Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Saturday’s Xfinity Series race from Loudon, New Hampshire!
I can say one thing for absolute certainty about Saturday’s Crayon 200, somebody other than Christopher Bell or Kyle Busch will this race for the first time since 2015. Toyota’s, specifically JGR Toyota’s. have dominated the Xfinity Series in Loudon dating back to 2008. Since then, Toyota has won 11 of 13 races and that dates so far back that Dodge was still fielding teams in the series when this dominance started. All three of the JGR Toyota’s should be in for a great run on Saturday with all three fairing well in previous trips here or on similar track types in 2022.
Since we are on a short track this week that can only mean one thing, DOMINATOR points are in play! In the Xfinity race on Saturday, there are 200 laps which translates into 140 dominator points to be earned. These points will be critical, so my suggestion for building lineups will be to focus on picking your dominators and then looking at PD plays for the mid and value tiers.
With 140 dominator points available we will need to find potential dominators. There are about 3-4 drivers I have pinpointed as dominators for this race. With how pricing worked out, we can fit three top-tier drivers into our lineups, 2 dominators with one other driver. After that, we can look at 2 value and one mid-tier to round out our lineups.
Starting Position: 10th
Byron is the highest-priced driver in the field on Saturday, but he is still viable for both cash and GPP. Starting from P10, Byron has the best PD upside in this tier but he also is one of the few drivers I see with dominator potential. In Friday’s practice session, Byron was third fastest in single lap and had the best 10-lap average. Chevy’s have not had great luck here recently in the Xfinity Series, but Byron will be among the most skilled drivers in the field and will be in some of the best equipment.
Starting Position: 1st
Last season Berry ran his first career race in the Xfinity Series at Loudon and it was a success. In that race, Berry started 21st but finished 8th. Berry wasn’t showing great speed in practice finishing 14th but in 10-lap average, he was 2nd quickest. Berry starts on the pole and is going to be a potentially low-owned dominator in this race on Saturday. While Byron and the JGR cars will be more popular, and safer, Berry could be the difference maker in DFS. I view Berry as a top 5 car and one of the favorites to win.
Other Options: Justin Allgaier ($10,100 – P3) – Allgaier is another driver I can easily see dominating this race on Saturday and should come in at lower ownership like his teammate Berry. Sam Mayer ($9,300 – P12) – Great PD upside here for a driver with top 5 upside. AJ Allmendinger ($9,600 – P7) – Kind of hard to rule out a driver who has led laps here in the past and has been consistent all season.
Starting Position: 17th
Dillon had a momentous day off the track as PettyGMS announced he won’t be back in the Cup Series #42 in 2023, but on track, Dillon had a good day. In Friday’s practice session, Dilon looked fast in the Big Machine Racing #48 Chevy. In single lap speed, Dillon was 7th fastest, and in 10-lap average, he was 4th best. I didn’t see anything in his qualifying lap that would worry me on Saturday and I view Dillon as a top 10 car with top 5 upside.
Starting Position: 23rd
Jeb Burton has a fast car coming into Saturday’s race and should not be overlooked. Burton is a great cash game play, but can also be used in GPP’s if he fits your builds. In Friday’s practice session, Burton showed incredible speed and ability to get around this track putting up the 4th fastest single lap. Similar to Ty Dillon, Burton didn’t have any issues in qualifying so I think he has plenty of upside on Saturday.
Starting Position: 2nd
Hemric, similar to Berry, will most likely have next to no ownership on Saturday and has some dominator potential. Hemric is just a tick lower than Byron/Gibbs/Berry/Allgaier for me, but the potential is there. In his Xfinity career, Hemric has faired well at Loudon finishing 12th or better in each of his three career races here including his 3rd place finish last season. Hemric didn’t look fast in practice, but he said after qualifying that his team made an adjustment between practice and qualifying and it showed.
