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Sleepers -
Austin Dillon - Dillon had a tough night on Wednesday at Martinsville, but prior to that he was a really good run of solid of finishes. And Homestead is just the place that he needs to go to get back on the right track. In his last 5 starts at his track, he has not finished worse than 14th place and has finished or tied previous best finish in every start of his career at Homestead. In last season's race here, he ended up a career-best 9th place. In the 2020 season, he has been fairly competitive on these 1.5 mile tracks overall. As he has finished 3 of 4 races on 1.5 mile tracks in the top 11. His lone non-top 11 finish? It was 14th at the 600. Austin Dillon is a really sneaky good fantasy pick this weekend at Homestead!
Tyler Reddick - Let's keep rolling with the RCR drivers and this one in the form of Rookie Tyler Reddick! So often this season, Reddick has stood out to me because his ability to make daring moves on the racetrack. He has had a few bad finishes this season, but you can clearly see the talent that he has. I think most weekends, the equipment will hold him back. However, he will have a chance to run in the top 10 any time that he's on the track. This season, he has ran well at times but seems like he fades after awhile. He's a rookie, so I under that he hasn't fully developed as a driver. Homestead should be a great track for him, though. To be fast here, you have to run up against the wall. We saw him ride the wall in the lower series at Homestead to wins in the past. Including the past couple seasons. This place is right in Tyler's wheelhouse!
Dark Horses -
Ryan Blaney - Blaney has ran extremely well on these 1.5 mile tracks (and really any kind of track) in 2020 and that probably won't change this weekend at Homstead! In 4 of the last 5 races this season, he has finished in the top 4. In the other race? He had a tire go down in a race where he unquestionably had a top 3 car (at the very least). There are questions about his track record here, as it is not the greatest ever. However, I think he is on the varge of breaking out in a big way at Homestead. He was strong in 2019 here, as he was top 10 good for the event. Finished 6th in the first and second stage. Then ended up 11th at the checkers. And with the way that he is running in 2020? He should be at the very least be good enough to run in the top 10. Blaney is extremely close to returning to victory lane!
Erik Jones - Jones has had a lot of bad luck this season, but one thing has remained consistent: He has been top 10 good on the intermediate tracks. He has been a bit hit or miss on these shorter tracks, but he has been really fast on these intermeidate tracks. He hasn't gotten many good results, but that 20 team just needs to clean up the mistakes. Otherwise, I bet he would had finished most races between 5th and 9th place most likely. Jones just need some things to go right, I also belive he will get better as the season goes on, too. I think early in the season, these Joe Gibbs Racing cars haven't been on the same level as in seasons' past. With that said, I think Jones will best on this type of track in 2020 and you should expect him to have top 10 speed this weekend.
***All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Email - Garrybriggs265@gmail.com
Twitter - @Garryy12
Sleepers -
Austin Dillon - Dillon had a tough night on Wednesday at Martinsville, but prior to that he was a really good run of solid of finishes. And Homestead is just the place that he needs to go to get back on the right track. In his last 5 starts at his track, he has not finished worse than 14th place and has finished or tied previous best finish in every start of his career at Homestead. In last season's race here, he ended up a career-best 9th place. In the 2020 season, he has been fairly competitive on these 1.5 mile tracks overall. As he has finished 3 of 4 races on 1.5 mile tracks in the top 11. His lone non-top 11 finish? It was 14th at the 600. Austin Dillon is a really sneaky good fantasy pick this weekend at Homestead!
Tyler Reddick - Let's keep rolling with the RCR drivers and this one in the form of Rookie Tyler Reddick! So often this season, Reddick has stood out to me because his ability to make daring moves on the racetrack. He has had a few bad finishes this season, but you can clearly see the talent that he has. I think most weekends, the equipment will hold him back. However, he will have a chance to run in the top 10 any time that he's on the track. This season, he has ran well at times but seems like he fades after awhile. He's a rookie, so I under that he hasn't fully developed as a driver. Homestead should be a great track for him, though. To be fast here, you have to run up against the wall. We saw him ride the wall in the lower series at Homestead to wins in the past. Including the past couple seasons. This place is right in Tyler's wheelhouse!
Dark Horses -
Ryan Blaney - Blaney has ran extremely well on these 1.5 mile tracks (and really any kind of track) in 2020 and that probably won't change this weekend at Homstead! In 4 of the last 5 races this season, he has finished in the top 4. In the other race? He had a tire go down in a race where he unquestionably had a top 3 car (at the very least). There are questions about his track record here, as it is not the greatest ever. However, I think he is on the varge of breaking out in a big way at Homestead. He was strong in 2019 here, as he was top 10 good for the event. Finished 6th in the first and second stage. Then ended up 11th at the checkers. And with the way that he is running in 2020? He should be at the very least be good enough to run in the top 10. Blaney is extremely close to returning to victory lane!
Erik Jones - Jones has had a lot of bad luck this season, but one thing has remained consistent: He has been top 10 good on the intermediate tracks. He has been a bit hit or miss on these shorter tracks, but he has been really fast on these intermeidate tracks. He hasn't gotten many good results, but that 20 team just needs to clean up the mistakes. Otherwise, I bet he would had finished most races between 5th and 9th place most likely. Jones just need some things to go right, I also belive he will get better as the season goes on, too. I think early in the season, these Joe Gibbs Racing cars haven't been on the same level as in seasons' past. With that said, I think Jones will best on this type of track in 2020 and you should expect him to have top 10 speed this weekend.
***All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Email - Garrybriggs265@gmail.com
Twitter - @Garryy12