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The offseason is over and we are now days away before the Daytona 500! I had a great offseason, but I am so ready to buckle down and get to his season rolling! I really love writing for this blog because I can get my thoughts and opinion out on weekly basis. Fantasy sleepers are probably my favorite aspect of this game and view them as the ultimate equalizer in fantasy racing. What people tend to forget more often than not is, this is a two-way street. If you nail your sleepers, then you are gonna kill it. If you swing and miss, well then it back to the drawing boards for next week.
Let's roll into today's stuff!
Sleepers -
13-Casey Mears - I love myself some Casey Mears for the Daytona 500! He is a legit plate racer and will be one of the most overlooked fantasy options this week. Oh boy, that is going to be a mistake! I have high hopes for Mears and the 13 team. He been very good recently and should keep up his fantasy production at Daytona. Over the past 4 Daytona races, he have posted 7.8 average finish with 3 Top 10 finishes. He also have posted 21.0 average running position and 76.1 driver rating. His 26.5 average starting position also makes him extra valuable in formats which offer additional bonus points for position differential. Mears seems to be one of those drivers who have a knack for finishing well at Daytona, I think people in general don't trust him because of he isn't a household name!
16-Greg Biffle - RFR as a whole have lost fantasy relevancy considerably over the past few seasons as their performance have softened since the 2012 season. However the Biff shouldn't be overlooked at Daytona. Especially the Daytona 500! Why? I am very glad that you asked! Over the past 4 Daytona 500 races, he have posted 6.8 average finish with 9.3 average running position and 104.3 driver rating. Biffle have been very strong at Daytona recently and especially at the sport's biggest event. Last look at the past 3 seasons (6 races), he have finished 21st or better in 5 of those 6 races. And 4 of 6 races have ended inside the top 20. Not to mention, he also have 3 straight finishes of 10th or better at the 500. I think Biff will be overlooked this week and I think this is a perfect opportunity to take advantage of his fantasy value!
38-Landon Cassill - Cassill is my gut play this week and he offers something that I like in a fantasy pick. Someone who doesn't have a lot of poor finishes at Daytona. His numbers are actually pretty good overall and is a pretty underrated plate racer in my opinion. If we exclude last season's Daytona 500 race (engine), he have finished 2 of the past 3 Daytona races inside the top 15. Overall he have finished 13th-26th in 5 of his career 8 races. I also like the fact that he only have two DNFs so far at Daytona, even though his sample size is pretty limited. Point being, Landon Cassill is someone who could be a solid fantasy option in the right fantasy formats, if everything goes according to plan for him.
*All stats are from DriverAverages and FantasyRacingCheatSheet.com
Have a question?
Email - briggs_garry48@yahoo.com
Thanks for reading,
Garry Briggs
The offseason is over and we are now days away before the Daytona 500! I had a great offseason, but I am so ready to buckle down and get to his season rolling! I really love writing for this blog because I can get my thoughts and opinion out on weekly basis. Fantasy sleepers are probably my favorite aspect of this game and view them as the ultimate equalizer in fantasy racing. What people tend to forget more often than not is, this is a two-way street. If you nail your sleepers, then you are gonna kill it. If you swing and miss, well then it back to the drawing boards for next week.
Let's roll into today's stuff!
Sleepers -
13-Casey Mears - I love myself some Casey Mears for the Daytona 500! He is a legit plate racer and will be one of the most overlooked fantasy options this week. Oh boy, that is going to be a mistake! I have high hopes for Mears and the 13 team. He been very good recently and should keep up his fantasy production at Daytona. Over the past 4 Daytona races, he have posted 7.8 average finish with 3 Top 10 finishes. He also have posted 21.0 average running position and 76.1 driver rating. His 26.5 average starting position also makes him extra valuable in formats which offer additional bonus points for position differential. Mears seems to be one of those drivers who have a knack for finishing well at Daytona, I think people in general don't trust him because of he isn't a household name!
16-Greg Biffle - RFR as a whole have lost fantasy relevancy considerably over the past few seasons as their performance have softened since the 2012 season. However the Biff shouldn't be overlooked at Daytona. Especially the Daytona 500! Why? I am very glad that you asked! Over the past 4 Daytona 500 races, he have posted 6.8 average finish with 9.3 average running position and 104.3 driver rating. Biffle have been very strong at Daytona recently and especially at the sport's biggest event. Last look at the past 3 seasons (6 races), he have finished 21st or better in 5 of those 6 races. And 4 of 6 races have ended inside the top 20. Not to mention, he also have 3 straight finishes of 10th or better at the 500. I think Biff will be overlooked this week and I think this is a perfect opportunity to take advantage of his fantasy value!
38-Landon Cassill - Cassill is my gut play this week and he offers something that I like in a fantasy pick. Someone who doesn't have a lot of poor finishes at Daytona. His numbers are actually pretty good overall and is a pretty underrated plate racer in my opinion. If we exclude last season's Daytona 500 race (engine), he have finished 2 of the past 3 Daytona races inside the top 15. Overall he have finished 13th-26th in 5 of his career 8 races. I also like the fact that he only have two DNFs so far at Daytona, even though his sample size is pretty limited. Point being, Landon Cassill is someone who could be a solid fantasy option in the right fantasy formats, if everything goes according to plan for him.
*All stats are from DriverAverages and FantasyRacingCheatSheet.com
Have a question?
Email - briggs_garry48@yahoo.com
Thanks for reading,
Garry Briggs