NASCAR Truck Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Kansas Wise Power 200 (5/1/21)

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is back in action on Saturday as we head to Kansas for the Wise Power 200.

Will this be another showdown of teammates John Hunter Nemechek and Kyle Busch? Can a Ford or Chevy breakthrough after Toyotas have won the first six races of the season? Can the Cup drivers who are running this race in sub-par equipment manage to get up to the front?

Here at RotoBaller, we want to help you make informed decisions about your DFS lineups, which is why I'll be breaking down the slates for the Truck Series. Let's look at some NASCAR Truck Series DFS lineup picks for the Wise Power 200 on DraftKings. Be sure to also check out our NASCAR Premium Tools for Truck Series including our DFS Lineup Optimizer and powerful Research Station.

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Chase Briscoe #04 ($11,500)

Starting 30th

Briscoe is stepping into the 04 truck this week. This will be his second Truck Series race of the year following a fifth place at Bristol in this truck.

Cory Roper has struggled in this truck, but Briscoe is a significantly better driver than Roper. This week will see some good drivers in some poor equipment, but I'm a pretty big believer in talent in this series because the gap between top and bottom isn't as big as it is in Cup.

Briscoe is risky, but he can keep this truck clean and get a top 15 out of it. The place differential upside there will lead to a nice fantasy day.

Grant Enfinger #9 ($10,500)

Starting 29th

Enfinger makes his second start in the 9 truck this week. This equipment is obviously not as good as what he has when he pilots the 98, but he did take this truck to a ninth-place run at Las Vegas. A lot of the rules in the Truck Series have evened the playing field more, and while it's not totally equal, it does leave room for good drivers to overperform their equipment on a regular basis.

So, anyway, Enfinger starts 29th, offering some nice place differential upside. He has five top 10s in six races here at Kansas, including three top fives in the last three races.

Those races were all last season, by the way.

John Hunter Nemechek #4 ($10,100)

Starting 1st

Pretty weird for there to be a Truck Series race that features Kyle Busch and for me to not be sure that Kyle Busch is the favorite, but that's just how good John Hunter Nemechek has been this year.

JHN has two wins this year. For what it's worth, Busch finished second to Nemechek both times. He led 94 laps at Vegas and 21 laps at Atlanta, and has finished seventh or better at every race except for the dirt race, which we're not going to blame him for.

Sure, it's always a risk to play the polesitter because of the chances for negative place differential points, but I think the pros outweigh it here. At this point, there's a good chance either Nemechek or Kyle Busch just dominate this race. Nemechek is a fair bit cheaper, making roster-building easier.

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Bayley Currey #45 ($6,800)

Starting 26th

Brett Moffitt is no longer running the full season for Niece, as he's switched to Xfinity points. This week, Currey is sliding into the truck.

The Driftwood, Texas native hasn't run a Truck race yet this season, but in four starts for Niece last year, he had four finishes of 18th or better. One of his two career top 10s came in a Niece truck.

Currey might end up overlooked since he was a late addition to the truck. Hopefully that's true because he's got top 15 upside and I'm hoping he goes under-rostered.

Chase Purdy #23 ($5,600)

Starting 23rd

A GMS truck at $5,600?

Do I even need to say more here?

Okay, fine. Last time we were here, GMS trucks finished first and second. The time before that, Purdy got the only top 10 of his Truck career here.

I get that Purdy has been consistently disappointing. I get that he has an average finish of just 24th this season. But Kansas is a really good track for Purdy, and if there's going to be a week where he winds up finally living up to this truck's potential, this has to be the week. And at this price, he's worth the risk.

Tate Fogleman #12 ($5,500)

Starting 35th

Another big place differential play, Fogleman has had some solid runs in this truck. In the four races he finished, Fogleman has a worst finish of 26th, with three top 25s.

Last year, Fogleman had an average finish of 22.9. In three Kansas races, Fogleman has an average finish of 18.3, making it one of his best tracks.

I love this value play. Fogleman's going to be chalky this week so you might not want to have too much of him, but I'll be playing a good bit of him.

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