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Race into the NASCAR DFS streets with the most trusted NASCAR analyst in the industry! Stevie has been providing NASCAR content since the very first NASCAR DFS contest and has taken down 10+ large-field tournaments in NASCAR alone. Multiple subscribers of his NASCAR package have been $1,000,000 winners thanks to the premium content he provides. His article for the 2026 Sports Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 will preview the racetrack, roster construction, past optimal lineups, core plays, tournament plays, and value plays.

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This weekend we head to Darlington Raceway for the Sports Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200. The race is Saturday at 5:30 PM ET on the CW. Practice and qualifying is on Saturday morning, which gives us a tight window to build lineups this weekend. Darlington is one of my favorite tracks. The race winner has started 10th or better in 9 of the last 10 races here. The race winner has started 3rd or better in 6 of the last 7 races here. Chevrolet has won 6 of the last 9. Darlington is a unique 1.366-mile oval that has two different-sized corners. It’s an older racing surface, so it’s a high-tire-wear track. It comps best to Homestead, but for more data, you can use steep tracks and high-wear tracks. I still think the best comp is Darlington itself. I will be using recent Darlington data, Darlington/Homestead data, 2025/2026 speed, practice, and a few other things when building lineups this weekend.

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The stages are 45, 45, and 57, which is a total of 147 laps. With 147 laps, we’re looking at 66.15 potential fastest lap points and 36.75 laps led points. After cautions, we’re looking at 90-ish dominator points.

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Stephen Young (stevietpfl)

The Head of Motorsports at RotoGrinders and the long-time host of the popular Morning Grind podcast, Stephen Young (aka stevietpfl) has been one of the top NASCAR, NFL, NBA, and MLB analysts in the industry since its inception. He has accumulated numerous Live Final seats and is a multiple-time finalist for the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Racing Writer of the Year. Follow Stevie on X – @stevietpfl