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.
Earlier this season at Talladega the Xfinity Series race was shortened by rain and saw Jeb Burton ($10,600 – P14) earn his first win in one of NASCAR top touring series. Luckily the weather looks clear for this race and we should get the full 113 laps unless the sun sets early (insert face palm emoji). Much like with the Truck Series race earlier in the day and the Cup Series on Sunday we will be focusing on loading up on drivers starting towards the rear, or as the hashtag says, #StacktheBack!
Unlike the Truck Series, we don’t have a projected +50% owned driver, which is nice. There is a more balanced field in this race and more paths to an optimal build. Like I do every week, I ran the optimizer with multiple settings to see what builds might be popular and many builds leave between $2K and $5K on the table which is what I expected. Pricing for this race isn’t as top-heavy as with the trucks. We have a much better selection of drivers to use in the $7K range. Also, the value section is better for this race with better options so we don’t have to go too deep in a player pool down there. I will be leaving some salary on the table for my builds, probably around $1-2.5K but I will probably have a max salary build as well.
Jeb Burton ($10,600 – P14)
AJ Allmendinger ($10,400 – P5)
Justin Haley ($10,200 – P8)
Kaulig has dominated Superspeedway racing in recent years in the Xfinity Series, especially Talladega. This team has won three straight Talladega races, Chevrolets have also won 6 straight and 7 of 8 races. It is hard to bet against these guys when it seems like Kaulig has mastered the Superspeedway program. My preferred pick is Burton, but Haley swept both races here in 2020 so he would be the next best play. Allmendinger will have the lowest ownership because he starts in the top 5 and is the riskiest play.
Starting Position: 11th
Nemechek is in the #54 Joe Gibbs Toyota this weekend and should be a threat to win this race. After running the Truck Series earlier in the day, JHN will hop into the JGR car and look to potentially sweep these races. Nemechek hasn’t raced here in an Xfinity car since 2019, but in his two Talladega races, he has finishes of 6th and 7th. If he can keep this car clean he should be a threat to go to victory lane.
Other Options: Noah Grason ($9,800 – P4), Daniel Hemric ($9,400 – P6)
Starting Position: 38th
Yeley is underpriced for his upside and skill at this track. With him being underpriced, I would expect the ownership to be massive, but with people potentially paying up for the Kaulig drivers they may not be able to afford Yeley. In his last five races at Talladega, Yeley has finished between 4th and 11th four times with 22nd being his lowest finish (which would make value on Saturday). I love Yeley on Saturday and will be overweight on him for sure.
Starting Position: 35th
Smithley is something of a Talladega Xfinity Series expert. In his five races here, Smithely has never finished lower than 21st and has finished 12th or better in the other four. Smithley finished 8th in this race last year but this season he is in much better equipment. At the last Superspeedway race (August – Daytona), JJ Yeley drove this #17 car to a 13th place finish. I see Smithley as a top 20 driver with top 10 upside based on attrition.
I tried to pick one of these two drivers to write up but could not separate them. Both Labbe and Ferrucci give you equal upside and ownership projections at practically the same salary. The only difference between the two is that Ferrucci has never raced on a Superspeedway in the Xfinity Series and Labbe has excelled at them. Ferrucci has been good at all other tracks and has run well on larger tracks in the IndyCar Series so I expect he will fare well here. Labbe has top 10’s in two of his last three Talladega races and has never finished lower than 25th.
Other Options: Jordan Anderson ($7,000 – P29), Jason White ($7,200 – P34)
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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 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.
#StackTheBack is making a return this weekend as all three series compete at Talladega Superspeedway! For those of you new to NASCAR this track is its own animal (well Dega and Daytona). This is not a track you can get away with running a lineup of drivers starting towards the front. This is also a track where we do not chase dominator points, it is solely a place we look for place differential points. There is a chance that you can get a race where everyone plays nice and stays in line, but this is a playoff race and a spot in the Championship 4 is on the line. These drivers will not take it easy and will be pushing for that win late in the race, which is why we stack the back.
