NASCAR Xfinity

Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the Xfinity series for the 2021 season! If you’ve been with us before then, you know the drill, but welcome if you are new to WinDaily Sports or my NASCAR content! I break down the field each week and give you my favorite plays for each race in three different price categories.

Make sure to check out my NASCAR DFS Tutorial to make sure you are ready and understand how I break down the races and build lineups (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-pit-stop-2021-introduction-to-nascar-dfs/). You will notice that all pricing is for DraftKings in these articles. Since they are the only site with contests for all three series (Trucks, Xfinity, Cup) and the site I mainly play on. All plays in the Cup Series article will translate to FanDuel if that is where you play.

This week the Xfinity Series heads to the “Last Great Colosseum” for some night racing from Bristol! As we saw early on in the Truck Series, there will be wrecks and cars spinning towards the back of the field.

Friday night’s race will be 300 laps, so similar to Richmond last week, we want dominators. Fortunately, we have some good drivers up front and some fair pricing throughout the field. With the way pricing is, you can build lineups with 3-4 high-priced drivers who will offer you a mix of lap leaders and place differential upside plays.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Justin Allgaier ($10,800)

Starting Position: 2nd

Allgaier doesn’t project as the highest-scoring driver (only 3 points behind the top) but he should be considered one of the best options to dominate this race. With teammate Noah Gragson ($10,200 – P1) winning back-to-back races the JRM garage is on fire and I think it’s Allgaier’s turn on Friday. Since joining JRM in 2016, Allgaier has no wins (he does own a win here) but he does own six top 5’s and seven top 10’s in ten races.

Austin Cindric ($11,200)

Starting Position: 9th

Cindric offers up some place differential upside this week and isn’t the highest-priced driver. I know it’s not much PD, but a plus 8, if he wins, will make a huge difference. Last season in the first race here, Cindric wrecked out early, but in the other three races over the past two seasons, he fared much better. In those three races, Cindric has finishes of 6th, 5th, and 3rd. I like Cindric’s chance of leading some laps and getting a top 5 on Friday.

Ty Gibbs ($11,900)

Starting Position: 3rd

Gibbs won the ARCA race here at Bristol on Thursday night and will be a contender on Friday as well. In his two short track races this season, Gibbs has finishes of 7th (last week at Richmond) and 4th earlier this season at Martinsville. Gibbs will most likely pressure Gragson and Allgaier early for the lead and I expect him to lead a good portion of this race if he can get out front.

Ty Dillon ($9,000)

Starting Position: 31st

I expect Ty Dillon to be chalky in the #23 Our Motorsports car this week, but he offers some great place differential that I don’t mind eating this chalk. In four races in an Our Motorsports car this season, Dillon has finished no worse than 13th, and in the #23 he has finishes of 7th and 5th.

Other Options: Noah Gragson ($10,200 – P1): GPP only, AJ Allmendinger ($10,500 – P10), Daniel Hemric ($9,200 – P4): Another good option to lead laps and maybe win his first race EVER.

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Brett Moffitt ($8,500)

Starting Position: 20th

Moffitt does not have a lot of experience when it comes to the Xfinity Series at Bristol and short tracks in general. Looking back at his Truck Series career here, Moffitt has three top 2 finishes in four races. Moffitt knows how to work in Bristol and I expect a top 10 from Moffit on Friday night.

Myatt Snider ($7,800)

Starting Position: 17th

Last season Snider ran two races here at Bristol with two very different outcomes. In the second race in 2020, Snider was in the #93 car and had engine problems early and finished 35th. But the day before when Snider was in the RCR car he will be in on Friday he came from starting P22 to finish 5th. After a rough patch in the middle of the season, Snider has three top 10’s in his last five races.

Michael Annett ($8,300)

Starting Position: 15th

Last season Annett wrecked on back-to-back days at Bristol but that does not show how well he can run here. Before 2020, Annett had three straight top 10 finishes here. In six races since joining JRM in 2017, Annett has an average finish of 11.1 if you take out the wrecks last season. Annett is a fringe top 10 driver on Friday.

Other Options: Justin Halley ($8,700 – P5), Riley Herbst ($8,100 – P8), BJ McLeod ($7,200 – P37): Extremely safe and solid PD upside. If you can make him fit, do it. I anticipate he goes overlooked but he is in a car that can finish low 20’s. Landon Cassill ($7,700 – P35)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Chad Finchum ($5,100) – P38: Could be the best place differential play on this slate. Finchum is in the #61 which has mid 20’s upside.
2. Jade Buford ($5,700) – P30: Buford has six finishes of 21st or better since Atlanta (8 races).
3. Alex Labbe ($5,900) – P14: I think Labbe gets completely overlooked on Friday night which is exactly what makes him a great multi-entry GPP play. Labbe either wrecks or finishes top 13 here, let’s hope for another 13th place finish or better.
4. Joe Graf Jr. ($5,300) – P36: He’s super cheap, fits great with 3-4 dominator builds and can’t hurt you too bad. Take a shot if you need the savings.
5. Jeremy Clements ($6,700) – P13: Five straight finishes of 13th or better at Bristol, including a top 10 and a top 5.
6. Bayley Currey ($5,600) – P40: Buyer beware. Currey starts last and is cheap but his car is not good. If he can just stay out of trouble he has top 30 potential, but that’s a big maybe.

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the Xfinity series for the 2021 season! If you’ve been with us before then, you know the drill, but welcome if you are new to WinDaily Sports or my NASCAR content! I break down the field each week and give you my favorite plays for each race in three different price categories.

Make sure to check out my NASCAR DFS Tutorial to make sure you are ready and understand how I break down the races and build lineups (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-pit-stop-2021-introduction-to-nascar-dfs/). You will notice that all pricing is for DraftKings in these articles. Since they are the only site with contests for all three series (Trucks, Xfinity, Cup) and the site I mainly play on. All plays in the Cup Series article will translate to FanDuel if that is where you play.

September 11th – 20 years later

Before I get into the breakdown for this race I just want to reflect on what this day means for our country. As an American and a native New Yorker, I never forget the horrible acts of violence that were perpetrated against our country on this day 20 years ago. I always think about the people who lost their lives and the families who lost someone close to them. We must also remember the brave people who helped keep the third plane from killing thousands of more innocent American citizens on this day as well. Just as important are the thousands of firefighters, EMS workers, and police officers who ran into the buildings while others ran out trying to save lives. This is a sad day of remembrance for our country, but we must never forget the lives lost on this day.

Richmond Raceway Breakdown:

This will be a difficult race to build lineups for, but hey that’s what I’m here for! We have a lot of drivers in the top tier that we will want to roster, but unfortunately, we cannot fit them all in. On the flip side, the value section for this race is, well, absolute garbage. There are not many great plays in that price tier so we will have to be particular with what low price drivers we target on Saturday.

Richmond is a short track which means we have plenty of dominator points available in this race. With 250 laps in this race, we will need to have at least 2 drivers who can lead laps and get us as many of these points as possible. We need to weigh using place differential points versus dominator points but I think I have found a build type that will satisfy both.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Dale Earnhardt Jr. ($12,000)

Starting Position: 30th

This is Junior’s only race and he will be in his own team’s #8 car. Junior only picks one race per season to run in the Xfinity Series as a way to get a feel for his team’s cars and ability as well as feeding that itch of his to keep racing. Since 2018 when Earnhardt started running one race per season he has finished top 5 every time including a 4th place finish here at Richmond. Junior pick tracks he generally runs really well at, Richmond being one his best all time. Dale Jr. has run eight races at Richmond in an Xfinity car and has only finished outside the top 10 once (rear axle issue) and has a 50% win rate here. Junior may be popular but he will more than likely be the highest-scoring driver meaning he will be tough to fade on Saturday.

