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I love Bristol in general, because it just fits my style of picking in fantasy nascar. I think predictable is pretty boring honestly. So I have never been afraid to make that one gusty pick that will make the people in my league think I am completely insane. Sometimes it works out and sometimes I look like a complete utter idiot. We all will have to bite the bullet eventually this season with bad lineup decisions. As for Bristol, I think you can get more creative with your lineup choices than you can at a intermediate racetrack such as Texas (last weekend). We could see a few fresh faces closer to the front than usual. And if anything like spring, then I think we are in for quite a show.
Below I listed some of the fantasy sleepers I like for Bristol!
Sleepers -
Aric Almirola - Okay Aric have pretty much dropped off the map in recent weeks and haven't finished inside the top 15 since like Phoenix. So I am pretty sure he will be greatly overlooked this week. Aric could be a solid fantasy option for those of you risk takers out there. Aric have said this is one of his favorite racetracks on the schedule and I love when a driver says that. His numbers also been pretty good overall. Over the previous 5 races at Bristol, he have posted 4 finishes of 17th or better. He was okay last summer and finished 17th. He never really had a overly good car until he was multiple laps down already. He was very good in last spring's race and finished 13th. He ran inside of the top 10 for major of the second half of the race. He was running inside the top 10 late, but he was low on fuel. He eventually had to coast to an 13th place finish in the end. He finished 3rd (best-career finish and overall performance) and 15th in 2013. It also should be noted that, Aric have qualified 23rd or worse (3 of 4 races he qualified 30th or worse) in the past 4 Bristol races. So he could be a great play, if you want some position differential points.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr - I like Ricky Stenhouse at Bristol, but I think he becomes like of an appealing option since he's well-known at Bristol already. Still I am very high on him, but I just wish he was more under the radar though. Oh well, I still like him a lot here. Bristol is his best racetrack and should be a visible option in most fantasy formats. He had his worst race last summer of 21st and wasn't ever competitive after spinning in middle of the race. Prior to that, he had 3 straight top 6 finishes. Including 2 Top 5 finishes. Also should be noted that, Stenhouse have finished 4 of his 6 career on the lead lap. He have finished 16th or better in those races. That's just track history alone, he is running much better this season than the previous two seasons. The fact that he could run competitively in RFR's dark days, should be a good indication what to expect from Stenhouse this Sunday.
Paul Menard - Menard have been off this season it seems, especially on the intermediate racetracks. However he had his best performance of the season at Martinsville a few weeks ago. That remains his sole top 10 finish this season. While Martinsville isn't really comparable to Bristol (two different tracks), it is the only short track that we have been to this season. Since we have no current season data to go on for Bristol, I am leaning on that race for guidances. Also Menard have a pretty solid record at Bristol too. He have finished 11th or better in 6 of his last 8 races at Bristol. Not to mention, he also had 5 Top 10 finishes in that span. Of course none of those finishes were above 9th place. Regardless that still pretty impressive. Also he have finished 18th or better in 5 of the past 6 spring races at Bristol. While it have been pretty hard the last couple season to find a consistent driver at Bristol, but I consider Menard one of them.
*All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Have a question?
Email - briggs_garry48@yahoo.com
Thanks for reading,
Garry Briggs
I love Bristol in general, because it just fits my style of picking in fantasy nascar. I think predictable is pretty boring honestly. So I have never been afraid to make that one gusty pick that will make the people in my league think I am completely insane. Sometimes it works out and sometimes I look like a complete utter idiot. We all will have to bite the bullet eventually this season with bad lineup decisions. As for Bristol, I think you can get more creative with your lineup choices than you can at a intermediate racetrack such as Texas (last weekend). We could see a few fresh faces closer to the front than usual. And if anything like spring, then I think we are in for quite a show.
Below I listed some of the fantasy sleepers I like for Bristol!
Sleepers -
Aric Almirola - Okay Aric have pretty much dropped off the map in recent weeks and haven't finished inside the top 15 since like Phoenix. So I am pretty sure he will be greatly overlooked this week. Aric could be a solid fantasy option for those of you risk takers out there. Aric have said this is one of his favorite racetracks on the schedule and I love when a driver says that. His numbers also been pretty good overall. Over the previous 5 races at Bristol, he have posted 4 finishes of 17th or better. He was okay last summer and finished 17th. He never really had a overly good car until he was multiple laps down already. He was very good in last spring's race and finished 13th. He ran inside of the top 10 for major of the second half of the race. He was running inside the top 10 late, but he was low on fuel. He eventually had to coast to an 13th place finish in the end. He finished 3rd (best-career finish and overall performance) and 15th in 2013. It also should be noted that, Aric have qualified 23rd or worse (3 of 4 races he qualified 30th or worse) in the past 4 Bristol races. So he could be a great play, if you want some position differential points.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr - I like Ricky Stenhouse at Bristol, but I think he becomes like of an appealing option since he's well-known at Bristol already. Still I am very high on him, but I just wish he was more under the radar though. Oh well, I still like him a lot here. Bristol is his best racetrack and should be a visible option in most fantasy formats. He had his worst race last summer of 21st and wasn't ever competitive after spinning in middle of the race. Prior to that, he had 3 straight top 6 finishes. Including 2 Top 5 finishes. Also should be noted that, Stenhouse have finished 4 of his 6 career on the lead lap. He have finished 16th or better in those races. That's just track history alone, he is running much better this season than the previous two seasons. The fact that he could run competitively in RFR's dark days, should be a good indication what to expect from Stenhouse this Sunday.
Paul Menard - Menard have been off this season it seems, especially on the intermediate racetracks. However he had his best performance of the season at Martinsville a few weeks ago. That remains his sole top 10 finish this season. While Martinsville isn't really comparable to Bristol (two different tracks), it is the only short track that we have been to this season. Since we have no current season data to go on for Bristol, I am leaning on that race for guidances. Also Menard have a pretty solid record at Bristol too. He have finished 11th or better in 6 of his last 8 races at Bristol. Not to mention, he also had 5 Top 10 finishes in that span. Of course none of those finishes were above 9th place. Regardless that still pretty impressive. Also he have finished 18th or better in 5 of the past 6 spring races at Bristol. While it have been pretty hard the last couple season to find a consistent driver at Bristol, but I consider Menard one of them.
*All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Have a question?
Email - briggs_garry48@yahoo.com
Thanks for reading,
Garry Briggs
