Herbst has five finishes of 12th or better in 10 races. I don’t trust Herbst for cash games, but is a good lower-priced piece for GPP’s and is someone who could offset the potentially high-owned Kyle Busch’s salary.

Brandon Jones ($8,800)

Starting Position: 7th

Brandon Jones was the “slowest” of the four Joe Gibbs Racing cars in practice Friday as he finished with the 8th fastest lap. Jones comes into this race on quite the roll with three straight top 10’s and back-to-back top 5’s. Jones is generally a good qualifier and with track position being key at Nashville I expect Jones to come home in the top 5 for the third straight week.

Ryan Sieg ($7,300)

Starting Position: 13th

Sieg is another driver who generally goes overlooked in the Xfinity Series, but I will not be one of them on Saturday. In recent weeks Sieg has rattled off a plethora of great finishes. Sieg has five finishes of 11th or better in his last seven races. One of those poor finishes was when Sieg wrecked with 50 laps left at Charlotte.

Other Options: Justin Haley ($8,500 – P12) I really like Haley as a pivot off Jones, Michael Annett ($8,100 – P21), Brett Moffitt ($7,800 – P18)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Jeremy Clements ($6,900) – P23
2. JJ Yeley ($6,700) – P31
3. Josh Williams ($5,200) – P26
4. Brandon Brown ($6,800) – P16
5. David Starr ($5,300) – P34
6. Tommy Joe Martins ($6,300) – P19
7. Kyle Weatherman ($4,700) – P27
8. Alex Labbe ($5,400) – P29

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the 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 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 with 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.

While the Cup Series celebrates All-Star weekend, the Xfinity Series is racing for points and playoff positioning this week. Texas is your basic “cookie-cutter” 1.5-mile track that is similar to Las Vegas, Atlanta, and Kansas. Texas was repaved in 2017, so any track history prior to that is not relevant, but I will mainly focus on the two races from 2020. This race has 167 laps so I will be looking to fit three dominators in my builds, which should be easy because of the low pricing on some of the better plays.

One thing that could make getting three dominators into your lineups will be the price of Kyle Busch ($14,500). Busch starts from P14 and should dominate this race like he typically does. I will try and lead you on a path for one lineup builds with Busch in them, especially if you are playing SE or cash games. If you are like me and playing multiple lineups, try to roster Busch in 75% of your builds because I don’t see it likely to get a takedown without him.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Josh Berry ($10,200)

Starting Position: 28th

Berry is pulling double duty and there is some fear that he may be exhausted from the heat in Texas after running the Truck race. I am not worried about this, if Berry thought it was going to be too much for him he would’ve pulled out of the Truck race in my opinion. Berry has been nothing short of spectacular for the #8 JRM team this season. In his last six races, Berry has a win, two 2nd place finishes, and an 8th place finish. Berry also has to finishes of 31st and 32nd during that span, but in both those races, he wrecked out early.

Austin Cindric ($11,000)

Starting Position: 4th

Cindric is in line for his second straight Xfinity Series championship as he continues to dominate in 2021. Texas is another track where Cindric has been nothing short of dynamite in his Xfinity career. In six races at Texas, Cindric has one victory, four top 5’s, five top 10’s, and an average finish of 5.2, Cindric is my pick to win this week and should end up leading the most laps as well on Saturday.

Harrison Burton ($9,700)

Starting Position: 18th

Last week at Mid-Ohio was only the second time this season that Burton finished lower than 12th (38th). I expect that we will see Burton competing for another top 10 on Saturday, his 10th on the season in just 14 races. Burton is severely underpriced based on his upside and should be chalky, but I think we just eat the good chalk in this case and find other ways to be different. In three career Xfinity races at Texas, Burton has never finished lower than 7th (2019). Burton had two top 5’s here last season, including winning the race last time the series was here in October.

Justin Allgaier ($9,900)

Starting Position: 16th

In eight races at Texas since 2017 (when the track was repaved) Allgaier has six finishes of 13th or better including three finishes in the top 6. Like with Harrison Burton, I feel that Allgaier is underpriced for his upside on Saturday. Since March 20th at Phoenix, Allgaier has two wins, four top 5’s, and six top 10’s in eight races.

Other Options: Noah Gragson ($11,500 – P30) : Obviously the upside is there, but he has been so bad this season it is hard to pay this salary. Daniel Hemric ($9,100 – P5), Brandon Jones ($9,400 – P3)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Jeremy Clements ($7,100)

Starting Position: 20th

Clements’s best-ever finish at Texas was last season in the Summer race (11th) and should have the chance to top that on Saturday. So far in 2021 Clements has nine top 15 finishes in 13 races this season, which is half of what he had in 33 races last season. Clements has 10th, 12th, and 17th place finishes at similar 1.5-mile tracks this season. Combine Clements’ low price with his potential upside and he could lead to someone getting a takedown on Saturday.

