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The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Loudon on Saturday for the Crayon 200. Last year, Christopher Bell won this race for the third consecutive time, but he won't be in the field on Saturday.
In fact, this race field is devoid of former New Hampshire winners. No Cup or Xfinity winners here are in this field, though William Byron did win in 2016 here in the Truck Series.
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 Crayon 200 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 7/16/22 at 2:30 p.m. ET.
Xfinity DFS Picks - DraftKings
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William Byron ($11,100) - Starting 10th
This week's obligatory "Cup driver drops down a level and contends for the win" driver is William Byron, who will be in the JRM 88 car.
Byron is a former winner here in the Truck Series. He has never finished better than 11th here in Cup, and he was third in his only Xfinity start at this track.
Byron isn't a slam dunk pick to win this race. Ty Gibbs has a great shot here. But I think the six extra positions of place differential upside and the additional experience at this track give Byron a slight edge for DFS purposes, but I'll definitely be building lineups with both guys.
Sam Mayer ($9,300) - Starting 12th
Mayer is another driver with some PD upside, as he rolls off 12th in a car that was sixth in practice.
Mayer's first Xfinity start here ended early, as a lap 28 crash relegated him to a 39th place finish.
But this is the kind of track where Mayer can succeed. He has top five runs this year at Richmond, Martinsville, Dover and Nashville, none of which necessarily race like Loudon but all of which I would group into a category I'd call "maybe predictive of Loudon based on what we know about the tracks." Mayer is an intriguing pick. You might get some good value betting him for the win, too.
Austin Hill ($8,800) - Starting 15th
With news that Tyler Reddick is leaving RCR after 2023, is Hill now auditioning for the 8 car in Cup? If so, his performance this year seems to give him an edge over Xfinity teammate Sheldon Creed.
Hill has won twice and has eight top fives. Only Martinsville is in the group of tracks that feel like good indicators for Loudon, but overall, Hill has a good mix of PD upside and speed. He has four consecutive top 1o finishes.
The one knock with Hill is a lack of performance here. He's run two Truck races at this track and had mechanical issues both times, finishing 30th and 22nd. Still, he's a talented driver in a good car who is on a hot streak, so I'll have him in a lot of lineups.
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Ty Dillon ($7,800) - Starting 17th
Ty Dillon—who won't be returning to the 42 car in the Cup Series next year and thus probably has more pressure on him when he drops down to Xfinity now since he might be auditioning for rides—is in the 48 this weekend.
This will be Dillon's first start in this car. Tyler Reddick has driven it in the past three races, which includes a fourth-place finish last week at Atlanta. But now, Big Machine Racing turns to Dillon.
In four Xfinity Series starts at this track, Dillon as a pair of top 10 runs. In Cup, he's never finished worse than 23rd here...which is impressive-ish when you factor in that all of his Cup starts were for an underperforming Germain Racing team. Solid PD upside.
Ryan Vargas ($6,400) - Starting 36th
Vargas hasn't set the world on fire this season, but he's a solid driver who can usually keep a car clean. He's finished 13 of his 16 races this season, with two of those DNFs coming via crashes in the second and third races of the year.
Since then, Vargas has failed to finis once, when an engine issue struck this car. He's finished in the top 26 in four consecutive starts and his last finish of 30th or worse that wasn't from a DNF was at Richmond in April.
Vargas was only 29th here last year, but I think this 6 car is stronger now. I expect him to gain around 10 spots on Saturday, making him a solid value play with PD upside.
CJ McLaughlin ($6,200) - Starting 33rd
Another guy starting in the 30s with PD upside is McLaughlin, who is in the 38 for RSS Racing.
This team has been solid this season. McLaughlin has run four races for RSS, crashing at Daytona but finishing in the top 25 in the other three starts.
The 38 has shown some good speed lately, with Patrick Gallagher and Kyle Sieg each scoring top 20s in this car in their most recent starts in it. Parker Retzlaff was 10th at Richmond and 12th at Martinsville, plus also added a top 20 at Dover. This is a sneaky good play.