Austin Cindric ($10,300)

Starting Position: 1st

So, if Dale Earnhardt Junior is the place differential play we need then Cindric is the dominator I want to pair with him. Cindric may not own a victory here at Richmond but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been outstanding here. In six races at Richmond, Cindric has never finished lower than 13th and has two 2nd place finishes to his record. Cindric has four top 5 finishes as well and will be the early dominator in this race.

Justin Allgaier ($9,700)

Starting Position: 5th

But wait, aren’t there better options in this tier? Where are Berry, and Gibbs, and Nemechek? There will be some info on them to follow, but Allgaier is a guy I see being the Noah Gragson of last week. Allgaier will come in at lower ownership, be a potential dominator and winner of this race. Last season one man swept both races here at Richmond, yep that man was Justin Allgaier. Allgaier also has four straight top 5 finishes at Richmond. So while the majority of people will jump to the place differential plays above Allgaier, we will take the low ownership and watch them all have to play under $5K value plays when we won’t.

Ty Gibbs ($11,200)

Starting Position: 15th

I mentioned Gibbs above as someone who will be popular and I believe he will but he also has the outside chance of dominating this race. If you’ve been with us all season then you’ve seen what the 18-year-old can do in an Xfinity car. Now, one thing that does worry me is that Gibbs has two straight finishes outside the top 10 after a string where he had five top 5’s in six races. I don’t know if he has hit a wall or something just wasn’t right at those races but I think Gibbs gets back on track (pun intended) on Saturday. In 23 career ARCA races on short tracks, Gibbs has 21 top 10’s and seven victories. This season at two short tracks in the Xfinity Series he has a 2nd and a 4th place finish.

Both Josh Berry ($11,600 – P33) and John Hunter Nemechek ($10,700 – P27) are good, safe plays this week. They both project for good point days at much lower than expected ownership. I think if you are playing straight GPP’s then you can take the risk, but in cash or Single Entry, I would probably fade. All four drivers mentioned above them are in much better equipment and because of this, I rank them above Berry and JHN. I may have exposure to both on Saturday but not much.

Other Options: Daniel Hemric ($10,000 – P12) – Lower owned pivot off Cindric. He has 3 top 10’s in 4 races here. AJ Allmendinger ($9,100 – P8)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

JJ Yeley ($7,400)

Starting Position: 29th

Yeley is back in the #17 for this weekend’s race and should be a contender for another top 20. In his nine races this season in the Xfinity Series, Yeley has yet to finish lower than 24th and has four top 15 finishes. Yeley will be a semi-chalky play, but he is the salary relief that we need to help fit the top-tier guys we want in.

Noah Gragson ($8,700)

Starting Position: 3rd

Gragson is coming off a great win last week at Darlington and should be in the mix come Saturday again. In five starts here at Richmond, Gragson has only finished lower than 8th once, a 22nd place finish in 2019. If you take out that poor finish because of pit road issues, Gragson’s average finish at Richmond is 5.5.

Sam Mayer ($8,500)

Starting Position: 38th

Let me wrap up the love fest for JRM this week with a JRM adjacent car. Mayer was bumped by his owner out of the 8 and into the #99 BJ McLeod car this week. Even though this is a BJM car, it will be prepared by Jr. Motorsports and have a Hendrick-trained pit crew (just like the rest of the JRM cars do). Mayer has great place differential upside and is a decent pivot for GPP’s off of Earnhardt.

Other Options: Justin Haley ($8,100 – P4) – Finished 2nd and 6th here last year. Has a chance to lead some laps and pull out a top 5 at low ownership. Landon Cassill ($7,800 – P31) – If you have the extra salary Cassill is a similar play to Yeley. Riley Herbst ($7,900 – P20), Michael Annett ($7,100 – P10)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. David Starr ($5,400) – P37: Value is tough this week, Starr is cheap and safe. I don’t love it, or anyone in this tier, but Starr should get you there.
2. Brandon Brown ($6,700) – P17: Brown projects as the highest scoring driver in this tier, but his salary makes him difficult to play. If you want to fade the mid tier, then I’d go Brown.
3. Stephen Leicht ($5,500) – P36: Similar to Starr, Leicht is cheap enough and starts far enough back in the field to be worth playing
4. CJ McLaughlin ($5,000) – P39: Are you seeing a trend? Yep, McLaughlin starts next to last and is cheap. He checks the boxes.
5. Josh Williams ($5,900) – P14: I really like Williams this week. I know this is a tough sell based on where he starts, but there is some upside here. Williams has only finished lower than 18th once in the last 8 races (22nd at New Hampshire) and should see sub 5% ownership.
6. Spencer Boyd ($5,200) – P35: Slightly risky because he could lose positions but if attrition is in his favor a top 30 is in the cards.
7. Mason Massey ($5,700) – P34: Massey is back in the 78 this week so he gets a downgrade in a equipment, but a top 25 is not out of the question.

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the Xfinity series for the 2021 season! If you’ve been with us before then, you know the drill, but welcome if you are new to WinDaily Sports or my NASCAR content! I break down the field each week and give you my favorite plays for each race in three different price categories.

Make sure to check out my NASCAR DFS Tutorial to make sure you are ready and understand how I break down the races and build lineups (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-pit-stop-2021-introduction-to-nascar-dfs/). You will notice that all pricing is for DraftKings in these articles. Since they are the only site with contests for all three series (Trucks, Xfinity, Cup) and the site I mainly play on. All plays in the Cup Series article will translate to FanDuel if that is where you play.

This week all three of NASCAR’s premier series are in Darlington, South Carolina. Darlington is an egg-shaped track that has two uniquely different ends. It is known as both the “Lady in Black” and “The Track Too Tough to Tame” by drivers.

On Saturday the Xfinity kicks off this triple-header weekend with a 200 mile 147 lap race. Earlier this season Justin Allgaier won here after leading only 10 laps. Three different drivers led at least 34 laps (Cindric, Gragson, and Hemric) but none of them was a factor in the end.

Lineup Construction:

Darlington is usually a track where the driver who starts near the front, ends up there but that was not the case back in May of this year. Eight drivers who started outside the top 10 finished in the top 10, and four drivers lower than 20th and ended up in the top 10. I see this race being much of the same base on the quality of drivers we have starting towards the middle and back of this field. My most likely path in most of my lineups will be to go with three drivers in the top tier and use the top-priced value tier plays as a pseudo-mid-tier this week. There are some options in the traditional mid-tier, but nothing that seems like a must-play.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Austin Cindric ($11,300)

Starting Position: 24th

Cindric led 34 laps at the spring race here but had the hopes of his first Darlington win dashed on a last-lap wreck. If you take Cindric’s average finish of 19.2 in five career races here at face value then you’ll be not getting the whole story. In five races here, Cindric has three finished of 12th or better, but he has two finished of 30th or worse which skew his average finish. Cindric is one of the favorites to win this race.

