Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop: Xfinity Series for the 2021 season! If you’ve been with us before then you know the drill, but if you are new the WinDaily Sports or to my NASCAR content, welcome! I break down the field each week and give you my favorite plays for each race in three different price categories.
Make sure to check out my NASCAR DFS Tutorial as well to make sure you are ready and have an understanding of how I break down the races and build lineups (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-pit-stop-2021-introduction-to-nascar-dfs/). You will notice that all pricing is for DraftKings in these articles since they are the only site that has contests for all three series (Trucks, Xfinity, Cup) and is the site I mainly play on. All plays in the Cup Series article will translate to FanDuel if that is where you play.
Welcome back NASCAR! after a week hiatus (two weeks for the Xfinity Series) I am finally breaking down some racing for you! I never knew I would miss dissecting late run green flag speeds and loop data after only a week, but here I am getting excited to do it again.
This week the Series heads to Martinsville, otherwise known as “The Paperclip”. This is a unique track with next to no banking, it is a very flat short track that isn’t really similar to other tracks, but we can look at both Richmond and Phoenix to get an idea how some teams may run here. This is a Dash 4 Cash race so there are NO Cup Series regulars in this race. We have 250 laps in this race under the lights on Friday night so I will look to have plenty of 2 dominator builds to eat up as many dominator points as possible. Last season was the first time in 14 years that the Xfinity Series ran a race at Martinsville, so we only have that data to go on for track history.
Starting Position: 1st
Once again I am going against my own rule of not rostering pole sitters, but at this price and after how Burton dominated this race from the pole last season it’s hard to not make him the top option in this tier. In 2020, Burton led 81 laps here on his way to winning this race. Burton never fell lower than 12th in the running order and had an average running position of 2.7 for this race last season. I really like Burton on Friday night, and there is a decent chance he comes in a low ownership starting from the pole.
Starting Position: 16th
If Burton is your pure dominator for this race, than Ty Gibbs is your place differential dominator play. Gibbs has never raced at Martinsville in a stock car but he has had some success in 2020 and 2021 at Phoenix. In the ARCA Series, Gibbs finished 3rd in 2020 and 1st this season at Phoenix. Not only did he have two top 5’s he dominated these races leading a total of 246 laps in the two races combined. Gibbs is in some of the best equipment in the series and should easily see his way towards the front on Friday night and finish top 5 for the third time in three races this season
Starting Position: 24th
We are now 3 for 3 with Joes Gibbs cars in the top tier for this race. Jones is another potential dominator with place differential upside. I don’t think Jones dominates this race over either of the previous two JGR cars I mentioned above, but he can definitely pay off his price tag. Last season at Martinsville, Jones started P7 and came in 9th while never running higher than 5th in that race. Jones has the equipment and the ability to have another top 10, or ever a top 5 on Friday.
All three of Austin Cindric ($11,500 – P6), Noah Gragson ($11,100 – P8), and Justin Allgaier ($10,200 – P2) are in play for me this weekend and could very well push the JGR stable of Toyotas for the win here. My only issue with these three is their price tags. I am not 100% sure they can pay off their prices, especially Gragson with his bad luck this season. If anyone is going to take the top spot and be dominant in this race if should be one of these three drivers.
Other Options (in order of preference): Bretty Moffitt ($9,000 – P27 [could be chalky] Daniel Hemric ($10,800 – P4), Ryan Sieg ($9,600 – P12), AJ Allmendinger ($11,900 – P3 [Large Field GPP ONLY])
Starting Position: 29th
Berry is most likely going to be the chalk de jour on Friday night, and with reason. When you can get a driver with 20+ place differential upside at only $8K you have to take advantage of the soft pricing, especially in cash games. If you are playing GPP’s then I am totally on board with fading him.
Jeb Burton ($7,800) – Burton starts from the 13th position and drove the #8 that Berry is in to a 4th place finish last season here. I don’t think Burton comes near the ownership that Berry will get but offers top 5 upside for a similar price
Brandon Gdovic ($7,500) – Gdovic is the Sam Hunt #26 on Friday night and should be practically unowned. I really like the upside of this car at Martinsville after three straight top 15 finishes. Gdovic finished top 10 in this ride at Daytona. Last season Mason Diaz drove the #26 to a 20th place finish, but I think Gdovic is a better driver and could bring this team their 4th straight top 15 finish.