Inevitably we will see a lot of upside-down red cars on our lineups if we don’t pick carefully. With only 94 laps in this race, there are not enough dominator points to risk using the pole sitter, in fact, Ben Rhodes ($7,200) projects bottom five in projected points. Last season at this race four drivers starting 25th or lower finished in the top ten, and six started 15th or lower including race winner Raphael Lessard (15th).
As with every week, each tier of drivers is listed in order of preference
Starting Position: 37th
Kligerman projects as the highest-scoring driver in this race and I can’t really argue with that. It has been a few years since Kligerman has raced in the Truck Series at Talladega, but when he does he usually performs at his best. In five career races here, Kligermanhas two wins and three top 5’s. Kligerman either finishes top 5 or he wrecks. Kligerman is expensive, but we have plenty of cheap options so it won’t be difficult to fit Kligerman in. If there is something close to a lock in this race, Kligerman appears to be that.
Starting Position: 27th
Ankrum has the best equipment of any driver starting towards the back (20th or lower) and if this race shakes out without many wrecks he can be counted on for a decent finish. In just two races here, Ankrum has finishes of 7th (2019) and 16th (2020). Neither finish is spectacular, but it shows that Ankrum can avoid the big one and keep his truck clean (albeit a small sample size).
Starting Position: 17th
Enfinger is that kind of no man’s land of starting positions this week. Normally starting 17th would make Enfinger extreme chalk, but this week he could fly under the radar. Enfinger is back in the #98 where he has fared extremely well this season. Looking at Enfinger’s history here at Talladega, he has only wrecked once in seven races, he has one win here, three top 10’s and has finished 19th or better in his last 6 races. I believe Enfinger finishes top 10 this week again here.
Starting Position: 31st
Whether it be by skill or pure luck, Jordan Anderson has finished all four of the races he has run at Talladega in his Truck Series career. Anderson finished 6th in this race last season and based on track history his high price is warranted. Looking over Anderson’s career on Superspeeday’s you will see that he is at his best at these types of tracks. Anderson has two top 5’s (Both 2nd place finishes) and five top 10’s in nine career Superspeedway races. I trust Anderson as much as any driver in this field on Saturday to come home clean with a big DFS points day.
Other Options: Sheldon Creed ($9,500 – P9), John Hunter Nemechek ($9,300 – P7)
Starting Position: 36th
You know it’s a crazy race when I am actually writing up Lawless Alan at this price, but this is where we are at. Alan has no experience at Superspeedways, but maybe that’s a good thing. To be completely honest, this is a pure place differential and ownership play. I believe people will pay for the three $10K plus drivers and not be able to get anyone in the mid tier this week. Lawless is in good equipment, not great, but good enough for a top 25 if he can avoid the carnage.
Starting Position: 32nd
Greendfield is very hot and cold at Talladega over his eight races here. We have seen Greenfield wreck (3 times) and finish in the low 30’s. We have also seen him run great races and finish 16th or better four times. Greenfield is expensive, but he offers upside at price some most might not want to pay.
Starting Position: 31st
Roper would be the top ranked driver in this price tier, but he will most likely be popular because his price is affordable. I do think Roper is one of the best FPTS/$ plays on this slate though. Roper has a good history at Daytona, but has never raced at Talladega before. In his three Daytona races, Roper only wrecked once and still finished 20th. In his other two races at Daytona, Roper has finishes of 14th and 3rd.
Other Options: Jack Wood ($8,800 – P24), Tanner Gray ($7,600 – P22), Hailie Deegan ($8,600 – P26)
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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 the Xfinity Series joins the Trucks and Cup Series in the playoffs. Vegas is the playoff opener for the series and it will be the “easiest” and “safest” track with Talladega and the Charlotte Roval to follow.
