Welcome to TimersSports
Sleepers -
Austin Dillon - Something I think many people learned the hard way last week that practice speed doesn't always translate into raceday speed. Now, I am not saying Dillon didn't have a fast car. He certainly did and that pit road penalty definitely didn't do him any favors! He did get back on the lead lap eventually, but he was never the same honestly. This weekend, he is once again showing some speed out his #3 car and will start from inside the top 15. Obviously, he is not showing the same amount that he did at Vegas. I usually approach Dillon with a lot of caution, but he is certainly someone to watch out for in the race! In 7 of his last 8 races at ISM, he has finished inside the top 20 and has finished a career-best 8th in last fall's race!
William Byron - Byron could be a very sneaky fantasy play in today's race! There were several drivers who I could choose to breakdown. Such as Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ryan Newman or Paul Menard, etc. But William is truly the most appealing out of that group, though. Byron ran very well here at ISM in 2018. He had a pair of top 12 finishes in his rookie season at this track. On the shorter flats in 2018, he posted 4 top 15 finishes in 5 races. In his other finish was 20th in Richmond's fall race. For this weekend, he's looking decent. He qualified 7th and has shown good enough speed that he might score another top 15 finish. I honestly kinda expecting him to finish in the top 15 in today's race!
Other Options - Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ryan Newman and Paul Menard
Dark Horses -
Chase Elliott - Elliott isn't getting enough attention this weekend as a legit fantasy option and I really like him overall. He has a really good record here! In 6 career races, he has posted 5 finishes inside the top 12. In last fall's race, he finished 3 laps down and finished 23rd. He was strong in that event, prior to getting in a wreck. Even with finishing 3 laps down, he still managed to post a driver rating of 100.4. Usually, if you can still post a driver rating like that, then it says a lot about your performance. This weekend, he will start from the 2nd position and should at least contend for a top 10 finish! A top 5 certainly isn't out of the question, either.
Denny Hamlin - I actually like Denny Hamlin more than usual at ISM. He has ran well here recently, he just haven't gotten the finishes to back it up! In 5 of his last 7 races, he has finished inside the top 10. In November 2017, he had the car to beat and led 193 laps. In 2018, he had finishes of 4th and 13th. He wasn't great in last season's race at ISM, but he slightly better than that 13th place finish. I think he would had performed better, if he was still in championship contention. On Saturday, he was good. He showed some decent long run speed in the final practice session. He was 5th on the best-20 lap average chart. I would assume not a lot of drivers went 20 straight laps in a race, though. He will start from the 3rd starting position. I have him finishing somewhere between 4th and 8th.
Other options - Aric Almirola, Erik Jones and Clint Bowyer
***All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Have a question or want to chat?
Email- Briggs_garry48@yahoo.com
Twitter - @Garryy12
Sleepers -
Austin Dillon - Something I think many people learned the hard way last week that practice speed doesn't always translate into raceday speed. Now, I am not saying Dillon didn't have a fast car. He certainly did and that pit road penalty definitely didn't do him any favors! He did get back on the lead lap eventually, but he was never the same honestly. This weekend, he is once again showing some speed out his #3 car and will start from inside the top 15. Obviously, he is not showing the same amount that he did at Vegas. I usually approach Dillon with a lot of caution, but he is certainly someone to watch out for in the race! In 7 of his last 8 races at ISM, he has finished inside the top 20 and has finished a career-best 8th in last fall's race!
William Byron - Byron could be a very sneaky fantasy play in today's race! There were several drivers who I could choose to breakdown. Such as Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ryan Newman or Paul Menard, etc. But William is truly the most appealing out of that group, though. Byron ran very well here at ISM in 2018. He had a pair of top 12 finishes in his rookie season at this track. On the shorter flats in 2018, he posted 4 top 15 finishes in 5 races. In his other finish was 20th in Richmond's fall race. For this weekend, he's looking decent. He qualified 7th and has shown good enough speed that he might score another top 15 finish. I honestly kinda expecting him to finish in the top 15 in today's race!
Other Options - Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ryan Newman and Paul Menard
Dark Horses -
Chase Elliott - Elliott isn't getting enough attention this weekend as a legit fantasy option and I really like him overall. He has a really good record here! In 6 career races, he has posted 5 finishes inside the top 12. In last fall's race, he finished 3 laps down and finished 23rd. He was strong in that event, prior to getting in a wreck. Even with finishing 3 laps down, he still managed to post a driver rating of 100.4. Usually, if you can still post a driver rating like that, then it says a lot about your performance. This weekend, he will start from the 2nd position and should at least contend for a top 10 finish! A top 5 certainly isn't out of the question, either.
Denny Hamlin - I actually like Denny Hamlin more than usual at ISM. He has ran well here recently, he just haven't gotten the finishes to back it up! In 5 of his last 7 races, he has finished inside the top 10. In November 2017, he had the car to beat and led 193 laps. In 2018, he had finishes of 4th and 13th. He wasn't great in last season's race at ISM, but he slightly better than that 13th place finish. I think he would had performed better, if he was still in championship contention. On Saturday, he was good. He showed some decent long run speed in the final practice session. He was 5th on the best-20 lap average chart. I would assume not a lot of drivers went 20 straight laps in a race, though. He will start from the 3rd starting position. I have him finishing somewhere between 4th and 8th.
Other options - Aric Almirola, Erik Jones and Clint Bowyer
***All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Have a question or want to chat?
Email- Briggs_garry48@yahoo.com
Twitter - @Garryy12
