WTR Fam! Welcome to another edition of Race Day Strategies, covering the NASCAR Truck Series and NASCAR 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 Atlanta!
Race Info and Trends
Available Dominator Points
73.35 pts – Fastest Laps
40.75 pts – Laps Led
Lap Leaders
2024 #1 – 5 Diffrent Leaders
2023 #2 – 9 Different Leaders
2023 #1 – 8 Different Leaders
2022 #2 – 7 Different Leaders
2022 #1 – 10 Different Leaders
Fastest Laps
2024 #1 – 25 Different Drivers, no more than 14
2023 #2 – 22 Different Drivers, no more than 13
2023 #1 – 26 Different Drivers, no more than 9
2022 #2 – 27 Different Drivers, no more than 12
2022 #1 – 31 Different Drivers, no more than 9
Cautions – 4, 8, 12, 6, 10 – Avg. 8
DNFs – 1, 10, 12, 6, 8 – Avg. 7.4
PD+FP Pts per Driver for Winning Lineup – Avg. 47.17
2024 #1 – 44.17
2023 #2 – 50.33
2023 #1 – 44.17
2022 #2 – 48.00
2022 #1 – 49.17
% of Laps Led per Race by Winning Lineup – Avg. 58.7%
2024 #1 – 92.9% (157/169)
2023 #2 – 47.3% (80/169)
2023 #1 – 66.9% (109/163)
2022 #2 – 62.6% (102/163)
2022 #1 – 25.0% (43/172)
% of Fastest Laps per Race by Winning Lineup – Avg. 23.2%
2024 #1 – 28.4% (40/141)
2023 #2 – 23.6% (26/110)
2023 #1 – 22.6% (19/84)
2022 #2 – 14.9% (20/134)
2022 #1 – 26.7% (31/116)
Winning Flagship GPP Lineups
Roster Construction Strategy
- General Thoughts
- Primarily 1 dominator each race
- 20+ Dominator points in 4/5 races (Austin Hill 2x, Jesse Love, Justin Haley)
- Primarily 1 dominator each race
- Cash
- Qualifying-dependent
- Place Differential is a priority, but not as extreme as normal superspeedway racing
- Overall performance of cars will matter
- Focusing on cars starting mid-pack and back
- Tournaments
- Must have the single dominator
- Place differential & High-Finish upside
- Would not necessarily worry about salary remaining or ownership
That’s all for this edition of Raceday Strategies for the Xfinity Series! I hope this helps everyone with their mindset as we approach building lineups for the NASCAR 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!
