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Fantasy Nascar Update -
1. Kevin Harvick - It's hard to not like Kevin Harvick this weekend. He looked pretty good in practice on Friday and he will start from the 3rd position. Practice doesn't mean as much as it use to though. However, Kevin always been ace with the #4 team on these 1.5 mile tracks. There should be (and isn't) no difference here at Las Vegas! Hard to say how things will play out, but if I had to make a confident pick then Kevin is who my money on!
2. Joey Logano - I have been very high on the #22 car this all week long and my gut tells me that he gonna be strong on Sunday. He didn't post any super fast laps, but he seems pleased with his car overall. And he is one of the best drivers in the series here at Las Vegas. Past history isn't always a great indication of future success, but he is been a machine at this track, though. In his last 8 starts at Las Vegas, he has finished inside the top 10! Not only that, but he has race winning potential!
3. Martin Truex Jr - I won't lie, I didn't love any of the Joe Gibbs cars as none of them really had impressive speed. Now with this package, I am not sure really how stock you can really put into practice results. But if we did, then Truex Jr was the best Gibbs car. As you can tell that I am have some concerns about Truex Jr and his Toyota's counterparts. But I am gonna give them guys the benefit of the doubt. Truex Jr is also a total stud on these 1.5 mile tracks, which is something I cannot discredit!
4. Brad Keselowski: Keselowski is just so good here at Las Vegas! I hinted at it in my preview at start of the week that I love the Penske cars. None of them have dominant speed, but I think two of them can finish in the top 5. And Keselowski has as impressive track record at Vegas as anyone in the field. In 6 of his last 9 starts at Vegas, he has posted finishes in the top 3! Guys, the top freaking 3! That's silly good! I wish he showed a little more speed in practice, but that's alright though. He's usually a pretty safe bet!
5. Kyle Larson - I cannot say that I love Larson, but I think he gonna be really solid in Sunday's race. Over the past couple seasons, he has simply been just consistent here at Las Vegas. In 2019, he had finishes of 8th and 12th. He wasn't anything impressive, but he was good enough to be in that 8th-14th range. I liked him in practice, too. He showed some solid speed in the two practice sessions overall, in my opinion.
6. Ryan Blaney - Like his teammates, I was very high on Blaney all week long. And I really liked what I saw from him in the two practice sessions out of him. And it doesn't hurt that that Ryan has a pretty good record at Vegas in his career. In 3 of his last 4 races at this track, he has finished in the top 5! What makes him a even better fantasy option? He is starting up inside the top 10 for Sunday's race! I am not sure what else more I have to say about him honestly. He has speed, great track record and a good starting spot. He was pretty inconsistent at 1.5 mile tracks such as Texas, Kansas and Las Vegs in 2019 though. If I had some worry, then that would be it. However, he ended the season with finishing in the top 8 in 2 of his last 3 races at those three tracks. He finished 8th at Texas and 5th at Vegas during the playoffs.
7. Aric Almirola - Another driver that I was really high on this week was Aric Alimorla, I thought he had a great chance to run well here at Vegas! Well, he sitll does! Aric looked really good on Friday and that team seemed pretty happy with that car. And Aric seems confident, too. On tweeted on Saturday morning: ''This Mustang was fast right out of the gate.'' I really have a good feeling about this #10 car this season. I think he gonna have a really good year and I hopefully things will go well for him on Sunday's afternoon!
8. Kyle Busch - I am not super high on Kyle Busch this weekend. Him and the other Toyotas were down on the speed charts. I am not too concerned about it, as I fully expect them to run better than they practiced. I don't think Kyle going to the back will hurt him too much. He should be able to rebound and eventually contend for a top 10 finish.
9. Chase Elliott - I am not super high on Chase Elliott this weekend, as he kinda struggled (in my opinion) in practice compared to what I was expecting out of him and I still have some question marks about him entering the season. I would say that he has more upside than his teammates does. Elliott is one of those guys you cannot really rank too low. Because the odds are they will make you look like a complete fool.
10. Denny Hamlin - Like I mention with Truex Jr and Busch, the JGR cars are a bit down on speed. But as I mentioned before, I think they will be just fine in the race though. I have a hard time believing that Hamlin won't find himself inside the top 10 before the checkers wave on Sunday's afternoon. There's not a lot to say about him honestly. I am personally putting him between the 8th and 14th place range driver!
