Wednesday, December 23, 2015

2016 Fantasy Nascar Profile: Clint Bowyer

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Driver Name: Clint Bowyer

Car #: 15

Make: Chevy

# of Career Races: 361

# of Career Poles: 2

# of Career Wins: 8

# of Career Top 5s: 58

# of Career Top 10s: 164

# of Careepr DNFs: 28

# of Career Laps Led: 2,335

Career Average Finish: 15.0

Career Average Start: 17.0

# of 2015 Wins: 0

# of 2015 Top 5s: 2

# of 2015 Top 10s: 12

# of 2015 Poles: 0

# of 2015 DNFs: 3

# of 2015 Laps Led: 11

2015 Average Finish:18.7

2015 Average Start: 20.5

2015 Fantasy Recap: Bowyer had a decent season with MWR in 2015, but he haven't ever a race winning threat and that killed his fantasy value in most fantasy formats. His lack of qualities top 5 and top 10 finishes further hamper his fantasy value. But his biggest problem was being consistent for more than a few races. I could never really get a good read on Clint and that what really drove me away from him. A good weekend for Bowyer was a teen like finish and finishing on the lead lap. He often contended for top 10 finishes at certain stages of the season. But I think overall he struggled for most of the season, even though it not all his fault. I think MWR was a reason for his struggling, if they were quicker I think his fantasy production would have been better.

Strong Tracks: Sonoma, WGI, Martinsville and Richmond

Weak Tracks: Darlington and Phoenix

Yahoo Grouping Prediction:  B-list Grouping Tier

2016 Fantasy Outlook: I don't expect a lot from Bowyer in 2016 since he with HScott Motorsports. Formerly the 51 team (Bowyer will drive the 15 car again), I don't think he is talented enough to make this team a every race weekend contender. He will contend for top 10 or top 15 finishes at certain tracks though. Mainly at the shorter tracks in length and the road courses. He also will have a chance to shine on the plate tracks of Daytona and Talladega. I think he will struggle more so on the intermediate racetracks and large flats tracks. I think the intermediate tracks always been a troublesome spot for him and his equipment won't do him any favors. There will be races where Bowyer will have some sort of fantasy value, but I think he will also hold a lot of risk. Overall I don't think this is a downgrade from MWR, since we know where HScott is getting their engines and stuff. But it isn't really a upgrade either though. He will be inconsistent in his finishes, but I wouldn't rule out some quality finishes though. Esepcially on the road courses. I think that where he will have the most value at.

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