Denny Hamlin ($10,400)

Starting Position: 14th

Another one of the favorites in this race has to be Denny Hamlin driving the #54 car for Joe Gibbs Racing this weekend. Everyone who has gotten behind the wheel of this car has been successful and I don’t expect Hamlin to be any different. In his Xfinity career, Hamlin has dominated at Darlington with five wins, nine top 5’s, and twelve top 10’s in thirteen races. Last season Hamlin led 31 laps and finished 5th at this race. I think Hamlin is a must-play, but he falls just a smidge behind Cindric because of the ten starting positions between them.

Austin Dillon ($10,800)

Starting Position: 35th

Dillon is the elite place differential play in this race on Saturday. Even though he is the best place differential play Dillon won’t be a threat to win this race, but he should pull a top 10. This will be Dillon’s fourth different car he has driven in the Xfinity Series in 2021. He has fared well in all the previous three so I don’t see why this week should be any different. My only concern would be Dillon fighting through early traffic in the back.

Both Brandon Jones ($10,600 – P25) and Tyler Reddick ($10,200 – P28) will factor into my lineups on Saturday. They both offer up great place differential upside and should be lower owned pivots off of the previous three drivers mentioned above. Jones has a win here and Reddick has two top 10’s in three races with an average finish of 7th.

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Michael Annett ($8,100)

Starting Position: 19th

Annett is one of the only drivers in the mid-tier that looks playable on Saturday. Michael Annett comes in with back-to-back top 10’s at Darlington including his 7th place finish this season.

Brandon Brown ($7,600)

Starting Position: 23rd

Brown is probably the only other mid-tier driver I would consider in Saturday’s race. In his career, Brown has raced at Darlington six times with four top 20’s including his 13th and 17th place finishes last season. Brown is cheap enough where if he manages a top 15 on Saturday he will crush value.

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. BJ McLeod ($6,700) – P39: McLeod is a veteran driver who knows how to finish well at Darlington. In his last four races here, McLeod has three top 20 finishes and he finished 26th in this same car in May.
2. Colin Garrett ($6,500) – P31: Garrett isn’t a veteran driver and has only raced at Darlington once, but he is in some good equipment. I like his upside for GPP’s
3. Mason Massey ($4,500) – P26: Massey is the 2Lock special in this race, meaning he is the lowest priced driver but has some good upside. Massey will be in the #17 for Rick Ware racing. This car has done well the majority of the season and I think Massey can manage a low 20’s finish.
4. Ryan Ellis ($5,800) – P36: Ellis ran this same car earlier this season and finished 16th. I don’t think a 16th place finish can be duplicated on Saturday but for sure he could finish top 25.
5. Ryan Vargas ($4,900) – P27: Ever since JD Motorsports swapped Landon Cassill for Vargas in the #6 car Vargas has been excelling. I really like the upside of Vargas and a top 20 is definitely in the cards.
6. Kyle Weatherman ($6,000) – P37: Weatherman has not been good at Darlington. In his two career races here but he is cheap and starts really far back so he is viable.
7. Timmy Hill ($5,200) – P29: Hill is super cheap and is a potential top 25 car. In his last three races here, Hill has finishes of 22nd or 23rd.
8. Jesse Little ($5,800) – P34: Little finished 18th at this race last season, and earlier this season he finished 32nd. If Little can land somewhere between those two finishes I will be happy.

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the Xfinity series for the 2021 season! If you’ve been with us before then, you know the drill, but welcome if you are new to WinDaily Sports or my NASCAR content! I break down the field each week and give you my favorite plays for each race in three different price categories.

Make sure to check out my NASCAR DFS Tutorial to make sure you are ready and understand how I break down the races and build lineups (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-pit-stop-2021-introduction-to-nascar-dfs/). You will notice that all pricing is for DraftKings in these articles since they are the only site with contests for all three series (Trucks, Xfinity, Cup) and the site I mainly play on. All plays in the Cup Series article will translate to FanDuel if that is where you play.

Welcome to Daytona week, where the only thing that really matters is place differential. This week is different than any other oval or road course. High speeds, blocking, and drafting will lead to many, many wrecks. In the opening race of the 2021 season only 22 cars of the 40 that started the race finished. These wrecks that destroy multiple cars tend to happen in the front of the field because drivers are fighting for position so this is why we will generally play the place differential game.

Going back to the opening race of the season in the Xfinity Series nobody who started higher than 15th was in the six in DKFP.

Leaving Salary on the Table:

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

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

When it comes to dominators this week there are actually some serious options. We will still be leaving salary on the table, at least in the build I will be leading you to with this article. I don’t think we have to leave almost $9,000 like was optimal in February, but you could realistically leave $2-3,000 on the table.

Chase Briscoe ($11,500)

Starting Position: 37th

Briscoe is going to be the chalk option on this slate but with reason. Briscoe is back in the #99 for BJ McLeod, this is the same car that he drove to a 6th place finish at Charlotte earlier this season. Because of his place differential upside, I thought DraftKings would’ve priced him higher, but they made him easily playable. This is a situation where you just need to eat the chalk and lock Briscoe into your lineups.

JJ Yeley ($9,200)

Starting Position: 34th

Yeley has been good in the #17 for Rick Ware Racing this season finishing at least 24th in all seven races he has run in the car. This is another example where we will probably have a popular driver, but for the place differential Yeley offers he is a safe upside play. I want to lock in the safer plays in this tier, get the drivers who offer the safest floors, and find a way to be different in the lower tiers.

Brandon Brown ($10,100)

Starting Position: 31st

Brown is a little overpriced but I think could keep his ownership down on Friday. Other options in this tier will garner more usage but probably not with the potential and track history that Brown has. Since 2019 (5 races), Brown has an average finish of 12.6 at Daytona with his worst finish coming in this race last year where he wrecked and finished 26th. Earlier this season here Brown finished 6th, so we know the upside is there, now we just need him to avoid the big ones and get us a top 10.

Other Options: Myatt Snider ($9,600 – P23), Sam Mayer ($10,400 -P22), Daniel Hemric ($10,700 – P21), Jason White ($9,000 – P35)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Austin Cindric ($8,800)

Starting Position: 14th

Cindric either has a top 10, or he wrecks at Daytona. In his seven starts at Daytona in the Xfinity Series, Cindric has a win, three top 5’s, four top 10’s but also has three finishes of 25th or worse. I don’t plan on using too many drivers from this tier, and in my main build I won’t have any, but Cindric is far and away the best option in this tier.

Landon Cassill ($7,400)

Starting Position: 26th

While his previous history track history here isn’t great, Cassill is having a good season and offers decent upside. Cassill has the experience that the majority of this field doesn’t and that should help him avoid most of the carnage. Cassill did end up wrecking out in February here, but he still finished 23rd because he was able to make it through until getting caught up in the last wreck of the race.

Christopher Bell ($8,900)

Starting Position: 15th

Bell and Cindric kind of fit the same mold this week, both are priced in the $8,000 range and start in the middle of the pack. Both Bell and Cindric are also safe-ish pivots off of the chalkier $9K plays in the top tier. Bell has run four races in the Xfinity Series here and outside of his first race where he wrecked 11 laps in he has never finished lower than 6th.

