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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Saturday’s Xfinity Series race from The Charlotte Roval!

This week the Xfinity Series runs its sixth and final road course race on Saturday from the Charlotte Roval. Since it is a road course, we won’t be chasing dominator points with only 67 laps of racing in this race.

Practice and qualifying will be held Saturday morning so I will just be giving you the plays I think will be good for this race based on how they’ve done this season. Luckily we have a lot of races on this track type in 2022 to use for reference.

Make sure to check back in discord on Saturday afternoon before lock for my updated plays.

NASCAR DFS: Top Tier

AJ Allmendinger ($11,000)

Allmendinger is the epitome of a road course racer and to be honest, his price is too cheap for this race. The Xfinity Series has run three races on this track and Allmendinger’s average finish in those three races is 1st. Yep, that is correct, Allmendinger has won all three races the series has run on the Roval. In five road course races this season, Allmendinger has won three times and finished 2nd and 6th in the other two. We could see Allmendinger win again here and he is the most likely driver to lead the most laps as well. It does not matter where Dinger starts on Saturday, he is the top play on this slate.

Sam Mayer ($10,000)

Mayer has quietly been one of the top road course drivers in the Xfinity Series in his short career. In nine career road course races, Mayer has five top 10s and one top 5. Mayer comes in riding high with four straight top 10s and has finished 6th and 7th in the previous two road courses. Mayer is a potentially lower-owned pivot off a possibly high-owned Ty Gibbs ($10,600).

James Davison ($9,000)

Davison is a driver we usually see running road courses in the Cup Series, but for the first time this season and only the second time since 2018, he will be in an Xfinity race. This will be Davison’s fourth run in a Joe Gibbs car. Davison has two top 10s and a top 5 while driving for JGR in his career. Davison should be a contender for the win on Saturday but if he stays clean should be a top-10 lock.

Other Options: Noah Gragson ($10,100), Ty Gibbs ($10,600), Josh Berry ($9,200)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Unlike the top tier, it is hard to pick the best plays without seeing where they start. There are a few drivers, in particular, I have some interest in, but I will need to see how they run in practice and qualify first:

  • Myatt Snider ($8,400) – Snider is a solid road course driver, but if he starts too high the value won’t be there.
  • Daniil Kvyat ($7,200) – Kvyat is an experienced F1 driver but has not been given equipment this good in his two career Cup Series races. I believe that Kvyat could be a factor here on Saturday, but we will need to see how this car does in practice.
  • Andy Lally ($7,000) – Lally is one of the top road course specialists and has more experience than most in this field. In four races this season, Lally has only finished outside the top 20 one time and has an average finish of 18.8. Lally will run a clean race and if he starts lower than 20th, lock him into your lineups on Saturday. With that being said, he is still viable he starts higher.

Other Options Brandon Jones ($8,800), Kaz Grala ($7,800), Alex Labbe ($7,500)

Value Tier Rankings:

  1. Timmy Hill ($5,700) – P34
  2. Ryan Vargas ($4,800) – P36
  3. Brandon Brown ($5,500) – P33
  4. Marco Andretti ($6,600) – P30
  5. Josh Williams ($5,200) – P22
  6. Bayley Currey ($4,900) – P32
  7. Scott Heckert ($5,100) – P26
  8. Josh Bilicki ($5,800) – P20

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There were a lot of changes in the cars and what driver is in what car/truck in 2022, check out my What’s new in 2022 article (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-whats-new-in-2022/)

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Saturday’s Xfinity Series race from Talladega!

This week the Xfinity Series makes its return to Talladega for the second and final time in 2022. Like with most superspeedway races there will be massive carnage, or at least that’s what I anticipate. We generally get a large number of wrecks late in the Xfinity Series races and it should be no different at Talladega on Saturday.

Earlier this season at Talladega we only had 20 cars finish on the lead lap and we also had 11 extra laps run in that race. Only 22 cars of the 38 that started actually finished the race. We saw different outcomes in 2021, but both of those races were rain-shortened so those don’t count. In 2020, it was similar to the race earlier this season with 12-15 cars being out at race end.

I am maxing out a couple of different GPP’s for this race and I will have almost no exposure to the drivers in the top 5 and top 10. When using the optimizer to build these lineups I will be setting the randomization higher than usual (usually I set it around 5-10%) and will be limiting drivers starting in the top 10 to 5% of my lineups. I want to maximize my exposure to the drivers starting mid-pack and back. Also, remember that there are only 36 trucks in this race so that is what makes the drivers starting in the teens more playable.

Lastly, ownership. There will be plenty of drivers who carry high ownership in this race and while I’d like to avoid all of them, that just isn’t possible. I will in turn suggest that you lower your ownership of certain drivers. If I break down a potentially high-owned driver, I will suggest a good lower-owned pivot with that driver.

NASCAR DFS: Top Tier

Riley Herbst ($9,100)

Starting Position: 23rd

Herbst is the only driver I have a really high interest in on Saturday from this tier. There are other drivers I have in my lineups, but that’s because I have 40 lineups with 37 of 38 drivers in them. Herbst is a great SE and cash game play. Since joining SHR in 2021, Herbst has finished top 10 twice at Talladega and only failed to finish once in three races.

Other Options: Trevor Bayne ($9,300 – P11), AJ Allmendinger ($9,500 – P8)

If you are playing multiple lineups in GPP’s you can take a chance on Noah Gragson ($10,100 – P6), who has won four straight races and won here in the spring. Also, Sam Mayer ($10,300 – P13) is a good option that has some PD upside.

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Jeremy Clements ($7,500)

Starting Position: 37th

Clements is going to be the chalk play on this slate, especially coming off his win at Daytona a few weeks back. That finish was because of attrition and that is the only reason to believe he can do it again today. Clements is in my lineups, but I limited my exposure to him at 25% for large-field GPP’s but in cash and SE you HAVE to play him.

