NASCAR DFS

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 is in Talladega for the second Superspeedway race of the season. I’m not going to lie, I hate these races. They are impossible to predict and are generally accident-filled. My first suggestion for these types of races is to play light. I usually play 5-6 lineups, but I will be scaling it down to 1-2 lineups because it just doesn’t make sense financially to spend all that money. If I do decide to make multiple lineups it will be to play $5-$10 in $1 or $2 contests.

How I build Superspeedway lineups

I will do my best to give you some of the plays who tend to fare well at these type of tracks and who actually has some upside in the field. One thing that I will hammer into you over this weekend is the fact that you will have salary left over, a lot of it. You do not, nor should you, spend all $50K because the best way to get on the right side of the cash line or even have a chance at a takedown will be to load up with 4-5 drivers starting 25th or lower. I know as a DFS player it is not in our nature to leaves thousands on the table, but when you look at optimal lineups throughout the years at superspeedways, it just makes sense. Usually, you have anywhere from $1.2K to over $3K salary remaining in the optimal lineups at these types of tracks. I can almost guarantee I will have $1K or more salary leftover in every lineup I build this week.

When building your lineups try to hold to this type of build

1 driver starting inside the top 15

1-2 drivers from 15th-25th

3-4 drivers starting 26th or lower

Yes, you will have salary leftover and that is ok.!

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Kaulig Racing:

AJ Allmendinger ($10,600 – P11), Justin Haley ($9,200 – P5), Jeb Burton ($8,200 – P9)

Looking back to the two 2020 Talladega races you notice that Justin Haley swept them both. We also see that they had 5 top ten finishes with their 3 cars in the two races. With how well these cars ran I definitely have interest in running 1-2 of these cars in each lineup this week. Last season Jeb Burton raced the #8 for JRM, but he also had a good day in his one Talladega race. Burton came home 3rd in the June race with 2 fastest laps and 8 laps led. With these races being short, we are not chasing dominator poins but inteast finishing position and place differential. I think with all three of these drivers outside the top 5 they offer up limited PD upside, but they do have the potential to finish top 5 which is what we look for to pair with our place differential drivers from the back.

Austin Cindric ($9,600)

Starting Position: 1st

Cindric is a good superspeedway driver and even though he is on the pole for Saturday’s race, he has the potential to win. If you are playing one lineup, then maybe stay away from Cindric because he can kill your chances if he wrecks early. Typically the early wrecks come from the rear of the field but that’s not to say it can’t happen upfront. Last season in the October Dega race, Cindric wrecked out 75 laps in, but before that, he had finished top 5 in his previous two Talladega races.

Other Options (in order of preference): Noah Gragson ($10,000 – P4), Ryan Sieg ($9,800 – P17), Brett Moffitt ($9,000 – P17)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Jason White ($8,400)

Starting Position: 40th

White could be the chalkiest play of this tier, luckily DK priced him up some to try and limit his ownership but not enough in my opinion. White managed to avoid the chaos at Daytona and finished 10th after starting 40th earlier this year. I will probably have close to 100% ownership on White this week because he can’t really hurt you and if he is able to escape the carnage he should definitely find his way into the optimal lineup.

Alex Labbe ($7,500)

Starting Position: 30th

Labbe, like White, is too cheap for his upside in this race. Last season Labbe finished top 10 in both Talladega races and has never finished lower than 25th in four races here. If Labbe can navigate the wrecks, a top 10 is definitely a possibility for the #36 on Saturday.

Brandon Brown ($7,600)

Starting Position: 18th

In eight races at superspeedways since 2019, Brandon Brown has only one finish lower than 18th (26th at Daytona in 2020). Brown also has four top 10 finishes in those eight races and an 11th place finish. Brown is another driver who seems to know his way around these superspeedways and has some good place differential upside on Saturday.

Other Options: Landon Cassill ($7,100 – P32), Josh Berry ($8,100 – P6), Harrison Burton ($8,500 – P3), Ty Dillon ($7,900 – P16),

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Jeffrey Earnhardt ($6,300) – P33
2. Matt Mills ($5,900) – P36
3. Mason Massey ($6,600) – P31
4. Timmy Hill ($5,000) – P27
5. Ryan Vargas ($6,500) – P39
6. Natalie Decker ($6,000) – P38
7. Caesar Bacarella ($6,800) – P28
8. Josh Williams ($5,600) – P15
9. Jesse Little ($5,600) – P34
10. David Starr ($5,200) – P26
11. Gray Gaulding ($5,300) – P24

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.

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 FREE NASCAR content over at WinDailySports.com!

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.

Welcome back NASCAR! after a week hiatus (two weeks for the Xfinity Series) I am finally breaking down some racing for you! I never knew I would miss dissecting late run green flag speeds and loop data after only a week, but here I am getting excited to do it again.