Other Options: Alex Labbe ($7,000 – P25), Justin Haley ($8,600 – P9)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Timothy Viens ($5,500) – P40: Viens starts dead last and is cheap, what’s not to love?
2. Spencer Boyd ($5,300) – P38: Another driver who starts in the back and is cheap. Are you starting to notice a trend?
3. Caesar Bacarella ($6,000) – P36: Bacarella is a superspeedway “ringer” who has top 20 upside.
4. David Starr ($6,500) – Since 2018 (5 races) Starr has three top 20’s at Daytona and wrecked in his other two races.
5. Joe Graf Jr. ($6,100) – P39: Graf has only finished once in four races at Daytona, which was earlier this season. Starting 39th we just need Graf to avoid a few wrecks and he should be good for a top 25.
6. Colby Howard ($6,300) – P33: Howard finished 12th at this race here last season. I don’t expect this type of finished from Howard, but a top 20 would be more than enough to make value.
7. Kyle Weatherman ($5,200) – P28: Weatherman is usually our road course value play, but this week he is here once again. At the first race at Daytona this season Weatherman finished 15th. Weatherman is cheap and starts far enough back to be worth a shot.
8. Mason Massey ($5,700) – P30: Massey has never raced at Daytona but he does have two races at Talladega. In those two races, Massey has finished of 20th and 27th.

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the Xfinity series for the 2021 season! If you’ve been with us before then, you know the drill, but welcome if you are new to WinDaily Sports or my NASCAR content! I break down the field each week and give you my favorite plays for each race in three different price categories.

Make sure to check out my NASCAR DFS Tutorial to make sure you are ready and understand how I break down the races and build lineups (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-pit-stop-2021-introduction-to-nascar-dfs/). You will notice that all pricing is for DraftKings in these articles since they are the only site with contests for all three series (Trucks, Xfinity, Cup) and the site I mainly play on. All plays in the Cup Series article will translate to FanDuel if that is where you play.

After two weeks at road courses, the Xfinity Series is finally back racing on an oval. It has been two years since the Xfinity Series was at Michigan and the previous winner just happens to be in the field on Saturday. Tyler Reddick ($10,500) led just 11 laps but ended up in victory lane followed by another driver in this race, Noah Gragson ($9,000). Both of these drivers are in play for me again on Saturday, but there are a couple of drivers who I think are better options.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Ty Gibbs ($11,000)

Starting Position: 10th

It has come to the point where if Ty Gibbs is in the race, he will be in the article. I don’t care he is $11,000, I will be playing Gibbs on Saturday. He has the potential to win in any race he is in and has great place differential upside this week. I think he will be popular, but with Cindric being priced $1,000 cheaper that may lower his ownership some.

Brandon Jones ($9,400)

Starting Position: 24th

I anticipate that people will overlook Jones based on his recent performances with three finishes of 36th or worse in his last four races. While I do consider current form when building lineups, I also look at the track record. Jones has been great at Michigan in his four races here, including last year when he finished 6th. In his four career races here, Jones has three top 10’s and his worse finish is 18th. Jones presents us with some really great value when you combine his place differential upside and price.

Tyler Reddick ($10,500)

Starting Position: 22nd

As I already mentioned, Reddick won the last time the Xfinity Series was at Michigan in 2019. Reddick also has finishes of 7th and 13th in his previous races here before 2019. I don’t know if I see Reddick as a contender for the win in this car, but he is definitely a candidate for a top 10. I am not sure what his ownership will be, but I think he may come in a little low-owned because I think Gibbs and Cindric get the majority of ownership in this price tier.

Daniel Hemric ($9,800)

Starting Position: 7th

Hemric is having his best season as a professional in 2021 and has a legitimate shot at his first career NASCAR win in this race. In two previous races here at Michigan in the Xfinity Series, Hemric has 12th (2017) and 2nd (2018) and both of those races were in the RCR #21, now that he is in JGR equipment he has shown how good he is.

As always when it comes to the Xfinity Series I will have exposure to Austin Cindric ($10,000). He starts on the pole and could lead a lot of laps here. I see a few different paths with him in your builds. You can use him with Gibbs and Jones, or with Reddick and Gibbs but you will have to get creative with the value plays.

Other Options: Josh Berry ($9,200 – P17): I would prefer Berry be under $9K, but he is in the #1 for the injured Annett this week and should contend for a top 10, Justin Allgaier ($10,200 – P7), Noah Gragson ($9,000 – P4), Bubba Wallace ($11,500 – P36): VERY expensive, but starts 36th and has some big upside. His equipment is not great but he has the ability to get more out of it than Austin Hill typically does.

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Ryan Sieg ($7,400)

Starting Position: 23rd

With all the high salaries we want to roster in the top tier we need to find some value to put with them, enter Ryan Sieg. Before he finishes 32nd last week, Sieg had a string of races where he finished 18th or better in 7 of 8 races. In his career here at Michigan, Sieg has finished 19th or better in all 6 races and has three top 15 finishes. Sieg is the best combination of salary and upside in this tier to pair with our Gibbs/Reddick or Cindric builds.

Brett Moffitt ($8,100)

Starting Position: 20th

Moffitt has never run an Xfinity car here at Michigan, but he has raced five times in the Truck Series here. In those five races, Moffitt has performed well with four finishes inside the top 6, including 2 wins. Moffitt is not really a threat to win, but he does have more experience than most with this track and that should give him an advantage. As long as his car stays healthy, I see Moffitt coming away with a top 10 on Saturday

Both AJ Allmendinger ($8,900 – P2) and Justin Haley ($8,700 – P3) are good pivots off of Brandon Jones and are ways to get exposure to potential dominator points. Allmendinger has never run an Xfinity car at Michigan, and Haley has only raced here once (10th place in 2019) but they are both in great equipment and could push Cindric for the early lead in this race. Both should be in and around the top 5 all day and with their salaries being under $9K they can fall back a few positions and still hit value.

Other Options: Jeb Burton ($8,300 – P12), Sam Mayer ($8,500 – P16), Brandon Brown ($7,600 – P25),

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Bayley Currey ($5,400) P39: Start second to last, he is cheap and can’t really hurt you. Currey is the value we need for those top tier drivers.
2. Ryan Varags ($4,800) P35: Varags only has one finish outside the top 30 in his last 10 races, and has top 25 upside on Saturday. For this salary he is one of the best FPTS/$ play on the slate.
3. Jesse Little ($5,000) P33: Little has some upside but is riskier than the two drivers above him
4. Colin Garrett ($6,000) P29: Garrett has only one Xfinity race this season, but he did finish 15th at Talladega in the spring
5. Caesar Bacarella ($5,300) P34: Decent value starting from P34, with top 30 upside. Bacarella is a “superspeedway” specialist and has an average finish of 26.8 at similar tracks.
6. Jeremy Clements ($6,800) P11: Clements will probably fall back a few spots, but a top 15 is possible. In his last 8 races, Clements has seven finishes of 16th or better.
7. Colby Howard ($6,500) P38: DK did a smart thing and priced these guys starting at the back up this week, but if you have the salary, or want to avoid the mid tier, Howard is a nice option.
8. Jade Buford ($5,500) P19: I know we have been hurt by him this season, but he has enough quality finishes where I am willing to go back. Buford has eight top 21 finishes in his last 10 races, I like that consistency.

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the Xfinity series for the 2021 season! If you’ve been with us before then, you know the drill, but welcome if you are new to WinDaily Sports or my NASCAR content! I break down the field each week and give you my favorite plays for each race in three different price categories.

