WTR Fam! Welcome to another edition of Race Day Strategies, covering the Truck Series and Xfinity Series from a DFS strategy perspective. In this article, we will lay out past trends from previous relevant races, show the winning lineups for the flagship GPPs of those races, and give a high-level look at possible lineup construction based on this info and track type.
If you have not done so already, I would encourage you to read our NASCAR DFS Strategy Primer as this article will often piggyback on the strategies mentioned there. I will also say, as I mentioned in our primer, that these strategies are meant to be guardrails and not rules that are set in stone. Practice and Qualifying play a crucial role in dictating final strategy and builds. As this article is released mid-week, we encourage all members to check out our Discord for more discussions on strategy after the results of practice and qualifying are known.
Without further delay, let’s dive into Pocono!
Race Info and Trends
Available Dominator Points
31.5 pts – Fastest Laps
17.5 pts – Laps Led
Lap Leaders
2023 – 27, 19, 7, 7
2022 – 49, 6, 5
2021 – 20, 18, 12, 4, 3, 2, 1
Fastest Laps
2023 – 12, 8 or fewer (6 drivers)
2022 – 11, 5 or fewer (9 drivers)
2021 – 13, 11, 6 or fewer (6 drivers)
Cautions – 5, 5, 4 – Avg. 4.7
DNFs – 7, 4, 3 – Avg. 4.7
Avg Green Flag Run – 7.6 laps
PD+FP Pts per Driver for Winning Lineup – Avg. 50.75
2023 – 54.83
2022 – No Data
2021 – 46.67
% of Laps Led per Race by Winning Lineup – Avg. 49.2%
2023 – 45.0% (27/60)
2022 – No Data
2021 – 53.3% (32/60)
% of Fastest Laps per Race by Winning Lineup – Avg. 40.3%
2023 – 35.3% (12/34)
2022 – No Data
2021 – 44.2% (19/43)
Available Dominator Points
40.5 pts – Fastest Laps
22.5 pts – Laps Led
Lap Leaders
2023 – 51, 12, 9, 8, 5, 3, 2, 2
2022 – 43, 22, 9, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2
2021 – 26, 21, 18, 11, 10, 2, 1, 1
Fastest Laps
2023 – 23, 19, 6 or fewer (10 drivers)
2022 – 20, 17, 15, 8 or fewer (5 drivers)
2021 – 22, 17, 8 or fewer (5 drivers)
Cautions – 6, 5, 6 – Avg. 5.7
DNFs – 3, 8, 7 – Avg. 6
Avg Green Flag Run – 11.2 laps
PD+FP Pts per Driver for Winning Lineup – Avg. 46.22
2023 – 49.67
2022 – 43.00
2021 – 46.00
% of Laps Led per Race by Winning Lineup – Avg. 35.3%
2023 – 10.9% (10/92)
2022 – 54.4% (49/90)
2021 – 41.1% (37/90)
% of Fastest Laps per Race by Winning Lineup – Avg. 31.4%
2023 – 6.1% (4/66)
2022 – 48.5% (32/66)
2021 – 40.3% (25/62)
Winning Flagship GPP Lineups
Roster Construction Strategy
Trucks
- General Thoughts
- Race 10 laps longer than previous years (70 instead of 60)
- Few dominator points available
- Cash
- Qualifying dependent
- Place differential a priority
- OK to use 1 dominator if clear-cut favorite or offer some place differential
- Tournaments
- Target a primary dominator
- Best place differential & high finish upside drivers
- Not worried about ownership
Xfinity
- General Thoughts
- Shorter race in terms of laps than most Xfinity races
- Shifts importance from domiantor points to place differential/finishing position
- Cash
- Qualifying dependent
- Place Differential a priority
- OK to use 1 dominator if clear-cut favorite or offer some place differential
- Tournaments
- Primary dominator
- Possibly a secondary dominator
- 1 or 2 lower owned drivers, ~10%
That’s all for this edition of Raceday Strategies for the Trucks & Xfinity Series! I hope this helps everyone with their mindset as we approach building lineups for the Trucks & Xfinity Series race this weekend! One last time, these are high-level guardrails and not set-in-stone rules. We will have much more discussion in Discord as we lead up to lineup lock for these races. Not a member? Sign up today and get 50% off your first month or week of your Monthly or Weekly subscription! Good luck!
