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It's playoff time in the Camping World Truck Series.
Friday night, we head to Gateway -- now known as World Wide Technology Raceway -- to get the postseason underway. Playoff drivers start up front, so a lot fewer chances for place differential this week.
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John Hunter Nemechek #4 ($11,300)
Starting 6th
This could be a big race for Nemechek.
In the first race here, the 4 truck faded down the stretch, but Nemechek managed to lead 65 laps, finishing eighth.
With no Cup drivers dropping down into this race because the Trucks are in the playoffs now, Nemechek is my pick to win this race and lead a ton of laps.
With five wins already this season, JHN is dominating the Truck Series. I don't see why he doesn't extend that dominance to Sunday's race.
Parker Kligerman #75 ($9,600)
Starting 34th
Here's the big place differential swing.
Kligerman starts way back in 34th. In seven Truck starts this year, Kligerman has three top 10s and just one finish outside of the top 20.
Now, that one race with a poor finish was the first Darlington race, but the 26th place finish there happened because of a crash. Run a clean race, and Kligerman will contend for a top 10, with a top 15 being almost a sure bet. That upside makes him a strong play on this slate.
Josh Berry #25 ($8,700)
Starting 20th
Berry continues to pilot the 25 truck and will be making his eighth start of the season.
So far this season, Berry is posting solid results in this truck, consistently finishing in the top 15, though he did crash out at Knoxville.
Berry also finished second in the Xfinity race here at Darlington earlier this season, leading eight laps.
His solid runs this year and his past success at this track has me thinking we see Berry's best Truck Series run of the season on Sunday.
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Spencer Davis #11 ($8,100)
Starting 36th
Starting 36th makes Davis another strong place differential option.
In five starts this year, Davis has an average finish of 23.8, though that includes a crash at Darlington.
Davis has two top 20s this season and is one of my favorite options of the teams starting in the back. He's shown over his few years in the Truck Series that he can coax a good finish out of equipment that isn't great. He doesn't have Kligerman upside, but Davis delivering a top 20 finish after starting this far back would be a good day.
Tanner Gray #15 ($7,400)
Starting 22nd
Gray's a risky play, because it can be tough to get a read on how good he actually is.
He had eight top 10s in 23 races last season and finished 14th in points; this year, he has one top 10 in 16 races and is 18th in points. His average finish is just 20.9.
But taking away his crash at the dirt race, Gray has top 20ed in five straight races. It looks like this DGR truck is making some improvements as the year goes along. Gray can get a top 15 out of this race, which makes him a solid value option, even if the upside isn't as great as you might hope. I'd also play some Derek Kraus too if I were looking in this price range.
Ryan Truex #40 ($4,900)
Starting 19th
Truex is just so cheap.
It's because he hasn't been that good, but Niece is a solid team and while 19th is around where Truex likely finishes, I think you have to take a swing on him at $4,900.
Sure, he has just one top 10 this year -- at Daytona, so it barely counts -- but he has finished better than 19th in four consecutive races and was 13th at Gateway.
At this salary, a 13th-place run for Truex this week would be incredible, because his cost means you can build a stud lineup around him.
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