Lower Owned Pivot: Brandon Brown ($7,300 – P17) – Brown won this race last season and should be a factor for a top 10 if attrition is on his side. Brown projects for only 7 fewer points starting 20 positions higher than Clements at over 20% lower ownership.

Jeffrey Earnhardt ($7,700)

Starting Position: 27th

Earnhardt is the perfect GPP play for this track type, he either finishes top 20 or wrecks out. I would not play Earnhardt in cash or SE but in GPP’s he’s my highest-owned driver. I know there is a lot of risk in this play but that is what you want in those types of contests.

Derek Griffith ($8,000)

Starting Position: 26th

Griffith is starting 26th in the number 26 Toyota on Saturday afternoon. I expected Griffith to be projected at much higher ownership than he is so I have him as my second highest owned driver in this race. I expected Griffith to be a cash game type play, but he is viable in all contests now. This car typically runs well and Giffith has bettered his starting spot in all four races he has been in this car for in 2022.

Other Options: Anthony Alfredo ($7,200 – P20), Ryan Sieg ($7,900 – P14), Landon Cassill ($8,400 – P18), Myatt Snider ($8,200 – P21)

Value Tier Rankings:

  1. Timmy Hill ($6,900) – P36
  2. JJ Yeley ($5,900) – P35
  3. Howie Disavino III ($5,100) – P34
  4. Josh Williams ($6,700) – P30
  5. Mike Harmon ($4,700) – P38
  6. David Starr ($4,800) – P33
  7. BJ McLeod ($4,900) – P32
  8. Caesar Bacarella ($6,300) – P31

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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/).

There were a lot of changes in the cars and what driver is in what car/truck in 2022, check out my What’s new in 2022 article (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-whats-new-in-2022/)

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Saturday’s Xfinity Series race from Kansas!

This week the Xfinity Series makes its 2022 debut at Kansas Speedway. Last season in this race, Ty Gibbs ($10,600) won but did not dominate, more on Gibbs later. Austin Cindric dominated to the tune of 151 laps led and earning a P2 finish. This is a 200-lap race on Saturday, as it has been for all those races as well, and wit that means we have 140 dominator points available. Similar to the Truck Series on Friday night, finding that dominator is going to be vital. Since 2018 (5 races) one driver has led at least 128 laps in four of those races and at least 85 in all five. There are two drivers that stand out when it comes to potential dominators to me but there are also a handful of other drivers who could be a surprise lap leader.

Since this is the first time the series has been here in 2022, I will be looking at two similar tracks for comparison. Both Michigan and Las Vegas are low tire wear intermediate tracks, both races Gibbs won this season (I think you may see a pattern developing here), still more on him to come later. There is some good value in this race so stacking up three top-tier drivers won’t be overly difficult on Saturday.

NASCAR DFS: Top Tier

Ty Gibbs ($10,600)

Starting Position: 2nd

I bet no one saw this coming, Ty Gibbs is the top play on the slate. Gibbs didn’t dominate but ran well on his way to the win last season at Kansas. Gibbs led only 14 laps, but had 33 fastest laps, ran 96% of his laps in the top 15, and had the second-best driver rating. Gibbs won both Michigan and Vegas this season only leading 6 laps at Vegas but he did have the most laps led at Michigan. With there being so many good plays in this tier I am not worried about ownership being high on Gibbs, especially with two drivers cheaper in this tier starting in 10th and 15th.

Noah Gragson ($11,000)

Starting Position: 5th

Some would say Gragson is due at this track type, ok maybe not some, but I think he is. Gragson has finished 2nd and 3rd to Gibbs in the two comparison races this season and has led a combined 91 laps in those races. Last season at Kansas, Gragson got caught up in a wreck on lap 180 which put him out of the race but before that, he led 9 laps and ran 172 laps in the top 15. In Friday’s practice session, Gragson was second to Gibbs in single-lap speed and second to Brandon Jones ($9,500) in ten-lap average. Gibbs and Gragson are the two drivers I believe will dominate this race and I intend to pair them together as much as possible but roster at least one in each lineup.

Justin Allgaier ($10,800)

Starting Position: 9th

Allgaier did not show good single-lap speed in practice but was top ten in ten-lap average. This is a veteran driver with a veteran team so I have no reservations about running Allgaier as a potential low-end dominator with some small PD upside. Earlier this season, Allgaier finished 2nd and 5th at Michigan and Las Vegas leading the most laps at Vegas (62) and just 17 at Michigan. I know all three of these drivers listed are pricey, but they are actually all playable together if you wanted to go that route.

Other Opitons: Ross Chastain ($9,900 – P15) – His equipment isn’t nearly as good as the ones ahead of him, but he is an experienced driver that will be racing for the win only. Josh Berry ($10,100 – P10) – This will be Berry’s first Kansas race, but he finished 6th or better in both comparison races this season so expectations are high. AJ Allmendinger ($10,300 – P4) – It’s AJ, he’s in contention every week in this car. Brandon Jones ($9,500 – P1) – Jones is risky, but showed some great speed in practice and make for a good large-field GPP play.

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Derek Griffith ($7,400)

Starting Position: 35th

Griffith will be in the #26 for Sam Hunt Racing on Satuday for whom he has already raced three times in 2022. In those three races, all short track, Griffith has not finished lower than 26th and has finished as high as 18th. This car was running laps just outside the top 20 on Friday in practice and should have incredible place-differential upside on Saturday.

Sheldon Creed ($8,600)

Starting Position: 3rd

Creed is a risky play, just like he was last week but he ended up finishing 2nd after leading 47 laps so I am going back to the well this week with him. In both races at the comparison tracks, Creed had finishes of 8th and 11th. In lineups where I don’t run three top tier drivers, I will be using Creed.

Brett Moffitt ($7,100)

Starting Position: 16th

Moffitt is back in the Xfinity Series this week in the 07 for the first time in 2022. This car has had success this season with drivers like Cole Custer, Chase Briscoe, and even Joe Graf Jr. behind the wheel. Moffitt was fast in practice with this car on Friday with the 7th best single-lap speed. Moffitt is another driver that offers good PD upside on the cheap to help us fit three top tier drivers in our lineups.

