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Sleepers -
Ricky Stenhouse Jr - I was a little off on Stenhouse jr last week, as he hit the wall pretty hard and that screwed up his entire race. I don't think his car was ever the same again. I like him again this weekend though. He is very underrated at Richmond. In his past four races here: 4th, 18th, 26th and 16th. Those are pretty good numbers overall and that 26th place finish is pretty explainable. He spun and was never able to recover. He was running top 20, beforehand though. Still 3 top 18 finishes in his past four races here is pretty damn good! I know most people will overlook him, but like always I like him. He is starting from 8th and he is easily capable of finishing inside the top 15.
Aric Almirola - Aric is one of the better value plays this week and he is usually at his best on this type of track. At Richmond, he haven't started better than 23rd in the last 6 races (tonight's race will make 7) and he have finished 21st or better every single time. In his last 6 races at Richmond, he have 3 top 10 finishes. Including 9th place run earlier this season. In his last 9 races at Richmond, he have not finished worse than 21st. In 8 of those 9 races, he's finished 20th or better. In terms of average finish (16.1), this is Aric's best track. He is starting 23rd tonight and history says he will find a way to finish inside the top 20.
Dark Horses -
Kurt Busch - Kurt Busch is starting to find his stride as we approach the playoffs portion of the season. Good time to find it as any. I think his recent stench of good runs started back at Bristol. He finished 5th. Then he took that momentum and finished 3rd in last week's race. Now, he is starting 3rd for tonight's race. That momentum is building for this 41 team and the best thing in Fantasy Nascar is a hot driver. On top of that, he is pretty good at Richmond, too. In his last 6 races at Richmond, Kurt has 5 top 10 finishes. His lone non-top 10 finish is 15th. Good things have happened for Kurt at this 0.75 mile racetrack.
Erik Jones - The Toyota cars look the strongest overall (again) and Jones is no difference. He may not look nearly as good as his teammate, but he will have a good outside chance of winning. Am I saying he is going to win? No, but I wouldn't be shocked if he did. He has been running really lately and the confidence in this young man is growing with each race. Not only that, but FRR is giving him good enough cars to challenge for the win. That's the key for him and he is talented enough to be at the front. He is starting 10th in tonight's race, you should be watching the No.77 car during the race. Because that car will be at the front at some point. Weather it is pit strategy or by racing there, he will be there. I can almost bank on it!
***All stats are from DriverAverages.com
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Sleepers -
Ricky Stenhouse Jr - I was a little off on Stenhouse jr last week, as he hit the wall pretty hard and that screwed up his entire race. I don't think his car was ever the same again. I like him again this weekend though. He is very underrated at Richmond. In his past four races here: 4th, 18th, 26th and 16th. Those are pretty good numbers overall and that 26th place finish is pretty explainable. He spun and was never able to recover. He was running top 20, beforehand though. Still 3 top 18 finishes in his past four races here is pretty damn good! I know most people will overlook him, but like always I like him. He is starting from 8th and he is easily capable of finishing inside the top 15.
Aric Almirola - Aric is one of the better value plays this week and he is usually at his best on this type of track. At Richmond, he haven't started better than 23rd in the last 6 races (tonight's race will make 7) and he have finished 21st or better every single time. In his last 6 races at Richmond, he have 3 top 10 finishes. Including 9th place run earlier this season. In his last 9 races at Richmond, he have not finished worse than 21st. In 8 of those 9 races, he's finished 20th or better. In terms of average finish (16.1), this is Aric's best track. He is starting 23rd tonight and history says he will find a way to finish inside the top 20.
Dark Horses -
Kurt Busch - Kurt Busch is starting to find his stride as we approach the playoffs portion of the season. Good time to find it as any. I think his recent stench of good runs started back at Bristol. He finished 5th. Then he took that momentum and finished 3rd in last week's race. Now, he is starting 3rd for tonight's race. That momentum is building for this 41 team and the best thing in Fantasy Nascar is a hot driver. On top of that, he is pretty good at Richmond, too. In his last 6 races at Richmond, Kurt has 5 top 10 finishes. His lone non-top 10 finish is 15th. Good things have happened for Kurt at this 0.75 mile racetrack.
Erik Jones - The Toyota cars look the strongest overall (again) and Jones is no difference. He may not look nearly as good as his teammate, but he will have a good outside chance of winning. Am I saying he is going to win? No, but I wouldn't be shocked if he did. He has been running really lately and the confidence in this young man is growing with each race. Not only that, but FRR is giving him good enough cars to challenge for the win. That's the key for him and he is talented enough to be at the front. He is starting 10th in tonight's race, you should be watching the No.77 car during the race. Because that car will be at the front at some point. Weather it is pit strategy or by racing there, he will be there. I can almost bank on it!
***All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Want to chat or have a question?
Twitter - @Garryy12
