NASCAR Truck Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for COTA XPEL 225 (3/25/23)

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series heads to COTA on Saturday as part of a NASCAR tripleheader at COTA in Austin, Texas. This is the third time the Truck Series has raced at this track.

Last season, Zane Smith led 11 laps on his way to the victory here. Kyle Busch led a race-high 31 laps, but finished third, while no other driver led more than one lap during the race.

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 Craftsman Truck Series. Let’s look at some NASCAR Truck Series DFS lineup picks for the XPEL 225 on DraftKings. Be sure to also check out our NASCAR Premium Tools for Truck Series including our DFS Lineup Optimizer and powerful Research Station. This slate locks on 3/25/2023 at 1:38 p.m. ET.

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Kyle Busch – $13,000- Starts 2nd

Any time Kyle Busch is in a Truck Series race, you have to ask an important question: is the overall makeup of the starting lineup one that makes it easy to play Kyle Busch?

This week, I think there are enough place differential plays to make Busch worth the price.

As I mentioned in the 0pening, Busch led the most laps in this race last year, including leading 17 laps at the end of the race before a caution bunched the field back up, which led to Zane Smith’s victory.

With Busch starting on the front row on Saturday, he has a chance to run away with this race. Consider him the favorite to dominate.

Kaz Grala – $8,300 – Starts 10th

Grala makes his second start of the season in the Tricon Garage No. 1 truck after last starting at Vegas, where he led five laps and finished 17th.

I’m higher on Grala on Saturday though because this is a road course. Grala has an average finish of 10.8 on road courses in eight Truck Series starts, and 15.6 in 10 road course starts in Xfinity. Those numbers are both above his career averages in those series.

Grala also has a lot of experience at COTA, running here twice in the Truck Series. That includes a 2021 race he almost won, as Grala led 11 laps and finished second. That was in much worse equipment than he’ll have Saturday, making Grala a really fascinating play. On one hand, starting 10th doesn’t offer much place differential potential. On the other hand, he could still gain six or seven spots and have a strong finish.

Matt DiBenedetto – $7,800 – Starts 28th

If you’re going to play Kyle Busch, you should probably load up…