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We are at Pocono this weekend. For some reason , I always score poorly at the first race and blast a monster score out of the park in the second race. You could say I am Kasey Kahne 2.0 at this racetrack. Its difficult to consistent score well here. Its the tricky triangle for a reason. Drivers and fantasy players needs to be on their toes during the race. Going with relatively safe lineup should be the way to go. But throwing in a sleeper or two is always intriguing at an place such as Pocono.
Sleepers-
Kasey Kahne: Kahne was one of the guys I said to watch out for last week to several people who asked for a sleeper via email/twitter. He finish 6th. He is risk/reward type guy. Kahne won't dominate , but he will have a shot at win regardless. I love what I saw last weekend. Also Kahne has finishes of 1st and 2nd (August Pocono races) since 2012.
Kyle Busch: Surprised? Shouldn't be. He made my sleeper list at Kentucky , New Hampshire and Indianapolis. What those tracks in common? He finish 2nd in each race. I might make it number 4 on Sunday. His Pocono record is pretty solid. Busch finish 12th earlier this season. I bet he improves.
Kevin Harvick: Harvick is undervalued. He been a threat to get a pole almost every week. No excuse for leaving him off your team in Yahoo. 4 Pole in 20 races. That is 5% of all poles. Impressive. His percentage is pretty low in Yahoo , too. Less then 20% right now. Also it should be noticed that Harvick was stupid fast all weekend back in June. Do you recall where he started? 4th. I know where I am putting my money.
Busts -
Tony Stewart: Smoke haven't impressed me in 2014. I thought for sure he would heat up after at Dover. But haven't yet. Indianapolis was the breaking point for me. Luckily I haven't used too many Smoke starts after 20 races. His Pocono record is stout , but same thing can be said about his Indy record though. I will put "The Smoke project 2014" on hold for a few weeks. See how things unfold.
Danica Patrick: Two flats (2.5 mile in length). Results? Outside the top 40. Do I need to say anymore? Don't think so. Danica isn't worth the gamble. Not even in Yahoo. Save her for Michigan , The glenn or Bristol. Tracks she have had solid results on (or significant good runs). Her percentage is much too high in multiple formats so far this week. Expect the worse case possible with Danica.
Denny Hamlin: Not so much a bust , rather then a risky gamble. With the latest news of CC Grubbs being suspended. He will appeal it though. Some people think it shouldn't be a issue. I vastly disagree. A Crew Chief is more then a guy who sit on a pit box. He makes those gut wrenching calls that win or finish in the top 5. At Pocono pit strategy is critical. I don't feel confident in him.
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