Make sure to check out my NASCAR DFS Tutorial to make sure you are ready and understand how I break down the races and build lineups (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-pit-stop-2021-introduction-to-nascar-dfs/). You will notice that all pricing is for DraftKings in these articles since they are the only site with contests for all three series (Trucks, Xfinity, Cup) and the site I mainly play on. All plays in the Cup Series article will translate to FanDuel if that is where you play.

Stop me if you heard this before, this week the Xfinity Series is at a road course. This is the sixth time the Xfinity Series will be at a road course this season. Ty Gibbs ($10,300) is the only driver in this field with more than one victory at a road course this season (Kyle Busch has 2 as well). Austin Cindric ($10,500) has yet to win at a road course, so some would say he is due. Cindric has three top 5’s in the previous five road courses in 2021. Cindric and AJ Allmendinger ($10,400) are both pulling double duty and running both Xfinity and Cup Series races. Allmendinger has a victory at Mid-Ohio this season, and earlier this week AJ said that this track runs similar to Road America where he finished 4th and led 12 laps.

All three of these drivers are in play on Saturday, but they also will most likely be very popular so I am not looking to stack them together. After we see the qualifying results I will decide who I want to focus on building around and post that in discord. Since I think the strategy for most will be to jam in as many of Cindric/AJ/Gibbs as they can and get stuck with bad value drivers I want to go a different path.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Justin Haley ($9,400)

Single Lap Practice Rank: 3rd

Haley is a driver who tends to run well at road courses but gets overlooked for the “bigger” names. Since 2020, Haley has two top 5’s and six top 10’s in nine road course races. At this track, last season Haley finished 2nd after starting 11th and this season at Road America he finished 10th. Haley was at the top of the leaderboard for a good portion of Friday’s practice session and depending on where he qualifies could present some great value on Saturday.

Kevin Harvick ($10,100)

Single Lap Practice Rank: 4th

Harvick has run two races this season in the Xfinity Series (both road courses) and has finished 4th and 6th respectively. At Road America, Harvick came home 6th after starting 20th. In Friday’s practice, Harvick ran only 12 laps but did have the 4th fastest lap which came at the end of his session which bodes well for the long-run ability of this car. We should see a lot of long runs in this race based on last year where there were only three cautions outside of the stage breaks.

Sam Mayer ($9,000)

Single Lap Practice Rank: 2nd

Mayer was really happy with his car after practice and I am not surprised seeing as he was less than two tenths off the top practice lap. Mayer has run two road courses (both in 2021) in the Xfinity Series and has one top ten (last week). At Road America, Mayer was running well at the start, but got caught up in a wreck on lap 12 and was done. If Mayer’s car is as good as it looked in practice we should easily see a second straight top 10 this week.

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Alex Labbe ($7,200)

Single Lap Practice Rank: 10th

Labbe is someone we regularly turn to for road courses and he rarely disappoints. Last season at Indianapolis RC, Labbe finished 8th after starting 20th. Labbe did not have a good week last week (39th), but if you take that finish out he has an average finish of 18.5 in the other four road course races this season. If Labbe’s car can live up to the top 10 practice speed he could find himself in the optimal lineup.

Jeb Burton ($7,700)

Single Lap Practice Rank: 8th

Before this season Jeb Burton has never had a top 10 in the Xfinity Series at a road course, this season he has three in five races. Kaulig Racing has one of the best road course programs in the series and it shows how good they are with Burton’s finishes this season. Last week Burton drove himself to an 8th place finish at Watkins Glen and with the speed he showed on practice on Friday I expect a fourth top 10 this week.

Andy Lally ($8,300)

Single Lap Practice Rank: 20th

Lally is a road course ringer and has run four races this season with an average finish of 16.8. That number is skewed a little by his 31st place finish at the Daytona Road Course. If you take out that poor finish Lally has an average finish of 12th. Lally did not look great in practice, but depending on where he qualifies he could be a solid play.

Other Options: JJ Yeley ($7,400), Austin Dillon ($8,700), Michael Annett ($8,100)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Sage Karam ($6,800)
2. Brandon Brown ($5,200)
3. Will Rodgers ($5,500)
4. Jeremy Clements ($6,300)
5. Kyle Weatherman ($4,500)
6. Matt Jaskol ($5,400)
7. Josh Williams ($4,900)
8. Josh Bilicki ($6,900)

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the Xfinity series for the 2021 season! If you’ve been with us before then, you know the drill, but welcome if you are new to WinDaily Sports or my NASCAR content! Each week, I break down the field and give you my favorite plays for each race in three different price categories.

Make sure to check out my NASCAR DFS Tutorial to make sure you are ready and understand how I break down the races and build lineups (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-pit-stop-2021-introduction-to-nascar-dfs/). You will notice that all pricing is for DraftKings in these articles since they are the only site with contests for all three series (Trucks, Xfinity, Cup) and the site I mainly play on. All plays in the Cup Series article will translate to FanDuel if that is where you play.

Welcome back, everyone! After a hiatus because of the Summer Olympics NASCAR is finally back at the track this weekend. This weekend all three series are at Watkins Glen International Raceway in upstate New York, a 3.4-mile road course featuring 11 turns.

The last time the Xfinity Series was here at Watkins Glen Austin Cindric ($10,100) went to victory lane (to no one’s surprise) and AJ Allmendinger ($10,300) finished second but was disqualified following post-race inspection. Once again, both Cindric and Allmendinger are the favorites to win this race on Saturday and both will be in the majority of my builds. We do have two Cup Serie regulars stepping down in Erik Jones ($10,600) and Austin Dillon ($9,900). Neither is probably a threat to win, but both should be given consideration when building lineups.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

AJ Allmendinger ($10,300)

Starting Position: 6th

I went back and forth between AJ and Austin Cindric on who should be the top play and it came down to the place differential for me. It may be minimal but the difference between starting 2nd and 6th could be all we need for a takedown. Now, cards on the table, I plan on playing both of Allmendinger and Cindric together some, but if you can only afford one, go Dinger.

Austin Cindric ($10,100)

Starting Position: 2nd

Even though I do say we don’t need to chase dominator points in low-lap races like this that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try and get the points where we can. Cindric could and should get the lead early from Allgaier and lead the early portion of this race. I don’t need to go over the credentials for Cindric on road courses, just know he is dominant at these types of tracks and should be again on Saturday.

Ty Gibbs ($10,500)

Starting Position: 15th

With how well the youngster has performed at road courses this season, I could have put Gibbs as the top play on this slate, but I think WGI is challenging and could give Gibbs some fits early on. Now, with that being said, I do see a path to using all three of these drivers I’ve mentioned together and that could potentially be the optimal build for this race. Gibbs has two top 5’s at road courses this season and I see him getting his third top 5 at a road course on Saturday.

Austin Dillon ($9,900)

Starting Position: 33rd

Dillon will be in the #23 for Our Motorsports this weekend and will hope to duplicate the performances his brother has had in this car in 2021. Ty Dillon has two top 10 finishes this season in the #23 and you can bet that Austin will want to one-up his brother. This is not a great car, but when there is a capable driver like Austin Dillon behind the wheel it can perform with the top half of the series. I really love the potential upside of this car on Saturday and I will look to Dillon as a potential pivot off of one of the three mentioned above.

Other Options: Erik Jones ($10,600 – P36), Sam Mayer ($9,700 – P23), Brandon Jones ($9300 – P21), Noah Gragson ($9,500 – P11)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

I am going to do something very different with this tier this week since there is a group of drivers all in similar starting positions and similarly priced. Instead of breaking them down individually I will list them (in salary order) and give a small blurb about them. It will basically come down to you picking your 2-3 dominators above, a cheap value piece, and then potentially 2 of these 5 drivers.

