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The rain delayed it for a few days, but the NASCAR Xfinity Series finally returned to action, and wow, it was a fun race, featuring a wild last lap battle between Chase Briscoe and Kyle Busch that saw Briscoe pull off the victory, his second of the season. Briscoe holds a 19-point lead over Harrison Burton in the points standings.
Now, we head to Charlotte for the Alsco 300 on Monday, a race that will hopefully not be marred by the same weather issues that impacted the first post-COVID race. It should be an exciting race -- Kyle Busch will have to make his way through the field, the points leader Chase Briscoe starts eighth, and
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 moving forward. So, let's look at some NASCAR Xfinity DFS lineup picks for the Alsco 300 on DraftKings. (And if any other DFS providers want to start doing Xfinity, we'll do those too!) 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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Kyle Busch #54 ($17,000) - Starting 18th
With Xfinity setting lineups via random draw in clusters based on owners points, Kyle Busch couldn't start better than 13th. He drew the 18th position, making for another potentially strong place differential day for the all-time leader in Xfinity victories.
I'm writing about Busch in this column because I know many of you really want to play Kyle Busch, and with the right roster construction around the margins, you can win with Busch anchoring your lineup. He's the most dominant driver in this series, someone capable of winning anytime he straps into an Xfinity car. He has eight wins in the Xfinity Series at this track, which ranks as his fourth-most winning track in the series. Barring an accident or mechanical failure, Busch is almost certain to score more fantasy points than any other driver on Monday night.
He also costs $17,000, which is $5,000 more than any other driver on this slate. That's something to keep in mind while roster building -- are you comfortable playing as many lower-priced options as you'll need to to maximize the potential of a Kyle Busch-centered lineup.
Harrison Burton #20 ($11,300) - Starting 11th
Maybe you want a Joe Gibbs car starting on the sixth row but you don't want to spend $17,000 from your DFS budget on Kyle Busch? What would you go in that scenario?
Oh, I don't know, maybe pivot to the other Joe Gibbs car starting in the sixth row? Harrison Burton rolls off the grid 11th on Monday, and after a disappointing year in the Trucks in 2019 in which he led just 12 laps and finished 12th in points, Burton's come out on fire in his first full-time Xfinity campaign. He's got a win. He's got five top-10 finishes in five races. He's led 49 laps.
He's got the best average finish in the series, and while his green flag pass differential isn't in the top 10 among Xfinity drivers, that's largely because he has the best average starting position in the series, so there's not really much room for him to improve each race, though he has finished 1.8 spots better per race than he started. Burton trails Chase Briscoe by a good bit in fastest laps, but only Austin Cindric has run more laps in the top 15 than Burton. I think he's a great option to anchor your team if you aren't willing to pay up for Busch.
Daniel Hemric #8 ($10,100) - Starting 12th
With his JR Motorsports ride now sitting in the top-12 in owners points, Hemric doesn't start from as far back as he did at Darlington, but he still starts last out of the top grouping of drivers, so there's room for him to gain some place differential points.
Hemric's average finish of ninth at Charlotte since 2017 ranks seventh among the drivers in this race, and his +39 pass differential ranks second to Brad Keselowski. While he's still yet to win an Xfinity race, Charlotte's a good track for Hemric, and he should have speed in a JR Motorsports car. Could be a good anchor for a lineup that features a few mid-priced guys and doesn't feature the top top guys.
Ross Chastain #10 ($8,700) - Starting 1st
Obviously, starting the polesitter means you have no upside in place differential, but you do have laps led upside. Chastain jas only led nine laps this season, but he's also had an average start of just 13.6, so I don't want to hold that against him too much.
His average finish of 11.4 ranks seventh among Xfinity regulars, and while he's never had a top 10 here at Charlotte, it's hard to hold that against him since most of his Xfinity career came in underfunded equipment. Chastain led seven laps in last year's Truck race here, finishing 10th for his second Truck top-10 at the track, so we've seen him perform fine here when he had a good vehicle under him.
Jeremy Clements #51 ($8,500) - Starting 27th
This is a pretty high price for Clements, but it's worth it to get someone who should make pretty easy work of gaining positions once the green flag flies. Clements starts way back in 27th after the random draw and hasn't been great in his five starts this year.
But the 35-year-old veteran has averaged a top-20 finish in four of the last five years; his 23.2 average finish this year is going to go up. If you're looking for someone mired in the back half of the field at the start who can keep his car clean and gain a good number of spots, Clements is worth your time.
Riley Herbst #18 ($7,000) - Starting 5th
Herbst is another driver who won't get you place differential points -- and has a good chance of actually losing you point differential points, as he has an average start of 8.0 and finish of 14.2 this year -- but he's shown a lot of speed in 2020, finishing second in Fontana and ninth at our last 1.5-mile track, Las Vegas.
He ranks 10th in average running position, ninth in late run speed, and seventh in restart speed, as well as sixth in laps run in the top 15. This is a good car. Herbst is a fine driver. He can get you points for a top-10 finish plus has a chance to sprinkle in some fastest laps.
Myatt Snider #21 ($6,400) - Starting 17th
I'm just going to say this about Myatt Snider: I'm not sold on him being more than a field-filler, but I'm also willing to bet on a Richard Childress car at this price point over the underfunded drivers who are priced similarly, even if Snider has an average finish of just 21.8 this year.
The car itself has had speed, and Snider's been the ninth-faster driver in Xfinity this year on restarts and ranks 15th in green flag speed. He's not getting as much out of this car as a better driver might, but we know from Tyler Reddick's 2019 season that this team can find speed. Snider's production makes him risky, but he can help fill out the bottom of your lineup.
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