Earlier this season we saw AJ Allmendinger ($9,800) win here at Las Vegas and led 44 laps. We saw the top four drivers in laps led in that race finished 1-4, which is not a surprise considering they are four of the best this series has.
Like with the Truck Series race on Friday night, we are looking to find some good place differential plays mixed with our 1-2 dominators. We have some amazing place differential plays in the mid-tier for this race which makes it easier to focus on the dominators from the top tier. I found it pretty simple to build lineups for this race, and hopefully, I can help you build as easily as I did.
Starting Position: 2nd
As you saw in the open, Allmendinger was top 4 in laps led at the first Vegas race while winning. Allmendinger also led over 50 laps at Michigan (similar track type) on his way to victory there. We saw Dinger wreck his way through the finish line at Bristol to win the regular season championship. AJ is coming into the playoffs hot and will be a threat to win this race and sweep Las Vegas
Starting Position: 9th
Like Dorothy said in “The Wizard of Oz”, there’s no place like home. For Noah Gragson that rings true as he loves racing at his home track here in Las Vegas. Gragson has five career races run in the Xfinity Series here and his worst finish is 6th. In his 5 races here, Gragson has finished 2nd-6th but has only led 2 laps. I think Gragson can lead here, which I think he will need to do to make value. Gragson is a GPP play in my opinion with his salary as high as it is.
Starting Position: 15th
Berry is back in the JRM #1 car for injured Michael Annett on Saturday and will look to replicate his performance when he was in the #8 earlier this season. Back in March, Berry finished 7th here in Vegas and I am sure he’d love to improve that finish. Berry also ran well at Michigan a few weeks ago where he finished 4th and led 24 laps in this same car.
Ty Gibbs ($11,000) – P6: Gibbs won at Charlotte earlier this season, another similar track to Vegas. With how well he has performed it’s hard to doubt the teenager will be a threat on Saturday.
Austin Cindric ($10,200) – P1: Cindric sits on the pole on Saturday and has three straight finishes of 6th or better here while leading 92 laps.
Daniel Hemric ($9,600) – P7: I saw it every week it seems now, but is this the week Hemric finally gets his win? I don’t know, but he did lead the most laps here in the spring and a top 5 is likely again.
I have two groups of drivers that I like in this tier for Saturday and they are both at similar price points.
All three of these drivers offer up amazing place differential and all have shown the ability to run inside the top 25 at times this season.
Yeley will be in the #17, a car that he has had success in this season. In eight races this season in this car, Yeley has seven top 25 finishes and has four top 15 finishes.
McLeod has run Vegas eight times in the Xfinity Series and except for one race in 2020 and 2017 when he had issues, he has been great here all things considered. In those other three races, McLeod has finished between 19th and 27th.
Landon Cassill had a good day here in the Spring when he finished 21st. Cassill has run six Xfinity races at Las Vegas in his career and has run well here. If you remove the two finishes when Cassill was running the Morgan Sheppard car that always started and parked, he has finished between 14th and 21st in all four races.
If you want to go with 2 dominators, which is a build I will be using, you can mix and match these next three drivers with the three above.
This will be Dillon’s first race in the 31 car, but he comes into this race with five straight top 15 finishes, including two top 10’s. Dillon will probably float around 20% ownership making him viable for SE or GPP.
Brett Moffitt got caught up late in the race here earlier this season so his finish is not evidence of how well he was running. In his previous two races here last season, Moffitt finished 14th ad 15th.
Ryan Sieg may be the most interesting play in this tier on Saturday night. Sieg has three finishes of 6th or better in his last five, but he also has two wrecks in that same span. It seems like Sieg either shines or drowns here making him an ideal GPP play.
Other Options: Jeb Burton ($8,100 – P14), Brandon Brown ($7,000 – P16)
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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 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.
