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Fantasy Nascar Sleepers -
Sleepers -
Ryan Newman - Newman has been a standout to me all weekend long. He unloaded really fast and that speed continued into Saturday's practice session. Not only is he's pretty good this weekend, he is coming off a top 5 finish at Dover. There was obviously some luck involved that, but he kept that track position to get that strong finish. Pocono has always been a really good track for him. I refer to him as ''Mr. Consistency'' at Pocono. He is so smooth and so good at this place. He is one of the first drivers that I like to think about when we come here. His numbers over the past 4 races aren't great though. In his past 4 races, Newman has posted just 21.5 average finish. That's very misleadng though. In 2015, he had finishes of 23rd and 39th. He had shit luck in 2015 in both races. Outside of those two races, he haven't finished worse than 14th since 2008. That's 17 races in total. He's finished 12th in both races last year and only have two finishes worse than 12th since 2012.
Kasey Kahne - If you ever talked Fantasy Nascar with me and mentiioned Kasey Kahne, then you know exactly how I feel about Kasey. I don't like him very much as a fantasy option. So yeah, you will rarely hear me offer Kasey as a suggestion. As for this weekend, I don't think he is too bad of a fantasy option. A lot of that has to do with he is literally on almost nobody radar. And he did show some good speed in final practice on Saturday afternoon. Not saying much since Kasey typically does not translate practice speed into race speed. But I do think he is worth taking a risk with. Back in August 2013, I gambled on Kasey as a fantasy pick after he started 20th. He won that race. Sometimes you have to take a little risk to gain something. He is a former winner here and has posted 5 Top 15 finishes in his past 7 races here. I think he is a good top 15 driver, if you are looking for that.
Dark Horses -
Ryan Blaney - I think Blaney is a good dark horse pick for Sunday's race. He is having another solid weekend behind the driver of the No.21 car. It's his 6th Top 5 start of the 2017 season. In his previous five top 5 starts, he has been pretty competitive. He finished 7th at Vegas. He finished 23rd at Phoenix, but was top 5 to top 7 good before a penalty. He's dominated Texas, until a speeding penalty and had a poor restart. He's dominated Kansas and finished in the top 5. His lone bad finish was at Richmond and he wasn't bad there either. He finished 36th. Point being, the 21 car starting up front has translated into strong runs for him. I love his chances for another top 10 run (and finish) on Sunday. He is a great dark horse pick to consider for the race!
Kurt Busch - Kurt Busch is a great dark horse pick for Sunday's race! Not only does he has a fast car for the race, but he has a lot of success at this track. Including a win in last spring's race. Kurt always been great here and seem to be a top 5 driver often when we come here. As I mentioned in the Fantasy Nascar Update, he was fast at Dover last weekend. That speed has followed Kurt to Pocono. Kurt loved the speed that they showed on Friday and it translated into Saturday's practice session. Kurt was a driver that caught my eye and I think he is someone that can steal a win from the favorites when the green flag waves!
Have a question or want to chat?
Email - briggs_garry48@yahoo.com
Twitter - @Garryy12
Fantasy Nascar Sleepers -
Sleepers -
Ryan Newman - Newman has been a standout to me all weekend long. He unloaded really fast and that speed continued into Saturday's practice session. Not only is he's pretty good this weekend, he is coming off a top 5 finish at Dover. There was obviously some luck involved that, but he kept that track position to get that strong finish. Pocono has always been a really good track for him. I refer to him as ''Mr. Consistency'' at Pocono. He is so smooth and so good at this place. He is one of the first drivers that I like to think about when we come here. His numbers over the past 4 races aren't great though. In his past 4 races, Newman has posted just 21.5 average finish. That's very misleadng though. In 2015, he had finishes of 23rd and 39th. He had shit luck in 2015 in both races. Outside of those two races, he haven't finished worse than 14th since 2008. That's 17 races in total. He's finished 12th in both races last year and only have two finishes worse than 12th since 2012.
Kasey Kahne - If you ever talked Fantasy Nascar with me and mentiioned Kasey Kahne, then you know exactly how I feel about Kasey. I don't like him very much as a fantasy option. So yeah, you will rarely hear me offer Kasey as a suggestion. As for this weekend, I don't think he is too bad of a fantasy option. A lot of that has to do with he is literally on almost nobody radar. And he did show some good speed in final practice on Saturday afternoon. Not saying much since Kasey typically does not translate practice speed into race speed. But I do think he is worth taking a risk with. Back in August 2013, I gambled on Kasey as a fantasy pick after he started 20th. He won that race. Sometimes you have to take a little risk to gain something. He is a former winner here and has posted 5 Top 15 finishes in his past 7 races here. I think he is a good top 15 driver, if you are looking for that.
Dark Horses -
Ryan Blaney - I think Blaney is a good dark horse pick for Sunday's race. He is having another solid weekend behind the driver of the No.21 car. It's his 6th Top 5 start of the 2017 season. In his previous five top 5 starts, he has been pretty competitive. He finished 7th at Vegas. He finished 23rd at Phoenix, but was top 5 to top 7 good before a penalty. He's dominated Texas, until a speeding penalty and had a poor restart. He's dominated Kansas and finished in the top 5. His lone bad finish was at Richmond and he wasn't bad there either. He finished 36th. Point being, the 21 car starting up front has translated into strong runs for him. I love his chances for another top 10 run (and finish) on Sunday. He is a great dark horse pick to consider for the race!
Kurt Busch - Kurt Busch is a great dark horse pick for Sunday's race! Not only does he has a fast car for the race, but he has a lot of success at this track. Including a win in last spring's race. Kurt always been great here and seem to be a top 5 driver often when we come here. As I mentioned in the Fantasy Nascar Update, he was fast at Dover last weekend. That speed has followed Kurt to Pocono. Kurt loved the speed that they showed on Friday and it translated into Saturday's practice session. Kurt was a driver that caught my eye and I think he is someone that can steal a win from the favorites when the green flag waves!
Have a question or want to chat?
Email - briggs_garry48@yahoo.com
Twitter - @Garryy12
