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.

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!

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 heads to Phoenix, the site of the final race last season where we saw Austin Cindric ($11,200) win and become the 2020 season champion. Cindric is definitely one of the favorites for this race and the season title again in 2021. I don’t love Cindric’s starting position but he is the odds-on favorite to win this race (+275) and with him starting from the 3rd position he does offer early dominator point upside. I will have some Cindric in my lineups on Saturday, but there are some better options that I will breakdown below.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Justin Allgaier ($12,000)

Starting Position: 12th

Allgaier is the highest-priced driver on the slate, and for good reason, he dominates races here at Phoenix. Last season at this race, Allgaier led 51 laps (25% of the race) and had 20 fastest laps. Allgaier offers the best place differential upside of all drivers in this tier as well. I really like Allgaier this week and he may be my favorite play in this tier.

Noah Gragson ($11,600)

Starting Position: 10th

I said Allgaier was the best PD play in this tier, well that would make Gragson the second best. Gragson starts 10th but has top 5 potential and there is a chance he wins this race (+800). In the first Phoenix race n 2020, Gragson wasn’t dominant like he can be at times, but even so, he did lead 27 laps as well as having 8 fastest laps. Gragson also spent the entire race last spring running in the top 15 and had an average running position of 4.3.

Justin Haley ($9,200)

Starting Position: 5th

While I think many people will flock to last week’s winner and Haley’s Kaulig Racing teammate AJ Allmendinger ($10,400), I prefer to go with Haley. Last season Haley has a good day here at Phoenix where he ran an average position of 8.1 and made the 3rd most green flag passed (52). Haley had two top 10 finishes here last season (5th and 8th) and while he doesn’t collect dominator points, he is really good at flat tracks and should come home with a top 5.

Riley Herbst ($10,100) has been having an atrocious year in 2021. Herbst offers great upside potential but I cannot roster him for this price based on the year he is having. He is a safe play on Saturday, and I won’t try and talk you out of him, but just know I won’t be

Other Options (in order of preference):Brandon Jones ($9,500),AJ Allmendinger ($10,400), Harrison Burton ($10,800),

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Ty Gibbs ($8,900)

Starting Position: 27th

In his first career start in an Xfinity Series race all Gibbs did was dominate the second half of the Daytona RC on route to the win. DraftKings was smart and jacked his price up, rightfully so. Gibbs is in some of the best equipment in the series and should definitely contend for a top 10 with great PD upside

Ryan Sieg ($8,600) was someone I really liked last week and still do this weekend. My only worry with Sieg will be ownership, with him starting from P31. I know Sieg has a top 15, maybe top 10 car but he will most likely be the play for a lot of people in the mid-tier so unless you play cash games I wouldn’t look to roster Sieg on Saturday.

Brett Moffitt ($8,400)

Starting Position: 20th

If you are looking for a lower-owned pivot off Sieg for GPP’s, I give you Brett Moffitt. I don’t expect Moffitt to have near the ownership that Sieg will and he may actually have a better race car this weekend. In my opinion, Moffitt has a top 10 car every week and this week is no exception. Moffitt has three finishes of 11th or better already this season and has been very successful here in Phoenix with the Truck Series (1 win and 3 top 10’s)

Josh Berry ($7,600)

Starting Position: 9th

Berry is one of the best mid-tier options this week. Over the beginning of this season, Berry has progressively improved since his first race in the JRM #8. We know the JRM cars are always running towards the front and Berry is a short track specialist of sorts. In 3 Xfinity Series short track races, Berry has two top 10 finishes and an average finish of 9.3. I like his chances for a top 10 this week, or even a top 5.