Other Options: Derek Griffith ($7,000 – P22) – Another driver who has a fast car but a bad qualifying effort. Brandon Brown ($7,600 – P19), Myatt Snider ($7,100 – P25)
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There were a lot of changes in the cars and what driver is in what car/truck in 2022, check out my What’s new in 2022 article (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-whats-new-in-2022/)
Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Truck Series for Saturday’s road course race from Mid-Ohio! This is the first time the Truck Series will be hitting the track here in Lexington, Ohio. Mid-Ohio is a 2.258-mile, 13-turn course that has held eight Xfinity races in previous seasons. This will be the third, and final, road course race in the 2022 season in the Truck Series. Saturday’s race is also the final race in the Triple Truck Challenge in which the driver who wins earns an additional $50K unless you’re Corey Heim who already won one of these races which means he will earn $150K if he wins.
In regards to the Xfinity race from Atlanta on Saturday, I mentioned earlier this week that I will not have an article out for that race. I will drop some plays post-qualifying about that race in Discord and you can read about the race earlier this season in my Atlanta weekend preview.
With rain causing some spins in qualifying we ended up with some of the top plays in this race qualifying extremely poor. Since this is a road course we are not hunting for dominator points, but instead we need to look for place differential plays and drivers who will finish well. By my count, there are six good place differential plays just in the top tier, so it will be about picking the right ones. Even though there are so many great PD plays in the top tier doesn’t mean there aren’t any in the value tier.
Starting Position: 13th
Smith is a great road course racer and should be considered one of the favorites on Saturday. In Friday’s practice session, Smith put down the fastest single lap and looked to have a great grasp on the track. In five career Truck Series road races, Smith has four top 10’s and won the race earlier this season at COTA.
Starting Position: 31st
Chandler Smith is the ultimate place differential play in Saturday’s race and will most likely be highly owned. Smith has been great in the two previous road course races in 2022 finishing 5th in both. In Friday’s practice session, Smith was not great finishing with the 18th best lap but I am not concerned.
Starting Position: 2nd
Kligerman is one of the few drivers starting near the front that I believe can finish near where he starts. In six career road course races, Kligerman has four top 10’s and one top 5 finish. Kligerman does not run full-time in the Truck Series, but whenever he is in the 75 truck he is a factor and runs inside the top 10. Can Kligerman steal the win here, of course, but I think it’s more likely for him to finish with a top 10.
As for the remaining drivers in this tier (all are in play):
Ben Rhodes (10,400 – P15)
Ty Majeski ($10,000 – P21)
Christian Eckes ($9,000 – P20)
Stewart Friesen ($9,200 – P19)
John Hunter Nemechek ($10,900 – P4)
Carson Hocevar ($10,200 – P3)
Corey Heim ($9,600 – P1)
Starting Position: 17th
Grala is a road course expert and has had some great finishes over the past two seasons in the Truck Series at this track type. In five races since 2021, Grala has yet to finish lower than 14th in any race and has finished as high as 2nd last year at COTA. In Friday’s practice session, Grala put up the 14th best time but I think he will finish better than that on Saturday. Grala is priced perfectly to fit with three top-tier drivers if you choose that build type.
Starting Position: 12th
Enfinger is not a world-class road course driver, but he is capable of a good finish. This season in two road course races, Enfinger has finished 11th and 10th. In Friday’s practice session, Enfinger looked really fast and it showed on the pylon as he put up the 4th best time. Enfinger has a top 5 truck, and he will need all the points he can get so look for this team to play strategy to get themselves near the front to be in contention for the win at the end.
Starting Position: 23rd
In five road course races over the past two seasons, Kraus has one top ten and an average finish of 17.6. Those aren’t outstanding numbers, but Kraus is another driver who needs points to get himself in the playoffs so he could play pit strategy to get near the front. In Friday’s practice, Krause was right outside the top 10 putting up the 11th fastest lap.
Other Options: Matt DiBenedetto ($8,200 – P6), Connor Mosack ($7,500 – P11), Matt Crafton ($7,800 – P5)
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There were a lot of changes in the cars and what driver is in what car/truck in 2022, check out my What’s new in 2022 article (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-whats-new-in-2022/)
Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Saturday’s Xfinity Series race from Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin! This course is one of my favorite road courses on the NASCAR circuit because it usually has a competitive and fun race to watch. Road America is a 4.048-mile, 14-turn road course and one of NASCAR’s fastest courses.