Just missed -
11. Kurt Busch
12. Alex Bowman
13. Erik Jones
14. William Byron
15. Jimmie Johnson
***All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Twitter - @JeffNanthans18
Fantasy Nascar Update -
1. Kevin Harvick - It's hard to not like Kevin Harvick this weekend. He looked pretty good in practice on Friday and he will start from the 3rd position. Practice doesn't mean as much as it use to though. However, Kevin always been ace with the #4 team on these 1.5 mile tracks. There should be (and isn't) no difference here at Las Vegas! Hard to say how things will play out, but if I had to make a confident pick then Kevin is who my money on!
2. Joey Logano - I have been very high on the #22 car this all week long and my gut tells me that he gonna be strong on Sunday. He didn't post any super fast laps, but he seems pleased with his car overall. And he is one of the best drivers in the series here at Las Vegas. Past history isn't always a great indication of future success, but he is been a machine at this track, though. In his last 8 starts at Las Vegas, he has finished inside the top 10! Not only that, but he has race winning potential!
3. Martin Truex Jr - I won't lie, I didn't love any of the Joe Gibbs cars as none of them really had impressive speed. Now with this package, I am not sure really how stock you can really put into practice results. But if we did, then Truex Jr was the best Gibbs car. As you can tell that I am have some concerns about Truex Jr and his Toyota's counterparts. But I am gonna give them guys the benefit of the doubt. Truex Jr is also a total stud on these 1.5 mile tracks, which is something I cannot discredit!
4. Brad Keselowski: Keselowski is just so good here at Las Vegas! I hinted at it in my preview at start of the week that I love the Penske cars. None of them have dominant speed, but I think two of them can finish in the top 5. And Keselowski has as impressive track record at Vegas as anyone in the field. In 6 of his last 9 starts at Vegas, he has posted finishes in the top 3! Guys, the top freaking 3! That's silly good! I wish he showed a little more speed in practice, but that's alright though. He's usually a pretty safe bet!
5. Kyle Larson - I cannot say that I love Larson, but I think he gonna be really solid in Sunday's race. Over the past couple seasons, he has simply been just consistent here at Las Vegas. In 2019, he had finishes of 8th and 12th. He wasn't anything impressive, but he was good enough to be in that 8th-14th range. I liked him in practice, too. He showed some solid speed in the two practice sessions overall, in my opinion.
6. Ryan Blaney - Like his teammates, I was very high on Blaney all week long. And I really liked what I saw from him in the two practice sessions out of him. And it doesn't hurt that that Ryan has a pretty good record at Vegas in his career. In 3 of his last 4 races at this track, he has finished in the top 5! What makes him a even better fantasy option? He is starting up inside the top 10 for Sunday's race! I am not sure what else more I have to say about him honestly. He has speed, great track record and a good starting spot. He was pretty inconsistent at 1.5 mile tracks such as Texas, Kansas and Las Vegs in 2019 though. If I had some worry, then that would be it. However, he ended the season with finishing in the top 8 in 2 of his last 3 races at those three tracks. He finished 8th at Texas and 5th at Vegas during the playoffs.
7. Aric Almirola - Another driver that I was really high on this week was Aric Alimorla, I thought he had a great chance to run well here at Vegas! Well, he sitll does! Aric looked really good on Friday and that team seemed pretty happy with that car. And Aric seems confident, too. On tweeted on Saturday morning: ''This Mustang was fast right out of the gate.'' I really have a good feeling about this #10 car this season. I think he gonna have a really good year and I hopefully things will go well for him on Sunday's afternoon!
8. Kyle Busch - I am not super high on Kyle Busch this weekend. Him and the other Toyotas were down on the speed charts. I am not too concerned about it, as I fully expect them to run better than they practiced. I don't think Kyle going to the back will hurt him too much. He should be able to rebound and eventually contend for a top 10 finish.
9. Chase Elliott - I am not super high on Chase Elliott this weekend, as he kinda struggled (in my opinion) in practice compared to what I was expecting out of him and I still have some question marks about him entering the season. I would say that he has more upside than his teammates does. Elliott is one of those guys you cannot really rank too low. Because the odds are they will make you look like a complete fool.
10. Denny Hamlin - Like I mention with Truex Jr and Busch, the JGR cars are a bit down on speed. But as I mentioned before, I think they will be just fine in the race though. I have a hard time believing that Hamlin won't find himself inside the top 10 before the checkers wave on Sunday's afternoon. There's not a lot to say about him honestly. I am personally putting him between the 8th and 14th place range driver!
Just missed -
11. Kurt Busch
12. Alex Bowman
13. Erik Jones
14. William Byron
15. Jimmie Johnson
***All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Twitter - @JeffNanthans18