Other Options: Sammy Smith ($8,900 – P11) – Smith has had some bad luck in his few races this season, but is an extremely talented driver in the JGR #18 car. Riley Herbst ($8,200 – P12), Myatt Snider ($7,700 – P21)

Value Tier Rankings:

  1. Rajah Carruth ($6,800) – P27
  2. Garrett Smithley ($5,100) – P33
  3. Ryan Varags ($5,700) – P38
  4. CJ McLaughlin ($5,200) – P32
  5. Stefan Parsons ($6,400) – P34
  6. Bayley Currey ($5,500) – P23
  7. Kris Wright ($5,300) – P37

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!

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/).

There were a lot of changes in the cars and what driver is in what car/truck in 2022, check out my What’s new in 2022 article (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-whats-new-in-2022/)

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Saturday’s Xfinity Series race from Darlington!

This week the Xfinity Series returns to Darlington Raceway for the second and final time in 2022. Earlier this season. Justin Allgaier ($10,200) dominated the second half of the race leading 76 laps on his way to victory. This is a race where we will look to roster two potential dominators. In the spring only Allgaier and Noah Gragson ($10,000) led more than 20 laps (76 and 45 respectively). Saturday’s race is scheduled for the same amount of laps (147) so the same 102.9 dominator points will be available.

This weekend we again have multiple Cup Series drivers stepping down to the Xfinity Series. Kyle Larson ($11,500) is back in the #17 Hendrick Chevy, Christopher Bell ($10,900) is in the #18 for JGR, and Ross Chastain ($10,400) is in the Big Machine #48. All three of these drivers have dominator potential and we will have to wait until P&Q on Saturday morning to decide which are the most playable.

Since we have to wait for practice and qualifying on Saturday, I will just be looking back at who had speed and ran well in the first race to project who will be good on Saturday. Looking at the DKFP from that race, all of the top six finishers were in the top 8 in points and only one of those six started outside the top 13 (John Hunter Nemechek). Finding the right dominators and finishers is key to cashing in this race.

NASCAR DFS: Top Tier

As I mentioned above, we have three Cup Series drivers in this race and they all may be in play. Larson being the most expensive is probably the least likely to be used, but he probably has the highest dominator potential of the three. Both the 18 and 48 cars were fast here in the spring with different drivers behind the wheel. I expect Bell and Chastain to show good speed in practice and qualify well.

Also as I mentioned above, both Allgaier and Gragson dominated this race in the spring, and can see them both putting up great performances again. It will be tougher to be dominant with Larson in the field, but they have tippy top-end equipment and should be able to hang with the reigning Cup Series Champion.

Ty Gibbs ($10,600)

Gibbs won the pole for the spring race and led 18 laps but finished a disappointing 16th. Dating back to Charlotte (11 races), Gibbs has two wins and eight top 10’s during this stretch. Gibbs obviously showed speed in the spring posting top 5 speed in green flag speed, long run speed, and speed by segment. I expect Gibbs to be a top 5 car on Saturday and compete for his 6th win.

John Hunter Nemechek ($9,300)

Earlier this season, Nemechek raced this same #26 Sam Hunt car to a top 5 finish (4th) after starting from P23. Nemechek was top 5 in speed by segment in the spring race and was top 10 in both green flag and late in a run. I expect Sam Hunt Racing to bring the same car they ran here in the first race and use their notes to allow Nemechek to compete for another top 5.

Other Options: Sam Mayer ($9,000), AJ Allmendinger ($9,500)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Ryan Sieg ($7,600)

Sieg is severely underpriced by DK in this race, especially for a driver who has been as good as he has here. Since 2020 (5 races), Sieg has yet to finish lower than 11th with one top 5 and three top 10’s during this stretch. Sieg has wrecked a few times recently, but this should be a low attrition race so I am not concerned about him wrecking.

Brandon Brown ($7,200)

Brown is in the #78 car for BJ McLeod Racing this week and unlike the Cup Series, the McLeod cars compete for top 20’s in the Xfinity Series. Brown has three top 25’s in his last five races at Darington and this car has six top 25 finishes in the last seven races. Depending on what kind of speed Brown show’s in practice and where he qualifies, he could be the top play in this tier.

Landon Cassill ($8,000)

Cassill has always run well at Darlington, even in bad cars, but now he is in top-class equipment in the Kaulig #10. In the first race here this year, Cassill finished a career-best for him at Darlington (6th). Cassill only failed to finish a race at Darlington once, but you can’t count that because he was in the Morgan Shepherd #89 which was a start-and-park car. Cassill should be a great GPP play, especially if he qualifies well because he is one of those drivers that never carries high ownership but has some big upside.

Other Options: Riley Herbst ($8,100), Austin Hill ($8,700), Ty Dillon ($7,500)

Value Tier Rankings:

  1. Anthony Alfredo ($6,700)
  2. Kyle Weatherman ($5,900)
  3. Ryan Ellis ($5,200)
  4. Tommy Joe Martins ($5,500)
  5. Masson Massey ($5,300)
  6. Stefan Parson ($6,200)
  7. Josh Williams ($5,800)

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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/).

There were a lot of changes in the cars and what driver is in what car/truck in 2022, check out my What’s new in 2022 article (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-whats-new-in-2022/)

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Saturday’s Sunoco Go Rewards 200 at The Glen!

This week the Xfinity Series returns to the track after a one-week break and will be running its fifth road course of the season. This should be another exciting race as were the previous four at this track type in 2022. Even though one drier has dominated in winning three of four this season, the races have been competitive and fun to watch and play DFS.

This week I wrote a preview article for The Glen. You can check that out for more info regarding the track and stats on drivers from this season at road courses.

