Wednesday, December 10, 2014

2015 Fantasy Nascar Profile: Ricky Stenhouse Jr

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Driver Name: Ricky Stenhouse Jr

Car #: 17

Make: Ford

Aka: RickyBoy

Rookie Season: 2013

Number of Championships: 0

# of Career starts: 76

# of Career Poles: 1

# of Career Wins: 0

# of Career Top 5s: 2

# of Career Top 10s: 8

# of Career DNFs: 4

# of Career laps led: 35

Career Average Finish: 20.7

Career Average Start: 20.0

# of 2014 Wins: 0

# of 2014 starts: 35

# of 2014 Top 5s: 1

# of 2014 Top 10s: 5

# of 2014 Poles: 0

# of 2014 DNFs: 2

# of 2014 Laps led: 35

2014 Average Finish: 22.4

2014 Average Start: 21.7

2014 Reap: Stenhouse Jr had a bad year in 2014. Numbers across the board would suggest otherwise as Stenhouse improved Top 10s from 3 to 5. But most drivers significantly improves from year 1 to year 2. Stenhouse however barely broke even. RFR being thrown a curve ball with the 2014 package didn't help though. In the end , Stenhouse Jr was a disappointment which many probably didn't see coming.

Strong tracks: Talladega and Bristol

Weak tracks: Martinsville and Sonoma

Additional info on Stenhouse Jr: Ricky had a bad 2014 there no getting around. Honestly I expect RFR to bounce back in 2015. Big reason is I think the 2015 package will be in RFR favor. Just a early gut feeling on that. Not quite like Penske had in 2014 though. Will be interesting to see how Rickyboy does in 2015 and beyond.

Yahoo Grouping Prediction: B Grouping Tier

Overall Value Prediction: Low value tier driver with top 20 potential

2015 Fantasy Outlook: Realistically I expect Ricky to improve on his 2014 stats. But how much is the unknown question. RickyBoy in my opinion is comparable to JMac. Inconsistent in a big name ride with upside. Expect inconsistent results in 2015. But i believe at times Ricky can run respectable in the top 15. All depends on how he develops in year 3.

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