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Daytona Xfinity Series Top Plays and Fades for Draftkings

What’s up guys, RyanLarkin88 here and I will be giving my top plays and fades for Daytona. Hopefully everyone is fully ready for the 2019 Xfinity season to get kicked off. Over the course of the season I will either be posting my top plays and fades for Trucks and Xfinty in the VIP Slack or I will create an article whenever there is enough time between qualifying and the race itself. For those unfamiliar both series Qualify rough 2-3 hours prior to lock so it makes it really hard to push out an article of any substance. I will be available in the Slack chat for any question and if I happen to miss yours just shoot me a DM. You can also follow me on twitter @Larkin8

Today for the Xfinity Series we will be looking to simply avoid wrecks. Over the last 4 Daytona Xfinity races we have seen DNF (Did Not Finish) totals of 20, 14, 13, 18. Taking the pure punts who will avoid the wrecks can easily score 40-50 points. Last night in the truck race many of you saw Bobby Gerhart and Angela Ruch accomplish this. I usually look to play 3-4 off these type of “safe” plays then sprinkle in mixtures of two drivers I think can finish top 5. Usually with the most position upside possible.

 

Top Plays

Cole Custer – Starting last with the upside to win it makes Custer an easy call. His floor is 15 points with an upside of 100. Great for all formats. With so many scoring negative points today his floor is a massive advantage.

All drivers starting 27th on back – This group will be the ones most likely to avoid wrecks and see their way into the top 15-25 and scoring nicely. These are the group of “safe” plays. My favorites in this group are Mike Harmon and Ray Black II. Harmon starting 36th finished 21st and 23rd at Daytona last year. Black starts 33rd and has finishes of 18th, 12th, and 22nd in his last 3 Daytona races. Black has a +53 place diff. in those 3 races as well. All drivers in this range are good plays with the guys starting further back having the most upside.

Brad Keselowski – Brad starts 10th and has scored a top 5 in 3 start Daytona Xfinity races. He is should be highly owned and for good reason. He is perhaps the best driver in this style of racing for his generation. He is my pick to win the race if he can avoid the wrecks.

Noah Gragson – Noah is in an elite car and starting 18th offers some strong upside. He is a high risk play in general in terms of crashing but also has the ability to win. He is driving for the team (the former #1 car) that Elliott Sadler scored 3 straight 2nd place finishes at Daytona.

 

Top Fades

Tyler Reddick – Starting first his upside is limited. He would have to lead a ton of laps to offset losing just a few spots. There is really no reason to play him. 30 points could see him on some cashing lineups but risk is too high and I don’t see a scenario he ends up on optimal.

Gray Gaulding – Starting far above where his potential finish is. He does not offer much of a chance of holding onto the top 5 no matter what the situation. He should see almost no action from anyone in any format.

Jeffery Earnhardt – Having never been in a top ride before this is the chance of a lifetime. However, don’t be fooled by the last name Earnhardt. Not all Earnhardt’s are built the same and I expect this one to fall back fast. even avoiding the wrecks breaking 40 points will be difficult.

 

This concludes my top plays and fades for this week. Be sure to jump into the Slack chat and enjoy the racing. If you have any question ask away. You can follow me on twitter @Larkin8.