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Driver Name: Aric Almirola
Car #: 43
Make: Ford
Debut: 2012 (First-Full season)
# of Career Races: 179
# of Career Poles: 2
# of Career Wins: 1
# of Career Top 5s: 8
# of Career Top 10s: 25
# of Career DNFs: 25
# of Career Laps led: 173
# of 2015 Wins: 0
# of 2015 Top 5s: 3
# of 2015 Top 10s: 6
# of 2015 Poles: 0
# of 2015 DNFs: 2
# of 2015 Laps Led: 3
2015 Average Finish: 17.9
2015 Average Start: 22.4
2015 Fantasy Recap: Almirola showed promise throughout the season, but he never could go from a really consistent driver to a top 10 driver. Then the 2015 Chase came and he contended for top 10 finshes. 5 of his 6 Top 10 finishes in 2015 came during the final 11 races. In fact both of his top 5 finishes (Richmond and Dover) came during the final 11 races of the season. Overall Almirola was very consistent, while putting together 28 Top 20 finishes. He never got any respect as a elite fantasy sleeper though. He was almost a lock every week to make my sleeper list starting at Texas. Even before that I had him on my radar, he just seems to get better and better as the season went on. I was very impressive by Aric and this 43 team. He wasn't going to win a fantasy championship for you make you win your league, but he was undervalued all season. That alone will give you the advantage, given you know how to employ him properly. Solid season by Aric. It will be interesting how he does in 2016!
Strong Tracks: Bristol, Martinsville, Richmond, Phoenix and Dover
Weak Tracks: Pocono and Vegas
Yahoo Grouping Prediction: B-list Grouping Tier
2016 Fantasy Outlook: Aric quickly became one of my go-to-sleepers last season and I expect him to have a even better 2016 season. I think he really hit his stride in latter part of 2015 and I believe he will use that as momentum for the upcoming season. He will have his good days and bad days. I think a lot of tracks, he will be just consistent. Like most of the large flats and intermediate racetracks. He won't blow you away, but he will have the opportunities to be a fantasy steal at certain tracks. Just by looking at his numbers from previous seasons, he you can tell he excel on the shorter racetracks in length. He tend to run his best on the shorter flats. His best track on the schedule is probably Bristol. Trust me when I say this, and that Aric Almirola is the most underrated driver in the series at Bristol. He absolutely loves that place. I believe he said it is his favorite racetrack. I will go into much greater details on that next month when I write up the fantasy preview. Overall I expect Aric to have a breakout season with RPM. Will it happen? I don't know. I will have my eyes pinned on him early in the season to see how he does.
Twitter - @Garryy12
Driver Name: Aric Almirola
Car #: 43
Make: Ford
Debut: 2012 (First-Full season)
# of Career Races: 179
# of Career Poles: 2
# of Career Wins: 1
# of Career Top 5s: 8
# of Career Top 10s: 25
# of Career DNFs: 25
# of Career Laps led: 173
# of 2015 Wins: 0
# of 2015 Top 5s: 3
# of 2015 Top 10s: 6
# of 2015 Poles: 0
# of 2015 DNFs: 2
# of 2015 Laps Led: 3
2015 Average Finish: 17.9
2015 Average Start: 22.4
2015 Fantasy Recap: Almirola showed promise throughout the season, but he never could go from a really consistent driver to a top 10 driver. Then the 2015 Chase came and he contended for top 10 finshes. 5 of his 6 Top 10 finishes in 2015 came during the final 11 races. In fact both of his top 5 finishes (Richmond and Dover) came during the final 11 races of the season. Overall Almirola was very consistent, while putting together 28 Top 20 finishes. He never got any respect as a elite fantasy sleeper though. He was almost a lock every week to make my sleeper list starting at Texas. Even before that I had him on my radar, he just seems to get better and better as the season went on. I was very impressive by Aric and this 43 team. He wasn't going to win a fantasy championship for you make you win your league, but he was undervalued all season. That alone will give you the advantage, given you know how to employ him properly. Solid season by Aric. It will be interesting how he does in 2016!
Strong Tracks: Bristol, Martinsville, Richmond, Phoenix and Dover
Weak Tracks: Pocono and Vegas
Yahoo Grouping Prediction: B-list Grouping Tier
2016 Fantasy Outlook: Aric quickly became one of my go-to-sleepers last season and I expect him to have a even better 2016 season. I think he really hit his stride in latter part of 2015 and I believe he will use that as momentum for the upcoming season. He will have his good days and bad days. I think a lot of tracks, he will be just consistent. Like most of the large flats and intermediate racetracks. He won't blow you away, but he will have the opportunities to be a fantasy steal at certain tracks. Just by looking at his numbers from previous seasons, he you can tell he excel on the shorter racetracks in length. He tend to run his best on the shorter flats. His best track on the schedule is probably Bristol. Trust me when I say this, and that Aric Almirola is the most underrated driver in the series at Bristol. He absolutely loves that place. I believe he said it is his favorite racetrack. I will go into much greater details on that next month when I write up the fantasy preview. Overall I expect Aric to have a breakout season with RPM. Will it happen? I don't know. I will have my eyes pinned on him early in the season to see how he does.
Twitter - @Garryy12