Starting Position: 33rd
Yeley is an experienced driver who will keep this car clean and drive it to a potentially top 15 finish. In 2020, Yeley finished 14th in this race in this same car. Like with Berry, Yeley is going to be the chalkiest play in this price range, and like with Berry I will give you some GPP pivot off Yeley below.
Jeremy Clements ($7,200) – Clements has been one of the most consistent and best drivers in the Xfinity Series this season. Coming into Martinsville, Clements has 5 straight races finishing 17th or better, including three top 10 finishes. Even though he starts from P11, I like Clements for GPP’s because I think the majority of people will find the $100 to get the potential PD upside of Yeley. Clements is definitely the riskier play, but that’s what you want in GPP’s
Brandon Brown ($7,000) – Brown is $200 cheaper, but he offers 8 spots more of place differential with similar upside to Clements. So far this season Brown has four finishes of 11th or better, including three top 10 finishes. Brown does have two finishes outside the top 30, but I am not worried about those going into this race. Brown finished 18th in the 2020 Martinsville race.
Other Options: Myatt Snider ($7,700 – P9), Riley Herbst ($8,200 – P7), Justin Haley ($8,800 – P5)
I also have interest in Timmy Hill and David Starr but I will need to check around on Friday to see if they have sponsors for this race. I will update in discord when I find this info out.
Make sure to check in discord throughout the day on Friday as I may update the value plays if I find out more info on sponsors and potential start and park drivers.
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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for the Truck series for the 2021 season! If you’ve been with us before then you know the drill, but if you are new the WinDaily Sports or to my NASCAR content, welcome! I break down the field each week and give you my favorite plays for each race in three different price categories.
Make sure to check out my NASCAR DFS Tutorial as well to make sure you are ready and have an understanding of how I break down the races and build lineups (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-pit-stop-2021-introduction-to-nascar-dfs/). You will notice that all pricing is for DraftKings in these articles since they are the only site that has contests for all three series (Trucks, Xfinity, Cup) and is the site I mainly play on. All plays in the Cup Series article will translate to FanDuel if that is where you play.
This weekend is different than every other race has been or will be this season, this weekend we race on dirt. Bristol is usually its own monster but this is a whole different ball game. In the Truck Series, we do have some type of dirt racing history to fall back on with Eldora Speedway. There have been seven races run in the Truck Series at Eldora and it has seven different winners. Stewart Friesen ($10,500) is the most recent winner (2019) and is undoubtedly one of the favorites for this race. There are also seven full-time Cup Series drivers running in this race on Saturday as well.
There were 44 drivers who entered but only 40 qualified for this race. JD Heffner withdrew from the race, Ryan Newman, Jessica Friesen, and Trevor Collins failed to qualify based on the algorithm NASCAR used to decide the starting grid.
There are three drivers who aren’t just in this race seat time for the Cup race on Sunday but actually have a really good chance to win this race.
Starting Position: 28th
Larson is the favorite in this race and the Cup race on Sunday and is one of the best and most accomplished dirt racers in either field. Larson won the Eldora race back in 2016 leading 48 laps in the process. On Sunday, Larson will be in the #44 Niece Motorsports truck that Chastain drove to a top 10 last week. Larson is my pick to win this race and is a lock for any cash builds you make and will be in the majority of my GPP builds as well
Starting Position: 33rd
Briscoe is the next driver I think can win this race on Sunday if the cards fall his way. Larson may be the favorite but Briscoe is right there as a close second. Briscoe won at Eldora race in 2018 and led 54 laps, he also finished 7th in 2019 leading 93 laps in the process. I think you should start any cash builds with Larson and Briscoe and find value to make that work.
Starting Position: 32nd
Bubba Wallace is another former Eldora winner in running this race. Wallace dominated the Eldora race back in 2014, leading 97 laps on his way to a dominant victory. Even at the lowest price of the “ringers” who have a chance to win I don’t think Wallace will carry high ownership. People just don’t play him even though he is in a decent truck this week. Wallace will be driving the #11 that Spencer Davis drove to a top 20 last week.
Other Cup Series Regulars:
Starting Position: 7th
Friesen has had plenty of success driving a NASCAR truck on dirt at Eldora in his career. In three races there Friesen has finishes of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd with his win coming in the series last race there in 2019. Friesen has led 150 laps over the three races at Eldora. On Friday, Friesen ran the 5th fastest single lap speed in first practice and 4th in second practice.
