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Man, this sure was a quick off-season! But I am not mad about that, as I am super excited for the new season to get here! I gotta say, I cannot remember the last time that I have been looking forward to the new season. A new Nascar season means another season of Fantasy Nascar. In 2019, I was able to finish 11th overall in the full season's rankings on DriverGroupGame.com (DGG). I finished in the top 150 in the final season of Yahoo (in 2017) and inside the top 200 in 2018 for the first season of DGG. So hopefully the success keep pouring in during the 2020 season! Even if it doesn't, I know this 2020 season gonna be ton of fun!
If you notice, I usually only make picks for DriverGroupGame.com. Why? Because that is the only game I really play these days. A few years ago, I use to play Draft Kings, the Fox Sports game (it's not around anymore - I don't believe) and even Fantasy Live. I just don't have much interest in those games anymore, but I am very willing to play those games (or any game for that matter) again and make picks. If picks from those games are requested. All you have to do is send me a email (at GarryBriggs265@gmail.com)!
Anyways, I am excited to get into today's picks! I never been bad at making picks at Daytona and Talladega. In my early days, I overthought it too much and boy did I have some ugly scores! Over the past couple seasons, I kinda just made a lineup and forgot it. Cutting out all of that second guessing has really helped my scores. I guess, the only saying is true about sticking with your gut! Let's get into today's big lineup!
DGG Picks -
Grouping A:
Starter - Denny Hamlin
Bench - Joey Logano
Reasons - Tough grouping to make picks for! I really like less popular options like Chase Elliott (selected by less than 25% as of this morning) or Martin Truex Jr or even someone like Kurt Busch. All of those guys have a good shot as any, but Hamlin always my go to guy (when he's in grouping A). So why change that now? Plus, I am pretty sure I won't use all 8 starts with him during the season. Especially in a grouping with Harvick, Busch, Truex Jr, Keselowski and Logano.
Grouping B:
Starters - Chris Buescher and Ryan Newman
Bench - Alex Bowman and Austin Dillon
Reasons - I think this is the grouping that will make or break you! There's so many combos that you could use and personally I usually use the same combo in every single race! In 2018, I used Dinger and Buescher. In 2019, I used Newman and Menard (except for the Talladega's fall race - used Dillon). And if you look up the numbers, I have gotten stupid good numbers. A few top 5 finishes each season! So why not use a combo from each season with Newman and Buescher. Both have had success here recently and probably will not be on most rosters this weekend. Newman might be just because you need 4 drivers. I suspect most lineups to have Stenhouse Jr, Bowman or Austin Dillon as the starters. Not to say that Newman won't make some teams as he has the 3rd-best average finish over the last 4 races here. But you get the point!
Grouping C:
Starter - Corey LaJoie
Bench - Michael McDowell
Reasons - Yes, I am starting Corey LaJoie. In fact, I started him 4 TIMES in 2019 and he had finishes of 18th (Daytona 500), 11th (first Talladega race), 6th (Summer Daytona) and 7th (Fall Talladega). Yes, he was very lucky, but it's a gamble I am willing to bet on again. I will always be a ballsy picker and I will always take a shot in the dark. And that just doesn't go here at Daytona. Over the years, I have made some crazy picks and a lot of times they end up blowin up in my face. But when I hit on picks, boy my scores has been massive! Hopefully I hit on it in today's race!
Dark Horse - Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Winner - Denny Hamlin
Have a fantasy question or wanna chat?
Email - Garrybriggs265@gmail.com
Twitter - @Garryy12
Man, this sure was a quick off-season! But I am not mad about that, as I am super excited for the new season to get here! I gotta say, I cannot remember the last time that I have been looking forward to the new season. A new Nascar season means another season of Fantasy Nascar. In 2019, I was able to finish 11th overall in the full season's rankings on DriverGroupGame.com (DGG). I finished in the top 150 in the final season of Yahoo (in 2017) and inside the top 200 in 2018 for the first season of DGG. So hopefully the success keep pouring in during the 2020 season! Even if it doesn't, I know this 2020 season gonna be ton of fun!
If you notice, I usually only make picks for DriverGroupGame.com. Why? Because that is the only game I really play these days. A few years ago, I use to play Draft Kings, the Fox Sports game (it's not around anymore - I don't believe) and even Fantasy Live. I just don't have much interest in those games anymore, but I am very willing to play those games (or any game for that matter) again and make picks. If picks from those games are requested. All you have to do is send me a email (at GarryBriggs265@gmail.com)!
Anyways, I am excited to get into today's picks! I never been bad at making picks at Daytona and Talladega. In my early days, I overthought it too much and boy did I have some ugly scores! Over the past couple seasons, I kinda just made a lineup and forgot it. Cutting out all of that second guessing has really helped my scores. I guess, the only saying is true about sticking with your gut! Let's get into today's big lineup!
DGG Picks -
Grouping A:
Starter - Denny Hamlin
Bench - Joey Logano
Reasons - Tough grouping to make picks for! I really like less popular options like Chase Elliott (selected by less than 25% as of this morning) or Martin Truex Jr or even someone like Kurt Busch. All of those guys have a good shot as any, but Hamlin always my go to guy (when he's in grouping A). So why change that now? Plus, I am pretty sure I won't use all 8 starts with him during the season. Especially in a grouping with Harvick, Busch, Truex Jr, Keselowski and Logano.
Grouping B:
Starters - Chris Buescher and Ryan Newman
Bench - Alex Bowman and Austin Dillon
Reasons - I think this is the grouping that will make or break you! There's so many combos that you could use and personally I usually use the same combo in every single race! In 2018, I used Dinger and Buescher. In 2019, I used Newman and Menard (except for the Talladega's fall race - used Dillon). And if you look up the numbers, I have gotten stupid good numbers. A few top 5 finishes each season! So why not use a combo from each season with Newman and Buescher. Both have had success here recently and probably will not be on most rosters this weekend. Newman might be just because you need 4 drivers. I suspect most lineups to have Stenhouse Jr, Bowman or Austin Dillon as the starters. Not to say that Newman won't make some teams as he has the 3rd-best average finish over the last 4 races here. But you get the point!
Grouping C:
Starter - Corey LaJoie
Bench - Michael McDowell
Reasons - Yes, I am starting Corey LaJoie. In fact, I started him 4 TIMES in 2019 and he had finishes of 18th (Daytona 500), 11th (first Talladega race), 6th (Summer Daytona) and 7th (Fall Talladega). Yes, he was very lucky, but it's a gamble I am willing to bet on again. I will always be a ballsy picker and I will always take a shot in the dark. And that just doesn't go here at Daytona. Over the years, I have made some crazy picks and a lot of times they end up blowin up in my face. But when I hit on picks, boy my scores has been massive! Hopefully I hit on it in today's race!
Dark Horse - Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Winner - Denny Hamlin
Have a fantasy question or wanna chat?
Email - Garrybriggs265@gmail.com
Twitter - @Garryy12
