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After a week off, the NASCAR Truck Series is back in action this Saturday at Kansas Speedway.
The end of the season is fast approaching, as after Kansas we'll have just three more races to go before it all wraps up.
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 Truck Series. Let's look at some NASCAR Truck Series DFS lineup picks for the Clean Harbors 200 on DraftKings. Be sure to also check out our NASCAR Premium Tools for Truck Series including our DFS Lineup Optimizer and powerful Research Station.
Truck Series DFS Lineup Picks - DraftKings
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Parker Kligerman #75 ($11,100)
Starting 35th
Let's start with Kligerman. His part-time schedule means that because of the formula used to determine the starting lineup, this 75 truck will almost always be coming from the back of the pack, offering a ton of place differential upside each time he hits the track.
Kligerman has run six races this season, resulting in three top 10s and one finish outside the top 20, when the engine let go at Dover. Most recently, he finished fourth at Bristol after starting 35th, and he's really shown no trouble getting through the field this season. This is a truck with top 10 upside on the track and immense place differential upside on the fantasy track. The only real issue here is that he'll be pretty chalky, so be ready to make a few lineups without him in case he gets into trouble.
Zane Smith #21 ($10,100)
Starting 9th
So, Smith has finished outside of the top 10 in four of the past five races, but that one top 10 was at Vegas, a 1.5-mile track, and he finished top 10 in both of the earlier Kansas races this season, leading 67 laps between the two races.
Smith didn't really have a track record of success here before this season, running fine in ARCA but not leading laps at Kansas. But going off his 2020 performance, he should be considered one of the favorites in this race. I'll take the potential downside that comes with a young driver starting in the top 10 when the upside is his third victory of the season.
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Timothy Peters #52 ($7,700)
Starting 22nd
With Stewart Friesen skipping this race for a short track race with a huge purse, the veteran Peters will step into the Halmar Racing machine.
And, well...no offense to Friesen, but Peters might be an upgrade when it comes to performing in the Truck Series. An 11-time winner in this series, Peters has only run a few times in the last couple of years. He had four starts last year, with three coming for Niece Motorsports, and he was top 12 in all those races.
Peters is the perfect driver to get everything he can out of this 52 truck. I think he can get into the back half of the top 10 on Saturday.
Dawson Cram #41 ($7,200)
Starting 33rd
Time for the place differential section of today's article with this pick and the next one. Let's start with Dawson Cram, who starts 33rd.
It's tough to know what to expect based on recent production because the last three races this team has run, they've crashed out, and crashed out so early that we couldn't even get much information from the race. He was 22nd at WWT Raceway when he ran the full race, though, and was running solid top 30s in other trucks earlier in the year. I think Cram is a good contrarian play this week -- his recent performance and his slightly too high salary will keep people off of him, but there's upside for him to finish seven to 10 spots higher than he starts.
Hailee Deegan #17 ($7,100)
Starting 34th
Deegan is set for her Truck Series debut and I love this price tag. She won't be competing for a win or even a top 10, but she's done a good job keeping her car clean in ARCA this season and should compete for a top 20 in this 17 truck, which had a 14th on a similar track earlier this year with Dylan Lupton driving, plus a top 10 at Richmond with David Ragan.
Do I think Deegan is ready for Trucks? Maybe not, but she's a talented young driver who will be in some of the best equipment among low-priced DFS options, and she starts 34th. That all combines to me really, really loving her as a play this week.
David Gravel #24 ($6,500)
Starting 25th
The 24 has had some good runs with a variety of drivers this year, including Gravel, who drove it at Michigan to a 10th place finish.
It feels like a lot of people will discount Gravel because he's a dirt track guy and this is an intermediate track. But he ran really well at Michigan and has a fast GMS truck under him. Chase Purdy was 15th and 10th in the first two Kansas races this year. GMS had three trucks in the top 10 in the race where Purdy was 15th. This is a great value, and Gravel has top 10 upside, though I'd expect a top 15 to be the more realistic conclusion here.
