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 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.

NASCAR DFS: Xfinity Series

This weekend we have a rare Sunday Xfinity Series race as they play opener for the Cup Series’ second race at Pocono in two days. Pocono is a long 2.5-mile triangular race track and because of this we only have 90 laps. With there being so few laps, we will not need to hunt for dominator points but look more towards place differential and finishing positions.

This week we have an Xfinity Series only field with no full-time Cup Series drivers “invading”. Josh Berry ($10,200) is no longer driving the #8 JR Motorsports and will be in the #31 for Jordan Anderson while the ultra-talented, yet young, Sam Mayer ($10,000) will be in the 8 for the majority of the season going forward.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Ty Gibbs ($10,800)

Starting Position: 14th

Gibbs is another huge upside driver on Sunday (are you starting to see a trend with this tier?) and he could be the second-highest owned driver after Cindric this week. In his limited races this season, Gibbs has only one finish outside the top 5, an 18th place finish at Darlington. Gibbs will be a threat to win again on Sunday (his 3rd of the season) and if he can outrace Cindric he could find himself in victory lane once again.

Austin Cindric ($11,000)

Starting Position: 13th

Cindric is the reigning Xfinity champion and the class of the field most weeks (depending on if Kyle is racing), and this week should be no different. Last year Cindric was involved in a wreck halfway through the Pocono race and ended up 29th, but in his two other starts before 2020, he was great. Cindric didn’t lead a bunch of laps in those races, only 7 combined, but he managed to finish 4th and 7th respectively. I expect Cindric to be the chalk of this tier, but starting 13th he offers the best upside in this tier…or does he?

Sam Mayer ($10,000)

Starting Position: 20th

Mayer is one the most talented young drivers in the sport and we can look forward to him and Ty Gibbs ($10,800) battling it out for wins and titles for many years to come. This week Mayer takes over where Josh Berry left off in the #8 for JRM and will hopefully be able to keep up the pace that Berry has set for this team. Mayer literally turns 18 the day before this race (does this count as a birthday adjacent narrative Brian?) and has never raced above the Truck Series before, but he has shined in his 12 races there. Mayer has only 2 finishes below 18th, has one win, two top 5’s, and four top 10’s. If you take out his two poor finishes at the Daytona road course and Martinsville, Mayer’s average finish is 11.3 (19.5 with them) and he is stepping up in equipment big time. Combined his upside and talent on Sunday and I really like the possibility for a big day for Mayer.

Josh Berry ($10,200)

Starting Position: 33rd

Like I mentioned early, Berry had a great run in the #8 for JRM but that is over for this season as Mayer takes over. With that being said, Berry isn’t done in as he hops in the #31 for Jordan Anderson for the second time this season. Berry has great place differential upside this week which will be what pays off his huge price tag. Earlier this season Berry drove this car to an 8th place finish at Mid Ohio. If we can get a similar finish on Sunday then Berry will pay off that tag

** I plan to roster 3 of the above drivers in every lineup I build, but I will not force it. I will however have at least 2 in every lineup because there is so much value that it will be easy to do.**

Other Options: Daniel Hemric ($9,700 – P6), Harrison Burton ($9,300 – P1), AJ Allmendinger ($9,500 – P3)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Brandon Brown ($8,400)

Starting Position: 24th

I am happy to see that DraftKings priced Brown up this week which will hopefully keep his ownership down on Sunday. Last week Brown had a good run going when he had brake issues which led to his 33rd place finish. Before last week Brown had three top 10’s in his last five races and four finishes of 13th or better. Last season at Pocono Brown had an oil tank issue which led to him only running 7 laps and finishing 33rd, but in 2019 Brown started 27th and ended up 13th. Like I mentioned, I think Brown’s price keeps his ownership down which I love because I think he gets it back together this weekend.