Starting Position: 4th
Crafton is another previous winner of the dirt race at Eldora that should be a contender on Saturday night. In seven career races at Eldora, Crafton has never finished worse than 10th but has only led laps in the one race he won in 2017. Crafton is my favorite mid-tier priced driver in this race and is a good pivot off one of the Cup drivers in GPP’s.
Starting Position: 13th
Gilliland has some dirt experience from Eldora, running two races there in 2018 and 2019, and finished 5th in 2019, he did look really good in the first practice session on Friday. In the first session, Gilliland had the 12th fastest overall lap, but also had the fastest 10, 15, and 20 laps average speed. Gilliland had a top-five overall lap in second qualifying on Friday as well. I don’t think Gilliland is a threat to win this race, but he could pull out a surprise top 10.
Other Options: Ben Rhodes ($8,300) – Fastest lap in final practice, Parker Kligerman ($7,700), Sheldon Creed ($10,000), Zane Smith ($7,900) – Smith ran the most practice laps looking to get plenty of track time, Derek Kraus ($7,000)
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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop: Xfinity Series for the 2021 season! If you’ve been with us before then you know the drill, but if you are new the WinDaily Sports or to my NASCAR content, welcome! I break down the field each week and give you my favorite plays for each race in three different price categories.
Make sure to check out my NASCAR DFS Tutorial as well to make sure you are ready and have an understanding of how I break down the races and build lineups (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-pit-stop-2021-introduction-to-nascar-dfs/). You will notice that all pricing is for DraftKings in these articles since they are the only site that has contests for all three series (Trucks, Xfinity, Cup) and is the site I mainly play on. All plays in the Cup Series article will translate to FanDuel if that is where you play.
Atlanta is hosting a doubleheader Saturday afternoon with Truck Series kicking off the day followed by the Xfinity Series – EchoPark 250. Like with the Truck Series earlier on Saturday, the Xfinity race also has a Cup driver coming down to race. Martin Truex ($11,300) will be in the JGR #54 that Ty Gibbs has had much success in this season so we should see Truex also have a great day on Saturday as well. This is a 200 lap race so we have a good amount of dominator points available in this race, so I will look to have 2 dominators in my builds.
Starting Position: 18th
I mentioned in the open that Truex will be driving the #54 JGR Toyota on Saturday. We have seen both Ty Dillon and Ty Gibbs have good days in this car, especially Gibbs at the Daytona RC where he won his first career race. Truex is obviously the best driver to get into this seat this season and I think he will get this car to victory lane. I think Truex could collect plenty of dominator points as well as plus place differential points.
Starting Position: 1st
Cindric should dominate the early part of this race like he does most weeks. Last season, Cindric led 68 laps and had 41 fastest laps (both race highs) at this race but ended up 16th. We can see that Cindric was fast at Atlanta in 2020 and should have had a better fate. Cindric will have a better day on Saturday and should be fighting with Truex for the win come lap 200.
Starting Position: 3rd
Almendinger is finally back full-time in a top-flight NASCAR series and is making the best of it in 2021. In five races this season, Dinger has three top 5 finishes including his win at Las Vegas. Speaking of winning, Allmendinger won this race last season while leading 37 laps late and picking up dominator points from running 19 fastest laps as well. There is a lot to like in the top tier this week and Allmendinger is definitely one of the better plays.
Starting Position: 27th
I hardly, if ever, write up Michael Annett as a top play, but this week Annett just makes sense in my opinion. After having a solid start to the season. Annett crashed last week and ended up 38th which gave him the starting position of 27th this week. After a rough Daytona, Annett rattled off three straight top 15 finished, including his 6th place finish at Las Vegas. Last season in Atlanta, Annett finished 11th and led just 3 laps, but those numbers would most certainly make us happy on Saturday with the #1 JRM Chevy.
Other Options (in order of preference): Daniel Hemric ($10,000 – P11), Brandon Jones ($9,600 – P16), Noah Gragson ($11,500 – P30), Justin Haley ($9,200 – P13), Ryan Sieg ($9,400 – P35)
Starting Position: 8th
Every week I think Moffitt can’t be good again, can he? And with the exception of Las Vegas, Moffitt has been good. In five races this season, Moffitt has only finished worse than 11th once this season, the aforementioned Las Vegas race where he wrecked and finished 34th. Moffitt is strictly a GPP play and is a way to get different from everyone who will be paying up for the top tier drivers.