NASCAR DFS: Top Tier

Cup Series Invaders:

We have four Cup Series regulars taking over rides for this weekend’s Xfinity race. Both Kyle Larson ($10,800) and William Byron ($10,100) are expensive and will need big days to be optimal. We will need to see where they qualify to decide if they are viable for cash, GPP, or at all. Now, the other two drivers are more likely to be better plays based on their salaries.

Cole Custer ($9,800) was in position for a win until he wrecked with 2 laps to go and finished 25th. Custer is probably my favorite play for tournaments in this group of four. Lastly, Ross Chastain ($9,900) will be in the #92 for Mario Gosselin. This will be the third race in this car for Chastain this season and he has been inconsistent in his previous two starts. At COTA, Chastian finished 17th after starting 2nd, and then at Indianapolis, he would finish fourth after a poor qualifying effort (P18). Chastain has the worst equipment of the four but both he and Custer will most likely be lower owned and make for solid GPP plays.

Xfinity Series Regulars:

Both AJ Allmendinger ($10,500) and Ty Gibbs ($10,200) are the cream of the crop and have combined to win all four road course races this season. I expect them both to be popular, but ownership should be spread out with so many options in this tier on Saturday. When you combine the four Cup regulars and these two you get 2-3 of the high-priced cash plays on this slate most likely. If either of Dinger or Gibbs qualify on the pole, they could be good for GPP’s.

As for the remaining four drivers in this tier, they are all good plays honestly. In the preview, I talked about Austin Hill ($9,600) in length, so make sure to read that to see how great he’s been on road courses this season. Noah Gragson ($9,200) and Sam Mayer ($9,000) are good road course drivers. Gragson has finished top 10 in every race on this track type this season and Mayer has finishes of 5th and 7th place on road courses this season. Last, but certainly not least, Justin Allgaier ($9,400) is always a good play on any track type.

NASCAR DFS: Mid and Value Tier

With there being so many great plays in the top tier and so many different ways to go, I don’t think we will have much exposure to the mid-tier. There are some good plays in the mid-tier and in GPP’s this could be a way to get different.

Josh Berry ($8,800) has been great on road courses with two top 5 finishes as well as averaging 36.7 DKFP per race and a +5 place differential. Berry will be overlooked and low-owned in this race.

Bradon Jones ($8,400) is another great play if qualifies poorly. I went over him in detail as well in the preview article.

All three of Myatt Snider ($7,300), Andy Lally ($7,200), and Alex Labbe ($7,100) have been similar performers on road courses in 2022. Labbe has been the best of these three on road courses, he is an expert on this track type, with three top 15 finishes and a top 10 this season. I do see these drivers carrying some high ownership depending on where they qualify and could end up cash viable as well.

I will be paying close attention to how well Connar Mosack ($7,800) and Sammy Smith ($7,600) run in practice. Both drivers are young and are in good cars (Sam Hunt #26 and JGR #18). Neither has run well in their one road course appearance but there is some huge upside with both drivers.

Qualifying will determine what value drivers we can use, but Ryan Sieg ($6,600) and Preston Pardus ($6,100) have both run well on road courses in 2022. Patrick Gallagher ($5,500) is averaging a 23rd place finish in three road course races as well as a +9.7 place differential and 29 DKFP P/R.

Kris Wright, Scott Heckert, and Brad Perez are all under $5K and could be decent plays to get those $9.5K drivers we covet at the top.

Don’t forget to check discord on Saturday afternoon post-qualifying for updated plays and info.

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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/).

There were a lot of changes in the cars and what driver is in what car/truck in 2022, check out my What’s new in 2022 article (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-whats-new-in-2022/)

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Saturday’s Xfinity Series race from Michigan International Speedway for the New Holland 250! Michigan is a 2-mile low tire wear intermediate track. Similar tracks to look to for comparisons are Kansas and Auto Club. Las Vegas, Texas, and Charlotte are other tracks the series has visited this season.

Dominator Points:

125 laps for a total of 87.5 dominator points

While it’s not necessary to chase dominator points in this race, I will suggest trying to get at least two dominators in each lineup. Looking over the four races from this season at similar tracks, we see that the average salary leftover is only $400. Looking at these lineups we see a pattern. In three out of the four lineups, there were three dominator-type plays and three punt value plays. In the fourth (Auto CLub), there was only one punt play but there were two $7K drivers and then three top tier ($9K+). Depending on how practice and qualifying I expect that we will look to build lineups similar to these.

NASCAR DFS: Michigan Preview

Going back to the optimal from earlier this season, only one driver has been in three of the four lineups and should come as no surprise that Justin Allgaier ($10,500) is that driver. Allgaier has been outstanding on these four tracks this season with an average finish of 6th place and is averaging 62.5 DKFP per race, the best of all regular Xfinity drivers. With how well Allgaier has done at these tracks in 2022, he is my top dominator on Saturday (pre-P&Q) with him averaging 41.3 laps led in these four races.

Another top tier driver who has been in multiple optimal lineups at this track type is Ty Gibbs ($10,900). Gibbs as popped in two of the four optimals at this track type in 2022 and he has an average finish of 7th. One thing that Gibbs hasn’t done in these races is lead laps. Gibbs is only averaging 2.3 laps led per race, but I am not going to be scared off by that. Gibbs has the ability to lead laps on any track type and he will need to put up some dominator points to make value at his price.

NASCAR DFS: Value Plays

Now that I have gone over two dominators who have been successful at this track type, lets look at a value play.

Ryan Ellis ($4,900) has appeared in the optimal lineup in 2 of the 4 races (he’s only raced in three). Ellis has the best place differential of any driver who has raced in three or more of these races at a +12. Ellis has two top 15 finishes in these three races and has an average finish at 18.7. If you want to build the stars and scrubs type builds I’ve mentioned in this article then you will need some good value and Ellis has the ability to be that play.

Ellis’ teammate on Saturday Josh Bilicki ($5,400) is another value play that could be a good play on Saturday. Bilicki has been decent in 2022 in his four Xfinity races. It’s either boom or bust for Bilicki with two finishes of 13th or better and has two finishes of 28th or lower.