Myatt Snider ($7,300)

Starting Position: 19th

Snider had a hot start to the 2021 season but it has all seemingly fallen apart for the young driver. Even though he has been mired in a slump, coming to Pocono could be the cure. In two starts at Pocono in two series Snider has run well finishing 4th last season in the Xfinity Series and 13th in 2019 in the Truck Series. Again, like with Clements, I think Snider is somewhat risky, but the potential and upside are there for a good GPP play. Snider will most likely go overlooked with game log watchers.

Justin Haley ($8,700)

Starting Position: 11th

Haley has been having a roller-coaster season in 2021, but he does have nine top 10’s in 14 races this season. Last season at Pocono, Haley did not have a great race when he finished 23rd. In 2019 Haley finished 9th at his first Pocono race. I would love to find some better options at a lower price in this tier, but the reality is the bottom of the mid-tier is not good and I don’t want to touch them (outside of the next driver). I will probably have some exposure to Haley, but he is not a priority. Haley knows he will be driving for Kaulig in the Cup Series in 2022. This news has him more relaxed which could help him perform better and put his mind at ease.

Other Options: Santino Ferrucci ($8,500 – P26), Michael Annett ($8,000 – P8)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Jeffry Earnhardt ($5,600) – P38: Earnhardt is the top FPTS/$ play on this slate. Along with #2 on the list, Earnhardt is the optimal play in this tier according to the optimizer.
2. Carson Ware ($5,000) – P32: Ware has not driven an Xfinity car in 2021, but did have three races last season where he finished top 20 twice. On Sunday Ware will be in the #17 that J.J. Yeley and Cody Ware (Carson’s Brother) have driven to 13 top 25’s in 15 races.
3. Brett Moffitt ($6,700) – P17: Moffitt is underpriced in my opinion, but it is what it is and we will just take advantage of this mispricing. Last season in this same car Moffitt started P18 and finished 7th. I expect a similar outcome on Sunday. Moffitt has ten finishes of 17th or better this season and in 3 of the 5 times, he didn’t finish that high he either wrecked or had a mechanical issue.
4. Jade Buford ($5,900) – P29: Buford had his string of four straight top 20’s snapped last week when he wrecked out early. I love the potential place differential upside for Buford on Sunday for his cheap price tag.
5. Colby Howard ($5,200) – P37: Howard, like Earnhardt, starts far enough back that he can’t really hurt you. In his last seven races, Howard has finished top 30 in all seven and has one top 20 in that span as well.
6. Loris Hezemans ($4,600) – P39: Cheap and starts far enough back that he can’t hurt. I think a top 35 is the best we can hope for but he makes fitting three top-tier drivers super easy.
7. Joey Gase ($5,400) – P40: I am sure you are starting to see a trend here, we want the cheap guys who start towards the back. Gase is not my favorite in this tier, but he starts dead last and can only go up from here
8. Ryan Sieg ($6,900) – P12: Sieg is probably the most talented driver with the best car (next to Moffitt) in this tier and even though he starts high in the field there is some upside.

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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.

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

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

Harrison Burton ($9,500)

Starting Position: 3rd

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

AJ Allmendinger ($10,000)

Starting Position: 5th

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

Josh Berry ($9,000)

Starting Position: 22nd

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Riley Herbst ($7,600)

Starting Position: 20th

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

Brandon Jones ($8,800)

Starting Position: 7th

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

Ryan Sieg ($7,300)

Starting Position: 13th

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

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

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

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

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Josh Berry ($10,200)

Starting Position: 28th

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

Austin Cindric ($11,000)

Starting Position: 4th

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

Harrison Burton ($9,700)

Starting Position: 18th

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

Justin Allgaier ($9,900)

Starting Position: 16th

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Jeremy Clements ($7,100)

Starting Position: 20th

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

Michael Annett ($8,500)

Starting Position: 6th

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

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

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

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

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

AJ Allmendinger ($10,700)

Starting Position: 12th

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

Ty Gibbs ($10,400)

Starting Position: 2nd

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

Noah Gragson ($10,200)

