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

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

September 11th – 20 years later

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

Richmond Raceway Breakdown:

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Dale Earnhardt Jr. ($12,000)

Starting Position: 30th

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

Austin Cindric ($10,300)

Starting Position: 1st

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

Justin Allgaier ($9,700)

Starting Position: 5th

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

Ty Gibbs ($11,200)

Starting Position: 15th

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

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

JJ Yeley ($7,400)

Starting Position: 29th

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

Noah Gragson ($8,700)

Starting Position: 3rd

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

Sam Mayer ($8,500)

Starting Position: 38th

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

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

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the 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.

After a fun day at Darlington on Saturday, we are back for a Sunday double dip with the Truck Series kicking it all off. Unlike in the Xfinity Series race we aren’t building Daytona-Esque lineups with at least 5 place differential plays. Since this is a playoff race the top drivers in the series are all starting inside the top 10.

Looking at the projections for Sunday’s race, nine of the top 10 drivers in projected points start inside the top 12 (Parker Kligerman P34 is the only exception). Saturday was the exact reverse of this with all of the top 5 in projected points starting from P14 and back. I mentioned in Discord that it would be a different strategy than we saw on Saturday and that is we aren’t loading up on PD plays, but instead, we are looking to find drivers who will lead laps and finish top 5 with maybe 1-2 place differential plays. This race is actually longer than the Xfinity was (183 laps to 147) so that is also why we are looking for dominator points because of the increase in them for this race.

As with every week, each tier of drivers is listed in order of preference

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

John Hunter Nemechek ($11,300)

Starting Position: 6th

This is pretty much a broken record in 2021, but John Hunter Nemechek is the top play on this slate, again. It is hard to deny Nemechek with the season he has had with five wins, nine top 5’s, and twelve top 10’s in just 16 races. Nemechek has only raced in the Truck Series at Darlington once and that was this season where he led 65 of 147 laps but ended up finishing 8th. Coming into Sunday Nemechek is the favorite to win this race and championship and he could easily lead 70-80 laps and win this race.

Nemechek is all but a lock for a top 5 and some dominator points and even though he will be the highest owned driver I feel he is a must-play because he should also be the highest-scoring driver and it is nearly impossible to get a takedown in NASCAR without that driver.

Sheldon Creed ($10,900)

Starting Position: 1st

Well, if it’s not JHN at that top of the list it’s usually this man. Creed won the title in 2020 and is looking like he will be tough to beat out for it this season. Creed led 82 laps at this race last season but finished 18th after some late-race miscues, but he made up for it earlier this season. Back in May of this year, Creed only led 7 laps, but he led the most important one and won the race. Nemechek should dominate the middle or end of this race, but early on Creed is the man to get those dominator points and then be around the front at the end of the race.

Ben Rhodes ($9,400)

Starting Position: 3rd

If we want to have a roster that could have the two best plays in the race we need to find some “value” in this top tier and Ben Rhodes is that man. Earlier this season, Rhodes finished second to Creed and led 34 laps. In two races here at Darlington, Rhodes has a win and that second-place finish from earlier this season. I know it’s a small sample size, but Darlington is a tough track so if a driver seems to have a hang of how to drive here and is in equipment as good as Rhodes’s is (ThorSport) he is someone you need to consider.

Parker Kligerman ($9,600)

Starting Position: 34th

If you are unsure of playing three drivers starting in the top 6 in your lineup and want a safer play, who oddly isn’t projected to be over 30% owned (24 pOwn%) then Kligerman is your guy. Kligerman was one of 16 trucks that didn’t finish the race here earlier this season but in his last race here he did finish 14th. I don’t know how much Kligerman I will have but he is definitely a solid, safe upside play.

Other Options: Zane Smith ($10,600 – P10): Smith is projected as one of the lowest owned drivers in the top tier (pOwn% – 18%), Austin Hill ($10,300 – P7), Todd Gilliland ($9,900 – P8), Grant Enfinger ($10,100 – P12): Enfinger is expensive, but projects for sub 10% ownership.

