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Justin Carter's DraftKings DFS lineup picks for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Shriners Children's 200 at Watkins Glen. Read his daily fantasy NASCAR advice and Xfinity sleepers.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Watkins Glen on Saturday for the third road course race over the last four Xfinity Series events. It's been a month full of both left and right turns for NASCAR's second-biggest touring series.
Last weekend, Cup Series regular Ty Gibbs dropped down to Xfinity to win at Indianapolis, while points leader Austin Hill finished fourth. He currently holds an 11-point lead over John Hunter Nemechek in the Xfinity standings.
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 NASCAR Xfinity Series Shriners Children's 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 8/19/23 at 3:48 p.m. ET.
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Ty Gibbs
Starting First - $10,900
Gibbs, the 2022 Xfinity Series champion, is set to make his eighth Xfinity Series start of the season on Saturday. He won last week at Indianapolis for his first Xfinity victory of 2023. He was top six in the three other road course starts he's made in the series.
With Gibbs starting on the pole on Saturday, he's my top choice to win this race. He won here in 2021 and led 43 laps, then led 25 laps here last year but ended up finishing 27th in that one. With Kyle Busch in the 10 this week instead of A.J. Allmendinger, Gibbs shouldn't have too much competition as long as he runs a clean race.
Sam Mayer
Starting Fifth - $9,600
There hasn't been a hotter driver in the Xfinity Series over the last month than Sam Mayer, who has finally started to fulfill the promise that's made him one of NASCAR's top prospects over the past few years.
Over the past four races, Mayer's worst finish is fifth. He has a win and a pair of runner-up finishes during that span. The win was at Road America. One of the seconds was at Indianapolis. He was also third at Portland and had top 10s at Sonoma and COTA. It's been a good year for Mayer on road courses, and I expect him to contend for the victory again on Saturday afternoon.
Parker Kligerman
Starting 14th - $9,000
Nice little bit of place differential upside here for Kligerman, who has been on a really strong run over the last few races. The veteran driver has posted four top 10s in a row, with two of those coming at road courses, including a season-high second-place finish at Road America at the end of July.
Kligerman has always been known as a good road course racer, and he's showcased that this season. In addition to Road America and Indianapolis, he finished fifth at Sonoma and ninth at Chicago. Overall, he's got 11 top 10s in 22 races this season.
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Ross Chastain
Starting 17th - $8,600
Usually when a top Cup Series driver dips down into Xfinity, it's in a competitive car that that driver can go out there and win in. That's not the case with Ross Chastain this season.
Four of Chastain's five starts so far have come in the 91 car for Mario Gosselin, as does Saturday's start. And those races haven't gone well, as his best finish was just 18th.
Still, Chastain's a talented driver. It's hard to find a driver as good as Chastain for just $8,600. And he showed speed last week at Indianapolis in this car, qualifying seventh before mechanical failure led to a 37th-place finish.
Parker Retzlaff
Starting 29th - $6,200
Retzlaff's first full-time Xfinity Series season has been relatively quiet. He has five top 10s, which is honestly more than I remember him getting, and he sits 17th in points while an average finish of 19.1.
I think part of why it might seem he's been anonymous in fantasy is that his average starting spot is 16.7, so on average he loses place differential points every week. But this weekend, Retzlaff starts 29th, which changes the math there.
As far as his road course performances this season, Retzlaff had four top-20 finishes. I'm confident he can net you at least 10 points in place differential on Saturday as long as he doesn't have any mechanical issues or crashes.
Kyle Weatherman
Starting 33rd - $5,500
Really love the value of Weatherman at road courses. In five road course starts this season, his worst finish is 22nd, and he's had three top-20 finishes, including a 14th-place run at Chicago.
He's also shown that he can make it through the field cleanly in those races. His best road course start this season was at Sonoma, where he qualified 18th in the 08 car. But in the other four, he's started 29th or worse, and he's run clean races that have helped him take an underperforming car up to a solid finish. I'm willing to bet on that again this weekend.
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