Starting Position: 13th

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

Miguel Paludo ($9,300)

Starting Position: 29th

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Andy Lally ($8,900)

Starting Position: 27th

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

Preston Pardus ($7,900)

Starting Position: 39th

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

Alex Labbe ($7,400)

Starting Position: 16th

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

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

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

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

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Daniel Hemric ($9,300)

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

Austin Cindric ($10,500)

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

AJ Allmendinger ($9,800)

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Riley Herbst ($7,800)

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

Harrison Burton ($8,600)

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

Myatt Snider ($7,400)

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

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

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

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

Make sure you head to the Win Daily Sports Discord for up-to-date info and help directly from our pros! Head over to Twitter and give the @WinDailySports account and me (@MVecchio81) a follow for all things Fantasy Sports! You can find more FREE NASCAR content over at WinDailySports.com!

Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the Truck 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 all three of the top NASCAR Series head to Circuit of The Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas! This is the first time ANY of these Series will run here so there is no data for us to go back to, we just need to rely on past road course history for the drivers in these races

NASCAR DFS: COTA Breakdown

COTA is a fairly new track, less than 10 years old, and has hosted many of the world’s top series from Formula 1 to IndyCar and even motorcycle races. NASCAR is choosing to run the full 3.426-mile course which means there are not a lot of laps being run. In fact, the three series are running 42, 44, and 68 laps respectively, so dominator points will be at a premium in all three races. Typically, we look more at place differential and finishing position for points when we have races like this with very few laps.

NASCAR is also running same-day qualifying for the races this weekend. Because of this, I will not have starting positions listed in any of my articles this weekend so you need to check in with the NASCAR Discord channel, especially on Saturday, for updates regarding starting positions and any changes I need to make to my player pools.

Like with the Truck Series race before it on Saturday, we will have qualifying on Saturday morning Xfinity is scheduled to go off around 11:05 am EDT. We have five Cup Series regulars dropping down to run this race on Saturday. Two of the biggest names are Kyle Busch ($10,800) and Kevin Harvick ($9,900). I believe both Kyle and Kevin are running this race to pick up laps on this track so they have a head start heading into the Cup Series race on Sunday. There is a difference between the two though, Busch has a car that can win this race, while I am not sure Harvicks BJMM #5 can.

The other drivers dropping down to run this race are Cole Custer ($8,900), Tyler Reddick ($8,500), & Austin Dillon ($7,600). Like with Busch and Harvick I think these three are also just trying to have seat time on this track to get a jump start on their Cup race on Sunday.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Austin Cindric ($10,700)

No matter where Cindric qualifies he will be my favorite driver in the field on Saturday, even with the Cup ringers. Cindric was the fastest car in practice on Friday, barely beating out Daniel Hemric ($9,500). Cindric is a master of the road course and should be the favorite to win this race. In fourteen road course races, Cindric has 4 wins, 10 top 5’s, 11 top 10’s, and an average finish of 6.6. I have no problem paying this price for Cindric and I will have plenty of exposure to him.

AJ Allmendinger ($10,400)

Another dominant driver on road courses is Allmendinger. If anyone in this field can take down Cindric it will probably be Dinger. In just his Xfinity career, Allmendinger has four wins, nine top 5’s, and an average finish of 9.6 in 12 road course races. Allmendinger is a lock for a top 5 as well on Saturday and should end up in the bulk of my lineups as well.

Noah Gragson ($9,700)

Gragson is becoming one of the better road course racers in the Xfinity Series but is still looking for his first RC win. In nine road course races in the Xfinity Series, Gragson has eight top 10’s and six top 5’s. Gragson also has a 7.2 average finish on these types of tracks.

Other Options: Kyle Busch ($10,800), Justin Allgaier ($10,100), Daniel Hemric ($9,500), Kevin Harvick ($9,900)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Cole Custer ($8,900)

Custer is in the #17 that has been primarily been driven this season by JJ Yeley. This car has had some good finishes, considering it is a single-car team. I think Custer can easily pull a top 20 with this car, and with attrition, he could see a top 10. Custer has nine top 10’s and a top 5 in 11 races. Custer was 15th in practice on Friday.

