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Justin Carter's DraftKings DFS lineup picks for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Wawa 250 at Daytona International Speedway. Read his daily fantasy NASCAR advice and Xfinity sleepers.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series is in Daytona on Friday night for the Wawa 250. Daytona is always a wild ride, making DFS contests this weekend a bit of an enigma. Diversity should be the name of the game. Don't go overweight on any particular driver, as anything can happen.
For example, Austin Hill won the season opener here, which wasn't a surprise. He's really good at superspeedway racing. But Parker Retzlaff and Jordan Anderson placing in the top five was a surprise. Two years ago, this race saw Jeremy Clements win, which was an even bigger surprise.
Here at RotoBaller, we want to help you make informed decisions about your DFS lineups, which is why I'll be breaking down the slates for the Xfinity Series. Let's look at some NASCAR Xfinity DFS lineup picks for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Wawa 250 on DraftKings. Be sure to also check out our NASCAR Premium Tools for Xfinity Series, including our DFS Lineup Optimizer and powerful Research Station. This slate locks on 8/23/24 at 7:33 p.m. EDT.
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Top Plays
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Austin Hill ($10.5K)
You can never predict anything about Daytona...except for the fact that Austin Hill is going to be a contender. In five starts here since joining Richard Childress Racing in 2022, Hill has three wins and has led double-digit laps in the two races he didn't win.
Pre-qualifying win sims for Xfinity at Daytona:
1. Austin Hill 11.3%
2. Jesse Love 8.0%
3. Riley Herbst 6.7%
4. Cole Custer 5.8%
5. Ryan Truex 5.8%Full win/T3/T5 sims plus values at @FDSportsbook ⤵️ https://t.co/UzzDn4YXz4
— Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) August 23, 2024
Hill might not end the day in victory lane, especially with him struggling a bit more in the night race here than in the day race, but you can bet Hill will spend a lot of time near the front of the pack.
Jesse Love ($9.8K)
Hill's RCR teammate Jesse Love has been a contender at superspeedways as a rookie. He opened the year by leading 34 laps from the pole here at Daytona, though he ultimately finished just 20th. Then, at Atlanta, Love dominated most of the day, leading 157 laps but finishing 12th.
Love finally put a full race together at a superspeedway when the series went to Talladega. He led 28 laps and went on to win after starting second. The RCR cars will without a doubt be strong on Friday night. I want exposure to both of them.
Justin Allgaier ($10.2K)
Okay, we need a high-end pivot off the RCR guys, so let's talk about Justin Allgaier. The winner of this race last year, Allgaier, finished in the top 10 in five of the last six races at Daytona. He's led laps in four consecutive Daytona starts. This No. 7 car isn't a lock to contend like the Childress cars might be, but there's a good chance he's up front near the end.
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Mid-Tier Options
Riley Herbst ($9.0K)
Riley Herbst is having his best Xfinity season this year as far as points go, as he sits sixth in the standings. Herbst almost won at Talladega, coming in second behind Jesse Love, and he was sixth at Daytona. A skilled superspeedway racer, don't be shocked to see Herbst battling for the victory on Friday night.
Ryan Truex ($8.5K)
Ryan Truex is set for his eighth start of the season for Joe Gibbs Racing. He has a win already at Dover and was ninth at Atlanta, another superspeedway race. He's been solid at Daytona, with just one DNF in five Xfinity starts. That DNF was way, way back in 2012. Since then, he has three top-15s here including a seventh in 2018 that saw him lead three laps.
Joe Graf Jr. ($7.7K)
While I don't think Joe Graf Jr. is a very good driver relative to the rest of this field, I do think there's upside here as he's just $7.7K in a Joe Gibbs Racing car. Last season, Graf ran a handful of races for JGR, posting decent results. Two of his three top 10s last year were for this team.
The other top 10? It happened at Daytona, where he piloted the No. 39 RSS Racing machine to a seventh-place result in the season opener. Of course, there's risk involved, as that was the first and only time Graf has a top 10 here. Overall he has six DNFs at this track with an average finish of 27.7. Still, he's worth sprinkling into lineups.
Jordan Anderson ($7.2K)
Jordan Anderson has a well-deserved reputation for being a good superspeedway driver. It's all he races these days, as he spends most of his time focused on owning Jordan Anderson Racing. Anderson has run three races this year, all superspeedways.
The wait is over! It’s race day at @DAYTONA ! We’ve got 3 drivers with all eyes on the prize 🏆 Let’s do this!!!
7:30 | @USANetwork @StateIndustries | @VolpiFoods | @FunkAway | @BommaritoAuto pic.twitter.com/9BxtodStI2— Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport (@JARnascar) August 23, 2024
At Daytona, Anderson finished fourth, but he DNFed both Atlanta and Talladega. In 2023, he ran a solid 15th here in his lone start, improving from a 37th-place starting spot.
Value Options
Parker Retzlaff ($6.6K)
Parker Retzlaff has had some falloff as the season has gone along, which has really reduced his DFS salary. That gives us a chance to gain an edge with him this weekend, though, because this is a track that suits Retzlaff.
Retzlaff has two top fives and four top 10s in 2024. Both top fives happened at superspeedways at the beginning of the season, including a third-place finish at Daytona.
Jeremy Clements ($6.7K)
It's been a down year for Jeremy Clements, whose 23.0 average finish is his worst since 2013. Still, he's a former Daytona winner who finished sixth at Atlanta earlier this season. Possibly some good value here.
Brennan Poole ($6.2K)
It's been a solid year for Brennan Poole and this Alpha Prime Racing team, as his average finish is a respectable 20.4. He was top 20 at Daytona and Atlanta then posted a top five at Talladega.
Caesar Bacarella ($6.0K)
Caesar Bacarella is set for his third start of the season for Alpha Prime Racing. At Talladega, he started 29th and went on to finish seventh. Then last weekend at Michigan, he started 25th and finished ninth.
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