Wednesday, December 16, 2015

2016 Fantasy Nascar Profile: Joey Logano

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Driver Name: Joey Logano

Car #: 22

Make: Ford

# of Career Races: 255

# of Career Poles: 13

# of Career Wins: 14

# of Career Top 5s: 65

# of Career Top 10s: 110

# of Career DNFs: 20

# of Career Laps led: 3,084

Career Average Finish: 15.7

Career Average Start: 13.9

# of 2015 Wins: 6

# of 2015 Top 5s: 22

# of 2015 Top 10s: 26

# of 2015 Poles:  5

# of 2015 DNFs: 0

# of 2015 Laps led:  1,431

2015 Average Finish: 9.2

2015 Average Start: 6.9

2015 Fantasy Recap: Logano was my preseason pick to win the championship in 2015 and for a long time looked like he was in the driver seat. Until what happened at Martinsville, otherwise he had a flawless season. He was the best driver for most of the season and probably would have won it all, if he escaped Martinsivlle. Overall 6 wins, 22 top 5s , 26 Top 10s and 5 poles is a dream season. His fantasy production was real solid all season and I took noticed of that very early in the season. He was one of my favorite fantasy plays on a weekly basis. If Joey can repeat anywhere close to this type of production every year, then he going to be very good for a long time.

Strong Tracks: Dover, Charlotte, Kentucky and Kansas

Weak Tracks: Darlington and Talladega

Yahoo Grouping Tier: A-list Grouping Tier

2016 Fantasy Outlook: The past two offseasons, I have picked Joey Logano to win the championship. In 2014, he came up short. Last season he came up even shorter. Guess what? I am picking Joey Logano to win the championship again. He will eventually win a championship and 2016 could be it. Penske Racing is primed to have another big season and I think they are a good position headed into the season. Logano is one of the most talented drivers in the series. So young but so accomplished already. The scary thing is he have some much time to improve still. I expect big things from the 22 team and I think he ends in victory lane least three times. Somewhere around 15 to 20 Top 5s and 22 Top 10 finishes sounds like a realistic season goals for him. As high I am on him for 2016, I think it will be very difficult for him to repeat last season numbers. I said this about Jeff Gordon last offseason. This sport is always changing, so consistency putting up big numbers is difficult. We see very few who can time and time again top what they did the previous season. Logano could be a exception, but 6 wins and 22 Top 5s is a tall feat to chop down. We will see how he fairs once we get into the season though.

Twitter - @JeffNathans