Miguel Paludo ($8,200)

Paludo will be in the JRM #8 that has been piloted by Josh Berry of late. This is one of the top cars in the series and Paludo drove it to a 7th place finish at the Daytona RC earlier this season. Paludo had top 20 speed in practice but should really push for another top 10 on Saturday.

Alex Labbe ($7,800)

Labbe had one of the fastest cars in practice on Friday when he ran the 7th best lap. In 11 road course races, Labbe has four top 10 finishes and a top 5 while averaging a 14.1 average finish. Labbe’s 14.1 road course average is 6 positions better than his overall career average. If he can stay clean, I really think Labbe has top 10 potential on Saturday.

Other Options: Austin Dillon ($7,600), Brandon Jones ($8,700), Tyler Reddick ($8,500), Andy Lally ($8,300)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

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

1. Myatt Snider ($6,700) — WAY too cheap for top 15 upside
2. Spencer Pumpelly ($6,400)
3. Stephen Leicht ($4,800)
4. Bori Said ($6,500)
5. Preston Pardus ($6,300)
6. Tommy Joe Martins ($5,400)
7. Kris Wright ($4,500)
8. Brett Moffitt ($5,700)
9. Brandon Brown ($6,200)
10. Ryan Ellis ($5,800)

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

Make sure you head to the Win Daily Sports Discord for up-to-date info and help directly from our pros! Head over to Twitter and give the @WinDailySports account and me (@MVecchio81) a follow for all things Fantasy Sports! You can find more FREE NASCAR content over at WinDailySports.com!

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

Make sure to check out my NASCAR DFS Tutorial 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 that has contests for all three series (Trucks, Xfinity, Cup) and is the site I mainly play on. All plays in the Cup Series article will translate to FanDuel if that is where you play.

This week the NASCAR Xfinity Series hits the track at the Monster Mile for Drydene 200 from Dover, Delaware. Last week we had Justin Allgaier ($10,400) win from P16, but he wasn’t the highest-scoring driver, that distinction went to Josh Berry ($8,900) who finished 2nd. Even though Allgaier had twice as many fastest laps, led 2 more laps, and won but Berry started 8 spots further back and that was the difference. I bring this up because there are days where you don’t need to roster a race winner to have the highest-scoring driver in your lineup, but this week probably won’t be one of those weeks.

Dover International Speedway Breakdown:

Dover has a tendency to produce semi boring races where one driver can just completely dominate a race and that was the case in 2020. Last season in both races a Dover one driver led more than 50% of the laps in each race. In the first race in 2020 here, Allgaier led 120 laps (60% of the race), and in the second race, Chase Briscoe led 107 laps (53.5% of the race). In both races, having the winner was key to cashing and potentially a takedown.

Looking at both races from last season, only 2 drivers in both races finished inside the top 10 while starting outside the top 16. Both of those instances happened in the first race when Jeb Burton (P27) and Justin Haley (P22) finished 7th and 8th respectively. The last little tidbit about Dover I have for you is one to reinforce the fact it is difficult to pass the leaders here. In race 2 last season at Dover there were only 11 green flag passes for the led, and there were even fewer in race 1, just four. Take a track like Phoenix where there was 24 green flag passes for the lead in 2020 and you can see how important getting the dominator right is on Saturday.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Austin Cindric ($11,000)

Starting Position: 16th

I predict that Cindric will be the highest owned driver on the slate, but also could easily be the driver who dominates this race. In two races here last season, Cindric has an average finish of 2.5, had 70 fastest laps, and led 50 laps. There isn’t much more I need to say about Cindric in this race, he had a bad week last week and will be an angry and determined driver on Saturday and he is my pick to win this race.

