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It's Roval time, y'all!
The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to the Charlotte Roval on Saturday for a playoff race that should get dicey. We've seen in the short history of this track that the first major corner can cause complete chaos and shake everything. Buckle up tight!
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Austin Cindric #22 ($11,000) - Starting 11th
You're probably deciding between A.J. Allmendinger and Austin Cindric in your lineups. I like both and Allmendinger does have a higher ceiling, but Cindric is just such a good road racer and will rarely have the place differential upside he has this week as he starts 11th. He's a better bet than Allmendinger to lead early laps, and he finished third in this race last year.
Of course, Allmendinger won last year's race, but he also started fifth. Coming from below 20th this week, I don't think Allmendinger is in for the smoothest race. Cindric feels like a safer pick.
Chase Briscoe #98 ($10,400) - Starting 8th
Cindric also helps you save enough salary space to grab Chase Briscoe, which is a big plus.
In 2018, this track was the site of Briscoe's first Xfinity win, as he led 33 laps on his way to the victory after starting ninth. He's already won eight times this season, including a win at the Indianapolis road course. Briscoe has to be considered a top contender for the win here. His pricing feels just a slight bit lower than his expected results suggest it should.
Noah Gragson #9 ($9,800) - Starting 1st
Gragson has a chance to lead a few early laps off the pole, especially with Justin Haley beside him, who isn't great at road courses.
This 9 car was fifth here last year, with Gragson not leading but keeping the car up front. In fact, that seems to be a common thing for him at road courses. At Daytona, he was third and led one lap. At Road American, he was sixth and led one lap. At Indy, he was third and didn't lead. Gragson doesn't seem like he's going to stay in first place, but he's always a consistent finisher at these kind of tracks, and is there at the end to net a top-five finish.
The downside here is the loss of place differential points since he's on pole, but I think he can mitigate that if he just runs his usual road course race.
Jade Buford #07 ($7,400) - Starting 24th
Buford is set to make his fourth Xfinity start of the season, all of which have come at road courses. He was top 20 in the first three, with his worst finish of 19th coming in a JD Motorsports car. He's back in the Bobby Dotter 07 this week, which should have just a bit more speed.
Solid road racer. Solid ride. Starting 24th, so some decent PD upside. It all works out to Buford being a good play, with the biggest concern being a lack of experience at the Roval. But that should work itself out over the course of the race as he learns the track, and by the end he should wind up somewhere between 15th and 20th.
Cody Ware #17 ($5,900) - Starting 38th
So, this is a risky pick, but there are some key reasons why Cody Ware interests me this week.
First, this is the first start for Rick Ware Racing in Xfinity this year. The fact that RWR targeted this race to make their only start of the year suggests that they're going to be at least a little more than a backmarker.
And having Cody Ware in the car also suggests this team has a chance for a solid run. Ware is a solid road course driver. He was 24th in this race last year in a B.J. McLeod car, plus 21st at Watkins Glen. In 2016, he ran six Xfinity races for RWR, with the only top 30 coming at the Glen.
Ware won't contend for anything, but he starts last. If he can get this car inside the top 25, it'll be a good day with place differential points.
Jesse Little #15 ($5,400) - Starting 37th
Another driver starting in the back like Ware, Little has the misfortune of being moved into the 15 instead of the 4 this week, which does worry me. But Little has two top 20s at the other two roval track this season already, so I think even in possibly worse equipment, he should contend for a top 25.
And even with concerns about the movement to the other car, starting 37th offers so much PD upside that you've got to have at least some exposure to Little this week.
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