Other Options: Alex Labbe ($7,200), Myatt Snider ($8,200), Santino Ferrucci ($7,400)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. JJ Yeley ($6,700) P33 – Too much upside for this low of a price
2. Stefan Parson ($5,400) P35
3. Josh Williams ($6,000) – P17
4. Timmy Hill ($5,500) – P39 – Way too cheap for where he starts
5. Blaine Perkins ($4,700) – P28 – Only driver under $5K I am interested in and is in the same equipment as Moffitt
6. Bayley Currey ($5,900) – P29
7. David Starr ($5,300) – P37 – Starr has top 25 potential this week, maybe even top 20
8. Landon Cassill ($5,200) – P18
9. Gray Gaulding ($6,900) – P34
10. Dexter Bean ($4,500) – P22

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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 we are in Sin City, which I have renamed Chalk City this week thanks to all the chalk plays this weekend especially in the Xfinity Series. Because of some poor finishes and one driver being disqualified after post race inspection we have some really quality drivers in great spots for huge place differential days. We also have some pretty good value tier drivers as well which will make playing the high priced guys easier.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Austin Cindric ($10,500) should be viewed as we did with Nemechek on Friday night. He will lead the most laps and most likely win this race. I want to paint him with the drivers listed below in this tier for  dominator/place differential combos. Like I mentioned, there is some decent value in this race to make this type of build work.

Tyler Reddick ($11,600 – P40)

Noah Gragson ($11,300 – P34)

Justin Allgaier ($11,000 – P37)

I group these drivers together because they are all going to be the chalk of this tier, and this race. We were concerned going into last weeks race about what Reddick could get out of this car and he got all he could and then some. Reddick was disqualified post race, but luckily DraftKings doesn’t take that into account and pays out based of unofficial results.

Gragson and Allgaier are two of the top drivers in the Xfinity Series and will be competing for a title later this season but have started slowly this season. Gragson is a Vegas kid and ran well here last year running the second fasted green flag average as well as running 92% of laps in the top 15 and finished 4th. As for Allgaier, he led 63 laps and had 32 fastest laps before finishing 8th. I will most likely be trying to fit 2 of these drivers in each of my lineups along wit the next driver.

Harrison Burton ($9,900)

Starting Position: 22nd

Burton was one of the best drivers in the series last season at Las Vegas and I like his odds to have another great race here on Saturday. Unfortunately last season Burton did not have any dominator points but this week we don’t really need those to make value since he starts so far back in the field. In 2020 Burton was top 10 in green flag speed average in both Vegas races and finished 5th and 9th. Burton will be a contender for the win on Saturday and should have an easy time coming home top 10.

Other Options (in order of preference): Riley Herbst ($9,000), Ty Dillon ($10,200), Daniel Hemric ($9,200)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

This weeks mid tier is not great. There are a couple of decent plays, but I would rather try and fit 3 top tier drivers in and use the value tier. I will give you a couple of plays I do like in this tier though.

Ryan Sieg ($8,200)

Starting Position: 11th

Ryan Sieg had two really good days at Vegas last season with two top 5 finishes. In the first Las Vegas race of the 2020 season Sieg came home in 3rd place, led one lap, and had 21 fastest laps after starting 32nd. Sieg followed that up in the fall with a 5th place finish and 10 laps led.

Jeb Burton ($7,800)

Starting Position: 5th

Burton has been one of the best and most consistent drivers in the Xfinity Series this season. Burton has a top 5 in each of the three races this season and will most likely be low owned on Saturday because of his limited place differential upside. With his price being as low as it is, Burton just needs to stay in the top 10 and he should be able to make value.

Other Options: Ryan Vargas ($7,100), Brett Moffitt ($8,400), Myatt Snider ($8,000), Jeffrey Earnhardt ($7,600)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. UPUPDATESGray Gaulding ($6,700) – P36
2. Bayley Currey ($6,200) – P39
3. Joe Graf Jr. ($4,800) – P26
4. Josh Williams ($6,000) – P24
5. Colby Howard ($6,100) – P38
6. Jesse Little ($5,000) – P32 – may start and park. Check discord for updates
7. Stefan Parsons ($5,200) – P33
8. Brandon Brown ($6,900) – P25
9. Matt Mills ($4,700) – P31
10. David Starr ($5,100) – P28 – may start and park. Check discord for updates

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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.