NASCAR DFS: Other potential plays

Since we don’t have any practice or qualifying numbers to look at I am going to just list a few other drivers who I think could fair well on Saturday. Make sure you check in discord early Saturday afternoon for my updated player pool.

  • Josh Berry ($10,300) – Only driver with a better average finish then Allgaier is Berry (5th) in these races among Xfinity Series regulars.
  • Noah Gragson ($10,700)
  • John Hunter Nemechek ($9,600)
  • Jeb Burton ($7,500) – Burton has an average finish of 14.5 in the four races at comparable tracks this season.
  • Anthony Alfredo ($7,300)
  • CJ McLaughlin ($6,200)

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Saturday’s Xfinity Series race from Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indy Road Course.

Since this is a road course race that means we are not chasing dominator points. I know say that every time we come to a track like this but in case you are new to NASCAR DFS, I wanted to remind everyone. There are only 43.4 dominator points so they won’t play a huge role when it comes down to it, but there are a couple of drivers who should pick up some of those points. There will be six Cup Series regulars in this race on Saturday a few of them will definitely be on our radar, while 1 or 2 will be fades.

Last season only 23 cars finished on the lead lap and 12 cars DNF in this race last season, but there were only 4 caution flags for incident. Most of the issues were mechanical with the cars that did not finish and only two of those twelve cars started in the top 10. Looking at the finishing order, eight of the top eleven cars started inside the top 11.

Roster Construction

The highest-priced driver in this race is only $10.6K (Chase Briscoe) so rostering three drivers in this tier will be easy. There is also a path to using four drivers together in the top tier if you want to really punt the value plays. I don’t love those builds but I may deploy that strategy in one lineup. My preferred build will be a 3 top tier, 1 mid, 2 value type of build.

NASCAR DFS: Top Tier ($9K +)

AJ Allmendinger ($10,100)

Starting Position: 1st

DraftKings decided to price four drivers higher than the best road course racer in the series for Saturday’s race. Will Allmendinger carry some ownership, sure, but it won’t be as high as some others. Allmendinger was fastest in practice and had the best qualifying lap just outdoing Ty Gibbs. Last season at this track, Allmendinger finishes 2nd and led 8 laps. In 2022, Allmendinger has led 34 laps at road courses on his way to two wins, two top 5’s, and three top 10’s in three races. Allmendinger is my favorite play in this race on Saturday and my pick to win.

Austin Hill ($9,000)

Starting Position: 9th

Can anyone guess what Austin Hill’s WORST finish at a road course is this season? Times up! You’re wrong, it’s 4th place. Yeah, I was pretty surprised too when I looked into his numbers coming into this race. Hill has been spectacular at road courses this season and he may be the second best at this track type in 2022. Hill has finished 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in the three races, so is he due for a win? Maybe, but either way, if he can manage another top 5 on Saturday there’s a good chance Hill will be in the optimal lineup.

Josh Berry ($9,400)

Starting Position: 8th

Another driver who has been impressive on road courses in 2022 is Josh Berry. Coming into 2022, Berry only had one career road course race under his belt in an Xfinity car but in three races this season he has quietly become a road course expert. Berry did not have a good run at COTA in the first race of the season, but in the next two Berry has an average finish of 3.5 and an average place differential of +14. While it’s not easy to pass at this track type, Berry has shown he is capable of doing so and should be a threat for a third straight top 5 on road courses.

Other Options: Ty Gibbs ($10,400 – P2): Gibbs has been outstanding on this track type since 2021 and he should be in your player pool on Saturday. I did not spotlight him above because I feel that he is a known commodity in this series and I wanted to give you other options to pair with $10K drivers. Chase Briscoe ($10,600 – P6): Another road course specialist that will be popular. Briscoe is in the #07 car for Joe Graf that Cole Custer has driven successfully this season. Alex Bowman ($10,300 – P4): Bowman is in the HMS car that Larson finished 2nd in at Road America. Noah Gragson ($9,800 – P7): Gragson has a 7th place average finish and finished top 10 in all three RC races this season.

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier ($7K – $8.9K)

Kaz Grala ($7,500)

Starting Position: 24th

Grala is a road course specialist and he is in a really good car this weekend. This will be the first time Grala runs a road course race in 2022 in the Xfinity Series, but it will be his 9th career. In his previous 8, Grala has two top 5’s, three top 10′, and a career average finish of 14.9. With there not being a lot to like in the mid-tier this week, Grala has one of the better upsides.

Austin Dillon ($8,600)

Starting Position: 20th

Dillon will be driving the #68 Chevy for Brandonbuilt Motors this week as they try and get drivers with sponsors to help bring money to the team. In Friday’s practice, Dillon was not too fast, but I think he was trying to get a feel for the car. Dillon has been good in road courses in the Cup Series with two finishes of 11th or better in three races this season. For me, Dillon is a good play in place of a third or fourth top-tier driver.

Other Options: Brandon Jones ($7,600 – P36 – Cash game play), Sheldon Creed ($8,200 – P15), Parker Kligerman ($7,300 – P37)

Value Tier (Under $7K)

  1. Alex Labbe ($6,100 – P14)
  2. Andy Lally ($6,900 – P22)
  3. Preston Pardus ($5,800 – P23)
  4. Santino Ferrucci ($6,300 – P30)
  5. Jeremy Clements ($6,200 – P29)
  6. Scott Heckert ($4,800 – P32)
  7. Kyle Weatherman ($5,200 – P28)

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Saturday’s Xfinity Series race from Loudon, New Hampshire!

I can say one thing for absolute certainty about Saturday’s Crayon 200, somebody other than Christopher Bell or Kyle Busch will this race for the first time since 2015. Toyota’s, specifically JGR Toyota’s. have dominated the Xfinity Series in Loudon dating back to 2008. Since then, Toyota has won 11 of 13 races and that dates so far back that Dodge was still fielding teams in the series when this dominance started. All three of the JGR Toyota’s should be in for a great run on Saturday with all three fairing well in previous trips here or on similar track types in 2022.

