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Wednesday, December 24, 2014

2015 Fantasy Nascar Profile: Aric Almirola

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Driver Name: Aric Almirola

Car #: 43

Make: Ford

Aka: Double A

Rookie Season: 2012

Number of Championships: 0

# of Career starts: 143

# of Career Poles: 2

# of Career Wins: 1

# of Career Top 5s: 5

# of Career Top 10s: 19

# of Career DNFs: 23

# of Career laps led: 170

Career Average Finish: 22.3

Career Average Start: 20.0

# of 2014 Wins: 1

# of 2014 starts: 36

# of 2014 Top 5s: 2

# of 2014 Top 10s: 7

# of 2014 Poles: 0

# of 2014 DNFs: 6

# of 2014 Laps led: 23

2014 Average Finish: 21.4

2014 Average Start: 19.1

2014 Reap: Aric had a inconsistent season.Despite winning at Daytona and scoring 7 Top 10s , Aric had a very lackluster 2014 season. Aric biggest flaw was not getting consistent finishes. Aric could run top 10 one week and struggle to finish 20th the next. Overall Aric probably looking forward to 2015 in a big way.

Strong tracks: Martinsville and Phoenix

Weak tracks: Auto Club and Watkins Glenn

Additional info on Almirola: Aric in my personal opinion is an slightly below average driver with average equipment. The driver potential will be there to finish well from time to time. But the overall upside is very limited. RPM never been a powerhouse team , even when Ford was at it strongest.

Yahoo Grouping Prediction: B Grouping Tier

Overall Value Prediction: Inconsistency with limited upside

2015 Fantasy Outlook: I am not gonna sugar coat it , I feel like Almirola will be at best an top 20 option on a weekly basis. He will be most useful at short tracks. Road courses will be some of his worse days. His value on most race weekends will be low. Which will make him a risk option as well. Usually lower the realistic value , the risker the player is.

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