This week the Series heads to Martinsville, otherwise known as “The Paperclip”. This is a unique track with next to no banking, it is a very flat short track that isn’t really similar to other tracks, but we can look at both Richmond and Phoenix to get an idea how some teams may run here. This is a Dash 4 Cash race so there are NO Cup Series regulars in this race. We have 250 laps in this race under the lights on Friday night so I will look to have plenty of 2 dominator builds to eat up as many dominator points as possible. Last season was the first time in 14 years that the Xfinity Series ran a race at Martinsville, so we only have that data to go on for track history.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Harrison Burton ($9,300)

Starting Position: 1st

Once again I am going against my own rule of not rostering pole sitters, but at this price and after how Burton dominated this race from the pole last season it’s hard to not make him the top option in this tier. In 2020, Burton led 81 laps here on his way to winning this race. Burton never fell lower than 12th in the running order and had an average running position of 2.7 for this race last season. I really like Burton on Friday night, and there is a decent chance he comes in a low ownership starting from the pole.

Ty Gibbs ($10,500)

Starting Position: 16th

If Burton is your pure dominator for this race, than Ty Gibbs is your place differential dominator play. Gibbs has never raced at Martinsville in a stock car but he has had some success in 2020 and 2021 at Phoenix. In the ARCA Series, Gibbs finished 3rd in 2020 and 1st this season at Phoenix. Not only did he have two top 5’s he dominated these races leading a total of 246 laps in the two races combined. Gibbs is in some of the best equipment in the series and should easily see his way towards the front on Friday night and finish top 5 for the third time in three races this season

Brandon Jones ($9,900)

Starting Position: 24th

We are now 3 for 3 with Joes Gibbs cars in the top tier for this race. Jones is another potential dominator with place differential upside. I don’t think Jones dominates this race over either of the previous two JGR cars I mentioned above, but he can definitely pay off his price tag. Last season at Martinsville, Jones started P7 and came in 9th while never running higher than 5th in that race. Jones has the equipment and the ability to have another top 10, or ever a top 5 on Friday.

All three of Austin Cindric ($11,500 – P6), Noah Gragson ($11,100 – P8), and Justin Allgaier ($10,200 – P2) are in play for me this weekend and could very well push the JGR stable of Toyotas for the win here. My only issue with these three is their price tags. I am not 100% sure they can pay off their prices, especially Gragson with his bad luck this season. If anyone is going to take the top spot and be dominant in this race if should be one of these three drivers.

Other Options (in order of preference): Bretty Moffitt ($9,000 – P27 [could be chalky] Daniel Hemric ($10,800 – P4), Ryan Sieg ($9,600 – P12), AJ Allmendinger ($11,900 – P3 [Large Field GPP ONLY])

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Josh Berry ($8,000)

Starting Position: 29th

Berry is most likely going to be the chalk de jour on Friday night, and with reason. When you can get a driver with 20+ place differential upside at only $8K you have to take advantage of the soft pricing, especially in cash games. If you are playing GPP’s then I am totally on board with fading him.

GPP Pivots off Berry:

Jeb Burton ($7,800) – Burton starts from the 13th position and drove the #8 that Berry is in to a 4th place finish last season here. I don’t think Burton comes near the ownership that Berry will get but offers top 5 upside for a similar price

Brandon Gdovic ($7,500) – Gdovic is the Sam Hunt #26 on Friday night and should be practically unowned. I really like the upside of this car at Martinsville after three straight top 15 finishes. Gdovic finished top 10 in this ride at Daytona. Last season Mason Diaz drove the #26 to a 20th place finish, but I think Gdovic is a better driver and could bring this team their 4th straight top 15 finish.

JJ Yeley ($7,300)

Starting Position: 33rd

Yeley is an experienced driver who will keep this car clean and drive it to a potentially top 15 finish. In 2020, Yeley finished 14th in this race in this same car. Like with Berry, Yeley is going to be the chalkiest play in this price range, and like with Berry I will give you some GPP pivot off Yeley below.

GPP Pivots off Yeley:

Jeremy Clements ($7,200) – Clements has been one of the most consistent and best drivers in the Xfinity Series this season. Coming into Martinsville, Clements has 5 straight races finishing 17th or better, including three top 10 finishes. Even though he starts from P11, I like Clements for GPP’s because I think the majority of people will find the $100 to get the potential PD upside of Yeley. Clements is definitely the riskier play, but that’s what you want in GPP’s

Brandon Brown ($7,000) – Brown is $200 cheaper, but he offers 8 spots more of place differential with similar upside to Clements. So far this season Brown has four finishes of 11th or better, including three top 10 finishes. Brown does have two finishes outside the top 30, but I am not worried about those going into this race. Brown finished 18th in the 2020 Martinsville race.