Since we are on a short track this week that can only mean one thing, DOMINATOR points are in play! In the Xfinity race on Saturday, there are 200 laps which translates into 140 dominator points to be earned. These points will be critical, so my suggestion for building lineups will be to focus on picking your dominators and then looking at PD plays for the mid and value tiers.

Roster Construction

With 140 dominator points available we will need to find potential dominators. There are about 3-4 drivers I have pinpointed as dominators for this race. With how pricing worked out, we can fit three top-tier drivers into our lineups, 2 dominators with one other driver. After that, we can look at 2 value and one mid-tier to round out our lineups.

NASCAR DFS: Top Tier ($9K +)

William Byron ($11,100)

Starting Position: 10th

Byron is the highest-priced driver in the field on Saturday, but he is still viable for both cash and GPP. Starting from P10, Byron has the best PD upside in this tier but he also is one of the few drivers I see with dominator potential. In Friday’s practice session, Byron was third fastest in single lap and had the best 10-lap average. Chevy’s have not had great luck here recently in the Xfinity Series, but Byron will be among the most skilled drivers in the field and will be in some of the best equipment.

Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas

  • Ty Gibbs ($10,600 – P4): Gibbs is one of the best drivers in the Xfinity Series and he is in a JGR Toyota so he has a lot of things on his side. One thing against Gibbs is he has never driven here at Loudon, but he has been successful at this track type in 2022. In three races at this track type this season, Gibbs has finished 6th, 1st, and 8th and led 311 laps in those combined races. Gibbs put down the fastest lap in practice on Friday and was top 10 in 10-lap average.
  • Trevor Bayne ($9,500 – P6): Bayne is in the #18 JGR Toyota this weekend, and is cheap enough to pair with Gibbs and another dominator for a two-man JGR stack. Bayne has three top 10’s in four races here and has never finished lower than 13th here.
  • Brandon Jones ($9,100 – P8): Last season Jones had radiator issues so he finished 38th. Before that, though, Jones had finished between 6th and 11th in three of four career races at Loudon. In Friday’s practice, Jones was fast running in the top 10 most of the session.

Josh Berry ($9,800)

Starting Position: 1st

Last season Berry ran his first career race in the Xfinity Series at Loudon and it was a success. In that race, Berry started 21st but finished 8th. Berry wasn’t showing great speed in practice finishing 14th but in 10-lap average, he was 2nd quickest. Berry starts on the pole and is going to be a potentially low-owned dominator in this race on Saturday. While Byron and the JGR cars will be more popular, and safer, Berry could be the difference maker in DFS. I view Berry as a top 5 car and one of the favorites to win.

Other Options: Justin Allgaier ($10,100 – P3) – Allgaier is another driver I can easily see dominating this race on Saturday and should come in at lower ownership like his teammate Berry. Sam Mayer ($9,300 – P12) – Great PD upside here for a driver with top 5 upside. AJ Allmendinger ($9,600 – P7) – Kind of hard to rule out a driver who has led laps here in the past and has been consistent all season.

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier ($7K – $8.9K)

Ty Dillon ($7,800)

Starting Position: 17th

Dillon had a momentous day off the track as PettyGMS announced he won’t be back in the Cup Series #42 in 2023, but on track, Dillon had a good day. In Friday’s practice session, Dilon looked fast in the Big Machine Racing #48 Chevy. In single lap speed, Dillon was 7th fastest, and in 10-lap average, he was 4th best. I didn’t see anything in his qualifying lap that would worry me on Saturday and I view Dillon as a top 10 car with top 5 upside.

Jeb Burton ($7,300)

Starting Position: 23rd

Jeb Burton has a fast car coming into Saturday’s race and should not be overlooked. Burton is a great cash game play, but can also be used in GPP’s if he fits your builds. In Friday’s practice session, Burton showed incredible speed and ability to get around this track putting up the 4th fastest single lap. Similar to Ty Dillon, Burton didn’t have any issues in qualifying so I think he has plenty of upside on Saturday.

Daniel Hemric ($8,900)

Starting Position: 2nd

Hemric, similar to Berry, will most likely have next to no ownership on Saturday and has some dominator potential. Hemric is just a tick lower than Byron/Gibbs/Berry/Allgaier for me, but the potential is there. In his Xfinity career, Hemric has faired well at Loudon finishing 12th or better in each of his three career races here including his 3rd place finish last season. Hemric didn’t look fast in practice, but he said after qualifying that his team made an adjustment between practice and qualifying and it showed.

Other Options: Derek Griffith ($7,000 – P22) – Another driver who has a fast car but a bad qualifying effort. Brandon Brown ($7,600 – P19), Myatt Snider ($7,100 – P25)

Value Tier (Under $7K)

  1. Joe Graf Jr. ($5,900) – P26: Graf is not someone I love the idea of play, but there isn’t much to love about this tier on Saturday. With that being said, Graf was a top 5 car in single lap speed on Friday and a top 15 car in 10-lap average.
  2. CJ McLaughlin ($6,200) – P33: Since he wrecked at Daytona, McLaughlin has three straight top 25 finishes in the RSS #38. In Friday’s practice session, McLaughlin was a top 20 car.
  3. Ryan Vargas ($6,400) – P36: Since Richmond (9 races), Vargas has only finished lower than 26th one time (engine issues at Texas). I’m glad they priced up Vargas this week in hopes his ownership comes down, especially with him starting 36th.
  4. Jeremy Clements ($6,800) – P21: Clements had top 10 speed in practice but is a GPP-only play for me.
  5. David Starr ($5,600) – P31: Starr has three straight finishes of 27th or better and finished on the lead lap in each of those races.
  6. JJ Yeley ($6,600) – P38: Yeley did not make a lap in qualifying so he will start last. While there is upside here, I worry that this car won’t finish the race.
  7. Josh Williams ($5,400) – P29

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Saturday’s Xfinity Series race from Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin! This course is one of my favorite road courses on the NASCAR circuit because it usually has a competitive and fun race to watch. Road America is a 4.048-mile, 14-turn road course and one of NASCAR’s fastest courses.