Starting Position: 22nd
Berry will be taking over the 02 in the Truck Series from Kris Wright which can only be a good thing. Last season in this #8 car, Daniel Hemric finished 4th in this race. I would not be surprised to see Berry finish around the same on Saturday.
Starting Position: 12th
Ferrucci has seen immense improvement as this season has progressed with back-to-back top 15 finishes in the Sam Hunt #26. This is the 23 year Ferrucci’s first season in a NASCAR series and he is proving himself to be a respectable driver so far. I don’t think Ferrucci gets any ownership on Saturday making him a really good GPP play. There is plenty of risk involved with using Ferrucci, but a top 10 is also a possibility as well.
Make sure to check in discord throughout the day on Saturday as I may update the value plays if I find out more info on sponsors and potential start and park drivers.
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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 if you are new the WinDaily Sports or to my NASCAR content, welcome! I break down the field each week and give you my favorite plays for each race in three different price categories.
Make sure to check out my NASCAR DFS Tutorial as well to make sure you are ready and have an understanding of how I break down the races and build lineups (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-pit-stop-2021-introduction-to-nascar-dfs/). You will notice that all pricing is for DraftKings in these articles since they are the only site that has contests for all three series (Trucks, Xfinity, Cup) and is the site I mainly play on. All plays in the Cup Series article will translate to FanDuel if that is where you play.
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is back this weekend and is the first race of a doubleheader day on Saturday from Atlanta Motor Speedway! This race features two Cup Series regulars, Kyle Busch ($14,000) and Ross Chastain ($13,000). Busch will be back in his number 51 Toyota while Chastain will be in the #44 Niece Motorsports Chevy.
Busch starts 2nd and there is a pretty good chance he leads the majority of laps (if not all) and could also earn the most dominator points for this race. I can also see a reason to fade Busch when you look at his recent history in this truck at AMS. Busch only has one win in his last four races at Atlanta which is also his only top 20 in that time period. I will definitely have exposure to Busch but it won’t 100% exposure like usual when he runs the Truck Series.
Starting Position: 40th
Chastain has two straight 6th place finishes in a Niece truck at Atlanta (2019 & 2020). In both races, Chastain started towards the back of the field and made his way through for a top 10. Chastain is the place differential play for this race and I will have more exposure to him over Busch. I think Chastain could actually push for the win, but even just a top 10 would be enough to make value and that’s all we really want.
Starting Position: 30th
Ankrum has not had a great start to the season, but it’s not necessarily on Ankrum. In two of his three races, Ankrum was involved in wrecks that ended his day. As long as he can avoid trouble, a top 20 is in the cards. Combining his high salary and poor finishes, Ankrum will probably come in at very low ownership but he has the upside to make his salary pay off. Last season Akrum finished 15th in his first Atlanta race.
Starting Position: 19th
Enfinger LOVES racing at Atlanta and is grossly underpriced for this race. In 5 career races here Enfinger has never finished outside the top ten and won this race last season. After Chastain, my next highest exposure to a driver will be Enfinger. I don’t think he wins this race again, but I do think he earns another top 10 and makes value.
Other Options: John H Nemechek ($9,600), Austin Hill ($11,000), Sheldon Creed ($9,900), Brett Moffitt ($9,300)
Starting Position: 5th
Rhodes won the first two races this season and finished 10th at Las Vegas two weeks ago. Even though this team has already earned their playoff spot they are taking the foot off the gas and are still out there trying to lead laps and win races. I don’t know if Rhodes can get his 3rd win on Saturday but a top 5 for a driver who will probably have under 15% ownership will be someone I am interested in every week.
Starting Position: 29th
Like Ankrum, Kraus has had some bad luck this season but that doesn’t mean I am going to ignore a great place differential play with HUGE upside. Last season Kraus started 11th and finished 7th in his first race at this track. As long as Kraus can avoid the cars that typically wreck at the back of the field early on, he should drive his way through and finish top 15.
Starting Position: 39th
This is the first time we will see Davis on the track in 2021, but he has had two good days in Atlanta in 2020 and 2018. In 2018 he drove for KBM so that race isn’t as relative, but in 2020 he drove the same truck he will be in on Saturday. Last year at this race, Davis started from P34 and came home 25th. I will gladly take a 25th place finish starting from P39 on Saturday for Davis. If you want to play both Busch and Chastain, Davis is the best mid-tier option for that build.