• Josh Bilicki ($7,500 – P30): Bilicki is a good road course driver with an average finish of 18.8 in 5 road course races since 2020.
• Preston Pardus ($7,400 – P36): Pardus is a road course ringer and should push for a top 20 on Saturday. If you take out the Daytona Road Course this season where he wrecked, Pardus has an average finish of 18.3 with two top 15’s. All things being equal, save the $100 and go Pardus over Bilicki.
• Alex Labbe ($7,200 – P26): Since 2020, Labbe has run eight road course races and has two top 10’s. Labbe also has an average finish 16th place. I think Labbe is probably my favorite play in this group. At Watkins Glen, Labbe has finishes of 16th and 19th in two races.
• Kyle Tilley ($7,100 – P37): Tilley has very little experience in NASCAR (two Cup Series races), but is a skilled veteran at these types of tracks. If you can’t get up to a Labbe or Pardus, Tilley is a solid pivot.
• Michael Munley ($7,000 – P34): Munley is a 14 year veteran and a road course specialist making his NASCAR debut. He has a decent car and the place differential upside is there. Munley is probably my least favorite of thee five, but if you can’t get higher than his price, I do not hate using him.

Other Options: Justin Haley ($8,700 – P5), Harrison Burton ($8,500 – P4), Michael Annett ($7,700 – P18), Justin Allgaier ($8,900 – P1)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Stephen Leicht ($6,300 – P40) – Leicht will be tough to fit in three dominator builds but I will try to make it work. Since 2020, Leicht has an average finish of 23.8 in six road course races. If we can get that type of performance from him on Saturday he will be optimal for sure.
2. Kyle Weatherman ($5,400 – P22) – Weatherman has performed really well at road courses this season and is cheap enough to finish around where he starts to make value. He has top 20 upside as well.
3. Jesse Little ($4,600 – P27) – Little is cheaper with similar upside to Weatherman.
4. David Smith ($5,900 – P38) – Smith is a road course veteran with no NASCAR experience. Starting 38th at under $6K leaves me wanting to take the risk on him. Smith will be in the #52 on Saturday, a car with top 25 upside.
5. Brandon Brown ($6,900 – P14) – Similar to Tanner Gray in the Truck Series, Brown is a low owned piece to use in 2 dominator builds.
6. Jade Buford ($5,600 – P16) – Buford is a pretty good road course driver and is having a pretty good run of later. I don’t love this play because of his starting spot but he will be low owned.
7. Matt Mills ($4,800 – P29) – Mills has been good at road courses in 2021 averaging a 22nd place finish. That is more than enough upside for his salary.
8. Kris Wright ($4,500 – P24) – Cheapest driver on the slate with some risk. Wright is a road course driver, but I worry that he could sink some really good lineups otherwise. If you want to take the risk, go for it, but just know that he is probably someone who will finish around 30th.

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the Xfinity series for the 2021 season! If you’ve been with us before then you know the drill, but if you are new the WinDaily Sports or to my NASCAR content, welcome! I break down the field each week and give you my favorite plays for each race in three different price categories.

Make sure to check out my NASCAR DFS Tutorial to make sure you are ready and understand how I break down the races and build lineups (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-pit-stop-2021-introduction-to-nascar-dfs/). You will notice that all pricing is for DraftKings in these articles since they are the only site with contests for all three series (Trucks, Xfinity, Cup) and the site I mainly play on. All plays in the Cup Series article will translate to FanDuel if that is where you play.

This week is the last NASCAR Xfinity Series race for a couple of weeks as the series takes off during the Olympics (thanks, TV contracts::eye roll emoji::). If you are like me and love short track racing then you won’t be disappointed this week. New Hampshire is a short flat track that is similar to Richmond and Phoenix. You can also look at Martinsville and Nashville but I will be focusing mainly on Richmond and Phoenix as comparables. There is not a lot of experience when it comes to the Xfinity Series regulars at New Hampshire so using data from other tracks will be important this week. Christopher Bell ($11,500) is the only driver in this race with a win here, but I will get into him more in his breakdown. One thing to take note of is that a Joe Gibbs driven car has won six straight Xfinity Series races here and nine of the last eleven. There are a few drivers in JGR Toyotas that I think can keep this streak alive on Saturday.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Christopher Bell ($11,500)

Starting Position: 14th

I just need to open by venting about how disrespectful DraftKings is being to Christopher Bell in this race. This man is a TWO-TIME winner and the ONLY previous winner in this race at Loudon. Bell is only priced $400 more than Allgaier and $800 more than Cindric while starting nine and ten places further back in the field. I expect Bell to be upwards of 75% owned because of this but I cannot in good conscience fade him. The man is perfect at this track. He has run two races here with wins in both and he led 279 of 400 laps. Bell also has four wins, six top 5’s, and seven top 10’s in ten races at Phoenix and Richmond in this series. I’m sorry but I cannot find a reason DK priced him so low and in the same breath I cannot find a reason not to roster Bell on Saturday as well.

Josh Berry ($10,400)

Starting Position: 21st

Berry is back in a JRM Chevy this week for the injured Michael Annett. This season Berry ran 12 races for JRM and outperformed all expectations. At Phoenix Berry wrecked out and finished 36th, but he did win in Martinsville and finished 4th in Nashville so as long as he can keep his car clean we should see a big DKFP total day from Berry. Like with Bell, Berry is too cheap for his upside and I expect at least a top 10 with top 5 upside for him on Saturday.

Brandon Jones ($10,100)

Starting Position: 23rd

Jones is the next Joe Gibbs car in this tier that I want to roster on Saturday. I don’t know if the 19 team can get to victory lane but they should be able to pick up another top 10. Jones has run four races at Loudon but has only finished lower than 11th once (wrecked out in 2017). In his two races in the 19, Jones has finished 6th and 9th. I think game log watchers will pass on Jones at this price and keep his ownership down. Jones is coming in off two poor finishes but prior to that he had five straight top 10’s.

Daniel Hemric ($9,800)

Starting Position: 13th

Hemric is having one of the best years of his career and it’s no coincidence that he is in the best equipment he’s ever been in. Hemric has run two races at New Hampshire (2017-18) and has an 11.5 average finish. I really think Hemric is another potentially low owned driver to pair with our Bell/Berry builds. When I look at similar tracks, Hemric has run well at both Richmond and Phoenix in his career. Hemric has seven top 10’s and five top 5’s in eleven races between the two tracks.

Other Options: Austin Cindric ($10,700 – P4),Noah Gragson ($9,100 – P3), Justin Allgaier ($11,100 – P4)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

JJ Yeley ($8,400)

Starting Position: 36th

Yeley is expensive this week but the upside is incredible for him this season in this car. So far in 2021, Yeley has run six races in the Rick Ware #17 with his worse finish being a 24th place at Martinsville. Yeley did run this car at Phoenix earlier this season and finished 13th there. Yeley has run nine races in the Xfinity Series at Loudon and outside of the two races he wrecked in, he has only finished lower than 17th once.