I believe I have a good feel for the field in this race after watching practice and qualifying on Friday. There are some really good cars starting at the back, especially the car starting 38th. There is also some good value in this field which is what I really was hoping for because stacking the cars at the top of the salary range is where I want to load up. With this race only being 45 laps, do not focus on dominator points. I would rank that as the third most important stat after place differential and finishing position. Last season in this race no driver led more than 12 laps and the winner (Kyle Busch) led only 5 laps.
I briefly mentioned it above, but like with most weeks in the Xfinity Series, I want to build around drivers in the top pricing tier this week. There are some good plays in the mid-tier, but with the drivers at the top of the salary chart this week we might only be rostering one per lineup. Stars and scrubs will probably be the popular approach so getting a mid-tier driver into your lineups might be the best chance at differentiating your lineup from the field.
Allmendinger is the top overall play on this slate and should be in all contest builds. He will be in the 50-60% range in tournaments and probably over 75% in cash games. I don’t see a reason to fade the best driver on this track type in the field no matter what contest you’re in. Allmendinger put up top 5 laps in practice but had brake issues and could not make a qualifying attempt. On Saturday, Allmendinger will drive through the field, he will finish in the top 5, and could even pick up some dominator points in the process.
Larson is my pick to win this race after seeing the dominance he displayed in practice and qualifying. Larson will be in the #17 car for HMS on Saturday but this isn’t just any Xfinity car. This car is a Cup car that Larson drove last season in road course races. I don’t see anyone beating Larson, other than Larson himself, on Saturday.
Both Reddick and Custer have fast cars and put up great times in both practice and qualifying. Custer actually had the fastest time in practice on Friday meanwhile, Reddick was 5th. Both of these drivers have earned their respective teams their first-ever Xfinity wins in 2022 and will be in contention on Saturday. With Allmendinger and Larson both projecting to be extremely high owned, both Reddick and Custer should come in at low ownership and make for outstanding GPP plays.
Ty Gibbs ($11,100 – P2): Gibbs is excellent on road courses and could be the one driver to overtake Larson for the win. In practice, Gibbs was 3rd fastest.
Justin Allgaier ($10,200 – P15): Allgaier was not exceptionally fast in practice and is starting mid-pack but I am not concerned because this team usually makes the right adjustments in race to fix his car. Allgaier is not a top-tier road course driver, but he does have six top 10’s in the last three seasons.
Noah Gragson ($10,300 – P7): Gragson is another driver who might go under the radar because of the drivers in this tier, but make no mistake this is a good road course driver in top equipment. Gragson has six top 10’s and two top 5’s in 9 career Xfinity road course races. In between practice and qualifying, Gragson spent time discussing the track and his car with Larson, or at least that’s what one can assume as they were sitting together. Picking the brain of one of the top drivers in all of NASCAR can never be a bad thing and I expect a top 5 from Gragson on Saturday.
Starting Position: 22nd
Hemric is a great play on Saturday, and I would actually rank him ahead of Gibbs, Allgaier, and Gragson. In practice, Hemric was running near the front all session and ended up with the sixth-best lap time. Unfortunately, qualifying didn’t go his way. While tracking as the 5th best time, Hemric got loose and went a little off track, but that completely ruined his lap and did not have time to run another lap and is stuck starting towards the back. Last season at RA, Hemric finished 2nd and he has been good on road courses in 2022. In Portland a few weeks ago, Hemric finished 6th, his second-best finish in 2022.
Starting Position: 32nd
Snider was in the mid-20s in practice so on the surface there doesn’t appear to be much upside with him. In two road course races in 2022, Snider finished 6th at COTA after starting 21st, and in Portland, he finished 2nd after starting 25th. Snider could pick up some ownership, but at his salary, I don’t think he will be unplayable in GPPs.
Starting Position: 26th
Dillon is in the #6 car for Johnny Davis, but similar to Larson this isn’t just any old car. The chassis for this car is an old RCR chassis and it is being assumed that RCR helped prepare this car. Dillon was right around the top 15 in practice on Friday but had a slip-up in qualifying that left him starting much further back. Dillon is a top 15 car in my eyes and with attrition, could steal a top 10.
