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I hate late races because I usually wake up pretty early and that makes for a very long day. It also gives me plenty of time to write up articles for the race. Downside? What happens when I get it all down before 8 in the morning? Yeah that sucks! Instead of laying around all day, I am gonna use this time to bring some nmatieral to this website. So I am gonna try out a brand new kind of post. As it is titled, this article will be more focused on those hidden gems deeper in the field. In some games, they will not be effective fantasy options. In other games, they will be very sneaky picks that you probably haven't considered. Below are three longshot picks that I like for tonight's race! Enjoy!
Longspot Picks -
Bubba Wallace Jr - This might be the first time that I have ever wrote about Bubba in one of my posts, honestly. He really only has one bad finish this season and that was 27th at Cali. He finished 15th at Daytona, 6th(!) at Las Vegas, 19th at Phoenix, then he finished 21st and 16th at Darlington. Of all those races, the one that stands out the most is his 6th place run at Las Vegas! It is the only other 1.5 mile track that we went to this season, so far. Let's be clear that he wasn't a top 10 car or close to it. He held 22.2 average running position and 65.0 driver rating. That isn't good, my friends. But a ARP of 22 is probably in the area where he needs to be to score a top 20 finish. Look at most of his finishes in 2020? Majority of them are between 15th and 21st. What does that tell you? That where he would had likely finished, if that late caution didn't come out at Las Vegas.
Ty Dillon - Ty Dillon is a very interesting pick for tonight's race. He had tough races at Daytona (30th) and Cali (26th), but in the other four races he has finished between 10th and 19th. His best finish this season has been at the only other 1.5 mile track of Las Vegas. At Las Vegas, he held 20.1 ARP and 68.7 driver rating. Those are little better than what Bubba Wallace Jr posted, but they are in the same range pretty much for the race. Both took advantage of that final caution to get some track position in the end. Much like Bubba, he also has been a consistent finisher this season. There's a lot to like about Ty Dillon. He never get much attention as his brother does, but Ty is doing dang fine in lesser equipment.
Chris Buescher - Okay, he had a rough two races at Darlington, where he had finishes of 23rd and 32nd. With that said, he started off the season with 4 straight top 17 finishes. And he was a consistently getting better finishes the last few years than his equipment should had. We call that talent in the Nascar world. With that said, he did struggle at Darlington. However, some drivers just aren't very good at Darlington or maybe the team just didn't have the right setups. Regardless of the case, he's better than that. And he will have a chance to prove that in tonight's race. Earlier this season, he was pretty good at the only other 1.5 mile track. At Las Vegas, he was competitive and held 18.9 average running position and 71.7 driver rating. I think he can squeeze a top 20 finish out tonight and be a really effective fantasy option in some formats!
**All stats are from DriverAverages.com and FRCS.PRO
Email - Garrybriggs265@gmail.com
Twitter - @Garryy12
I hate late races because I usually wake up pretty early and that makes for a very long day. It also gives me plenty of time to write up articles for the race. Downside? What happens when I get it all down before 8 in the morning? Yeah that sucks! Instead of laying around all day, I am gonna use this time to bring some nmatieral to this website. So I am gonna try out a brand new kind of post. As it is titled, this article will be more focused on those hidden gems deeper in the field. In some games, they will not be effective fantasy options. In other games, they will be very sneaky picks that you probably haven't considered. Below are three longshot picks that I like for tonight's race! Enjoy!
Longspot Picks -
Bubba Wallace Jr - This might be the first time that I have ever wrote about Bubba in one of my posts, honestly. He really only has one bad finish this season and that was 27th at Cali. He finished 15th at Daytona, 6th(!) at Las Vegas, 19th at Phoenix, then he finished 21st and 16th at Darlington. Of all those races, the one that stands out the most is his 6th place run at Las Vegas! It is the only other 1.5 mile track that we went to this season, so far. Let's be clear that he wasn't a top 10 car or close to it. He held 22.2 average running position and 65.0 driver rating. That isn't good, my friends. But a ARP of 22 is probably in the area where he needs to be to score a top 20 finish. Look at most of his finishes in 2020? Majority of them are between 15th and 21st. What does that tell you? That where he would had likely finished, if that late caution didn't come out at Las Vegas.
Ty Dillon - Ty Dillon is a very interesting pick for tonight's race. He had tough races at Daytona (30th) and Cali (26th), but in the other four races he has finished between 10th and 19th. His best finish this season has been at the only other 1.5 mile track of Las Vegas. At Las Vegas, he held 20.1 ARP and 68.7 driver rating. Those are little better than what Bubba Wallace Jr posted, but they are in the same range pretty much for the race. Both took advantage of that final caution to get some track position in the end. Much like Bubba, he also has been a consistent finisher this season. There's a lot to like about Ty Dillon. He never get much attention as his brother does, but Ty is doing dang fine in lesser equipment.
Chris Buescher - Okay, he had a rough two races at Darlington, where he had finishes of 23rd and 32nd. With that said, he started off the season with 4 straight top 17 finishes. And he was a consistently getting better finishes the last few years than his equipment should had. We call that talent in the Nascar world. With that said, he did struggle at Darlington. However, some drivers just aren't very good at Darlington or maybe the team just didn't have the right setups. Regardless of the case, he's better than that. And he will have a chance to prove that in tonight's race. Earlier this season, he was pretty good at the only other 1.5 mile track. At Las Vegas, he was competitive and held 18.9 average running position and 71.7 driver rating. I think he can squeeze a top 20 finish out tonight and be a really effective fantasy option in some formats!
**All stats are from DriverAverages.com and FRCS.PRO
Email - Garrybriggs265@gmail.com
Twitter - @Garryy12
