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Before Sunday's Cup Series race, you can get an appetizer of NASCAR and NASCAR DFS as the day begins with a Truck Series race at Texas.
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Sheldon Creed #2 ($10,100)
Starting 1st
Let's start with the polesitter, Sheldon Creed. He finished second in two of the past three races, both of which were at 1.5-mile tracks. Of the 273 laps run in those two races, Creed led 150 of them. I think this is your best bet at picking the dominator for this race, as Creed has a fast truck and is in a position to get out front early on and stay out front. He's one of the best intermediate drivers in the series and while the pole position does present some big negatives when it comes to downside if he has some trouble, the fact that he's only the third-most expensive driver ON HIS OWN TEAM feels like a great spot to exploit some value.
James Buescher #42 ($9,900)
Starting 36th
*does a double take at the name James Buescher*
He's back! The 2012 Truck Series champion won six races between that year and the next one, then went full time in Xfinity in 2014 and had just two top 10s. Since then, his national series record is three Truck starts in 2015 and...well, that's it.
So, seeing Buescher climb into this Niece Motorsports truck this week is a nice surprise.
This team hasn't been as good as I think a lot of us hoped they'd be after 2019, but Buescher is still in solid, top 20 equipment and should have top 15 upside due to his skill, as long as he hasn't forgotten how to drive a competitive race car. Starting 36th offers a lot of place differential upside too. Don't expect too much from this 42 team, but Buescher is in a good spot.
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Chandler Smith #51 ($8,300)
Starting 5th
Smith had a really uneven start to his part-time campaign in this 51 this year, failing to record a single top 10 in his first six races.
But he's now gotten top fives in the past four races, two of which were at comparable tracks to Texas. Smith is hitting his stride right now, but isn't really yet being priced like a consistent top five driver. There's some good value for you here, as I see no reason to expect Smith's strong recent run to halt.
Tanner Gray #15 ($7,900)
Starting 23rd
Gray's crashed out in back-to-back races, but don't let that distract you from the fact he had consecutive third-place finishes in the two races before that, one of which came at Las Vegas, a 1.5-mile track. Gray's also had a top five at Kansas, plus two more intermediate top 10s at Kentucky and the first Vegas race. This 15 truck has a good program on this type of track and Gray offers top-10 upside from the 23rd starting spot. Love him as a play this week, especially at this salary.
Chase Purdy #24 ($7,100)
Starting 28th
Three of the top four trucks in pricing this week are GMS trucks, and then there's another GMS truck buried down the list who starts 28th and offers great place differential upside.
Yep, it's this 24 team, driven by Chase Purdy this week.
Purdy has just one top 10 in six races this season, but that top 10 came at Kansas, where he also had a 15th the day before. It's been a struggle for Purdy, but I don't really know how I can ignore a GMS truck at this price, no matter who is driving it. Sure, he doesn't offer the same upside that Sam Mayer does when he's in the 24, but he's still a great value play.
Trey Hutchens III #14 ($6,500)
Starting 37th
Hutchens starts last and I think is going to be pretty overlooked in this race.
Why? Because his limited track record this year is pretty poor. In two races, he crashed and finished 36th at Kentucky then finished 29th at Michigan.
But Hutchens had a pair of top 25s last year in this 14 truck, including a 24th here at Texas despite crashing out. He ran as high as 12th in that race and had an average position of 23rd. He also had three fastest laps at Michigan.
Hutchens probably doesn't have a huge day, but starting last means there's nowhere to go but up, and he's shown an ability to run top 25 in the past. I like taking a risk on him with my final lineup spot.
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