NASCAR Xfinity Series Talladega DFS Picks

The Xfinity Series heads to Talladega Superspeedway this weekend for one of the most chaotic races on the calendar in the playoffs. Superspeedway racing is all about pack racing and survival, and it’s almost a guarantee we’ll see at least one big wreck that shakes up the field. With only 113 laps on the board, there won’t be many dominator points available, so DFS strategy will lean heavily on place differential. Building lineups with drivers starting in the back half of the field will be a key way to avoid the high-risk early wrecks and capitalize on drivers who can avoid the chaos and finish up front.

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Austin Hill Jesse Love

Connor Zilisch

Carson Kvapil

Christian Eckes

William Sawalich

Jeb Burton

Blaine Perkins

These drivers all start at the front and have limited upside with no place differential potential starting in the top 7. The fast laps and laps led will be spread more throughout the field so there are likely to be no dominators in this race. These guys would have to finish in the top 3 to score a good amount of points and I am not taking that risk with the volitility of this race.

Top Place Differential Plays

Taylor Gray

Harrison Burton

Ryan Sieg

Nick Sanchez

These 4 are the top drivers that start outside the top 15 and should race towards the front. They are all in good cars and will be racing in the main pack to get to the front. They all have great place differential potential and should be top options for the race today. Gray especially will be a popular play starting last as he had transmission issues in qualifying. I expect him to the highest owned driver on the slate with Harrison Burton the second highest.

Cheap Options

Anthony Alfredo

Jordan Anderson

Brennan Poole

Kyle Sieg

Leland Honeyman

Josh Williams

Garrett Smithley

Joey Gase

David Starr

There are a lot of the top drivers starting towards the back with big place differential potential for the race today. All these drivers start outside the top 25 and if they can miss the wrecks and get a good finish, have major upside to score a lot of fantasy points. Alfredo, Anderson, Poole, Kyle Sieg, Honeyman, and Williams will be slightly on the more aggressive side and should race more towards the front or ride in the back for a while to miss the wrecks until the end and then get aggressive to race to the front in the last few laps. If they stay out of trouble they all have great upside for a top 15 finish with potential for even a top 10 finish.

Smithley, Gase, and Starr I expect to ride in the back and be a lot more cautious so they don’t wreck a car. They will gain spots as their are wrecks as long as they don’t have mechanical issues but I don’t expect them to race towards the front as much.