Monday, December 14, 2015

2016 Fantasy Nascar Profile: Chase Elliott

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Driver Name: Chase Elliott

Car #: 24

Make: Chevy

Debut: 2016

# of Career Races: 5

# of Career Poles: 0

# of Career Wins: 0

# of Career Top 10s: 0

# of Career DNFs:0

# of Career Laps led: 0

Career Average Finish: 26.2

Career Average Start: 24.2

# of 2015 Wins: 0

# of 2015 Top 5s: 0

# of 2015 Top 10s: 0

# of 2015 Poles: 0

# of 2015 DNFs: 0

# of 2015 laps led: 0

2015 Average Finish: 26.2

2015 Average Start: 24.2

2015 Fantasy Recap:Elliott raced 5 times in 2015 and was fairly successful doing so too. He started off slow with a poor showing at Martinsville but bounced back in his second and third starts at Richmond (16th) and Charlotte (18th). He followed that up with a 18th at Indy. Then he ended the season at Darlington with his worse effort of the season of 41st. So he was decent but he wasn't great and that what many expected from him. HMS needed him to get laps during the 2015 season and he did just that. It was a successful season from the young HMS driver.

Strong Tracks: TBD

Weak Tracks: TBD

Yahoo Grouping Tier: C-list Grouping Tier

2016 Fantasy Outlook: I think Elliott is more hype than anything for the 2016 and I don't mean for that to be a bad thing, but c'mon the expectations that people have for this  kid is pretty high. He will undoubtedly have a decent season, but let not forget about all the factors. He will be on a new team as a rookie, trying to replace a legend. No pressure, right? Add in he have never raced majority of these tracks at the NSCS level. Now I am not saying Elliott won't have success, as I do believe he will hit his stride later in the season. Think about recent young drivers to hit the Cup ranks like Stenhouse, Dillon and Larson. They all did their best work later in the season. Because the theory is, the teams wants the driver to get comfortable. That what I expect to happen with Elliott. Make him get laps earlier in the season, so the setup in his cars won't be as aggressive later in the season. Trust me, he will have opportunities to make his mark. Especially on the intermediate tracks. If you don't watch NXS, then here a few things I noticed about Chase. He is consistent, takes care of equipment and he tend to improve throughout the race. He won't blow you away with a dominating performance, but that not his style.

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