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Derek Kraus ($7,700)

Starting Position: 18th

Kraus had early issues that put him laps down early in the spring race here, but in 2020 he had a much better day at Darlington. In that 2020 race, Kraus came home with a 2nd place finish but only led 1 lap. Kraus projects for low 20’s ownership but I actually expect him to be under 20% since he typically is someone who gets overlooked. There are also three other drivers around Kraus’s price that I feel people will flock to in Greenfield, Davis, and Anderson for the presumed safety of their starting positions. Those three, while do offer potential place differential points, do not have the quality equipment and crew that Kraus has.

Tanner Gray ($7,400)

Starting Position: 22nd

Gray hasn’t been successful at Darlington, but he also wasn’t as experienced and wasn’t driving as well as he is currently. Over his last six races, Gray has five top 20’s and one top 10. The only poor finish for Gray was that ridiculous dirt race in Knoxville earlier this season. I see Gray as a low-owned high teens driver on Sunday.

Dylan Lupton ($7,600)

Starting Position: 11th

I expect Lupton to go practically unowned because of where he is starting. If you are playing cash games or SE then maybe he isn’t worth the risk, but he is in the KBM #51 so his equipment is top of the line. Lupton isn’t some young kid making his first start in a top series and he does have one Darlington race under his belt (Xfinity Series – 2017). I plan on having some exposure to Lupton, just not a lot as I am typically a SE player.

Other Options: Stewart Friesen ($8,300 – P4), Josh Berry ($8,700 – P20): expected to be sub 15% owned, Berry makes for a decent pivot off Kligerman, Chandler Smith ($8,900 – P9)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

  1. Tyler Hill ($5,800) – P21: Since the typical PD plays are priced WAY up, Hill is a solid driver who could pull out a top 20
  2. Ryan Truex ($4,900) – P19: Truex has only one finish outside the top 20 since May 1st (10 races) and he is super cheap which helps fit the three dominators you need.
  3. Austin Wayne Self ($5,500) – P16: Self has quietly been very consistent this season. In 16 races this season, Self has only 3 finishes lower than 20th. I expect Self to finish mid to high teens and make value easily.
  4. Lawless Alan ($6,300) – P31: One of the better place differential plays on this slate because of price. Alan has only run 5 races this season, but he has finished all of them. Can’t ask for much more for this salary.
  5. Tate Fogleman ($4,600) – P24: Fogleman is dirt cheap and just needs to finish right around where he starts to make value. Seems very doable.
  6. Danny Bohn ($5,200) – P27: Bohn is another driver who has some PD upside for cheap.

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

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

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

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

Lineup Construction:

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

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Austin Cindric ($11,300)

Starting Position: 24th

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

Denny Hamlin ($10,400)

Starting Position: 14th

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

Austin Dillon ($10,800)

Starting Position: 35th

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Michael Annett ($8,100)

Starting Position: 19th

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

Brandon Brown ($7,600)

Starting Position: 23rd

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

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

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

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

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

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

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

Leaving Salary on the Table:

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

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

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

Chase Briscoe ($11,500)

Starting Position: 37th

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

JJ Yeley ($9,200)

Starting Position: 34th

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

Brandon Brown ($10,100)

Starting Position: 31st

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Austin Cindric ($8,800)

Starting Position: 14th

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

Landon Cassill ($7,400)

Starting Position: 26th

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

Christopher Bell ($8,900)

Starting Position: 15th

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

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

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

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

Ty Gibbs ($11,000)

Starting Position: 10th

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

Brandon Jones ($9,400)

Starting Position: 24th

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

Tyler Reddick ($10,500)

Starting Position: 22nd

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

Daniel Hemric ($9,800)

Starting Position: 7th

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

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Ryan Sieg ($7,400)

Starting Position: 23rd

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

Brett Moffitt ($8,100)

Starting Position: 20th

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

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

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

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

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

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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the 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 playoff time in the Truck Series! This week is the first playoff race for the series and it slightly changes our thought process heading into the race. It is a pretty good bet that one of the ten playoff drivers wins this race. John Hunter Nemechek (+250) is the best bet and also my pick to win this race. It is common practice for non-playoff drivers to allow the playoff drivers a little bit of leeway when racing and won’t race them hard. All ten of the drivers start inside the top 12 for this race and all but 3-4 are in play for me.

