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We enter the 32nd race of the season at Talladega this weekend and this might be the most challenging race of the chase for us fantasy players (and drivers) so far. There has been some werid races so far in the 2016 chase, but Talladega is known for this surprises. If you can escape Talladega with not losing any ground, then you probably should count your blessings. A lot of times it about having luck on your side with your fantasy picks. A lot of these races are called ''crapshoots'', but in reality it is a skill. Certain drivers always seems to run well and there is a reason for that. So if I was setting a fantasy lineup, I would look at the skillset involved and set my lineup based around some solid plate racers. However, at end of the day it all about if you are still on the lead lap with a decent car after 500 miles.
Here's my Fantasy Picks for Talladega!
Yahoo -
A:
Start - Brad Keselowski (7)
Bench - Kyle Busch (2)
Reasons - I don't really have a good reason for selecting Brad to my team, other than he's starting on the front row. And he's normally leads laps here and have won back-to-back plate races this season. I also don't think I will use him again this year and I don't want to use Kyle here. Even though he would be one of my first 4 choices in this tier. I prefer: Keselowski, Hamlin, Kyle Busch, followed by Matt Kenseth.
B:
Start - Austin Dillon (3), Ricky Stenhouse Jr (6)
Bench - Kasey Kahne (2), Paul Menard (8)
Reasons - In this tier, I am going with drivers who can race well at the plate tracks. So I am obviously going with Austin Dillon. He's better at Talladega and Daytona than any other tracks on the schedule. With 3 starts left, I don't see myself using him all three times, so why not use one of his. Now the question is who to use between Stenhouse and Menard. Since I will need my final two starts with Kahne. I am going with Stenhuse because I feel better about him in my gut. Otherwise I say they are fairly equal on pure stats alone.
C:
Start - Alex Bowman (7)
Bench - Chase Elliott (2)
Reasons - I realized this week that I would be a couple starts short with only 3 combined left with Elliott and Blaney. That's my own damn fault because I lost track of my saving in C. Oh well, I caught it and will use Bowman in the plate race. Then I will get another at Martinsville with
Gordon. Elliott is by far the best fantasy option though in C. Blaney would be the second-best as usual.
Fantasy live - 4,11,18,23 and 83
Reasons - No reason really. Other than points positional and skillset. Harvick starts 22nd and is a great plate racer. I trust him to make it to the front. Kyle Busch starts 14th and has finished top 5 at every plate race. Then Hamlin because he's a great plate racer, but starts too high up for my liking. Still I will roll with him though and hope for some laps led at some point. Then the 23 and 83 is all about the price and starting spots.
Sleeper - Austin Dillon
Winner - Brad Keselowski
Twitter - @MattAleza
We enter the 32nd race of the season at Talladega this weekend and this might be the most challenging race of the chase for us fantasy players (and drivers) so far. There has been some werid races so far in the 2016 chase, but Talladega is known for this surprises. If you can escape Talladega with not losing any ground, then you probably should count your blessings. A lot of times it about having luck on your side with your fantasy picks. A lot of these races are called ''crapshoots'', but in reality it is a skill. Certain drivers always seems to run well and there is a reason for that. So if I was setting a fantasy lineup, I would look at the skillset involved and set my lineup based around some solid plate racers. However, at end of the day it all about if you are still on the lead lap with a decent car after 500 miles.
Here's my Fantasy Picks for Talladega!
Yahoo -
A:
Start - Brad Keselowski (7)
Bench - Kyle Busch (2)
Reasons - I don't really have a good reason for selecting Brad to my team, other than he's starting on the front row. And he's normally leads laps here and have won back-to-back plate races this season. I also don't think I will use him again this year and I don't want to use Kyle here. Even though he would be one of my first 4 choices in this tier. I prefer: Keselowski, Hamlin, Kyle Busch, followed by Matt Kenseth.
B:
Start - Austin Dillon (3), Ricky Stenhouse Jr (6)
Bench - Kasey Kahne (2), Paul Menard (8)
Reasons - In this tier, I am going with drivers who can race well at the plate tracks. So I am obviously going with Austin Dillon. He's better at Talladega and Daytona than any other tracks on the schedule. With 3 starts left, I don't see myself using him all three times, so why not use one of his. Now the question is who to use between Stenhouse and Menard. Since I will need my final two starts with Kahne. I am going with Stenhuse because I feel better about him in my gut. Otherwise I say they are fairly equal on pure stats alone.
C:
Start - Alex Bowman (7)
Bench - Chase Elliott (2)
Reasons - I realized this week that I would be a couple starts short with only 3 combined left with Elliott and Blaney. That's my own damn fault because I lost track of my saving in C. Oh well, I caught it and will use Bowman in the plate race. Then I will get another at Martinsville with
Gordon. Elliott is by far the best fantasy option though in C. Blaney would be the second-best as usual.
Fantasy live - 4,11,18,23 and 83
Reasons - No reason really. Other than points positional and skillset. Harvick starts 22nd and is a great plate racer. I trust him to make it to the front. Kyle Busch starts 14th and has finished top 5 at every plate race. Then Hamlin because he's a great plate racer, but starts too high up for my liking. Still I will roll with him though and hope for some laps led at some point. Then the 23 and 83 is all about the price and starting spots.
Sleeper - Austin Dillon
Winner - Brad Keselowski
Twitter - @MattAleza