I believe I have a good feel for the field in this race after watching practice and qualifying on Friday. There are some really good cars starting at the back, especially the car starting 38th. There is also some good value in this field which is what I really was hoping for because stacking the cars at the top of the salary range is where I want to load up. With this race only being 45 laps, do not focus on dominator points. I would rank that as the third most important stat after place differential and finishing position. Last season in this race no driver led more than 12 laps and the winner (Kyle Busch) led only 5 laps.

Roster Construction

I briefly mentioned it above, but like with most weeks in the Xfinity Series, I want to build around drivers in the top pricing tier this week. There are some good plays in the mid-tier, but with the drivers at the top of the salary chart this week we might only be rostering one per lineup. Stars and scrubs will probably be the popular approach so getting a mid-tier driver into your lineups might be the best chance at differentiating your lineup from the field.

NASCAR DFS: Top Tier ($9K +)

Aj Allmendinger ($11,300 – P28)

Allmendinger is the top overall play on this slate and should be in all contest builds. He will be in the 50-60% range in tournaments and probably over 75% in cash games. I don’t see a reason to fade the best driver on this track type in the field no matter what contest you’re in. Allmendinger put up top 5 laps in practice but had brake issues and could not make a qualifying attempt. On Saturday, Allmendinger will drive through the field, he will finish in the top 5, and could even pick up some dominator points in the process.

Cup drivers in the field:

Kyle Larson ($11,800 – P1):

Larson is my pick to win this race after seeing the dominance he displayed in practice and qualifying. Larson will be in the #17 car for HMS on Saturday but this isn’t just any Xfinity car. This car is a Cup car that Larson drove last season in road course races. I don’t see anyone beating Larson, other than Larson himself, on Saturday.

Tyler Reddick ($9,700 – P9) & Cole Custer ($10,000 – P4)

Both Reddick and Custer have fast cars and put up great times in both practice and qualifying. Custer actually had the fastest time in practice on Friday meanwhile, Reddick was 5th. Both of these drivers have earned their respective teams their first-ever Xfinity wins in 2022 and will be in contention on Saturday. With Allmendinger and Larson both projecting to be extremely high owned, both Reddick and Custer should come in at low ownership and make for outstanding GPP plays.

Best remaining top-tier plays:

Ty Gibbs ($11,100 – P2): Gibbs is excellent on road courses and could be the one driver to overtake Larson for the win. In practice, Gibbs was 3rd fastest.

Justin Allgaier ($10,200 – P15): Allgaier was not exceptionally fast in practice and is starting mid-pack but I am not concerned because this team usually makes the right adjustments in race to fix his car. Allgaier is not a top-tier road course driver, but he does have six top 10’s in the last three seasons.

Noah Gragson ($10,300 – P7): Gragson is another driver who might go under the radar because of the drivers in this tier, but make no mistake this is a good road course driver in top equipment. Gragson has six top 10’s and two top 5’s in 9 career Xfinity road course races. In between practice and qualifying, Gragson spent time discussing the track and his car with Larson, or at least that’s what one can assume as they were sitting together. Picking the brain of one of the top drivers in all of NASCAR can never be a bad thing and I expect a top 5 from Gragson on Saturday.

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier ($7K – $8.9K)

Daniel Hemric ($8,800)

Starting Position: 22nd

Hemric is a great play on Saturday, and I would actually rank him ahead of Gibbs, Allgaier, and Gragson. In practice, Hemric was running near the front all session and ended up with the sixth-best lap time. Unfortunately, qualifying didn’t go his way. While tracking as the 5th best time, Hemric got loose and went a little off track, but that completely ruined his lap and did not have time to run another lap and is stuck starting towards the back. Last season at RA, Hemric finished 2nd and he has been good on road courses in 2022. In Portland a few weeks ago, Hemric finished 6th, his second-best finish in 2022.

Myatt Snider ($7,800)

Starting Position: 32nd

Snider was in the mid-20s in practice so on the surface there doesn’t appear to be much upside with him. In two road course races in 2022, Snider finished 6th at COTA after starting 21st, and in Portland, he finished 2nd after starting 25th. Snider could pick up some ownership, but at his salary, I don’t think he will be unplayable in GPPs.

Ty Dillon ($7,700)

Starting Position: 26th

Dillon is in the #6 car for Johnny Davis, but similar to Larson this isn’t just any old car. The chassis for this car is an old RCR chassis and it is being assumed that RCR helped prepare this car. Dillon was right around the top 15 in practice on Friday but had a slip-up in qualifying that left him starting much further back. Dillon is a top 15 car in my eyes and with attrition, could steal a top 10.

Play at your own risk:

John Hunter Nemechek ($8,600 – P35) – JHN should be better than this on Saturday, but with him starting so far back he will be chalk. If you are playing cash games, then lock in Nemechek but in GPP’s I will be fading him. He was not fast in practice and could bust and end up as bad chalk.

