talladega xfinity

It's very straight forward for cash games in the Xfinity Series. There's no reason to use anyone starting better than 31st. So here are the options -

• Myatt Snider - been in contention at plate tracks, but will be fighting and at risk most of the race
• Shane Lee - probably going to lay back until late in the race
• Gray Gaulding - like Gaulding as a driver, but lots of question marks on the equipment here
• Jeremy Clements - see Myatt Snider
• David Starr - don't know what Starr will do, but he is a veteran with a number of Top 20 finishes at plate tracks in comparable cars
• Joey Gase - should lay back until late in the race and he's a solid driver
• Kyle Sieg - he stayed in the back for most of the race at Daytona and avoided trouble, so I'm guessing he follows the same strategy here
• Ryan Ellis - similar to Joey Gase

Some good plays that are a little more aggressive -

• A.J. Allmendinger - always in contention at the plate tracks and Kaulig (Allmendinger, Hemric and Cassill) does the best job of working as a team to get up front
• Noah Gragson - will be aggressive in moving forward
• Mason Massey, Josh Williams, Matt Mills, JJ Yeley and Bayley Currey - This group starts 25th-30th and is very likely to ride conservatively in the back waiting for others to wreck out. I could see one or more of them finishing in the Top 10 if we see a lot of wrecks, so I like them as alternatives to more aggressive chalk plays like Snider and Clements in a tournament setting.