Other Options: Myatt Snider ($7,700 – P9), Riley Herbst ($8,200 – P7), Justin Haley ($8,800 – P5)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Bayley Currey ($4,500) – P26: Currey is the cheapest driver in the field but actually has some upside. Usually, we want to fade these drivers but Currey has a top 10 at Phoenix this season and a 15th place finish in 2020.
2. Josh Williams ($6,000) – P15
3. Stefan Parsons ($5,200) – P38
4. Jade Bufford ($5,000) – P30
5. Tommy Joe Martins ($6,400) – P17
6. Joe Graf Jr. ($5,400) – P28
7. George Gorham Jr. ($5,600) – P37: Gorham is making his NASCAR debut Friday. He is evidently a very experienced and talented driver from Florida. Gorham has had success in his career at tracks similar to the style Martinsville so he may be a decent play starting P37.

I also have interest in Timmy Hill and David Starr but I will need to check around on Friday to see if they have sponsors for this race. I will update in discord when I find this info out.

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

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 FREE NASCAR content over at WinDailySports.com!

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.

Atlanta is hosting a doubleheader Saturday afternoon with Truck Series kicking off the day followed by the Xfinity Series – EchoPark 250. Like with the Truck Series earlier on Saturday, the Xfinity race also has a Cup driver coming down to race. Martin Truex ($11,300) will be in the JGR #54 that Ty Gibbs has had much success in this season so we should see Truex also have a great day on Saturday as well. This is a 200 lap race so we have a good amount of dominator points available in this race, so I will look to have 2 dominators in my builds.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Martin Truex Jr. ($11,300)

Starting Position: 18th

I mentioned in the open that Truex will be driving the #54 JGR Toyota on Saturday. We have seen both Ty Dillon and Ty Gibbs have good days in this car, especially Gibbs at the Daytona RC where he won his first career race. Truex is obviously the best driver to get into this seat this season and I think he will get this car to victory lane. I think Truex could collect plenty of dominator points as well as plus place differential points.

Austin Cindric ($10,900)

Starting Position: 1st

Cindric should dominate the early part of this race like he does most weeks. Last season, Cindric led 68 laps and had 41 fastest laps (both race highs) at this race but ended up 16th. We can see that Cindric was fast at Atlanta in 2020 and should have had a better fate. Cindric will have a better day on Saturday and should be fighting with Truex for the win come lap 200.

AJ Allmendinger ($10,300)

Starting Position: 3rd

Almendinger is finally back full-time in a top-flight NASCAR series and is making the best of it in 2021. In five races this season, Dinger has three top 5 finishes including his win at Las Vegas. Speaking of winning, Allmendinger won this race last season while leading 37 laps late and picking up dominator points from running 19 fastest laps as well. There is a lot to like in the top tier this week and Allmendinger is definitely one of the better plays.

Michael Annett ($9,000)

Starting Position: 27th

I hardly, if ever, write up Michael Annett as a top play, but this week Annett just makes sense in my opinion. After having a solid start to the season. Annett crashed last week and ended up 38th which gave him the starting position of 27th this week. After a rough Daytona, Annett rattled off three straight top 15 finished, including his 6th place finish at Las Vegas. Last season in Atlanta, Annett finished 11th and led just 3 laps, but those numbers would most certainly make us happy on Saturday with the #1 JRM Chevy.

Other Options (in order of preference): Daniel Hemric ($10,000 – P11), Brandon Jones ($9,600 – P16), Noah Gragson ($11,500 – P30), Justin Haley ($9,200 – P13), Ryan Sieg ($9,400 – P35)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Brett Moffitt ($8,400)

Starting Position: 8th

Every week I think Moffitt can’t be good again, can he? And with the exception of Las Vegas, Moffitt has been good. In five races this season, Moffitt has only finished worse than 11th once this season, the aforementioned Las Vegas race where he wrecked and finished 34th. Moffitt is strictly a GPP play and is a way to get different from everyone who will be paying up for the top tier drivers.

Josh Berry ($8,200)

Starting Position: 22nd

Berry will be taking over the 02 in the Truck Series from Kris Wright which can only be a good thing. Last season in this #8 car, Daniel Hemric finished 4th in this race. I would not be surprised to see Berry finish around the same on Saturday.

Santino Ferrucci ($7,500)

Starting Position: 12th

Ferrucci has seen immense improvement as this season has progressed with back-to-back top 15 finishes in the Sam Hunt #26. This is the 23 year Ferrucci’s first season in a NASCAR series and he is proving himself to be a respectable driver so far. I don’t think Ferrucci gets any ownership on Saturday making him a really good GPP play. There is plenty of risk involved with using Ferrucci, but a top 10 is also a possibility as well.

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Chad Finchum ($5,400 ) – P40
2. Cody Ware ($4,500) – P28
3. Landon Cassill ($5,600) – P20
4. Jeremy Clements ($6,400) – P10
5. Tommy Joe Martins ($4,900) – P15
6. Timmy Hill ($4,800) – P17
7. Jade Buford ($6,000) – P21
8. Blaine Perkins ($5,500) – P25
9. Dexter Bean ($4,600) – P29
10. Jeffrey Earnhardt ($6,800) – P26

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.

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 FREE NASCAR content over at WinDailySports.com!