Other Options: Alex Labbe ($7,000 – P18), Andy Lally ($7,900 – P23), Ryan Sieg ($7,400 – P27), Landon Cassill ($8,100 – P20)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier (Under $7K)

  1. Jeb Burton ($5,800) – P34: Burton was running laps in practice that were on the fringe of being in the top 10, but he had a poor qualifying effort. This is a top 20 car for me and is a great play to put with Dinger/Larson/Hemric lineups in cash and SE.
  2. Brandon Brown ($5,900) – P36: Brown was not exceptionally fast in practice, but he is cheap and there is some upside here. Brown has an average finish of 16.8 in nine road course races since 2021 and last season at Road America, Brown finished 11th.
  3. Preston Pardus ($6,600) – P21: Pardus is a road course ringer and has raced here three times with back-to-back finishes of 16th or better. Another reason to like Pardus is the fact he has Boris Said as his spotter for this race. When you have one of the best road course drivers ever spotting for you, it has to improve your chances.
  4. Brett Moffitt ($6,800) – P17
  5. Josh Bilicki ($5,400) – P13
  6. Josh Williams ($4,500) – P31
  7. Patrick Gallagher ($4,600) – P33

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Saturday’s Xfinity Series race from Nashville Superspeedway! Don’t let the name fool you this is not a superspeedway in the way Daytona or Talladega is. Nashville is a 1.33-mile concrete “short” track. This track is similar to Dover with a little sprinkle of Richmond and Martinsville. Nashville Superspeedway runs like a short flat track while having a concrete surface similar to that of Dover. Unfortunately, we don’t have qualifying positions as of the writing of this article so you will need to check in with discord after 12 PM eastern for post-qualifying updates

Neither driver who dominated this race in 2021 is back (Kyle Busch and Austin Cindric) so we will have a new class of dominators in this race on Saturday. In this race last season we had only five cautions for incident and only five drivers out of the race because of them. I do expect a pretty clean race on Saturday like we had last year and actually had on Friday in the Truck Series. Speaking of the truck race, Ryan Preece dominated the second half of that race and looked fast in Friday’s Xfinity practice session. As expected, both AJ Allmendinger and Ty Gibbs were also fast on Friday and should be starting near the front on Saturday.

Roster Construction

With only nine drivers priced at $9K and above this week, we will probably be getting some exposure to the mid-tier. All nine are in play but there are a few drivers in the upper mid-tier that could collect some dominator points so we will look to fit one or two of them in as well. Value tier is hard to predict until we see how they qualify.

NASCAR DFS: Top Tier ($9K +)

Since all nine drivers are in play and since we don’t have qualifying positions I will rank the drivers in order of preference based on value, practice speed, and their history on this track type.

  1. AJ Allmendinger ($10,000) – Dinger was 2nd fastest in single lap time and had the best 10-lap average. Allmendinger is having a great season and won the last time the Xfinity Series was on track in Portland. In fourteen races this season, Allmendinger has thirteen top 10’s and a 5.9 average finish. I see AJ as a top 5 car and could be the top dominator as well making it easy for him to smash value.
  2. Sam Mayer ($9,200) – I am sure most people will overlook Mayer on Saturday, but I expect a big day out of the 1 car on Saturday. Before he had issues at Portland a few weeks back, Mayer had four straight top 5’s and eight in nine races. Mayer has also been great at this track type with four top 5 finishes in five races.
  3. Ty Gibbs ($11,300) – Gibbs is expensive (duh) and he was fast on Friday (double duh) so he should be in contention for the win at the end of the day. I don’t really need to go over the stat for Gibbs. This car is fast every week and competes for wins in every race. The only reason I don’t have him at the top is his price, I think Dinger gives you a better build type with the $1.3K savings.
  4. Noah Gragson ($11,700) – Gragson has four top fives and five top tens in the last six races. Once again Gragson was incredibly fast in practice with the 3rd best single lap time and five best 10-lap speed. Similar to Gibbs, Gragson isn’t higher in the rankings because of salary.
  5. Justin Allgaier ($10,80) – Allgaier is in that weird spot where he is priced a little too high, but could outscore everyone priced higher making him great value. Last season here at Nashville, Allgaier finished 2nd after starting from P11 and ran all 189 laps in the top 15. Only Kyle Busch had a better average running position in that race as well (4th). In Friday’s practice, Allgaier was ninth in both single-lap and 10-lap speed.
  6. Trevor Bayne (9,700)
  7. Tyler Reddick ($10,400)
  8. Josh Berry ($11,000)
  9. Brandon Jones ($9,400)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier ($7K – $8.9K)

Sheldon Creed ($7,900)

Sheldon Creed has had some of the worst luck in the Xfinity Series this season. Week after week he is running near the front but then something happens and he has a poor finish. Outside of Charlotte where he finished 8th, Creed has finished 26th or worse in three of his last four races. All three finishes were either because of a wreck or his engine failing. Looking at practice speed, Creed was tops in single-lap speed and was 6th in 10-lap average. Creed’s RCR Chevy was fast on Friday and hopefully, he can stay clean on Saturday and earn another top 10.

Ryan Preece ($8,900)

Preece should be priced in the mid-$9K range so we should take advantage of his value this week. In two races or the #5 team this season, Preece has finished 16th and 5th in those two races. We saw Preece dominate the second half of Friday’s truck race on his way to victory again here, just as he did last season. In practice on Friday, Preece had a top 10 single lap and was third-best in 10-lap average. I expect another top 10 from this car on Saturday afternoon.

Daniel Hemric ($8,400)

Hemric has finished between 6th and 11th in five straight races and has been successful at this track type in the last two seasons. In those seven races, Hemric has two top 5’s and five top 10’s. In Friday’s practice session, Hemric was fourth fastest in both single-lap speed and in 10-lap average. Depending on where he qualifies, Hemric could be low-owned. I think a lot of the $8K drivers could go overlooked on Saturday because people will want to pay up for 2-3 of the $10K plus drivers so if they bust and they definitely can, we could take advantage with one or two of these guys.

Other Options: Landon Cassill ($8,200), Riley Herbst ($8,100), Ryan Sieg ($7,700), Jeffrey Earnhardt ($7,000 – only viable if qualifies poorly)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier (Under $7K)

  1. Brett Moffitt ($6,900) – I feel like DK knows something we don’t with this price, either way, I think I will have a lot of Moffitt.
  2. Jeb Burton ($6,600) – See above
  3. Parker Retzlaff ($5,900)- Once again, too cheap. Three straight finishes between 10th and 17th
  4. Patrick Emerling ($5,000)
  5. Josh Williams ($4,900)
  6. Kyle Weatherman ($5,700)

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There were a lot of changes in the cars and what driver is in what car/truck in 2022, check out my What’s new in 2022 article (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-whats-new-in-2022/)

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