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Rackley Roofing 200
Location: Lebanon, Tenn.
Course: Nashville Superspeedway
Format: 1.33-mile D-shaped oval
Laps: 150
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Nearly a month has passed since Corey Heim claimed his fourth NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race of the season at Gateway, and the action finally gets back underway again this week at Nashville Superspeedway. Only four races remain to solidify a spot in the playoffs and six of the 10 spots remain available. Two of those are guaranteed to be filled on points alone, but a first-time win for the season would guarantee someone shot at the championship without having to worry about the points picture, which is starting to tighten. Grant Enfinger currently sits in the 10th and final playoff position but only holds a 26-point advantage over Stewart Friesen in 17th. Less than 50 points separate eighth from 12th in the standings, and everything can change at Nashville. Carson Hocevar won last year's stop at the track, and he was the 13th different winner from 16 series races held there. Seven of those previous visits have been won from the pole, which suggests qualifying and starting position are bound to be important factors in the race's outcome again this week.
Key Stats at Nashville Superspeedway
- Number of races: 16
- Winners from pole: 7
- Winners from top-five starters: 8
- Winners from top-10 starters: 12
- Winners from 21st or lower starters: 1
- Fastest race: 136.459 mph
Previous 10 Nashville Winners
2023 - Carson Hocevar
2022 - Ryan Preece
2021 - Ryan Preece
2011 fall - Austin Dillon
2011 spring - Kyle Busch
2010 fall - Todd Bodine
2010 spring - Kyle Busch
2009 - Ron Hornaday
2008 - Johnny Benson
2007 - Travis Kvapil
Nashville Superspeedway is a 1.3-mile concrete tri-oval with 14-degree banking in its turns. The track races much like a traditional 1.5-mile oval and is therefore heavily influenced by track position, but the concrete surface makes it fairly unique among the venues. Hocevar's win at the track last season, from the seventh starting position, was the furthest back any driver has won this race since 2008. Only once has this race's winner started lower than 20th. Track position is clearly an advantage and getting it from the start makes the afternoon a bit easier than coming from behind. Nashville's concrete surface dictates four-tire stops, and the track will have resin to help it take rubber and increase grip as quickly as possible. More lines should open up as the track wears in throughout Friday's race, too. The best opportunity for those with a lower starting position to move forward will be unplanned cautions, but chances are good for a driver starting inside the top five to win this week.
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DraftKings Value Picks for the Rackley Roofing 200 (Based on Standard $50K Salary Cap)
DraftKings Tier 1 Values
Corey Heim - $11,000
Christian Eckes - $10,700
Nick Sanchez - $10,500
Ty Majeski - $10,300
DraftKings Tier 2 Values
Grant Enfinger - $9,500
Taylor Gray - $9,300
Ben Rhodes - $9,000
Rajah Caruth - $8,800
DraftKings Tier 3 Values
Tyler Ankrum - $8,500
Tanner Gray - $8,200
Matt Crafton - $8,000
Stewart Friesen - $7,800
DraftKings Long-Shot Values
Ty Dillon - $7,400
Dean Thompson - $7,200
Daniel Dye - $6,500
Frankie Muniz - $5,500
NASCAR DFS Picks for the Rackley Roofing 200
Christian Eckes - $10,700
Nick Sanchez - $10,500
Ben Rhodes - $9,000
Stewart Friesen - $7,800
Daniel Dye - $6,500
Frankie Muniz - $5,500
Corey Heim may have taken the spotlight at Gateway with his fourth win of the season, but Christian Eckes has been the most consistent and leads the points. Eckes has one more top-10 than Heim and two victories this season. He hasn't finished lower than 10th since March and remains a confident selection each week. His best Nashville finish came in 2022 when he finished sixth. Also at the top of the points table is Nick Sanchez. Like Eckes, Sanchez has two wins this season and eight total top-10 finishes. He has been on a run of finishes seventh or better since April and led 37 laps from the pole in this race last year, finishing third.
The first of the drivers still searching for a 2024 victory in this week's lineup is Ben Rhodes. The Thorsport Racing driver has won at least one race every season since 2020 and doesn't intend to stop that streak now. He has two top-10 finishes from three Nashville starts including a ninth-place finish last year. His lowest finish of those tries was only 12th, too. Stewart Friesen joins Rhodes in that quest for a 2024 win. Friesen began his current-season turnaround at Darlington and hasn't looked back since. His improved finishes put him 11th in the standings and within reach of of the playoff positions. A victory would ensure that championship berth and two Nashville top-five finishes from three starts suggest it could happen this week.
At the lower end of the price list, fantasy players won't want to forget about Daniel Dye. He is only 37 points out of the playoffs and has been consistently placing in the top 15 all season, racking up four top-10 finishes along the way. Last year he started inside the top 10 in this race but wasn't able to convert that into a top finish and came home 22nd. His improvement from 2023 so far this year suggests that top finish can come in this year's race. Lastly, Frankie Muniz will make his series debut this week. He has been most active in the ARCA series recently and will be making a handful of CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts with Reaume Brothers Racing. He is on a path of development in stock car racing and has been earning his progression up the ladder. This will be his first taste of the series, and he has three combined starts in ARCA and Xfinity so far in 2024.