Finally, we have 1.5-mile oval racing this weekend! Now, even though it’s basic 1.5 oval racing, it’s a high tire wear track. What that means is drivers who charge out fast out of the gate will fall off at the end of a run and drivers who sit back and take care of their tires will have speed at the end of the run. Basically, it boils down to a lot of passing and pit strategy and makes for an interesting race.

NASCAR has decided to get rid of the competition caution this week which means our polesitter (Austin Cindric) has a chance to lead a lot more laps early on without the caution being waved 15 laps in. Teams pretty much always pitted at the competition caution last season and it messed with the momentum of the leaders.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Tyler Reddick ($11,700)

Starting Position: 38th

Homestead is one of Reddick’s best tracks in both the Cup and Xfinity Series. In three career Xfinity Series races, Reddick has three top 5 finishes as well as two wins. Reddick starts 38th, so we get the place differential upside needed to make value at this price

Noah Gragson ($11,300)

Starting Position: 23rd

Gragson was dominant at Homestead last season and had an average finish of 4th in his two races here. In both races, Gragson had top five a green flag speed and led a combined 60 laps. Gragson also had the fastest average speed late in a run in the second Homestead race meaning he takes care of his tires here and can pass late in a run.

Justin Allgaier ($9,900)

Starting Position: 19th

In the second race at Homestead, last season Allgaier had some bad luck towards the end of the race and finished 22nd, but that doesn’t tell the entire story. Allgaier ran inside the top 15 for nearly 85% of the race and had 14 fastest laps. Another sign that Allgaier had a good car was that his average position during the race was 10.6.

Other Options: Austin Cindric ($10,200), AJ Allmendinger ($11,000), Ty Dillon ($10,500), Harrison Burton ($9,600)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Riley Herbst ($8,700)

Starting Position: 29th

Herbst has burnt us both times so far this season with negative points in each race in 2021, but I think this week will be different. Last season in the #18 Joe Gibbs Toyota, Herbst finished 9th and 10th here at Homestead. In the second Homestead race in 2020 Herbst finished 9th, had an average running position of 11.4, and had the 8th best driver rating.

Myatt Snider ($8,300)

Starting Position: 10th

Snider has had a really solid start to his season with two finishes inside the top 13 in his first year as the full time driver for the #2 RCR Chevy. Last season at Homestead Snider the #93 for Ryan Sieg and finished 15th and 7th here. Snider is in much better equipment and with his momentum coming into this race I wouldn’t be surprised to see Snider up front at the end of the day.

Josh Berry ($7,800)

Starting Position: 20th

Josh Berry is back in the JR Motorsports #8 after a 27th place finish last week at the Daytona Road Course. Last season Daniel Hemric had a great day in this same car until a late race accident sent him to a 31st place finish. Hemric had this car in the top 15 for 92.7% of the race and an average running position of 7.7. Now, I am not saying Berry is as good of a driver as Hemric but starting from P20 Berry has some upside that could lead to a high upside low owned play.

Other Options: Jeffrey Earnhardt ($7,500), Justin Haley ($8,900), Alex Labbe ($7,200), Ryan Sieg ($8,000), Jeremy Clements ($7,000)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. JJ Yeley ($5,700) – P39
2. Ryan Vargas ($6,900) – P35
3. Stefan Parsons ($5,100) – P30
4. Timmy Hill ($5,500) – P33
5. Joe Graf Jr. ($4,600) – P16
6. Gray Gaulding ($6,200) – P26
7. Tommy Joe Martins ($5,900) – P27
8. Matt Mills ($4,500) – P17
9. Bayley Currey ($5,600) – P34
10. Colby Howard ($4,900) – P28

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