Michael Annett ($8,500)

Starting Position: 6th

This week the mid-tier is pretty barren but if you have the salary to make Annett fit, he could be an extremely low-owned play that could pay off. I don’t think Annett is safe for cash games or single entry, but in GPP’s he is viable. If you are going the path of fading Kyle in lineup’s you could use Annett in those builds. In his last five races, Annett has four top 11 finishes, and at Texas, in the last two seasons, Annett has never finished lower than 11th.

Other Options: Brett Moffitt ($7,700 – P19), Jeb Burton ($8,300 – P8), Riley Herbst ($7,900 – P12)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Tommy Joe Martins ($6,000) – P36: Martins projects as the top FPTS/$ play on the entire slate and I plan on having a good amount of him
2. Bayle Currey ($6,300) – P39: Currey is another great FPTS/$ play and with the PD upside he is another driver I will have plenty of exposure too
3. Jeffrey Earnhardt ($6,400) – P33: Another driver with good place differential upside at a good price
4. Stefan Parsons ($6,100) – P37: If you haven’t noticed the trend yet, I am looking for point-per-dollar plays, and Parsons fits that bill nicely.
5. Ronnie Bassett Jr. ($5,900) – P38
6. Joe Graf Jr ($6,500) – P35

If you want to roster Kyle Busch and another top tier driver, you will need to make three of these drivers fit. I want place differential plays and the drivers who can hurt us the least, that why you see every driver starting P33 or lower.

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the 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 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 with 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.

After a week at a traditional 1.5-mile oval, the Xfinity Series is back at a road course this week. This weekend is one of the rare weeks that the Xfinity Series and Cup Series will be at two different tracks. Austin Cindric ($10,900 – P1) is the last driver to win here (2019) and in that race he dominated. Cindric led 46 of 75 laps and had 35 fastest laps. Cindric is the favorite in this race and is the top cash option for me on this slate.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

AJ Allmendinger ($10,700)

Starting Position: 12th

Allmendinger is projected to be the highest owned driver in this race (45%) and is just behind Cindric in projected points. AJ is also a solid cash option and should be running up front and putting pressure on Cindric for the win all day. They are both the top two road course regulars in this race and are in two of the best cars week in week out. In my opinion, you can’t go wrong playing either one, but I would recommend rostering at least one of Dinger or Cindric on Saturday.

Ty Gibbs ($10,400)

Starting Position: 2nd

Gibbs won his first-ever Xfinity Series start at the Daytona Road Course earlier this season and he also won the ARCA race at this track on Friday. Of the top three plays on this slate, Gibbs is projected to be the lowest owned (36%) making him my top GPP play on this slate.

Noah Gragson ($10,200)

Starting Position: 13th

Gragson has had plenty of bad luck this season but over the previous two, he has been great on road courses. In six races on road courses, Gragson has three top 5’s, four top 10’s, and an average finish of 13th. We will need a better finish than 13th for him to pay off this price tag, but for GPP’s we can take that chance because the upside is definitely there with Gragson.

Miguel Paludo ($9,300)

Starting Position: 29th

Paludo was last in the Xfinity Series just two weeks ago at COTA in the same #8 JRM Chevy. While Paludo did not have a good finish (34th), he ran towards the front most of the day. Paludo ran 96% of laps run inside the top 15 at COTA, was running 6th midway through the race, and climbed all the way to 4th before his wreck happened. I really like the upside of Paludo on Saturday and I love his projected ownership even more (28%).

Other Options: Daniel Hemric ($10,000 – P11), Justin Allgaier ($9,900 – P5). Be aware that Josh Berry ($9,700 – P31) is NOT in his usually #8 car, he is driving the #31 for Josh Anderson on Saturday. He still has some upside but I will probably be fading him at this price.

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Andy Lally ($8,900)

Starting Position: 27th

Lally is in the #23 for Our Motorsports this week which is the same car he drove to an 18th place finish at COTA two weeks ago. Lally has four career races at Mid-Ohio with two top 10’s, a top 5, and an average finish of 12th. I know he is pretty expensive but I think Lally could pay it off on Saturday and I plan on having a good amount of exposure to him.

Preston Pardus ($7,900)

Starting Position: 39th

Pardus is going to be the chalk mid-tier option on Saturday and is a cash game must. Starting in 39th it’s almost a certainty that he will have plenty of positive upside. Pardus has an average finish of 23.9 in eight road course races as well as two top 10 finishes.

Alex Labbe ($7,400)

Starting Position: 16th

Labbe has one race under his belt here at Mid-Ohio and it was a top 10 finish (9th). In 12 Xfinity Series road course races, Labbe has four top 10’s and a top 5 with an average finish of 14.6. Because of how high up Labbe starts I do not expect him to carry much ownership (sub 20%) making him a pretty good GPP play for me.

