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Man, what a wild Kentucky race that was! It kinda reminded me of Kansas after the repave there for the first couple races. The new aero package didn't help either though. Despite a race filled with wrecks, our fantasy lineups came out pretty decent actually. Anytime you can escape a wild race with little damage to your season, it was a successful outing. Now we look onto New Hampshire (aka Loudon). This is one of the shortest races of the season and one of the toughest to pick for as well. Track position is so key at Loudon. If you don't have a dominating car that can pass, then you aren't going to be able to go from mid-pack to the front during one-green flag run. If you cannot keep your track positon, then you could find yourself a bad situation late. Also this race seems to often comes down to fuel mileage like we saw last week at Kentucky. As for Fantasy picks, I think you should go with a combination of your fantasy studs and some dark horses to make for a smooth combo this week. Loudon should be a place where you can make a quality lineup without having to have all top drivers in your rotation.
Let's get rolling!
Yahoo -
A:
Start - Kevin Harvick (6)
Bench - Brad Keselowski (9)
Reasons - I wanted to use Keselowski this week instead of Harvick, but it obvious that Harvick as a car that could lead the most laps, if he can get to the front. Both should be top 5 fantasy options in Yahoo and I honestly don't think the finishing difference will be that wide overall. However, the only driver I would use over Harvick is probably Kyle Busch
B:
Start - Kasey Kahne (7), Ryan Newman (4)
Bench - Carl Edwards (4), Kyle Larson (5)
Reasons - I made a late change on Thursday night of Kasey Kahne for Jamie Mac. I don't regret adding Kasey Kahne, but I probably switched out the wrong CGR driver though. Oh well, it is what it is. Anyways I am rolling with Kahne and Newman over Edwards and Larson. Kahne looks like a top 10 guy and too good to leave on the bench. Edwards looks insanely good, but I am down to 4 starts and I don't think he will dominate like I want him to. So it either Newman or Larson. I think Larson will run better, but I believe Newman will get the better finish though. Also I trust Newman more than Larson. Rather not have too inconsistent drivers as starters, which why using Newman further makes more sense.
C:
Start - Alex Bowman (9)
Bench - Ryan Blaney (4)
Reasons - Thursday it was announced that Alex Bowman would fill in for a sidelined Dale Jr, so it was a no brainer to insert Bowman into the lineup. I took out the 23 of David to do so and it looks like that was a wise decision as 88 looks better. I really think Bowman will least finish inside the top 25 and maybe even a top 20 finish in HMS equipment. If I had Elliott with number of starts left, then I would probably consider using the 24 as he looks possible top 5 material
Fantasy Live - 19,4,23,18,34
Reasons - I am building my lineup around two drivers in Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick. They have the cars to beat after practice on Saturday. So I will add Kyle Busch to complete my three-headed monster lineup. Then I will add Ragan and Buescher to complete it. Ragan is a good short-track racer and provides pretty good value for his price. Wished he started back further though.
Sleeper - Jamie Mac
Winner - Kyle Busch
Twitter - @MattAleza
Man, what a wild Kentucky race that was! It kinda reminded me of Kansas after the repave there for the first couple races. The new aero package didn't help either though. Despite a race filled with wrecks, our fantasy lineups came out pretty decent actually. Anytime you can escape a wild race with little damage to your season, it was a successful outing. Now we look onto New Hampshire (aka Loudon). This is one of the shortest races of the season and one of the toughest to pick for as well. Track position is so key at Loudon. If you don't have a dominating car that can pass, then you aren't going to be able to go from mid-pack to the front during one-green flag run. If you cannot keep your track positon, then you could find yourself a bad situation late. Also this race seems to often comes down to fuel mileage like we saw last week at Kentucky. As for Fantasy picks, I think you should go with a combination of your fantasy studs and some dark horses to make for a smooth combo this week. Loudon should be a place where you can make a quality lineup without having to have all top drivers in your rotation.
Let's get rolling!
Yahoo -
A:
Start - Kevin Harvick (6)
Bench - Brad Keselowski (9)
Reasons - I wanted to use Keselowski this week instead of Harvick, but it obvious that Harvick as a car that could lead the most laps, if he can get to the front. Both should be top 5 fantasy options in Yahoo and I honestly don't think the finishing difference will be that wide overall. However, the only driver I would use over Harvick is probably Kyle Busch
B:
Start - Kasey Kahne (7), Ryan Newman (4)
Bench - Carl Edwards (4), Kyle Larson (5)
Reasons - I made a late change on Thursday night of Kasey Kahne for Jamie Mac. I don't regret adding Kasey Kahne, but I probably switched out the wrong CGR driver though. Oh well, it is what it is. Anyways I am rolling with Kahne and Newman over Edwards and Larson. Kahne looks like a top 10 guy and too good to leave on the bench. Edwards looks insanely good, but I am down to 4 starts and I don't think he will dominate like I want him to. So it either Newman or Larson. I think Larson will run better, but I believe Newman will get the better finish though. Also I trust Newman more than Larson. Rather not have too inconsistent drivers as starters, which why using Newman further makes more sense.
C:
Start - Alex Bowman (9)
Bench - Ryan Blaney (4)
Reasons - Thursday it was announced that Alex Bowman would fill in for a sidelined Dale Jr, so it was a no brainer to insert Bowman into the lineup. I took out the 23 of David to do so and it looks like that was a wise decision as 88 looks better. I really think Bowman will least finish inside the top 25 and maybe even a top 20 finish in HMS equipment. If I had Elliott with number of starts left, then I would probably consider using the 24 as he looks possible top 5 material
Fantasy Live - 19,4,23,18,34
Reasons - I am building my lineup around two drivers in Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick. They have the cars to beat after practice on Saturday. So I will add Kyle Busch to complete my three-headed monster lineup. Then I will add Ragan and Buescher to complete it. Ragan is a good short-track racer and provides pretty good value for his price. Wished he started back further though.
Sleeper - Jamie Mac
Winner - Kyle Busch
Twitter - @MattAleza