It’s time for round two of the NASCAR Truck Series playoffs. Las Vegas kicks off the next round of the playoffs with 8 remaining drivers fighting for 1 of 4 spots in the finale in Phoenix in November.
There are two front runners for the title and they will both be featured in the article for Friday. This week we are not focused on hunting for dominator points with only 134 laps as opposed to the 250 we had last week. Place differential and finishing position are key this week. We only had five drivers lead laps earlier this season in Vegas with only one driver leading more than 16. There were seven total cautions (not including stage breaks) back in March with six of those happening after lap 70.
Lastly, I want to state that the value tier is gross this week. For me, balanced builds are the way to go. I think I have enough plays in the top two tiers that you shouldn’t need more than 1 or 2 value drivers to build lineups this week.
As with every week, each tier of drivers is listed in order of preference
Starting Position: 9th
Creed dominated the first round of the playoffs winning two of three races (should have won all three) and led more laps than any other driver. This week Creed is expected to once again be chalky but he is as close to a must-play as there is for me. Earlier this season, Creed had some late-race issues and finished 18th, but prior to that race, Creed had four top 10’s in four races. Creed has never won at Vegas but I think that ends on Friday and the 2 truck grabs the checkers.
Starting Position: 1st
Nemechek is once again on the pole, his 6th on the season, but that won’t deter us from rostering him. Earlier in 2021 here Nemechek left with the win and led 94 laps. Nemechek is the driver who I want to use to collect the dominator points from this tier. Creed should pick up some dominator points, but he is the place differential play from the top tier.
Starting Position: 10th
If Creed and Nemechek are the popular plays, Austin Hill seems to be the guy who will fly under the radar. Hill had a rough first round and was eliminated. After a dismal showing, Hill will want to show that it was a fluke and his team is better than that. If there was a track where Hill could show that it has to be Vegas. Nobody has been better there since this race in 2019 than Hill. In those four races, Hill has won two of them and finished third in the other two. Hill led 68 laps in the two races he won here, but none in the two he didn’t. That’s ok though because at this price Hill can make good value with just a top 3 finish again. Hill is my low-owned sleeper play pick for this tier.
Starting Position: 7th
Rhodes has been good at Vegas in his career, and I expect that to continue on Friday. Earlier this season, Rhodes finished 10th, his sixth in nine races here. Rhodes has three top 10’s in the last four races here and should contend for a top 5 as he will look to earn his spot in the final four.
Other Options: Tyler Ankrum ($9,400 – P16), Todd Gilliland ($9,600 – P8)
Grant Enfinger (10,000 – P23) is a driver I expect to be very popular, but I don’t have any interest. This is a situation where you need to look at what truck a driver is in. Enfinger isn’t in the 98 this week (more on that soon), but instead is in the #9. In this lesser equipment, Enfinger only has two top 10’s in 7 races as opposed to finishing no worse than 11th in 10 races in the 98. He is a safe play, but for his salary, his upside is limited in this truck.
Starting Position: 15th
The DraftKings algorithm should be imprisoned for what they did to Eckes this week. But, even though his price is criminally low, I think he kind of flies under the radar in ownership. Eckes is in the 98 for ThorSport this week and he has been outstanding in the truck in 2021. If you take out the two races he crashed in, Eckes has an average finish of 9.8 in six races and has three top 10’s. Eckes is far and away my favorite play in this tier and I may go crazy and have 100% Eckes this week.
Starting Position: 6th
When you go back and look at Matt Crafton’s history in Las Vegas it is incredible. Dating back to 2008 (17 races), Crafton has ten, yes TEN, top 5’s and has only finished outside the top 10 two times, both times he wrecked. Crafton has never won here, but you can’t deny his incredible history here and with how well he has run in 2021 I cannot see him finishing lower than his starting position on Friday.
Starting Position: 29th
Gray is yet another driver in this tier who is criminally underpriced. Gray has run three career Truck Series races here at Las Vegas and has never finished lower than 12th. Gray has the potential to be higher owned in this race because he fits nicely in three high-priced driver builds.