John Hunter Nemechek ($8,600 – P35) – JHN should be better than this on Saturday, but with him starting so far back he will be chalk. If you are playing cash games, then lock in Nemechek but in GPP’s I will be fading him. He was not fast in practice and could bust and end up as bad chalk.
Other Options: Alex Labbe ($7,000 – P18), Andy Lally ($7,900 – P23), Ryan Sieg ($7,400 – P27), Landon Cassill ($8,100 – P20)
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There were a lot of changes in the cars and what driver is in what car/truck in 2022, check out my What’s new in 2022 article (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-whats-new-in-2022/)
Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Saturday’s Xfinity Series race from Nashville Superspeedway! Don’t let the name fool you this is not a superspeedway in the way Daytona or Talladega is. Nashville is a 1.33-mile concrete “short” track. This track is similar to Dover with a little sprinkle of Richmond and Martinsville. Nashville Superspeedway runs like a short flat track while having a concrete surface similar to that of Dover. Unfortunately, we don’t have qualifying positions as of the writing of this article so you will need to check in with discord after 12 PM eastern for post-qualifying updates
Neither driver who dominated this race in 2021 is back (Kyle Busch and Austin Cindric) so we will have a new class of dominators in this race on Saturday. In this race last season we had only five cautions for incident and only five drivers out of the race because of them. I do expect a pretty clean race on Saturday like we had last year and actually had on Friday in the Truck Series. Speaking of the truck race, Ryan Preece dominated the second half of that race and looked fast in Friday’s Xfinity practice session. As expected, both AJ Allmendinger and Ty Gibbs were also fast on Friday and should be starting near the front on Saturday.
With only nine drivers priced at $9K and above this week, we will probably be getting some exposure to the mid-tier. All nine are in play but there are a few drivers in the upper mid-tier that could collect some dominator points so we will look to fit one or two of them in as well. Value tier is hard to predict until we see how they qualify.
Since all nine drivers are in play and since we don’t have qualifying positions I will rank the drivers in order of preference based on value, practice speed, and their history on this track type.
Sheldon Creed has had some of the worst luck in the Xfinity Series this season. Week after week he is running near the front but then something happens and he has a poor finish. Outside of Charlotte where he finished 8th, Creed has finished 26th or worse in three of his last four races. All three finishes were either because of a wreck or his engine failing. Looking at practice speed, Creed was tops in single-lap speed and was 6th in 10-lap average. Creed’s RCR Chevy was fast on Friday and hopefully, he can stay clean on Saturday and earn another top 10.
Preece should be priced in the mid-$9K range so we should take advantage of his value this week. In two races or the #5 team this season, Preece has finished 16th and 5th in those two races. We saw Preece dominate the second half of Friday’s truck race on his way to victory again here, just as he did last season. In practice on Friday, Preece had a top 10 single lap and was third-best in 10-lap average. I expect another top 10 from this car on Saturday afternoon.
Hemric has finished between 6th and 11th in five straight races and has been successful at this track type in the last two seasons. In those seven races, Hemric has two top 5’s and five top 10’s. In Friday’s practice session, Hemric was fourth fastest in both single-lap speed and in 10-lap average. Depending on where he qualifies, Hemric could be low-owned. I think a lot of the $8K drivers could go overlooked on Saturday because people will want to pay up for 2-3 of the $10K plus drivers so if they bust and they definitely can, we could take advantage with one or two of these guys.
Other Options: Landon Cassill ($8,200), Riley Herbst ($8,100), Ryan Sieg ($7,700), Jeffrey Earnhardt ($7,000 – only viable if qualifies poorly)
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There were a lot of changes in the cars and what driver is in what car/truck in 2022, check out my What’s new in 2022 article (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-whats-new-in-2022/)
Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Friday night’s race from Nashville Superspeedway. Don’t let the name fool you this is not a superspeedway in the way Daytona or Talladega is. Nashville is a 1.33-mile concrete “short” track. This track is similar to Dover with a little sprinkle of Richmond and Martinsville. Nashville Superspeedway runs like a short flat track while having a concrete surface similar to that of Dover. Unfortunately, we don’t have qualifying positions as of the writing of this article so you will need to check in with discord after 4:30 PM eastern for updates post-qualifying.
