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I am super excited to announce that we are adding another article to the weekly's lineup. Over the years, we have had added a number of different kind of articles to our weaponry of awesome content! Some of them only lasted a few races, but it's always fun to add new stuff to write up. So what will ''Weekend False Alarms'' feature? Great Question! I am pretty much going to hightlight some high-profile drivers who could be somewhat of a disappointment each weekend! I think this specific article has a good chance for some success, as it is important to know who to avoid. Because as it critical to make good picks, it is equal important to miss the bad picks. Look at last week at Auto Club, that was a great example. You could had picked Alex Bowman, but it did no good if you picked someone like Kyle Larson or Chrisopher Bell.
Let's get rolling!
Weekend False Alarms -
Jimmie Johnson - Jimmie could be on the minds of a lot of players this weekend as he has performed well to start the season with top 10 runs at both Las Vegas and Auto Club. He actually led some laps last weekend at Auto Club and spent some time in the top 5, too. This weeekend? He has struggled here at Phoenix. He didn't sound too confident in his car after practice and the results so far this weekend kinda lined up with that. In qualifying, he put down the 21st fastest lap. I am sure, he will be able to move forward into maybe the top 15, though. I think that will be where he eventually finish, somewhere between 12th and 17th.
Kyle Larson - This is kinda bold, but I don't have a good feeling about Larson. I wasn't really into him in last week's race, even before the wreck. And I am feeling the same about this weekend's race. He swept the top 6 here at Phoenix in 2019 and will start from inside the top 5. Personally, I think he will most likely finish at latter part of the top 10 or just outside of the top 10. So I guess, he isn't really a false alarm, but I think a lot of people have high hopes for him this weekend. You will be disappointed, if you are banking on a top 5 finish. What worries me the most about Larson is the fact that he did not make any runs longer than 10 laps in practice. Now that's not automatically a bad thing, as maybe they were just focusing on working on their car. But usually a good car will make at least a 15 or 20 lap run, especially at a place like Phoenix. Where's it pretty easy to knock off a lap compared to these longer tracks in length. Even more concerning, he had the 18th-best 5 lap average and 19th-best 10-lap average. Not ideal!
Martin Truex Jr - I know some people will be like, ''what the heck, Garry!?'' and hear we out about why Truex Jr is on this list. He's good everywhere, but I think these shorter flats are a type of track that he is good but not great on. And that leaves for some to be desired out of him! Even though, he has finished 5 of his last 6 races here in the top 6 at Phoenix. However, he hasn't led more than a 11 laps in a race. That's very un-Truex Jr in general. He's a championship driver and we hold him to a higher standard than just being there. This weekend, he really haven't produced record-breaking speed nor has the JGR in general this season. They are competitive in the race, but we get the feeling that they aren't ahead of the competition like in recent seasons. To make matters worse for Truex Jr this weekend, he will have to start from the back again. Last week, I was very high on him because of the speed that was in the car. I am sure he will get to the top 10, but I am kinda iffy on him after that.
***All stats from DriverAverages.com
Have a question or wanna chat?
Email - Garrybriggs265@gmail.com
Twitter - @Garryy12
I am super excited to announce that we are adding another article to the weekly's lineup. Over the years, we have had added a number of different kind of articles to our weaponry of awesome content! Some of them only lasted a few races, but it's always fun to add new stuff to write up. So what will ''Weekend False Alarms'' feature? Great Question! I am pretty much going to hightlight some high-profile drivers who could be somewhat of a disappointment each weekend! I think this specific article has a good chance for some success, as it is important to know who to avoid. Because as it critical to make good picks, it is equal important to miss the bad picks. Look at last week at Auto Club, that was a great example. You could had picked Alex Bowman, but it did no good if you picked someone like Kyle Larson or Chrisopher Bell.
Let's get rolling!
Weekend False Alarms -
Jimmie Johnson - Jimmie could be on the minds of a lot of players this weekend as he has performed well to start the season with top 10 runs at both Las Vegas and Auto Club. He actually led some laps last weekend at Auto Club and spent some time in the top 5, too. This weeekend? He has struggled here at Phoenix. He didn't sound too confident in his car after practice and the results so far this weekend kinda lined up with that. In qualifying, he put down the 21st fastest lap. I am sure, he will be able to move forward into maybe the top 15, though. I think that will be where he eventually finish, somewhere between 12th and 17th.
Kyle Larson - This is kinda bold, but I don't have a good feeling about Larson. I wasn't really into him in last week's race, even before the wreck. And I am feeling the same about this weekend's race. He swept the top 6 here at Phoenix in 2019 and will start from inside the top 5. Personally, I think he will most likely finish at latter part of the top 10 or just outside of the top 10. So I guess, he isn't really a false alarm, but I think a lot of people have high hopes for him this weekend. You will be disappointed, if you are banking on a top 5 finish. What worries me the most about Larson is the fact that he did not make any runs longer than 10 laps in practice. Now that's not automatically a bad thing, as maybe they were just focusing on working on their car. But usually a good car will make at least a 15 or 20 lap run, especially at a place like Phoenix. Where's it pretty easy to knock off a lap compared to these longer tracks in length. Even more concerning, he had the 18th-best 5 lap average and 19th-best 10-lap average. Not ideal!
Martin Truex Jr - I know some people will be like, ''what the heck, Garry!?'' and hear we out about why Truex Jr is on this list. He's good everywhere, but I think these shorter flats are a type of track that he is good but not great on. And that leaves for some to be desired out of him! Even though, he has finished 5 of his last 6 races here in the top 6 at Phoenix. However, he hasn't led more than a 11 laps in a race. That's very un-Truex Jr in general. He's a championship driver and we hold him to a higher standard than just being there. This weekend, he really haven't produced record-breaking speed nor has the JGR in general this season. They are competitive in the race, but we get the feeling that they aren't ahead of the competition like in recent seasons. To make matters worse for Truex Jr this weekend, he will have to start from the back again. Last week, I was very high on him because of the speed that was in the car. I am sure he will get to the top 10, but I am kinda iffy on him after that.
***All stats from DriverAverages.com
Have a question or wanna chat?
Email - Garrybriggs265@gmail.com
Twitter - @Garryy12
