Saturday, November 10, 2018

2018 Fantasy Nascar Sleepers & Dark Horses (Phoenix)

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Sleepers -

William Byron - Byron has been a very underrated driver on the short flat racetracks this season. In 4 races at ISM, New Hampshire and Richmond, he posted 14.8 average finish and 14.8 average running position. Earlier this season at ISM, he finished in 12th and held 13.0 average running position for the event. There is not a lot to go on about him, but he has had good stats on this type of track in his young career. At ISM this weekend, he haven't been bad. I would say he is a top 20 driver with top 15 upside.

Ty Dillon - Ty Dillon is a sneaky play this weekend at ISM. He really runs well at places like this. In his last four races here, he has an average finish of 18.0 and 20.3 average running position. If I told you that the last driver of the no.13 car (Casey Mears) had similar numbers, would you be shocked? Well, you shouldn't be shocked because this No.13 car just have a habit of running well at ISM for some reason. He probably doesn't have the speed to contend for a top 20 again this weekend, but I think he can finish in the top 25 though. His average on similar racetracks this season is 25.3, for those that are interested!

Dark Horses -

Erik Jones - Jones haven't been great on this type of track in 2018, but he has a great car this weekend. Ever since unloading, his no.20 car has shown a lot of good speed. In final practice, he had one of the best cars. In 2 of his last 3 races this season, he has finished in 4th place. In 3 of his last 4 races this season, he has finished in the top 8. Another good thing? In his last three races at ISM, he doesn't have a finish outside of the top 9. In those three races, his average driver rating is 100.4. Erik Jones is just a solid well-rounded driver, and things are points towards him having another strong run!

Kyle Larson - Some people may have forgotten that Kyle Larson is a very talented racecar driver, but I am sure that he haven't. Larson has a very good car this weekend. On Saturday's first session, he may had the car to beat. If not, he was in the top 3. In the final session, he wasn't quite as good. I say he was hovering just outside of the top 5, but we know what he can do. If his team get his car ''close enough'', he can easily do the rest. He is one of those drivers whom don't need a perfect car to win or contend for a win. I wouldn't call ISM a great track for him, but he has ran well here before and he can certainly do it again.

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