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First off, I wanna say that I am sending my best thoughts and wishes to Ryan Newman! That was a scary wreck to end the Daytona 500! Sometimes, we forget how dangerous this sport is and these drivers are human beings, too. And sometimes, we don't realize what really matters. It isn't about winning a race, it is about life. Thankfully, Ryan doesn't have any life threatening injuries which is truly incredible and I was so happy to hear that!
Aside from the scary wreck from Newman, I was pretty happy with the outcome of the Daytona 500! My Driver Group Game (DGG) lineup was a monster hit, as I swept the top 10 with Hamlin, Newman, LaJoie and Buescher. Sometimes, you get stupid lucky and luckily lady luck was shinning on me. Anyways, we are onto Las Vegas for this weekend's race. I will be adding lineups to the Slingshot game and Fantasy live (on Nascar.com) to my weekly's article. I suppose we should get down to things and start looking at some picks!
***Picks updated****
DGG -
A:
Starter - Joey Logano
Bench - Martin Truex Jr
Reasons - I really like Logano this weekend and he will have a great chance at winning Sunday's race. He is far from a sure thing, but he is on a 8-race top 10 streak at Las Vegas. I will take my chances wit him!
B:
Starters - Ryan Blaney and Aric Almirola
Bench - Erik Jones and William Byron
Reasons - Entering the week, the plan was to use Erik Jones and Ryan Blaney. I still like Blaney a lot, but I have decided against the Jones' plan. Aric was someone who I was very interested in and he has some really good speed this weekend. But William Byron is someone who I would love to use here at Vegas, as I think he can be a sneaky good fantasy option. His teammate's Alex Bowman is another driver I really like out of grouping tier of drivers!
C:
Starter - Ross Chastain
Bench - Chrisopher Bell
Reasons - Chastain was named the replacement driver for Ryan Newman, so at the last minute I swapped drivers. And I will likely start him long as he is in the car or long as I have starts. I don't think Newman will be out the whole year, so I will likely just use many starts with Ross as I can. You have to be smart with this guy and play it long-term!
Slingshot -
Erik Jones (starting 16th), Alex Bowman (starting 12th), Kurt Busch (starting 13th), Aric Almirola (starting 14th) and Austin Dillon (starting 21st)
Reasons - The goal is start drivers further back and hope that they can move up through the field. With qualifying washed out, it made it a little tougher as all of the top drivers are starting up front. But I did my best to create a well balanced lineup! I feel like Jones should move up from 16th, same with Aric Almirola. I feel the most confident in those two. Kurt showed some speed, so I bet he can finish in the top 10. Bowman? I thought he was pretty good overall based on practice results, but I have concerns about him doing it in the race. Dillon is on here based on the fact that I really don't bellieve he can finish worse than 21st. And that more to do with his record here than anything!
Fantasy Live -
Drivers: Aric Almirola, Alex Bowman, Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski.
Reasons - I like the Fords drivers this weekend. So I see no reason not to have my lineup full of them! Almirola seems pretty confident in his car. Blaney has a great record here and should run well! Logano should be a top 5 pick for Sunday's race and Keselowski has a unbelievable record here for the past 4 or 5 seasons. Then there's Alex Bowman whom looks pretty good, too.
Garage driver - Kevin Harvick
Reasons - If one of my picks doesn't pan out, I could always throw Kevin Harvick in there and I am sure he's good for a top 5 finish. I would like to save him, but I am not against it though. Especially if he leads a lot of laps and what not,etc
Dark Horse - Aric Almirola
Winner - Joey Logano
Have a question or want to chat?
Email - Garrybriggs265@gmail.com
Twitter - @Garryy12
First off, I wanna say that I am sending my best thoughts and wishes to Ryan Newman! That was a scary wreck to end the Daytona 500! Sometimes, we forget how dangerous this sport is and these drivers are human beings, too. And sometimes, we don't realize what really matters. It isn't about winning a race, it is about life. Thankfully, Ryan doesn't have any life threatening injuries which is truly incredible and I was so happy to hear that!
Aside from the scary wreck from Newman, I was pretty happy with the outcome of the Daytona 500! My Driver Group Game (DGG) lineup was a monster hit, as I swept the top 10 with Hamlin, Newman, LaJoie and Buescher. Sometimes, you get stupid lucky and luckily lady luck was shinning on me. Anyways, we are onto Las Vegas for this weekend's race. I will be adding lineups to the Slingshot game and Fantasy live (on Nascar.com) to my weekly's article. I suppose we should get down to things and start looking at some picks!
***Picks updated****
DGG -
A:
Starter - Joey Logano
Bench - Martin Truex Jr
Reasons - I really like Logano this weekend and he will have a great chance at winning Sunday's race. He is far from a sure thing, but he is on a 8-race top 10 streak at Las Vegas. I will take my chances wit him!
B:
Starters - Ryan Blaney and Aric Almirola
Bench - Erik Jones and William Byron
Reasons - Entering the week, the plan was to use Erik Jones and Ryan Blaney. I still like Blaney a lot, but I have decided against the Jones' plan. Aric was someone who I was very interested in and he has some really good speed this weekend. But William Byron is someone who I would love to use here at Vegas, as I think he can be a sneaky good fantasy option. His teammate's Alex Bowman is another driver I really like out of grouping tier of drivers!
C:
Starter - Ross Chastain
Bench - Chrisopher Bell
Reasons - Chastain was named the replacement driver for Ryan Newman, so at the last minute I swapped drivers. And I will likely start him long as he is in the car or long as I have starts. I don't think Newman will be out the whole year, so I will likely just use many starts with Ross as I can. You have to be smart with this guy and play it long-term!
Slingshot -
Erik Jones (starting 16th), Alex Bowman (starting 12th), Kurt Busch (starting 13th), Aric Almirola (starting 14th) and Austin Dillon (starting 21st)
Reasons - The goal is start drivers further back and hope that they can move up through the field. With qualifying washed out, it made it a little tougher as all of the top drivers are starting up front. But I did my best to create a well balanced lineup! I feel like Jones should move up from 16th, same with Aric Almirola. I feel the most confident in those two. Kurt showed some speed, so I bet he can finish in the top 10. Bowman? I thought he was pretty good overall based on practice results, but I have concerns about him doing it in the race. Dillon is on here based on the fact that I really don't bellieve he can finish worse than 21st. And that more to do with his record here than anything!
Fantasy Live -
Drivers: Aric Almirola, Alex Bowman, Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski.
Reasons - I like the Fords drivers this weekend. So I see no reason not to have my lineup full of them! Almirola seems pretty confident in his car. Blaney has a great record here and should run well! Logano should be a top 5 pick for Sunday's race and Keselowski has a unbelievable record here for the past 4 or 5 seasons. Then there's Alex Bowman whom looks pretty good, too.
Garage driver - Kevin Harvick
Reasons - If one of my picks doesn't pan out, I could always throw Kevin Harvick in there and I am sure he's good for a top 5 finish. I would like to save him, but I am not against it though. Especially if he leads a lot of laps and what not,etc
Dark Horse - Aric Almirola
Winner - Joey Logano
Have a question or want to chat?
Email - Garrybriggs265@gmail.com
Twitter - @Garryy12
