The NASCAR Xfinity Series is at the short track of Martinsville this week as they head to the paperclip for early season short track racing. There are a lot of laps in the race since the track is so short so getting the right dominator or two is going to be important for your DFS lineups. There is typically a lot of beating and banging going on throughout the field on the tight quarters of Martinsville and track position is going to be one of the most strategic factors for teams throughout the race.
Potential Dominators
Austin Hill
Justin Allgaier
Aric Almirola
Austin Hill seemed to have one of the best cars in practice and had speed on the long run. He has ran well at Martinsville before and he should be a top contender from the 3rd starting position. Allgaier is another that has a good history at Martinsville and is on a hot streak with 2 straight wins this year. He was top 3 on lap averages in practice and should stay up front contending for the win again this week. Almirola is another driver you cannot count out this week even though he didn't show the practice speed on the speed charts. He won both Martinsville races last season and has place differential points to get starting 16th. He should have no problem having speed in the race and should make his way to the front.
Place Differential Plays
Sam Mayer
Sheldon Creed
Christian Eckes
Jeb Burton
The teammates of Mayer and Creed had speed in practice that was around the top 5 in lap averages. Both qualified just outside the top 15 and should find themselves running in the top 10 with upside to be contenders for the race win by the end of the race. Eckes has some good runs at Martinsville in the trucks and looked pretty good in practice this weekend. He starts 19th so he has a good amount of place differential points to gain and should be a good option this week. Burton had some electrical issues in practice so he did not get a qualifying lap and starts last. He has the huge place differential upside as he should have a top 20 car for the race. The biggest concern is him going a lap down early as passing will be difficult to make his way through the field before the leaders get around to lap the tail end of the field. If he can stay or get back on the lead lap by the end of the race he will be a great play.
Cheap Options
William Sawalich
Matt Dibenedetto
Myatt Snider
Blaine Perkins
Brennan Poole
Sawalich has struggled a bit this season which has dropped his salary on Draftkings significantly. I think he still has talent in one of the best cars in the field so I think jhe can still have a good run. He had speed in practice and starts in 14th so I do not think a top 10 is out of the question for him. Dibenedetto has shown speed at times this year and he looked solid in practice. He starts in 28th so he has a good amount of place differential potential and should have top 20 upside. Snider is a good road racer which generally translates well to Martinsville and he showed some solid speed in practice. He starts in 21st so he doesn't have a bunch of room to move forward but he should have some protection from going down a lap early and be a good value play this week.
Blaine Perkins was a surprise driver that had speed in practice as he was top 10 in lap averages. He starts 22nd and is a bit of a risk as I don't trust his talent to run well, but he is a tournament option this week. Poole is a solid flier play this week starting 29th.