Other Options: Parker Kligerman ($8,600 – if you $200-$400 Kligerman is a GREAT pivot off Rhodes or Enfinger), Johnny Sauter ($7,900), Raphael Lessard ($7,700), Chandler Smith ($7,500), Matt Crafton ($8,400)
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Welcome to the NASCAR DFS Pit Stop: Xfinity Series for the 2021 season! If you’ve been with us before then you know the drill, but if you are new the WinDaily Sports or to my NASCAR content, welcome! I break down the field each week and give you my favorite plays for each race in three different price categories.
Make sure to check out my NASCAR DFS Tutorial as well to make sure you are ready and have an understanding of how I break down the races and build lineups (https://windailysports.com/nascar-dfs-pit-stop-2021-introduction-to-nascar-dfs/). You will notice that all pricing is for DraftKings in these articles since they are the only site that has contests for all three series (Trucks, Xfinity, Cup) and is the site I mainly play on. All plays in the Cup Series article will translate to FanDuel if that is where you play.
This week the NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Phoenix, the site of the final race last season where we saw Austin Cindric ($11,200) win and become the 2020 season champion. Cindric is definitely one of the favorites for this race and the season title again in 2021. I don’t love Cindric’s starting position but he is the odds-on favorite to win this race (+275) and with him starting from the 3rd position he does offer early dominator point upside. I will have some Cindric in my lineups on Saturday, but there are some better options that I will breakdown below.
Starting Position: 12th
Allgaier is the highest-priced driver on the slate, and for good reason, he dominates races here at Phoenix. Last season at this race, Allgaier led 51 laps (25% of the race) and had 20 fastest laps. Allgaier offers the best place differential upside of all drivers in this tier as well. I really like Allgaier this week and he may be my favorite play in this tier.
Starting Position: 10th
I said Allgaier was the best PD play in this tier, well that would make Gragson the second best. Gragson starts 10th but has top 5 potential and there is a chance he wins this race (+800). In the first Phoenix race n 2020, Gragson wasn’t dominant like he can be at times, but even so, he did lead 27 laps as well as having 8 fastest laps. Gragson also spent the entire race last spring running in the top 15 and had an average running position of 4.3.
Starting Position: 5th
While I think many people will flock to last week’s winner and Haley’s Kaulig Racing teammate AJ Allmendinger ($10,400), I prefer to go with Haley. Last season Haley has a good day here at Phoenix where he ran an average position of 8.1 and made the 3rd most green flag passed (52). Haley had two top 10 finishes here last season (5th and 8th) and while he doesn’t collect dominator points, he is really good at flat tracks and should come home with a top 5.
Riley Herbst ($10,100) has been having an atrocious year in 2021. Herbst offers great upside potential but I cannot roster him for this price based on the year he is having. He is a safe play on Saturday, and I won’t try and talk you out of him, but just know I won’t be
Other Options (in order of preference):Brandon Jones ($9,500),AJ Allmendinger ($10,400), Harrison Burton ($10,800),
Starting Position: 27th
In his first career start in an Xfinity Series race all Gibbs did was dominate the second half of the Daytona RC on route to the win. DraftKings was smart and jacked his price up, rightfully so. Gibbs is in some of the best equipment in the series and should definitely contend for a top 10 with great PD upside
Ryan Sieg ($8,600) was someone I really liked last week and still do this weekend. My only worry with Sieg will be ownership, with him starting from P31. I know Sieg has a top 15, maybe top 10 car but he will most likely be the play for a lot of people in the mid-tier so unless you play cash games I wouldn’t look to roster Sieg on Saturday.
Starting Position: 20th
If you are looking for a lower-owned pivot off Sieg for GPP’s, I give you Brett Moffitt. I don’t expect Moffitt to have near the ownership that Sieg will and he may actually have a better race car this weekend. In my opinion, Moffitt has a top 10 car every week and this week is no exception. Moffitt has three finishes of 11th or better already this season and has been very successful here in Phoenix with the Truck Series (1 win and 3 top 10’s)
Starting Position: 9th
Berry is one of the best mid-tier options this week. Over the beginning of this season, Berry has progressively improved since his first race in the JRM #8. We know the JRM cars are always running towards the front and Berry is a short track specialist of sorts. In 3 Xfinity Series short track races, Berry has two top 10 finishes and an average finish of 9.3. I like his chances for a top 10 this week, or even a top 5.
Other Options: Alex Labbe ($7,200), Myatt Snider ($8,200), Santino Ferrucci ($7,400)
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