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 Talladega!
Race Info and Trends
Available Dominator Points
38.25 pts – Fastest Laps
21.25 pts – Laps Led
Cautions – 8, 9, 6 – Avg. 7.7
DNFs – 13, 9, 21 – Avg. 14.3
Avg PD+FP Pts by Position Group (2016-2023 8 races)
1-6 – 17.46
7-13 – 18.25
14-25 – 25.75
26-36 – 32.25
Avg number of drivers in winning lineup by starting position grouping (2021-2023 3 Races)
1-6 – 0.00
7-13 – 0.33
14-25 – 2.00
26-36 – 3.67
PD+FP Pts per Driver for Winning Lineup – Avg. 54.83
2023 – 56.83
2022 – 57.50
2021 – 50.17
% of Laps Led per Race by Winning Lineup – Avg. 13.0%
2023 – 22.2% (22/99)
2022 – 15.8% (15/95)
2021 – 0.1% (1/99)
% of Fastest Laps per Race by Winning Lineup – Avg. 24.1%
2023 – 14.3% (7/49)
2022 – 19.6% (10/51)
2021 – 35.5% (22/62)
Available Dominator Points
42.3 pts – Fastest Laps
23.5 pts – Laps Led
Cautions – 6, 10, 3, 10, 5, 4, 7, 6, 8, 5, 5, 7 – Avg. 6.3
DNFs – 11, 19, 0, 16, 16, 6, 12, 13, 12, 7, 14, 7 – Avg. 11.1
Avg PD+FP Pts by Position Group (2016-2024 12 races)
1-6 – 14.82
7-13 – 20.70
14-25 – 21.16
26-38 – 28.56
Avg number of drivers in winning lineup by starting position grouping (2021-2023 6 Races)
1-6 – 0.17
7-13 – 1.00
14-25 – 1.67
26-38 – 3.17
Avg PD+FP Pts per Driver in Winning Lineup – Avg. 52.96
2024 #1 – 59.33
2023 – 54.67
2022 #2 – 47.30
2021 #2 – 53.50
2021 #1 – 50.00
Avg % of Laps Led per Race in Winning Lineup – Avg. 8.3%
2024 #1 – 0.8% (1/124)
2023 – 0.0% (0/121)
2022 #2 – 12.4% (14/113)
2021 #2 – 8.4% (9/107)
2021 #1 – 24.4% (22/90)
Avg % of Fastest Laps per Race in Winning Lineup – Avg. 20.5%
2024 #1 – 24.7% (22/89)
2023 – 14.8% (9/61)
2022 #2 – 23.7% (23/97)
2021 #2 – 11.4% (9/79)
2021 #1 – 26.1% (18/69)
Winning Flagship GPP Lineups
Roster Construction Strategy
Trucks
- General Thoughts
- Superspeedway = chaos
- Salary remaining does not matter
- Place differential over dominator points
- Cash
- Qualifying dependent
- Stack the back, but pay attention to bad equipment
- Tournaments
- Don’t worry about ownership
- Don’t be afraid to be different and play a couple drivers per lineup starting in the 20’s or high teens
Xfinity
- General Thoughts
- Superspeedway = chaos
- Salary remaining does not matter
- Place differential over dominator points
- Cash
- Qualifying-dependent
- Stack the back, but pay attention to bad equipment
- Tournaments
- Don’t worry about ownership
- Last two Xfinity races have been pure “stack the back” lineups
- May want to have a spread of stack the back lineups and lineups with one or two guys starting in low 20’s/high teens
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!
