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Sleepers -
Aric Almirola - My friends, the time is now to jump on the Aric Almirola hype train. It has been a fun ride and I don't plan to jump off any time soon. Through 10 races, Aric has posted 8 Top 20 finishes. Including back-to-back top 10 finishes. He is not done yet, either! Kansas is great track for Aric and he's pretty happy with his car this weekend. Aric looked pretty good in both practice sessions and his lap times were on point, too. I love Aric this weekend again, I think he has a real chance to have his best run on a intermediate track.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr - Fresh off his win at Talladega, the No.17 team are looking to keep the momemtum going this week at Kansas. This is a pretty good place for Ricky and RFR in the past. So could success be around the corner on Saturday night? I see no reason why not honestly. He's showed good speed on Friday and seems to be riding that momentum wave right now. I think his win at Talladega was just icing on the cake for him though. The 17 team had the 2nd-best average finish since Martinsville. They been on it during that stench. Since Martinsville, Ricky haven's finished worse 14th and has 4 top 10 finishes. Including 3 straight top 9 finishes, dating back to Bristol! In his past 7 races overall, Ricky has produced 5 Top 10 finishes. Three times they had ended in 4th or better. Point being? Don't think Ricky is just a good option because of his win at Talladega. He's earned all of the respect he is getting right now. He has another good car to work with this weekend, too!
Austin Dillon - I thought Austin Dillon had two of his best practice sessions of the seasons at Kansas. This is a track that Austin swept the 6th spot last year on and seems to be pretty happy on Friday with his car. Dillon has been terrible most of the year and been at his weakest on the 1.5 mile tracks. So this is is a little shocking that he's showing good speed with his chevy. Then again, I guess sooner or later, it was expected out of him. He is not a top 10 threat in my mind, but he is looking better than a lot of other weekends though. I can work with that. He is a good teen-like driver and could be more, if he can play his cards right.
Dark Horse -
Ryan Blaney - I love Ryan Blaney this weekend! Anytime we come this kind of track, he is someone I try utilize in my fantasy lineups. More times than not, he is getting overlooked. It is getting harder and hard to do that as he is making a name for himself. If he has a strong race on Saturday (I think he will), I don't think I will be able to get the value out of him, I would like to. Simply because his stock will be too high and that's usually a bad thing when I sit. As for this weekend, he has a lot of speed in his car. He was pretty strong on the long runs and as it been pointed out by many (I am sure), he had serious long run speed in practice. If I heard correctly, Blaney had the best 20 lap average in final practice. Blaney would be an ideal dark horse pick this week from the pole. Fast car, good track history, good practice results and great starting position. He's nailed everything on the check list so far. He let a win slip away at Texas, well, he get another shot to redeem himself at Kansas!
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Sleepers -
Aric Almirola - My friends, the time is now to jump on the Aric Almirola hype train. It has been a fun ride and I don't plan to jump off any time soon. Through 10 races, Aric has posted 8 Top 20 finishes. Including back-to-back top 10 finishes. He is not done yet, either! Kansas is great track for Aric and he's pretty happy with his car this weekend. Aric looked pretty good in both practice sessions and his lap times were on point, too. I love Aric this weekend again, I think he has a real chance to have his best run on a intermediate track.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr - Fresh off his win at Talladega, the No.17 team are looking to keep the momemtum going this week at Kansas. This is a pretty good place for Ricky and RFR in the past. So could success be around the corner on Saturday night? I see no reason why not honestly. He's showed good speed on Friday and seems to be riding that momentum wave right now. I think his win at Talladega was just icing on the cake for him though. The 17 team had the 2nd-best average finish since Martinsville. They been on it during that stench. Since Martinsville, Ricky haven's finished worse 14th and has 4 top 10 finishes. Including 3 straight top 9 finishes, dating back to Bristol! In his past 7 races overall, Ricky has produced 5 Top 10 finishes. Three times they had ended in 4th or better. Point being? Don't think Ricky is just a good option because of his win at Talladega. He's earned all of the respect he is getting right now. He has another good car to work with this weekend, too!
Austin Dillon - I thought Austin Dillon had two of his best practice sessions of the seasons at Kansas. This is a track that Austin swept the 6th spot last year on and seems to be pretty happy on Friday with his car. Dillon has been terrible most of the year and been at his weakest on the 1.5 mile tracks. So this is is a little shocking that he's showing good speed with his chevy. Then again, I guess sooner or later, it was expected out of him. He is not a top 10 threat in my mind, but he is looking better than a lot of other weekends though. I can work with that. He is a good teen-like driver and could be more, if he can play his cards right.
Dark Horse -
Ryan Blaney - I love Ryan Blaney this weekend! Anytime we come this kind of track, he is someone I try utilize in my fantasy lineups. More times than not, he is getting overlooked. It is getting harder and hard to do that as he is making a name for himself. If he has a strong race on Saturday (I think he will), I don't think I will be able to get the value out of him, I would like to. Simply because his stock will be too high and that's usually a bad thing when I sit. As for this weekend, he has a lot of speed in his car. He was pretty strong on the long runs and as it been pointed out by many (I am sure), he had serious long run speed in practice. If I heard correctly, Blaney had the best 20 lap average in final practice. Blaney would be an ideal dark horse pick this week from the pole. Fast car, good track history, good practice results and great starting position. He's nailed everything on the check list so far. He let a win slip away at Texas, well, he get another shot to redeem himself at Kansas!
Have a question or want to chat?
Email - briggs_garry48@yahoo.com
Twitter - @Garryy12