Friday, December 05, 2014

2015 Fantasy Nascar Profile: Danica Patrick

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Driver Name: Danica Patrick

Car #: 10

Make: Chevy

Aka: Princess , DP

Season Debut: 2013 (First Full Season)

Number of Championships: 0

# of Career starts: 82

# of Career Poles: 1

# of Career Wins: 0

# of Career Top 5s: 0

# of Career Top 10s: 4

# of Career DNFs: 11

# of Career laps led: 20

Career Average Finish: 25.3

Career Average Start: 27.4

# of 2014 Wins: 0

# of 2014 Top 5s: 0

# of 2014 Top 10s: 3

# of 2014 Poles: 0

# of 2014 DNFs: 4

# of 2014 Laps led: 15

2014 Average Finish: 23.6

2014 Average Start: 22.3

2014 Reap: Danica showed solid improvement from year 1 to year 2. In 2014 , she improved her # Of Top 10 , Top 15 and Top 20. Also improved her average finish and start. While decreasing the rate of DNFs and non-led lap finishes.

Strong tracks: Michigan and Atlanta

Weak tracks: Martinsville and Pocono

Additional info on Danica: Most people think Danica is just a money maker for SHR. Yes her average performances haven't been stellar. But remember most of the competitors have been racing for 15 years in stock. Danica about 5. She slowly grasping knowledge. Each year she have improved. 2015 she needs to take that next step though.

Yahoo Grouping Prediction: B Grouping Tier

Overall Value Prediction: Serviceable option at larger racetracks

2015 Fantasy Outlook: I expect Danica to continue to improve , but honestly think she will be a limited option in Yahoo Fantasy Racing. Her price may be too much in salary cap formats (like Fantasy Live.) There few tracks she will be an asset like Daytona and Talladega. Also believe she will be an sneaky option at Intermediate tracks. Outside of Martinsville , her best performances have came at fast and large racetracks. I fully expect that trend to continue.

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