Welcome to NASCAR DFS Pit Stop for Saturday’s iK9 Service Dog 200 from Phoenix, Arizona! We are back for another week of NASCAR Xfinity series racing. I will only be breaking down the Xfinity race in this article since we have no Gander Outdoors Truck Series race this week. This week we have another race with Kyle Busch “invading” the Xfinity series and after his dominance last week he might a must play today. Busch led 98 laps while racking up 104 DKFP. At his price it could be difficult to roster him though because after putting him in you only have $7,020 left for your 5 remaining drivers.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Betting Odds:
Kyle Busch -125
Christopher Bell +350
Cole Custer +600
Justin Allgaier +800
Tyler Reddick +1200
Austin Cindric +2000
Brandon Jones +2500
John Hunter Nemecheck +2500
NASCAR DFS: Leaders of the Pack
I am going to do this section a little different since I already talked a little about Kyle Busch ($14,900) in the open. If you plan on rostering Busch you will most likely have to skip this section anyway because I don’t know that there is a way to build a successful roster with him and one of the drivers over $9,500.
Cole Custer ($11,500)
2018 Finish: 8th
Custer ran the 6th best practice speed in final practice on Friday afternoon. In 3 races this season Custer is yet to finish outside the top 15, finishing in the top 10 the last 2 weeks in Atlanta and Las Vegas. If you fade Busch, I really like the idea of stacking Custer with my next driver…
Tyler Reddick ($10,900)
2018 Finish: 10th
Reddick, the 2018 Series champion, has had a great start to the 2019 season. In 3 races this season Reddick has 2 top tens already and is averaging 53.6 DKFP per race. Reddick just behind Custer as the 7th fastest car in practice while running 55 laps in Friday’s final practice.
Brandon Jones ($9,600)
2018 Finish: 11th
Brandon Jones is at his highest price of the season and is coming off his worst finish of the season so it is understandable to be scared off, but he could definitely be a good GPP play today. Jones ran the 12th fastest lap in practice on Friday.
Other Options: Christopher Bell, Austin Cindric
NASCAR DFS: Middle of the Pack
Chase Briscoe ($9,300)
2018 Finish: N/A
Because of qualifying being rained out 2 straight weeks Briscoe started 28th which may have inflated his point totals for each race because he car was much better than that starting position. Briscoe also has not finished lower than 15th this season and after running the 11th best practice lap there’s a good chance he will finish inside the top 15 again today.
Noah Gragson ($8,500)
2018 Finish: N/A
I know, I know, you’re sick and tired of hearing about Gragson and this is only the 4th race of the season, but he has yet to disappoint collecting 43, 36, and 43 DKFP respectively in his 3 races this season. After a 3rd place finish last week Gragson sees his price drop $100, which makes this play even more attractive.
Ryan Sieg ($8,100)
2018 Finish: 25th
Ryan Sieg sees a $500 increase in price, but it makes sense. In 3 races this season Sieg has finished no worse than 11th and has earned 50 DKFP twice this season and 40 in the one race he didn’t earn at least 50. Sieg ran 13th in practice, and finished just .001 behind Brandon Jones.
Other options: John Hunter Nemechek, Justin Haley
NASCAR DFS: Back of the Pack
Ryan Truex ($7,700)
2018 Finish: 15th
Truex is yet to run a race in the Xfinity series this season, but he did drive to a 15th place finish last season here in Phoenix, but is in a much better ride this season, the #8 JR Motorsports Chevy. Truex had a top 5 car in practice, finishing with the 4th best practice time. The #8 could definitely run up front and compete for the win today.
Jeremy Clements ($7,100)
2018 Finish: 20th
Clements has actually had a good two weeks in Atlanta and Vegas but his DK point average is skewed by his poor Daytona finish. In final practice on Friday Clements ran the 16th fastest lap and looks to have a good car that could pull off his 3rd straight top 20, and second straight top 15.
Brandon Brown ($6,400)
2018 Finish: N/A
Brown is possibly the best of the value plays today. He is yet to finish lower than 18th this season, with a high finish of 13th in Atlanta 2 weeks ago and has is averaging 28.8 DKFP per race. Brown has a middle of the pack car in practice, finishing with the 23rd best lap.
Josh Williams ($6,000)
2018 Finish: 29th
If you want to use Busch today you will need guys like Brown and Williams to make him fit. Williams has run pretty well this season increasing his finishing place each week this season, finishing 22nd, 21st, and 16th.
Chad Finchum ($5,200)
2018 Finish: N/A
Race log watchers might be scared off by Finchum’s finishing places, but he started 2nd in both his races this season based on owner points, but his car is not built to run up front. IF he qualifies towards the back he could be an extremely low owned quality play that will allow you to fit Busch or 2 dominators into your lineups, but a qualifying spot inside the top 20 may make me look elsewhere.
Other Options: Ray Black Jr., Stephen Leicht
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