NASCAR Xfinity Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Texas Andy's Frozen Custard 335 (10/16/21)

The NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs head to Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday.

The Round of 8 begins this weekend. Just four races remain in the Xfinity season, and just eight drivers are still alive in the championship battle.

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 Andy's Frozen Custard 335 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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Kaz Grala #31 ($11,200)

Starting 32nd

The salary here is higher than I'd like, but Grala is a super talented driver who'll have a ton of place differential upside in this race.

This is his second race of this year in the 31, after he finished 18th at Road America. Obviously, a road course and an intermediate track aren't comparable, but Ty Dillon did drive this car to an eighth-place finish last time Xfinity was at a 1.5-mile track.

Solid car. Good driver. I think this should work out well for Grala when it comes to putting up strong numbers and at least approaching being worth this cost.

John Hunter Nemechek #54 ($10,700)

Starting 10th

Last time NASCAR was at Texas, the 54 car — driven by Kyle Busch that time — won the Xfinity race.

Oh, and John Hunter Nemechek won the Truck Series race.

So, we've got a combination of a car and a driver who've won here in 2021. We've got a little bit of place differential upside — if we assume that the drivers with a realistic shot to win this race are the playoff drivers and JHN, he has the most possible place differential of any of those drivers.

Oh, and Nemechek also isn't your usual "Truck Series drivers runs the occasional Xfinity race" guy. He was full-time in Xfinity in 2019, when he had 19 top 10s, and he has an Xfinity win at Kansas, another intermediate track.

Riley Herbst #98 ($8,600)

Starting 20th

Disappointing year for Herbst, as he sits 12th in points again. This 98 had race-winning speed almost every week last year with Chase Briscoe driving; this year, Herbst has four top fives.

He's also had three DNFs in a row, which is bad. But in the two races prior to that, he had two of his four top fives. It looked like Herbst was starting to build something...and then he wasn't.

He was 12th in the first race here. Herbst is always a scary play because the floor is super low, but I think there's decent upside this week, especially with the pressure of the playoffs gone.

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Ryan Sieg #39 ($7,300)

Starting 22nd

Sieg was 11th here earlier this season. He was also 10th at Atlanta and eighth at Homestead.

This 39 car has shown some solid intermediate speed, and that makes Sieg a solid play in this race, as he should be able to gain about 10 spots over where he starts, provided he keeps the car clean.

Tanner Berryhill #23 ($6,900)

Starting 27th

Tanner Berryhill's career average finish in this series is 31.5.

But he ran fairly well at Darlington earlier this year, finishing 21st. And in the first Texas race, Berryhill ran as high as 13th before crashing out.

The 23 is showing some decent speed. Berryhill is a decent place differential target this week. Don't get too excited by him, but I think he's someone who'll go really under the radar, so sprinkle him into some GPP lines. Probably avoid him in cash games.

Bayley Currey #15 ($5,200)

Starting 39th

Love the upside of Currey.

After spending most of the season in the 74, Currey has now slid over to JD Motorsports, where he is driving the much, much better 15 car. His first start for the team was at Vegas, another 1.5-mile track, and Currey started 36th and finished 13th. I don't want to judge his 36th at Talladega because it was Talladega, but Currey has shown that he can take decent equipment and coax a good run out of it. He's been doing it in the Truck Series, and now it looks like we'll get to see Currey do it in Xfinity as well, assuming he stays in this car for the rest of the season.

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