Ty Gibbs ($11,500)

Starting Position: 14th

Gibbs is another driver I think will be highly owned on Saturday even at his elevated price (highest on the slate). There is no doubt that Gibbs is one of the most talented drivers in this race but Dover can be a difficult track for a newcomer. Gibbs made his first laps at Dover in the ARCA race on Friday night and he of course led all 125 laps and won. This experience should help Gibbs on Saturday, but I would still prefer to pay down the $500 and get Cindric for tournaments.

John Hunter Nemechek ($10,100)

Starting Position: 30th

Nemechek has dominated the truck series this season but this isn’t the KBM equipment he is used to driving. On Saturday, Nemechek will be in the Sam Hunt Racing #26 Toyota. This is a steep price to pay for a single-car team, but they have had success this season with lesser drivers. In nine races in 2021, this car has seven top 20 finishes, including five top 15’s. I really think Nemechek could get this car to a top 10 finish with some attrition.

I am not opposed to double dominator lineups and I will probably have a couple myself. I would pair one of the top-priced drivers listed above with any of these three:

• Noah Gragson ($9,900 – P3) – Gragson is in the Dash 4 Cash and has won the previous 3 races ($300K in total). He will be highly motivated to win the fourth $100K
• Harrison Burton ($9,100 – P5) – Burton is priced appropriately this week but is still a solid play who could lead laps and is always fast.
• Daniel Hemric ($9,400 – P1) – Hemric is on the pole but if he can get out front he could dominate and lead over 50% of the laps. Hemric has 7 top 10’s on the season and hasn’t finished lower than 12th in his last 4 races

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Landon Cassill ($7,700)

Starting Position: 37th

Cassill is in the #6 this week as opposed to the #4 he has been in all season. I think Cassill can still manage a top 20 in this car that has only one finish better than 24th this season. Ryan Vargas ($5,200 P23) will be in the 4 this weekend but I am not too high on him. Back to Cassill, he does have some minimal success at Dover in the Xfinity Series. Cassill has an average finish of 20.9 in 12 races here and I predict another top 20 is in his future on Saturday

Josh Berry ($8,900)

Starting Position: 6th

Berry, like Gibbs, ran in the ARCA race at Dover on Friday night and finished second behind Gibbs. This is the first season for Berry in the Xfinity Series and he has already established himself as one of the top drivers in this series. I think Berry has an outside chance to lead laps and win this race.

I have a lot of interest in the mid tier this week so I will rank the rest after Cassill and Berry

1. JJ Yeley ($8,100 – P31): Yeley was the chalk mid-tier last week and let us down, he has a bounce-back this week and makes value
2. Jeb Burton ($8,300 – P13): Burton had five straight top 10’s, but only has one since. Burton is due for a bounce-back week as well and ran well here last season
3. Riley Herbst ($7,900 – P20): In 2020 Herbst has two top 10 finishes at Dover
4. Zane Smith ($8,000 – P9): Smith will be in the #11 Kaulig Chevy replacing Justin Haley who is out with COVID. Smith is a really good driver and is in top-end equipment. I think Smith will be low owned and has top 10 potential
5. Myatt Snider ($7,400 – P15): Snider has only two finishes lower than 15th this season and in much lesser equipment he finished 17th and 18th last season at Dover

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Kyle Sieg ($5,700) – P35: Sieg has run two races in the ARCA Series at Dover, so he is familiar with the track and he is in decent equipment with PD upside
2. Josh Williams ($6,700) – P29: Williams had one bad week this season and now gives us great PD upside this week. Williams is a high teens to low 20’s driver this week
3. Gray Gaulding ($6,800) – P40: Gaulding starts dead last and is typically a mid to high 20’s driver. Love his upside this week.
4. Brandon Brown ($6,900) – P19: Brown finished 14th and 16th at Dover last season. He has top 10 upside
5. BJ McLeod ($5,500) – P24: McLeod is cheap enough that if he finishes around his starting position he could make value
6. Timmy Hill ($4,600) – P22
7. David Starr ($4,500) – P21: Both Hill and Starr are good plays for the price if they are running full races. I will update in discord on Saturday
8. Tommy Joe Martins ($5,300) – P17: Hoping for a top 15 from Martins on Saturday. Martins finished 15th and 21st at Dover in 2020
9. Matt Jaskol ($6,300) – P38: Mid to high 20’s upside
10. Colby Howard ($6,200) – P25: I wish he was a little cheaper, but if you have the salary you could do worse.

