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The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series heads to Martinsville on Thursday night as part of a NASCAR tripleheader weekend.
Last time out, Zane Smith won at COTA, his second win of this Truck Series season. He sits fourth in the overall point standings, while Chandler Smith is the current leader.
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Post-Qualifying Update
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How The Top-Priced Drivers Have Done At Martinsville
Six drivers are priced at $10,000 or more:
Kyle Busch ($15,000): Kyle Busch is a two-time Cup Series winner at Martinsville and a two-time Truck Series winner as well, with six top fives in 10 Truck starts here. He's won his last two starts here, including a 2019 race where he led 174 of the 250 laps. Busch is always a threat to dominate. He's also really expensive.
John Hunter Nemechek ($12,000): In 13 Truck Series starts here, Nemechek has one win and four top-fives. He finished 39th here after crashing last year and led two of the first 129 laps despite starting on the pole.
Zane Smith ($11,400): The winner of two races already this season, Smith won here last year, leading 65 laps. In 2020, he was third and led 20 laps. If someone not named Kyle Busch runs away with this one, there's a good chance it's Smith.
Ben Rhodes ($10,800): Rhodes has finished second here twice, but led just one lap in those two races. His best showing here was in 2018, when he led 134 laps but finished 12th. Could be a solid play depending on where he qualifies, but I kind of doubt I'll have much exposure.
Grant Enfinger ($10,400): A winner here in 2020, that was the only time Enfinger has led double-digit laps at Martinsville. Like Rhodes, playing him will depend on if there will be place differential upside.
Chandler Smith ($10,100): Just one start here for Smith, who finished fourth in last year's race. He has an average finish of 5.1 on short tracks in seven Truck Series starts though, so Smith's a solid pick to win this race.
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Mid-Price NASCAR DFS Options
Here are some drivers to keep an eye on between $7,000 and $10,000.
William Byron ($9,800) is a Cup Series driver who is in a truck this week and costs under $10,000. Seems like a solid play for you. Had an average finish of 5.5 here in two Truck starts. Four top 10s in eight Cup starts. This Spire truck isn't great, but Martinsville is a track where equipment only really matters if it breaks.
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Tyler Ankrum ($7,800) is in a truck that was second here last season. He struggled himself, finishing 26th, and has an average finish of 20th here, but he has run well at other short tracks, with top 10s in half of his non-Martinsville short track starts.
Tanner Gray ($7,600) was third here last year. His other performances here weren't great, but if he starts 20th or so, I think there'll be some nice upside.
Potential NASCAR DFS Sleeper Picks
Let's look at some potential plays for under $7,000.
Bret Holmes ($7,000) finished 22nd here last year. He had his first Truck Series top 10 earlier this year at Vegas. Short tracks have been his best track type in ARCA, with an average finish of 7.1. If he qualifies far enough back, there's upside.
Chase Purdy ($6,800) has finished better than where he started in each of his starts this season, with a pair of top 15 finishes. Should be a solid play.
Taylor Gray ($6,600) had an eighth place finish here last year.
Jesse Little ($5,200) might be my favorite of the deep value plays. At Atlanta, went from 34th to 15th. He has two top 10s in seven Truck Series starts on short tracks, though it worries me that none of those starts are at Martinsville.
Jake Garcia ($4,800) is in a McAnally truck. McAnally trucks are solid. He's run a lot of short track races, though this is his first Truck Series start. There's some upside here, if you decide to play Kyle Busch and need to get some deep, deep, deep value savings elsewhere in your lineup.
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