Jordan Anderson ($7,600)

Starting Position: 33rd

Like with Yeley, Anderson is priced up some and might be overlooked for bigger names this weekend. Anderson has good equipment and he was helped by Josh Berry and Tyler Reddick getting him points to qualify for this race. Anderson did run one race this season and finished 34th, but he did have issues with his car and finished 51 laps down. I think Anderson is a top 20 car on Saturday.

Brandon Brown ($7,500)

Starting Position: 22nd

Stop me if you’ve read this before, but Brown is having a great season for a small single car team. Brown has run one race at Loudon (2109) and he finished 16th. At Phoenix this season Brown had a 3rd place finish and overall he has run great in his career there too (12.9 avg finish). I really like Brown’s chances for a top 10 this week, but is purely a GPP play.

Other Options: Sam Mayer ($8,800 – P9), Riley Herbst ($8,000 – P12), Brendan Gdovic ($7,300 – P32)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Dexter Bean ($5,400) – P37: Bean can’t really hurt you at this price starting P37. I will probably be overweight on him and it scares me
2. Kyle Weatherman ($5,300) – P34: Weatherman has eight finishes of 28th or better in his last nine (excluding races he’s wrecked). Bean/Weatherman is a combo I will be using to fit three top tier drivers
3. Patrick Emerling ($6,700) -P24: Emerling is a Loudon “ringer”. This is home track and he has plenty of experience on this track that will definitely help him on Saturday.
4. CJ McLaughlin ($6,300) – P39: McLaughlin is on par with Emerling and Bean for me. If you need the salary savings go Bean, but if you can afford McLaughlin, go there.
5. Matt Mills ($4,800) – P27: I love Mills’ price, but his starting position scares me some. Mills does have 5 straight finishe of 26th or better, so maybe the risk is worth it with him.
6. Spencer Boyd ($5,200) – P40: Boyd starts dead last and is cheap, so why isn’t he higher on the list? He will most likely be the chalk value play and I would rather pay up for a chalk driver and find value drivers to be different. If you are playing cash, then Boyd is your man for the value tier.

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the Xfinity series for the 2021 season! If you’ve been with us before then you know the drill, but if you are new the WinDaily Sports or to my NASCAR content, welcome! I break down the field each week and give you my favorite plays for each race in three different price categories.

Make sure to check out my NASCAR DFS Tutorial to make sure you are ready and understand how I break down the races and build lineups (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-pit-stop-2021-introduction-to-nascar-dfs/). You will notice that all pricing is for DraftKings in these articles since they are the only site with contests for all three series (Trucks, Xfinity, Cup) and the site I mainly play on. All plays in the Cup Series article will translate to FanDuel if that is where you play.

Welcome (back) to Atlanta NASCAR! This is the first time the series has come back to a track for the second time in 2021. It is nice to have some stats from this season to go off when building lineups even though there are some drivers in different cars.

Earlier this season Martin Truex Jr. dominated this race but finished 2nd to Justin Allgaier ($10,600). This week Kyle Busch ($14,000) is in the #54 car that Truex drove to P2 but he will start from the pole and should dominate the early part of this race. This week DK did a good job pricing up Busch and making us decide to use him or not (more to come on that). Another Joe Gibbs car, Harrison Burton ($9,000) also ran really well here in the Spring and should be in for another solid day on Saturday.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Justin Allgaier ($10,600)

Starting Position: 8th

Allgaier may be from Illinois, but it seems like Atlanta is his second home. In his last nine races at Atlanta, Allgaier has one finish outside the top 11 and has four straight finishes of 6th or better. I think Allgaier will give Busch a run for the win on Saturday as he did with Truex in March.

Kyle Busch ($14,000)

Starting Position: 1st

Kyle Busch is expensive this week, good! It should keep his ownership down and make you have to decide if you can afford to play him (spoiler alert: YOU CAN). It’s not pretty, but you can build a three-dominator lineup with Busch in it. If you don’t love stars and scrubs builds you can definitely go with a two dominator build and get a little more balanced. I do think Busch leads a good amount of laps on Saturday and probably wins, but he is ranked 3rd in this tier in my opinion. It will take a lot for him to pay off his salary and I think that both Gragson and Allgaier have easier paths doing that. Busch does have six top 2 finishes in his last eight Atlanta races and has won his last two races here in the Xfinity Series

Josh Berry ($10,000)

Starting Position: 28th

Berry has run this #31 car for Jordan Anderson twice this season and both have resulted in top 10’s. In both races in this car Berry has started higher than 30th, now this week he starts 28th, but that doesn’t change his ability to get a top 10 again. Earlier this season while driving for JRM, Berry wrecked early and finished 38th so we can’t truly count that race.

Noah Gragson ($9,200)

Starting Position: 9th

Gragson is another JRM driver who has run well in every race he’s been in at Atlanta. In the Spring, Gragson started 30th but managed to finish 4th while running nearly 72% (117 laps) of the race in the top 15. Gragson has never finished outside the top 10 in his three career races here in Atlanta and has two straight top 5’s.

Austin Cindric ($11,000 – P4) is always a driver to consider and if you plan on running multiple lineups he is someone you can look to as a pivot off Busch. Cindric does not have great track history at Atlanta with only two top tens and an average finish of 11.5. It’s hard to doubt Cindric any week with the equipment and skill he possesses but I just think there may be better options for the salary this week.

Other Options: AJ Allmendinger ($10,300 – P3), Sam Mayer ($9,400 – P22), Harrison burton ($9,000 – P5), Ty Dillon ($9,700 – P30)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Jeremy Clements ($7,000)

Starting Position: 19th

Before 2019 this team did not run well here in Atlanta, but things changed in the last three seasons for Clements. Over his last three starts here Clements has managed three straight top 20 finishes and had his best career finish of 12th here in the Spring. Before having problems at Road America last week, Clements had rattled off three straight top 15’s as well. Clements actually comes in as the third-best FPTS/$ play on this slate behind Kyle and our top value play.

Santino Ferrucci ($8,000)

Starting Position: 25th

Ferrucci only has one start here at Atlanta and it was a 15th place finish in the Spring this year. In his five career Xfinity races, Ferrucci has only finished below 15th once so a top 15 seems very likely for the 26 team on Saturday. Ferrucci is relatively expensive, but if you are running two dominator builds he is a great low-owned pivot off guys like Brandon Jones, Justin Haley, or Daniel Hemric.

Brett Moffitt ($7,800)

Starting Position: 20th

Moffitt is a driver that nobody seems to play weekly, but he usually seems to have a good day. In his last six races, Moffitt has outscored his projection in half of those races. Earlier this season at Atlanta, Moffitt finished last (40th), but that was because he got involved in a wreck on lap 39. Moffitt was set for a solid day in that race running all 39 laps inside the top 15. In his only other race at Atlanta in the Xfinity Series, Moffitt finished 14th.

Other Options: Brandon Jones ($8,800 – P13), Daniel Hemric ($8,600 – P2), Justin Haley ($8,700 – P7)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Carson Ware (4,7000 – P26): Ware is the top FPTS/$ play on this slate and is too cheap for the equipment he is in
2. Jeffrey Earnhardt ($6,900 – P37): Highest priced value play, but has huge upside starting so far back
3. Colby Howard ($6,100 – P36): Howard has great track history at Atlanta (avge finish of 18th) and starts far enough back to destroy value today.
4. Landon Cassill ($6,800 – P21): Consistent and safe driver who will probably finish around where he starts and make value
5. Bayley Currey ($5,900 – P39): Similar to Earnhardt he starts at the back and has some upside for the price.
6. David Starr ($5,100 – P35): Starr is not a pretty play, but he is cheap and has top 25 upside on Saturday.
7. Jade Buford ($5,400 – P27): Buford has been running well of late, and could be a top 20 threat if things break his way.

