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You know, last week was your average Fontona race. All of the contenders were at the front pretty much at end of the day. That how it usually goes at Cali, as it is a very fantasy-friendly kind of racetrack. Now, we go to one of the more difficult places to make fantasy picks! As a pure racing fan, I just love this racetrack. It has always been one of my personal favorites. However, it is a challenge from a fantasy racing, point of view though. A driver could easily get taken out of the event with a bad wreck. Does that often happen? Not as much as you would think, but only certain drivers seem to consistently run well here. I would personally look at track history than season's success. Drivers that has struggled this season could easily find success this weekend. Not much changes at Martinsville from year to year overall.
Yahoo -
A:
Start - Kyle Busch (9), Joey Logano (8)
Reasons - Both Logano and Busch look to have the best two long runs cars in final practice. But I thought Busch had the better car though. The 18 car looked really good on the long run and seemed to be a little better than Joey. However, Joey does have the better starting position, too. But I am goig with Busch though. He's due for a win.
B:
Jamie Mac (8), Ryan Newman (9)
AJ Dinger (9), Kyle Larson (6)
Reasons -It is very hard to bench Kyle Larson from the pole, but I am down to 6 starts with him already and cannot afford to use him up just yet. If I thought he would dominate then I would consider it. However, it seems like that the 42 car is pretty good overall. Just don't get the feeling, he will stay out front and lead the most laps though. At this point, that what I am looking for from Larson. Because we all know he is capable of! So I am going with Jamie Mac and Newman. Both drivers had good long run speed in final practice and both have excellent track records here, too.
C:
Start - Michael McDowell (9)
Bench - Ty Dillon (9)
Reasons - The plan this week was to start a start with the 77,13 and 19. And that exactly what will happen, too. McDowell has a decent enough car to challenge for at least a top 25 finish and ran top 20 in last season's race here, too. So no shocker that he is fast again. McDowell is a road course racer, so the skillset translate in round about way.
Fantasy Live -18,43,47,2,14
Sleeper - Austin Dillon
Winner - Kyle Busch
Twitter - @MattAleza
You know, last week was your average Fontona race. All of the contenders were at the front pretty much at end of the day. That how it usually goes at Cali, as it is a very fantasy-friendly kind of racetrack. Now, we go to one of the more difficult places to make fantasy picks! As a pure racing fan, I just love this racetrack. It has always been one of my personal favorites. However, it is a challenge from a fantasy racing, point of view though. A driver could easily get taken out of the event with a bad wreck. Does that often happen? Not as much as you would think, but only certain drivers seem to consistently run well here. I would personally look at track history than season's success. Drivers that has struggled this season could easily find success this weekend. Not much changes at Martinsville from year to year overall.
Yahoo -
A:
Start - Kyle Busch (9), Joey Logano (8)
Reasons - Both Logano and Busch look to have the best two long runs cars in final practice. But I thought Busch had the better car though. The 18 car looked really good on the long run and seemed to be a little better than Joey. However, Joey does have the better starting position, too. But I am goig with Busch though. He's due for a win.
B:
Jamie Mac (8), Ryan Newman (9)
AJ Dinger (9), Kyle Larson (6)
Reasons -It is very hard to bench Kyle Larson from the pole, but I am down to 6 starts with him already and cannot afford to use him up just yet. If I thought he would dominate then I would consider it. However, it seems like that the 42 car is pretty good overall. Just don't get the feeling, he will stay out front and lead the most laps though. At this point, that what I am looking for from Larson. Because we all know he is capable of! So I am going with Jamie Mac and Newman. Both drivers had good long run speed in final practice and both have excellent track records here, too.
C:
Start - Michael McDowell (9)
Bench - Ty Dillon (9)
Reasons - The plan this week was to start a start with the 77,13 and 19. And that exactly what will happen, too. McDowell has a decent enough car to challenge for at least a top 25 finish and ran top 20 in last season's race here, too. So no shocker that he is fast again. McDowell is a road course racer, so the skillset translate in round about way.
Fantasy Live -18,43,47,2,14
Sleeper - Austin Dillon
Winner - Kyle Busch
Twitter - @MattAleza