Other Options: Dylan Lupton ($8,300 – P36) – Lupton will be in the #34 for Josh Reaume Racing. This is not a great truck but does have top 25 upside and Lupton is the best driver who has been in this ride in 2021. Derek Kraus ($8,000 – P12), Chris Hacker ($7,000 – P27)
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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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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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 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 (the real) Bristol week! After racing on the “dirt” at Bristol earlier this season, the Truck Series returns to Bristol for a traditional short track race on the pavement.
I want to just start by talking about place differential since I mentioned it in discord on Wednesday night. We must be careful about what drivers starting towards the back that we use on Thursday. Being that this is a short track, certain trucks just don’t have the speed to move through the field fast enough to avoid going one lap (or more) early in this race. There will be some wrecks throughout the field so there is a chance some can pick up a few spots, but they could just end up locked into a spot and not move all race. A driver like that could kill your team early, but I do have a few drivers starting towards the back that are in good enough equipment to stay on the lead lap for a good portion of this race.
As with every week, each tier of drivers is listed in order of preference
Starting Position: 2nd
Rinse and repeat.
Play Nemechek.
This is what we do every week. Nemechek will lead a good amount of the 250 laps on Thursday and will compete for the win. Outside of the one time he wrecked here, Nemechek has finished no worse than 8th and has three top 5’s in five races.
Starting Position: 1st
See above.
Creed has won back-to-back races and will look to sweep the first round of the playoffs on Thursday and it’s kind of hard to doubt him. I really believe that we could see Creed and Nemechek lead 200 of the 250 laps in this race on Thursday. Pricing is kind of soft which means playing these together is pretty easy.
Starting Position: 39th
Even at this high price, I think Mayer could be chalky because of the plethora of cheaper options in this race. As I mentioned, pricing is soft this week so fitting all three of these drivers in is pretty feasible. I will have at least of these drivers in every lineup and will have all three in some as well. At this race last year, Mayer led 30 laps on his way to victory lane.
Starting Position: 18th
Ankrum finished 7th here in 2020 and led 53 laps in the process. Overall in his career, Ankrum has three top 10’s and two top 5’s in 9 short-track races. Ankrum is a top 10 candidate and if his truck doesn’t betray him he could even lead a few laps and there at the end racing for a win. With everyone focused on the top guys in the tier, I think Ankrum goes completely overlooked.
Other Options: Grand Enfinger ($9,400 – P6): Enfinger is the 98 ThorSport truck which is the better of the two he drives. Should finish top 10. Parker Kligerman ($10,300 – P14), Zane Smith ($9,700 – P9)
Starting Position: 11th
Ben Rhodes under $9K starting from P11 seems is pretty ridiculous. I expect Rhodes to be higher owned for those not rostering three top tier drivers. Rhodes has performed exceptionally well at Bristol in his career with four top 10’s and a top 5 in six career races here. At the end of the day, I expect Rhodes to finish with his fifth top 10 at Bristol.
Starting Position: 7th
Smith is just 19 years old but seems to have a grip on how to race at Bristol. In just two races here, Smith has two top 5’s including a second-place finish here in 2019. Smith has become something of a short track specialist in the Truck Series. In five career short track races, Smith has four top 10’s and three top 5’s. It’s hard to see Smith finishing anywhere outside the top 10 on Thursday.
Starting Position: 32nd
Timmy Hill is another driver who has done very well in a small sample size at Bristol. In two career Truck Series races, Hill has finishes of 17th (2019) and 20th (2020) which would be more than enough for him to make value on Thursday. Hill is probably too cheap, so he could be popular but there are enough ways to be different in this race that I am not worried about his ownership.
Other Options: Taylor Gray ($8,100 – P35), Johnny Sauter ($8,400 – P13), Matt Crafton ($8,500 – P4)
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