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

Make sure you head to the Win Daily Sports Discord for up-to-date info and help directly from our pros! Head over to Twitter and give the @WinDailySports account and me (@MVecchio81) a follow for all things Fantasy Sports! You can find more FREE NASCAR content over at WinDailySports.com!

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

Make sure to check out my NASCAR DFS Tutorial 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 that has contests for all three series (Trucks, Xfinity, Cup) and is the site I mainly play on. All plays in the Cup Series article will translate to FanDuel if that is where you play.

After a week off, the Xfinity Series is back on the track at the track that is “Too Tough To Tame”, Darlington! This is a fun track but it can also have plenty of chaos as we saw Friday night in the Truck Series race.

Similar to the truck race on Friday, we have a bunch of top-tier drivers with some great place differential upside that we will want to play. One of those drivers has to be the top-priced driver on the slate, Ty Gibbs ($11,100), but he is not the only one as you will see below.

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Ty Gibbs ($11,100)

Starting Position: 29th

Gibbs is the top overall play for me and is a lock for cash games and single entry contests. I plan on playing Gibbs in GPP’s as well because he could very easily be the highest-scoring driver in this race. In three Xfinity races this season, Gibbs hasn’t finished lower than 4th. Gibbs has never raced at Darlington, so he could have some trouble while trying to figure it out but he is such a talented driver at just 18 years old that I don’t worry about him

Josh Berry ($9,100)

Starting Position: 24th

Josh Berry is a solid GPP play for me on Saturday. When you look at Berry’s races this season he is pretty much a top 10 car or he finishes 27th or worse. Berry is another driver who has never raced at Darlington but, like with Gibbs, I don’t worry about Berry having issues figuring out this track and getting a good finish today.

Brandon Jones ($10,400)

Starting Position: 22nd

Jones won at Darlington the last time the series was here in September. In six previous races at Darlington, Jones has four finished of 12th or better and has never finished lower than 23rd. Jones has only led 2 laps at Darlington, the last two of the race he won, so him racking up dominator points may not happen here, but with his PD upside, I still think we can get the value we need.

Austin Cindric ($9,900)

Starting Position: 2nd

Cindric projects as the highest owned driver in this race so I don’t think he will be someone I’d used in GPP’s. He has dominator upside, but he has also never led a single lap at Darlington. If you are playing cash or SE I see Cindric as a solid play to pair with Gibbs, but in large field GPP’s I would fade him. If you are MME though, I could see having 10-15% exposure to him because of the dominator potential. Cindric has never finished better than 4th at this track and outside of his first race here where he crashed, he has never finished lower than 12th. I view Cindric as a safe play, but with limited upside

Other Options: AJ Allmendinger ($10,100 – P1), Justin Allgaier ($10,700 – P16), Michael Annett ($9,300 – P20), Noah Gragson ($9,700 – P5)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

JJ Yeley ($7,700)

Starting Position: 35th

Yeley is back in the #17, and severely underpriced at that, where he has been solid in all three of the races he has run in this season. Even in the races where Cody Ware ran it (outside of Daytona where he wrecked) the 17 has not finished worse than 25th. Yeley is my second favorite driver, actually more like a 1B, next to Ty Gibbs today. They are both a lock for cash games and SE tournaments.