Other Options: Brett Moffitt ($8,100 – P18), Michael Annett ($8,300 – P15), Ryan Sieg ($7,600 – P23)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Kyle Weatherman ($5,300 – P35): I never thought the day would come that I would recommend playing Kyle Weatherman, but here we are. I am was surprised when I saw how well Weatherman runs at road courses to be perfectly honest. Weatherman has run five road course races in the Xfinity Series with an average finish of 21.2.
2. Bayley Currey ($5,900 – P38): I don’t love his road course history but he has some upside and he’s cheap.
3. Gray Gaulding ($5,100 – P40): Gaulding starts dead last so he can’t hurt you but he actually has the talent to break the slate, as long as his car holds up. Gaulding has 7 road course races under his belt with an average finish of 23.3 including his 14th finish here in 2019
4. Tommy Joe Martins ($5,600 – P25): Martins has two top 20’s in two races at Mid-Ohio and will likely be in line for another on Saturday
5. Kris Wright ($6,200 – P33): Wright is a solid road course racer but his price has me ranking him down this list. If you have the salary and don’t feel safe with someone like a Martins starting 8 spots higher, Wright makes for a great pivot.

Other Options: Joe Graf Jr. ($4,700 – P37), Landon Cassill ($6,800 – P20)

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the 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 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 with 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 Xfinity Series heads back home to Charlotte for the Memorial Day Weekend holiday. Charlotte is your traditional D-shaped 1.5-mile track that runs similarly to Atlanta and Texas. Unlike Atlanta where tire wear is extreme, Charlotte isn’t nearly as harsh on tires. Last season at Charlotte we had three different drivers lead at least 30 laps of this 200 lap race. Like with the truck race on Friday, I want to roster at least two dominators to maximize my dominator points. If you can fit three dominators in, then go for it, but don’t force it. There is plenty of options in the mid-tier that could work just as well.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Daniel Hemric ($9,300)

Hemric finished second at this race a year ago while not leading a lap, unfortunately. In 2021 though, Hemric has lead plenty of laps and will be a candidate to do so on Saturday. This season, Hemric has led at least 28 laps in four of eleven races and has a fastest lap run in 7 of 11 races. In practice on Friday, Hemric ran the second-fastest lap and will probably qualify inside the top 5 for Saturday’s race.

Austin Cindric ($10,500)

Cindric ran the 6th fastest lap in practice Friday afternoon and will definitely be a contender for the win on Saturday. Last season at Charlotte, Cindric finished 3rd to Kyle Busch and Ross Chastain. In that race last year Cindric led 30 laps, had 18 fastest laps in that race. Cindric also had 100% quality passes (passes made for position inside the top 15).

AJ Allmendinger ($9,800)

Allmendinger was seen as just a road course ringer and superspeedway specialist his entire career, until last season. In 2020 Kaulig Racing gave AJ the chance to run a 1.5-mile oval in Atlanta and all he did was lead 37 laps and win. Allmendinger proved he could win on ovals, and he did it again this season in Las Vegas. My point is, Allmendinger is a top overall driver and not just a specialist anymore and needs to be a favorite to win this race Saturday. Allmendinger was 3rd in practice on Friday and will be one of my higher-owned drivers.

Other Options: Ty Gibbs ($10,800), Brandon Jones ($9,000), Chase Briscoe ($11,000), Tyler Reddick ($10,300)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Riley Herbst ($7,800)

Herbst was the fastest driver in practice on Friday afternoon. I know Herbst has had a roller coaster of a season so far in 2021 and I have been hesitant to play him all year. Herbst has three finishes of 6th or better in the last seven races. Herbst has not led a lap this season, but if his car is as fast as it was on Friday that may change on Saturday.

Harrison Burton ($8,600)

Burton is of the series’ best drivers but has not been priced where I think he should be all season. On Friday Burton has top 10 speed finishing with the 9th fastest lap in practice and will undoubtedly be in contention for a top 10 on Saturday. In 2020 at Charlotte, Burton started P11 and came home with a 9th place finish.

Myatt Snider ($7,400)

Snider is quietly having a very solid season in the Xfinity Series this year. Last week at COTA was only Snider’s second finish outside the top 20 in eleven races. Last season at this race Snider came home with a top 10 and ran over 85% of the race inside the top 15 in this same RCR car. Snider was 12th fastest in practice on Friday.

Other Options: Ty Dillon ($8,200), Josh Berry ($8,800), Justin Haley ($7,900), Ryan Sieg ($7,200)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

Please remember that these are pre-qualifying rankings and that I will update them in discord ONLY after qualifying

1. Dillon Bassett ($4,800) : Was fast in practice (top 10), make sure to check where he qualifies before rostering
2. Jeremy Clements ($6,700)
3. Alex Labbe ($6,400)
4. BJ McLeod ($5,100)
5. Colby Howard ($5,400)
6. Gray Gaulding ($5,600)
7. Stefan Parsons ($5,700)
8. Brett Moffitt ($6,900)
9. Tommy Joe Martins ($5,200)
10. Timmy Hill ($4,500)

Make sure to check in discord throughout the day on Saturday as I may update the value plays. If I find out more info on sponsors and potential start and park drivers.

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