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Well that first Pocono's race was really interesting overall! Thankfully, I knocked out a monster score in the Driver Group Game (DGG) because of my last minute decision to bench Erik Jones for William Byron. It only netted me like 44 points, but that still 44 points. Otherwise, I had three drivers finish in the top 5. With Aric Almirola being the biggest scorer in the event and helping prave the way to a strong start to the summer's segment.
Thinking back to my decision to bench Erik Jones, I gotta give a small shout out to Brian Polking of FullTime Fantasy, as my decision to go with William Byron was based on something that his quick pick article stuck in my mind. It wasn't anything that I wasn't aware of (I knew Byron has found success here - in fact I wrote about him in my sleeper's article), but it changed my mindset a bit. Why go with Erik Jones, when I could use a guy like Byron and not lose much ground? Anyways, enough about yesterday! We got some more work to do for today's race. Let's get rolling!
DGG Picks -
A:
Starter - Kevin Harvick
Bench - Kyle Busch
Reasons - My plan heading into Saturday was to use Kyle Busch and then play Kevin Harvick on Sunday. Maybe I should had just went with Harvick on both days? Would had been a great idea, but still a solid run out of the #18 car. But I think Harvick will be strong again and finish in the top 5. He's the odds on favorite to win again!
B:
Starters - Aric Almirola and William Byron
Bench - Ryan Blaney and Erik Jones
Reasons - I am not changing my picks in the B-list for today's race. There's some interesting options out there, but I do like what I have in my picks. Aric Almirola is on a 3-race top 5 streak and Byron has a lot of upside. His crew chief is pretty smart guy, so you don't want to give him a second day at the same track. Especially at a track where Byron has found success at.
Blaney is probably the best driver in this grouping tier. If Erik Jones can avoid bad luck, then he's probably a lock for a top 10. I am not super high on Kurt Busch, but he is always a threat to finish in the top 10. Matt DiBenedetto is a great sleeper pick for at least a top 15 finish and Clint Bowyer is coming off a solid 7th place finish.
C:
Starter - Chrisopher Bell
Bench - Cole Custer
Reasons - I have 6 starts with Bell left and I will burn another one. It was by far his best race of his rookie season and I am all in on him this weekend. I doubt he will finish in the top 5 or even top 10 agian, but he's the best option in this tier here at Pocono. Reddick might finish better, if he don't wreck again. Custer will be ok, but he wasn't 16th place good on Saturday.
Dark Horse - Ryan Blaney
Winner - Kevin Harvick
***All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Email - Garrybriggs265@gmail.com
Twitter - @Garryy12
Well that first Pocono's race was really interesting overall! Thankfully, I knocked out a monster score in the Driver Group Game (DGG) because of my last minute decision to bench Erik Jones for William Byron. It only netted me like 44 points, but that still 44 points. Otherwise, I had three drivers finish in the top 5. With Aric Almirola being the biggest scorer in the event and helping prave the way to a strong start to the summer's segment.
Thinking back to my decision to bench Erik Jones, I gotta give a small shout out to Brian Polking of FullTime Fantasy, as my decision to go with William Byron was based on something that his quick pick article stuck in my mind. It wasn't anything that I wasn't aware of (I knew Byron has found success here - in fact I wrote about him in my sleeper's article), but it changed my mindset a bit. Why go with Erik Jones, when I could use a guy like Byron and not lose much ground? Anyways, enough about yesterday! We got some more work to do for today's race. Let's get rolling!
DGG Picks -
A:
Starter - Kevin Harvick
Bench - Kyle Busch
Reasons - My plan heading into Saturday was to use Kyle Busch and then play Kevin Harvick on Sunday. Maybe I should had just went with Harvick on both days? Would had been a great idea, but still a solid run out of the #18 car. But I think Harvick will be strong again and finish in the top 5. He's the odds on favorite to win again!
B:
Starters - Aric Almirola and William Byron
Bench - Ryan Blaney and Erik Jones
Reasons - I am not changing my picks in the B-list for today's race. There's some interesting options out there, but I do like what I have in my picks. Aric Almirola is on a 3-race top 5 streak and Byron has a lot of upside. His crew chief is pretty smart guy, so you don't want to give him a second day at the same track. Especially at a track where Byron has found success at.
Blaney is probably the best driver in this grouping tier. If Erik Jones can avoid bad luck, then he's probably a lock for a top 10. I am not super high on Kurt Busch, but he is always a threat to finish in the top 10. Matt DiBenedetto is a great sleeper pick for at least a top 15 finish and Clint Bowyer is coming off a solid 7th place finish.
C:
Starter - Chrisopher Bell
Bench - Cole Custer
Reasons - I have 6 starts with Bell left and I will burn another one. It was by far his best race of his rookie season and I am all in on him this weekend. I doubt he will finish in the top 5 or even top 10 agian, but he's the best option in this tier here at Pocono. Reddick might finish better, if he don't wreck again. Custer will be ok, but he wasn't 16th place good on Saturday.
Dark Horse - Ryan Blaney
Winner - Kevin Harvick
***All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Email - Garrybriggs265@gmail.com
Twitter - @Garryy12
