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Sleepers -
Paul Menard - Menard has been a great sleeper in recent plate races and behind the No.21 Ford, it shouldn't be any difference. He has connections with Team Penske and that alone should give some serious upside. Not to mention, he has a history as a solid plate racer! Over his last four races here at Daytona, he has posted 3 top 10 finishes. Over his last three Daytona 500 races, he has no finishes worse than 18th. Since the start of the 2010 season at the Daytona 500 (9 races), he has posted 6 finishes of 18th or better. In 5 of those races, he finished in the top 10. Including in his past two Daytona 500 ending in 6th or better! One last selling point on Menard? In his last 8 races at Daytona and Talladega, he has compiled 6 finishes of 12th or better. So over the last two seasons, he has finished in the top 12 in 75% of the time!
Chris Buescher - I was on the Buescher's train last season on multiple fantasy Nascar's formats and I really cashed in! So why jump off now? Entering the Daytona 500 in 2019, he currently has 3 straight top 10 finishes at Daytona. He is not the first driver that we think of here at Daytona. He is not even in the top 20. This guy is a hidden gem right now! Sure, he has a lot of luck the past two seasons, but I have a really good feeling about him once again in 2019. He has a really good track on these plate races since July 2016. In that span, he has only two finishes worse than 22nd. In his last 8 races on these plate tracks, he has finished in the top 21 in 7 races. In 5 of those 7 races, he has finished 15th or better. He swept the top 10 in 2018, but it isn't the first time he has found success on this type of track!
Dark Horses -
Aric Almirola - I put Aric as a dark horse because I really do believe he has one of the better chances to win at the 500. He is a very underrated plate racer and I wouldn't be shocked, if he did go to victory lane! He has been very consistent at Daytona over the last 4 seasons and has posted 6 top 15 finishes in his last 8 races. In 5 of his last 6 Daytona 500 races, he has also finished 15th or better. In his last three Daytona 500 races, he has finishes of 11th, 4th and 12th. Over the last 9 Daytona 500 races, there has been a different winner in every race. Aric has not won the Daytona 500, yet! But I think that all could change as he certainly has enough success in recent races here!
Austin Dillon - Dillon is a legit contender here at Daytona and should be a major threat to win! Since joining the #3 car, he has been an unstoppable force with 8 Top 14 finishes in 10 starts. He had a rough season in 2017, where he had finishes of 19th and 36th. Other than that? He has been nearly flawless in terms of finishing. In 5 of his last 7 races here at Daytona, he has finished in the top 10! Over his last 5 Daytona 500 races, he has no finishes worse than 19th. While he has 4 finishes inside the top 15 as well. Between the two plate tracks, you would start him here. This is Austin's best track and frankly it isn't very close!
***All stats are from DriverAverages.com
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Sleepers -
Paul Menard - Menard has been a great sleeper in recent plate races and behind the No.21 Ford, it shouldn't be any difference. He has connections with Team Penske and that alone should give some serious upside. Not to mention, he has a history as a solid plate racer! Over his last four races here at Daytona, he has posted 3 top 10 finishes. Over his last three Daytona 500 races, he has no finishes worse than 18th. Since the start of the 2010 season at the Daytona 500 (9 races), he has posted 6 finishes of 18th or better. In 5 of those races, he finished in the top 10. Including in his past two Daytona 500 ending in 6th or better! One last selling point on Menard? In his last 8 races at Daytona and Talladega, he has compiled 6 finishes of 12th or better. So over the last two seasons, he has finished in the top 12 in 75% of the time!
Chris Buescher - I was on the Buescher's train last season on multiple fantasy Nascar's formats and I really cashed in! So why jump off now? Entering the Daytona 500 in 2019, he currently has 3 straight top 10 finishes at Daytona. He is not the first driver that we think of here at Daytona. He is not even in the top 20. This guy is a hidden gem right now! Sure, he has a lot of luck the past two seasons, but I have a really good feeling about him once again in 2019. He has a really good track on these plate races since July 2016. In that span, he has only two finishes worse than 22nd. In his last 8 races on these plate tracks, he has finished in the top 21 in 7 races. In 5 of those 7 races, he has finished 15th or better. He swept the top 10 in 2018, but it isn't the first time he has found success on this type of track!
Dark Horses -
Aric Almirola - I put Aric as a dark horse because I really do believe he has one of the better chances to win at the 500. He is a very underrated plate racer and I wouldn't be shocked, if he did go to victory lane! He has been very consistent at Daytona over the last 4 seasons and has posted 6 top 15 finishes in his last 8 races. In 5 of his last 6 Daytona 500 races, he has also finished 15th or better. In his last three Daytona 500 races, he has finishes of 11th, 4th and 12th. Over the last 9 Daytona 500 races, there has been a different winner in every race. Aric has not won the Daytona 500, yet! But I think that all could change as he certainly has enough success in recent races here!
Austin Dillon - Dillon is a legit contender here at Daytona and should be a major threat to win! Since joining the #3 car, he has been an unstoppable force with 8 Top 14 finishes in 10 starts. He had a rough season in 2017, where he had finishes of 19th and 36th. Other than that? He has been nearly flawless in terms of finishing. In 5 of his last 7 races here at Daytona, he has finished in the top 10! Over his last 5 Daytona 500 races, he has no finishes worse than 19th. While he has 4 finishes inside the top 15 as well. Between the two plate tracks, you would start him here. This is Austin's best track and frankly it isn't very close!
***All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Have a question or want to chat?
Email - briggs_garry48@yahoo.com
Twitter - @Garryy12