As with every week, each tier of drivers is listed in order of preference

NASCAR DFS: Dominators

John Hunter Nemechek ($11,600)

Starting Position: 2nd

Nemechek has been the best driver in the Truck Series this season and is the top contender for the title. It has been three years since Nemechek has driven a truck here at Gateway, but he is no stranger to success at this track. In his five career races at this track, Nemechek has a victory two top 5’s, three top 10’s, and has led 100 laps. It’s a pretty safe bet that Nemechek will have a top 10 again on Friday, which would be his 13th in 16 races this season.

Grant Enfinger ($9,600)

Starting Position: 30th

Enfinger is probably the top place differential play on this slate. Last season no driver started outside the top 20 and finished in the top 10 in DK fantasy points, but this season I think Enfinger will be the one driver who can do that. Enfinger has raced at Gateway four times and has three finishes of 8th or better and has led 88 laps. Considering his upside is a top 10 here, Enfinger is severely underpriced which will make him supremely popular as well.

Sheldon Creed ($11,200)

Starting Position: 4th

Creed has only raced at Gateway two times in his Truck Series career but it seems like a track he really likes. In his two races, Creed has a 7th place finish (2019) and a win last season. Creed has never started this high, but that could only work to his advantage and allow him to lead laps. Last season in his win here he only led 15 laps, but starting towards the front will make it easier for him to get out to the lead and dominate.

Zane Smith ($10,800)

Starting Position: 5th

Smith (+550) has the second-best odds to win this race behind Nemechek and could be someone who surprises. Last season Smith led 45 laps after starting on the pole and finished seventh. Smith did manage to make it into the optimal lineup though with the fourth-highest point total on DraftKings in that race. Smith was one of three drivers who started in the top five to have a top ten DKFP total which is why I am not afraid to load up on drivers starting towards the front on Friday.

Other Options: Ty Majeski ($9,000 – P25), Todd Gilliland ($9,400 – P3) – Gilliland is a nice pivot off the higher owned Enfinger in large field GPP’s, Austin Hill ($10,400 – P1)

NASCAR DFS: Mid Tier

Derek Griffith ($7,800)

Starting Position: 11th

Griffith is making his first career start in any NASCAR level above ARCA but he couldn’t ask for a better truck. This week Griffith takes control of the boss’s #51 KBM Toyota and should be a threat for a top 10. Griffith will probably be a low-owned driver because of his starting position and lack of races.

Derek Kraus ($7,000)

Starting Position: 16th

Kraus is a driver who allows us to use three dominators if that is how you choose to go. Last season in his only career race here Kraus finished 13th after starting 10th. Kraus spent all but one lap last year inside the top 15 at Gateway and earned 28 DKFP, which would be 4x value making him optimal for sure if he can do the same on Friday.

Josh Berry ($8,000)

Starting Position: 14th

Berry will be very busy this weekend as he will be pulling TRIPLE duty, but since this is his first race he should be feeling just fine and not fatigued yet. This is Berry’s 7th Truck Series race this season during which has accumulated four top 20 finishes and three finishes off 10th or 11th. Berry is a top 10 truck in my opinion on Friday and is a solid pivot off the popular three dominator builds.

Other Options: Chase Purdy ($7,300 – P28), Johnny Sauter ($8,400 – P20) Carson Hocevar ($7,500 – P6)

NASCAR DFS: Value Tier Rankings

  1. Jordan Anderson ($6,000) – P33
  2. Jack Wood ($6,500) – P21
  3. Corey Roper ($5,800) – P37
  4. Tanner Gray ($6,900) – P16
  5. Dawson Cram ($5,400) – P38
  6. Jake Griffin ($5,900) – P29
  7. Ryan Truex ($6,300) – P18
  8. Tyler Hill ($5,600) – P27
  9. Tate Fogleman ($5,000) – P24
  10. Spencer Boyd ($4,900) – P32

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