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the Xfinity series for the 2021 season! If you’ve been with us before then you know the drill, but if you are new the WinDaily Sports or to my NASCAR content, welcome! I break down the field each week and give you my favorite plays for each race in three different price categories.

Make sure to check out my NASCAR DFS Tutorial to make sure you are ready and understand how I break down the races and build lineups (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-pit-stop-2021-introduction-to-nascar-dfs/). You will notice that all pricing is for DraftKings in these articles since they are the only site with contests for all three series (Trucks, Xfinity, Cup) and the site I mainly play on. All plays in the Cup Series article will translate to FanDuel if that is where you play.

This weekend, the Xfinity Series heads to Wisconsin, specifically Elkhart Lake, between Milwaukee and Green Bay. Road America is a long and storied track that will be hosting its 12th ever Xfinity race here on Saturday. There will be four previous winners (Cindric, Allgaier, Clements, and Allmendinger) in the field so there is no lack of experience in the field for this race.

Both Kyle Busch ($10,900) and Kevin Harvick ($9,900) will be in the field for Saturday’s race trying to get some experience for their Cup Series race on Sunday. I honestly believe they are both severely underpriced by DraftKings which will lead to some pretty massive ownership. While I am not happy about the pricing and the potential ownership it would be ill-advised of me to not suggest that you play these drivers on Saturday.

Lastly, this is a live practice and qualifying race on Saturday so all of these plays will be based on how the cars ran in practice on Friday. Make sure you are in the WinDaily Sports Discord on Saturday after 12:30 EDT to see my updates.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Kyle Busch ($10,900)

Single Lap Practice Rank: 7th

This will be Kyle’s first time on the track at Road America, which is why he is running in this race, but he has become somewhat of a road course expert in this season. Busch already has a win in his only road course race this season in the Xfinity Series, COTA, where he led 35 of 46 laps. I really think DraftKings mispriced Busch this week, he should around the $12K mark, but here we are with him over a thousand dollars cheaper. Busch will be chalk, but I don’t think you can fade him in any type of contest this week.

Austin Cindric ($10,700)

Single Lap Practice Rank: 1st

Cindric is one of the best road course racers in the Xfinity Series and how well he ran in practice should be a threat for the pole. With only 45 laps in this race, we aren’t chasing dominator points but if we can get them why not try. Since 2019 in the Xfinity Series, Cindric has run 11 races on road courses and he has four wins, nine top 5’s, and ten top 10’s. Cindric has an average finish of 3.7 and has led 181 laps.

Justin Allgaier ($9,500)

Single Lap Practice Rank: 3rd

Allgaier is not necessarily known as a road course specialist, but he does have a good track record over the past three seasons. In eleven road course races, Allgaier has three top 5′ and seven top 10’s. If Allgaier ends up on the pole or in the top 3 I may back off him some, but I could see him coming at very low ownership. With all the names pilled up above him in the field, Allgaier will quite possibly be overlooked and we need to take advantage of that on Saturday. Allgaier’s salary is perfect to pair with a Cindric/Busch build and still have plenty of salary remaining to build a lineup you can feel confident in.

A.J Allmendinger ($10,300) was fourth in practice on Friday and will be a threat, as always, on a road course. I think A.J. will carry some ownership like he usually does on this type of track. Allmendinger will be in my player pool on Saturday but I think there are some better choices.

Ty Gibbs ($10,500)

Single Lap Practice Rank: 6th

Gibbs will be in the #81 for Joe Gibbs this weekend, their 5th entry into this race and how can you deny running a car with Gibbs in it. This season Gibbs has run two road course races and has finished top 5 in both. Included in these was his FIRST CAREER race in the Xfinity Series where he led 14 laps on his way to victory lane. One build that will be very different in my opinion will be running Busch/Cindric/Gibbs together. I don’t think people will want to run a stars and scrubs type of build but there is enough value in that tier to make this work.

Other Options: Kevin Harvick ($9,900) – Harvick wasn’t fast in practice (22nd), but I need to see where he qualifies before I decide if I want to use him. Daniel Hemric ($9,300) – Top 5 practice speed, another of the Gibbs cars that could be a factor Saturday. Kaz Grala ($9,100) – Road course ringer in the #31 for Jordan Anderson, had top 20 speed in practice.

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Alex Labbe ($7,200)

Single Lap Practice Rank: 9th

How do we get the three of the top tier drivers I mentioned you ask, well enter Alex Labbe. On a normal oval track, I would be wary of using Labbe at this price, but Labbe is another road course specialist. In his career, Labbe has eight top 10 finishes in 95 races, half of those top 10’s came in his 13 road course races. Labbe has an average finishing position of 14.3 in those 13 road course races. We see that Labbe showed top 10 speed so we know he has that potential. Labbe could be a key driver in three dominator builds for us on Saturday.

Jeb Burton ($7,600)

Single Lap Practice Rank: 2nd

Burton is another driver not known as a road course driver, but this season something clicked for him. In three races at similar tracks this season, Burton has two top 10’s and a top 5 which were all firsts for him. Burton has never run here at Elkhart Lake, but he showed he can handle this track on Friday in practice by running second to Cindric by under a second. Burton is a piece I want to use in Busch/Cindric/Allgaier builds on Saturday.

Andy Lally ($7,800)

Single Lap Practice Rank: 13th

Maybe I am showing my local Long Island bias (Northport) here, but I think Lally is another great play come Saturday. Lally is solely a road course racer in the Xfinity Series, and the stats show why. He has run 16 races in his career, but more specifically Lally has run four races here at Road America. In his four races, Lally has three top 10’s, a top 5, and an average finish of 9.3 with his lowest finish being 15th.

Other Options: Justin Haley ($8,900) – Solid road course driver, but needs a great day to pay off his price. Preston Pardus ($7,700) – Good road course driver, if you can’t get to Lally, Pardus is a good pivot.

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Myatt Snider ($6,900) – Fast in practice, too cheap for the upside
2. Jeremy Clements ($6,500) – Top 10 speed, WAY too cheap if qualifies outside the top 10. A previous winner here as well
3. Ryan Ellis ($5,800) – Ellis has five races here at Road America, but his average finish is deceiving with 2 DNF’s in his first two races here. Since those races, Ellis has finished 21st or better in all three. Ellis was 18th on practice on Friday
4. Jade Buford ($6,100) – 19th here last season, top 15 in practice. I like the potential upside here
5. Matt Jaskol ($4,500) – Finished 20th in practice on Friday. Jaskol also finished 19th in his only career road course race this season in this same car. As the lowest priced driver in the field, he is worth a look in three dominator builds, especially if he qualifies poorly
6. Kyle Weatherman ($5,300) – Weatherman will most likely be low owned but he has top 25 potential. I need to see where he starts before I add him to my player pool but he did finish 21st here last season and has a career avg finish of 22nd on road courses.
7. Spencer Pumpelly ($5,900) – Finished 19th in his only career Xfinity race at COTA this season. Ran a top 20 lap in practice on Friday.

*** As always with qualifying races PLEASE make sure to check discord before building lineups. I will update with any changes in there ONLY since I will be at work post qualifying.***

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