Harrison Burton ($8,500)

Starting Position: 8th

Burton is one of my favorite GPP plays in the field today. I don’t see him picking up too much ownership starting from P8 but I think he could be a sleeper pick to win this race. Burton has only raced here at Darlington twice (both in 2020) and has two top-ten finishes. Looking at the most recent race here, last September, Burton ran all but one lap inside the top 15, and while he didn’t lead any laps he still finished 6th and had a great fantasy day. All of the Gibbs cars were solid at Darlington last year and that should continue on Saturday.

BJ McLeod ($7,400)

Starting Position: 38th

Do I expect McLeod to be chalky? Yes. Do I care? No. McLeod is a great driver who knows how to just drive his race and stay out of trouble. His price has the potential to scare some people off him, but I don’t see that happening. McLeod could easily be top 10 in DraftKings points when this race is all said and done. In seven Xfinity Series races at Darlington, McLeod has an average finish of 23.7 and has been running at the end in six. He isn’t going to dominate this race but he has top 20 potential and I really like this play today.

Other Options: Justin Haley ($8,700 – P4), Ryan Sieg ($8,900 – P11), Brett Moffitt ($8,200 – P13),Brandon Gdovic ($8,000 – P27) –I really like Gdovic for a top 20 today, Alex Labbe ($7,100 – P23)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

1. Bayley Currey ($5,800) – P39: PD upside, great for cash games
2. Tanner Berryhill ($6,200) – P36: Another great upside play and is in good equipment. I expect a top 25, with top 20 upside on Saturday
3. Gray Gaulding ($5,500) – P37: Finished 15th in his only race here in 2020, has top 20 upside with attrition could be a top 15 car
4. Brandon Brown ($6,900) – P9: Brown is having his best season as a driver and will be very low-owned starting 9th. Don’t be afraid to run him in GPP’s. Brown has top 5 upside if things fall his way
5. Jeffrey Earnhardt ($6,100) – P28: Should be semi-low owned and has good PD upside
6. Josh Williams ($5,600) – P21: Nobody will play him but he is a great PP/$ play in this race
7. Landon Cassil ($6,800) – P19: Cassill has good results all season. GPP play only
8. Ryan Ellis ($5,000) – P33: Good car and a good driver. Top 30 car almost every week with top 20 upside
9. Joe Graf Jr. ($5,900) – P30: Had a promising start to the season, but a few bad weeks may keep his ownership down. I like him for a top 25 this week
10. Matt Jaskol ($6,000) – P40: Could be a good play starting last IF they have a sponsor. I Will post in discord if I see anything

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

Make sure you head to the Win Daily Sports Discord for up-to-date info and help directly from our pros! Head over to Twitter and give the @WinDailySports account and me (@MVecchio81) a follow for all things Fantasy Sports! You can find more FREE NASCAR content over at WinDailySports.com!

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

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

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

How I build Superspeedway lineups

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

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

1 driver starting inside the top 15

1-2 drivers from 15th-25th

3-4 drivers starting 26th or lower

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

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Kaulig Racing:

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

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

Austin Cindric ($9,600)

Starting Position: 1st

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Jason White ($8,400)

Starting Position: 40th

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

Alex Labbe ($7,500)

Starting Position: 30th

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

Brandon Brown ($7,600)

Starting Position: 18th

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

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

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

Make sure you head to the Win Daily Sports Discord for up-to-date info and help directly from our pros! Head over to Twitter and give the @WinDailySports account and me (@MVecchio81) a follow for all things Fantasy Sports! You can find more FREE NASCAR content over at WinDailySports.com!

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

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

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Harrison Burton ($9,300)

Starting Position: 1st

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

Ty Gibbs ($10,500)

Starting Position: 16th

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

Brandon Jones ($9,900)

Starting Position: 24th

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

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Josh Berry ($8,000)

Starting Position: 29th

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

GPP Pivots off Berry:

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

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

JJ Yeley ($7,300)

Starting Position: 33rd

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

GPP Pivots off Yeley:

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

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

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

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

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

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