NASCAR Xfinity Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Road America Henry 180 (7/2/22)

The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Road America on Saturday for the Henry 180. This is the third road course race of the season for the Xfinity Series, with A.J. Allmendinger winning both.

Last week, Xfinity was at Nashville, with Justin Allgaier winning his second race of the season. He currently sits third in the standings, because Allmendinger and Ty Gibbs.

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 Henry 180 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 7/2/22 at 2:53 p.m. ET.

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Kyle Larson ($11,800) - Starting 1st

There's some really good value in this field, so I think loading up on a couple of the heavy hitters is a pretty good strategy.

Let's start with Kyle Larson. He's driving a Hendrick car on Saturday, making the first time HMS has fielded a car in the Xfinity Series since 2009. It's also Larson's first Xfinity start since 2018.

And what was the result of this pairing in qualifying? A pole.

Larson was seventh in his one Xfinity start here, and last year he was 16th in the Cup Series race here.

Overall, Larson has won three Cup Series races at road courses, and while he hasn't had much success in Xfinity at road courses, the Cup success trumps that when projecting what he can do on Saturday. Consider Larson the favorite to dominate this race.

A.J. Allmendinger ($11,300) - Starting 38th

If Larson is the "dominates and earns a bunch of laps led points" guy, Allmendinger is the obvious chalk play when it comes to place differential points. The 16 car will start 38th on Saturday. Allmendinger is 2-for-2 this year when it comes to winning road course races and while his starting spot makes that fairly unlikely this week, he's going to finish in the top 10 if he doesn't crash or have a mechanical failure.

Allmendinger has made four Xfinity starts here, with a win back in 2013. He was fourth here last year, leading 12 laps. Notably, he's led laps in each of his starts here in this series.

Miguel Paludo ($8,500) - Starting 25th

Paludo will be in JRM's part-time 88 car this week. He's made six Xfinity Series starts in his career, with a pair of top 10s.

That includes a ninth-place finish at COTA in his lone race this season.

The 38-year-old Brazilian driver has a ton of experience racing all over the world and actually ran multiple full-time seasons in the Truck Series at one point, which included him finishing third in his one road course start in that series.

Paludo is experienced. He's got a fast car. And he starts 25th, which offers some good place differential upside. With so few laps in this race, I'm valuing that over laps led/fastest laps.

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Preston Pardus ($6,600) - Starting 21st

Do I wish Pardus started a little deeper in the field? Sure. But he's a good road course racer who has three top 10s in 15 Xfinity Series starts.

Of those top 10s, one came here in 2020, when he led five laps and finished eighth after starting 37th.

This is the second start this season for Pardus in this 91 car. At COTA, he qualified seventh and finished 14th. Finishing just inside the top 15 is probably what we should be looking for in this race—Pardus probably isn't going to have the speed for a top 10, but he has the skill to finish around 15th and luck into something better if things get chaotic.

Brandon Brown ($5,900) - Starting 36th

We'll close with a couple of really strong PD plays, beginning with Brandon Brown.

Brown has an average finish of 18.7 this season, including a pair of top 10s. His ceiling feels lower than it was last year, but he can still consistently put this car in 15th place. And when he's starting 36th, well...if he puts this car in 15th, you'll be very happy with the fantasy score you get.

In terms of his record here at Road America, Brown DNFed here in 2019, but then was 12th in 2020 and 11th in 2021. He has a tougher road to a top 15 this year because of his starting role, but he's a safe pick to move forward through the field and earn a solid finish.

Jeb Burton ($5,800) - Starting 34th

Jeb is a lot like Brandon Brown. Neither have the best equipment, but both can get a good finish with what they have.

Burton has an average finish of 18.9 this season, which includes crashes in the last two races. He was 23rd at COTA earlier this year.

As for Road America, Burton has one start here, finishing 14th last year.

While he's not as good at road courses as Brown is, Burton is a cheap DFS option who can earn a top 20. That would be plus-14 positions on the grid, which would be pretty solid for fantasy purposes.

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