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I love Martinsville because we never know what to expect! I was just sitting here watching the Truck race and I couldn't help but wonder what the Cup race could bring? I love watching the Cup race at Martinsville, it's a special race in my opinion. Now let look at the fantasy side of things! Every driver in the field have an assigned fantasy value, so the key is to look for a driver who have the potential outproduce their fantasy value. Really that the basic concept what we are looking for in a sleeper. Of course it is easier said than done sometimes though.
Here are some of the drivers I really like after watching practice and qualifying!
Sleepers -
AJ Dinger - I called my shot on Wednesday with AJ Dinger being my feature sleeper and he haven't disappointed either. He qualified 4th and looked solid in practice. He looked real good earlier this season here, so it should not surprise anyone that the 47 looking this good. My only concern would be his equipment and typically that is always his big problem. If his equipment holds up, I think he finishes around the 15th position. Clearly there is risk, but the reward could be great. Take your chances with him!
Casey Mears - Mears is another driver I listed on Wednesday, so you all should already have been keeping him on your radar. He qualified decently and looked pretty good in practice. Mears have a habit of running well at Martinsville and should continue to run well on Sunday. As I mentioned on Wednesday, Mears have been a very consistent driver during the chase and have turned up his performance. If he can stay on the lead lap, I think he easily finishes inside the top 25 and more than likely finishes inside the top 20. At the start of this article, I spoke about fantasy value. Mears is like a super value due he is a lower-tier driver. Anytime a driver like Mears have a opportunity to finish inside the top 20, he is automatically employed in my lineups!
Aric Almirola - As you can see, I am sticking with my original sleepers picks from Wednesday! Got to love when that happen, don't you? I keep thinking back to Kansas a few weeks ago when Aric finished mid-pack and that was so out of the ordinal for him in the chase up to that point. So did some checking and turns out that he had no power steering. Okay back to the present! Aric Almirola is a solid fantasy pick for weekend. He will start from 8th and should be able to finish somewhere in the teens in the race. A top 10 is probably asking for a little too much, but you aren't picking because you are looking for a top 10 finish. Anytime you pick a driver like Aric, you have to understand that his upside at best is top 15.
Twitter - @Garryy12
I love Martinsville because we never know what to expect! I was just sitting here watching the Truck race and I couldn't help but wonder what the Cup race could bring? I love watching the Cup race at Martinsville, it's a special race in my opinion. Now let look at the fantasy side of things! Every driver in the field have an assigned fantasy value, so the key is to look for a driver who have the potential outproduce their fantasy value. Really that the basic concept what we are looking for in a sleeper. Of course it is easier said than done sometimes though.
Here are some of the drivers I really like after watching practice and qualifying!
Sleepers -
AJ Dinger - I called my shot on Wednesday with AJ Dinger being my feature sleeper and he haven't disappointed either. He qualified 4th and looked solid in practice. He looked real good earlier this season here, so it should not surprise anyone that the 47 looking this good. My only concern would be his equipment and typically that is always his big problem. If his equipment holds up, I think he finishes around the 15th position. Clearly there is risk, but the reward could be great. Take your chances with him!
Casey Mears - Mears is another driver I listed on Wednesday, so you all should already have been keeping him on your radar. He qualified decently and looked pretty good in practice. Mears have a habit of running well at Martinsville and should continue to run well on Sunday. As I mentioned on Wednesday, Mears have been a very consistent driver during the chase and have turned up his performance. If he can stay on the lead lap, I think he easily finishes inside the top 25 and more than likely finishes inside the top 20. At the start of this article, I spoke about fantasy value. Mears is like a super value due he is a lower-tier driver. Anytime a driver like Mears have a opportunity to finish inside the top 20, he is automatically employed in my lineups!
Aric Almirola - As you can see, I am sticking with my original sleepers picks from Wednesday! Got to love when that happen, don't you? I keep thinking back to Kansas a few weeks ago when Aric finished mid-pack and that was so out of the ordinal for him in the chase up to that point. So did some checking and turns out that he had no power steering. Okay back to the present! Aric Almirola is a solid fantasy pick for weekend. He will start from 8th and should be able to finish somewhere in the teens in the race. A top 10 is probably asking for a little too much, but you aren't picking because you are looking for a top 10 finish. Anytime you pick a driver like Aric, you have to understand that his upside at best is top 15.
Twitter - @Garryy12
