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We've got some Friday night action at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series will take to the high banks of the 0.5-mile track this week in the final race before the playoffs begin. Can a surprise driver win his way into the Round of 12?
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 Food City 300 on DraftKings. Be sure to also check out our NASCAR Premium Tools for Xfinity Series including our DFS Lineup Optimizer and powerful Research Station.
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Ty Gibbs #54 ($11,500)
Starting 3rd
My dominator pick in this race, Ty Gibbs won Thursday's ARCA race at Bristol, winning the 200-lap race by 2.431 seconds over Sammy Smith. Gibbs led 192 laps.
Last year, Gibbs was second in the ARCA race here, leading 53 laps.
This 54 car has dominated the Xfinity Series this year regardless of who has been driving it, but Gibbs has been especially impressive because of his youth and his lack of Xfinity experience before 2021. He could run off with this race, giving him a ton of upside.
Sam Mayer #8 ($9,900)
Starting 22nd
Sam Mayer won here in the Truck Series last year. While his Xfinity starts haven't been great, he is coming off of a 12th-place finish at Richmond and has more of a background at short tracks than he does at other track types.
Because of that, I'll be rolling with Mayer in a good number of lineups because he starts 22nd in a JRM car, which gives him a good bit of place differential upside. He likely won't repeat that race-winning Truck performance, but he is capable of posting some fast laps and moving up quickly through the field.
Brett Moffitt #02 ($8,500)
Starting 20th
After missing two races, Brett Moffitt is back, and he returns at a track that's been pretty good to him in the past. And since he's also someone who has won here in a lower series, let's go ahead and talk about him too, since that weirdly appears to be my criteria today for recommending drivers.
Moffitt ran four Truck Series races here. He had a win in 2019 in which he led 65 laps. He has two second-place finishes, including last year, when he led 117 laps in the race that Mayer won.
While this Our Motorsports car isn't elite, Moffitt has had some good runs in it, including 11 finishes of 11th or better. That doesn't include a 12th at short track Martinsville. This team is improving. Moffitt has top 10 upside here.
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Landon Cassill #4 ($7,700)
Starting 35th
After a points swap with Ryan Vargas, Landon Cassill started 31st last week and was a popular fantasy play because of the place differential upside. He finished 39th because of an ignition issue.
This week, Cassill starts 35th and remains a popular fantasy play. He's JD Motorsports' best driver and is always a threat to finish in the top 20, especially at a track like this where the performance of the car isn't as important as the performance of the driver. Don't let last week scare you off of Cassill.
Sage Karam #31 ($6,500)
Starting 32nd
This will be interesting.
Karam is best known for his Indycar career, but he's been transitioning into stock cars. He raced this car at the Indianapolis road course, finishing 26th. He doesn't have stock car experience on short tracks.
But hey, his lone podium in Indycar was at Iowa, which isn't at all like Bristol but was a short track. And at this price, there's plenty of place differential upside, so why not take a risk on a talented driver? Experience matters, but sometimes we've got to take a risk.
Jade Buford #48 ($5,700)
Starting 30th
Hmm. Buford has a road course background, but he ran the ARCA race on Thursday to get some experience at Bristol. He didn't do great, but experience is experience, right?
Buford has been solid in this 48 car, with an average finish of 23.1. He has one top 10 and has been running at the finish in 20 of his 24 starts.
He's hit a rough patch after finishing lower than 20th in three straight races, but he's got definite top 20 upside. He was 19th at Martinsville and has run some good laps at various ovals. Some good place differential upside here.
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