Last season in the series’ first race here in a decade, Ryan Preece won in the #17 truck for DGR (just like Todd Gilliland did last weekend) after leading only the last eight laps. Chandler Smith had the strongest truck all weekend but after leading a race-high 48 laps he came home a disappointing 13th. More on Smith later though because I think he is one of the favorites heading into this race. Another similarity between Nashville and Dover is that it’s difficult to pass here. Only two drivers starting lower than 17th finished 13th or better. Those two trucks were the 38 of Todd Gilliland (now driven by Zane Smith) and the 4 of John Hunter Nemechek. Those trucks are two of the top trucks in the series and should’ve been starting in the top ten if not for incidents in practice. Seven of the top ten qualifiers finished in the top 13 as well. The final little nugget of information for this race before I go into my roster construction is that we only had three cautions for incident in this race last season.
Unfortunately, I will have to wait until Friday afternoon before deciding how to build, but as I wrote in discord this week prioritizing the top-tier plays will be key.
JHN is the most expensive driver in the field this week, but I believe he can pay off this price. Now, of course, without knowing where he is starting makes it difficult to predict but he has run well at Nashville and similar tracks. Last season here, Nemechek started at the rear but came through the field to finish 10th and had an average running position of 15th. It is difficult to pass at Nashville and if he started near the front I have no doubt that Nemechek would have been a contender for the win.
Majeski has been a solid DFS play of late as well as just having a good run of races. In his last seven races, Majeski has five top 5 finishes and has qualified no worse than 10th in any of those races. I expect Majeski to have a fast truck again on Friday and be able to run near the front of the field all night. Last season at Nashville, Majeski finished 8th after starting 13th. It is my opinion that Majeski will come in at much lower ownership than the drivers priced above him but has the potential to outscore all of them.
Last week Smith finished 13th which ended his streak of top 10’s at five races but all that means is he can start a new one this week. Smith is the current points leader in Truck Series and excelled at this track type in his career. In seven career races at this track type (excluding last years Nashville race where he finished 13th), Smith has an average finish of 2.2 and six top 5’s to go along with his one win at Phoenix.
Preece is the reigning winner of this race and should be in contention again on Friday night. Last season Preece took the lead late and led the last 8 laps after starting from P6. Preece doesn’t have much experience on this track type in a truck, but he has raced in a lot of Cup Series races on short, flat tracks.
Other Options: As with most Truck Series races all of the top tier drivers are in play for this race for me. I think the four above are the best plays before we see practice and qualifying. Make sure to check in with Discord post qualifying for updates on Friday.
Enfinger once again is disrespected by the DraftKings algorithm and is underpriced. Combining his 2022 performances with how well he’s run at this track type he should be over $9K. In 2022, Enfinger has finished 11th or better in 10 of 13 races and since Vegas (2nd race of the season) he has only finished lower than 11th once. Last season in this race, Enfinger finished 3rd after starting 4th. In that race, Enfinger also led 39 laps, ran in the top 15 for al 150 laps, and had an average running position of 4th (best of all drivers).
Bodine is a long time veteran (and I mean LONG TIME…he’s old if you didn’t get the hint) of the Truck Series and he was still in the series when they raced here in the early 2000’s. In his career, Bodine has excelled in Nashville with an average finish of 7th and 195 laps led in nine races. Bodine’s lowest finish at this track is 19th and he does own one win here (2010). In 2022, Bodine has raced four times in the #62 truck and has held his own with the young kids of this series. In his four races this season, Bodine has an average finish of 16.3 and is averaging 34.75 DFKP per race.
Other Options: Matt Crafton ($8,500), Matt DiBenedetto ($7,800), Colby Howard ($7,500), Derek Kraus (8,100)
Like I’ve stated multiple times in this article, practice and qualifying will be completed Friday afternoon and I will be updating in Discord after that is done.
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There were a lot of changes in the cars and what driver is in what car/truck in 2022, check out my What’s new in 2022 article (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-whats-new-in-2022/)
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