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I am not crazy about today's chances of getting racing in, as the forecast doesn't look to good for this afternoon's race. I think we will see some racing, but it won't be until the lights comes on. Personally, I think that what they should had done in the first place anyways. However, it wouldn't had matter too much as it was raining on Saturday night. So let's assume that we are able to see some racing at some point today/tonight, who do I like and dislike as fantasy picks? Well I have some ideas below for you to consider!
Likes -
Matt DiBenedetto - DiBenedetto was running great last weekend and I thought I got away with a steal, until him and Austin Dillon wrecked on the last lap. He still finished in the top 20, but that was a real bummer for me. Matt is having a great season and keep showing he has speed in that car. I wouldn't say that he is at his best on this type of track, but he has finished between 14th and 17th in 3 of the last 4 races on the 1.5 mile tracks. I would compare Kentucky the most to a place like Las Vegas. He was mainly a teen driver for that event, but finished 2nd after gaining some track position late.
William Byron - I like Byron more than most do and I have been fairly high on him most of the season. I think he has performed better over the past few races and that has given me more faith in him for this weekend's race. He has struggled to finish well on the 1.5 mile tracks, but he has shown speed at times. On a weekly basis, he seems close to having top 10 speed. Sometimes, he is just outside of that. He has finished 3 of 5 races on the 1.5 mile tracks in 20th or worse. Not ideal, but he was a top 10 contender in two of those races. In fact, he was running in the top 5 (or very close to it) when things went wrong for him. Byron is very underrated in general and I don't think he will get as much attention as he really should!
Dislikes -
Erik Jones - Jones has had a lot of bad luck this season and it was the same story at Indy. When he hit the wall hard and ended his day early. And because of all of his bad finishes this season, I am gonna keep avoiding him in most fantasy format, if possible. Drivers in a slump typically don't turn their luck around over night. While it is very possible, most of them have that bad luck them throughout the season. I think that could be the case with Jones. However, this would be a great track to use him, if you felt like gambling on him. In three career starts, he has not ever finished worse than 7th place. Bad news? He has somehow managed to finished 21st or worse in 4 of 5 races on 1.5 mile tracks in 2020. His only good result was a 11th place finish in the second Charlotte's race. He has obviously performed better than this, but he hasn't been able to get the finishes to match.
Joey Logano - Logano was a strong fantasy pick earlier in the season, but he has been on the decline since we returned at Darlington. In 5 of his last 8 races this season, he has finished 17th or worse. During that 8-race period, he has only once finished better than 10th place. He has led laps very often during those races, but he seems to fade more as the races go on. To me it seems to be that his team doesn't adjust on his car as well as other teams. That's just a guess, though. Joey drives for a top team, so I wouldn't call him a bad pick. But I also wouldn't recommend him, when I am looking at his numbers over the last 8 races. He needs to prove to us that we can trust him as a fantasy pick!
***All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Email - Garrybriggs265@gmail.com
Twitter - @Garryy12
I am not crazy about today's chances of getting racing in, as the forecast doesn't look to good for this afternoon's race. I think we will see some racing, but it won't be until the lights comes on. Personally, I think that what they should had done in the first place anyways. However, it wouldn't had matter too much as it was raining on Saturday night. So let's assume that we are able to see some racing at some point today/tonight, who do I like and dislike as fantasy picks? Well I have some ideas below for you to consider!
Likes -
Matt DiBenedetto - DiBenedetto was running great last weekend and I thought I got away with a steal, until him and Austin Dillon wrecked on the last lap. He still finished in the top 20, but that was a real bummer for me. Matt is having a great season and keep showing he has speed in that car. I wouldn't say that he is at his best on this type of track, but he has finished between 14th and 17th in 3 of the last 4 races on the 1.5 mile tracks. I would compare Kentucky the most to a place like Las Vegas. He was mainly a teen driver for that event, but finished 2nd after gaining some track position late.
William Byron - I like Byron more than most do and I have been fairly high on him most of the season. I think he has performed better over the past few races and that has given me more faith in him for this weekend's race. He has struggled to finish well on the 1.5 mile tracks, but he has shown speed at times. On a weekly basis, he seems close to having top 10 speed. Sometimes, he is just outside of that. He has finished 3 of 5 races on the 1.5 mile tracks in 20th or worse. Not ideal, but he was a top 10 contender in two of those races. In fact, he was running in the top 5 (or very close to it) when things went wrong for him. Byron is very underrated in general and I don't think he will get as much attention as he really should!
Dislikes -
Erik Jones - Jones has had a lot of bad luck this season and it was the same story at Indy. When he hit the wall hard and ended his day early. And because of all of his bad finishes this season, I am gonna keep avoiding him in most fantasy format, if possible. Drivers in a slump typically don't turn their luck around over night. While it is very possible, most of them have that bad luck them throughout the season. I think that could be the case with Jones. However, this would be a great track to use him, if you felt like gambling on him. In three career starts, he has not ever finished worse than 7th place. Bad news? He has somehow managed to finished 21st or worse in 4 of 5 races on 1.5 mile tracks in 2020. His only good result was a 11th place finish in the second Charlotte's race. He has obviously performed better than this, but he hasn't been able to get the finishes to match.
Joey Logano - Logano was a strong fantasy pick earlier in the season, but he has been on the decline since we returned at Darlington. In 5 of his last 8 races this season, he has finished 17th or worse. During that 8-race period, he has only once finished better than 10th place. He has led laps very often during those races, but he seems to fade more as the races go on. To me it seems to be that his team doesn't adjust on his car as well as other teams. That's just a guess, though. Joey drives for a top team, so I wouldn't call him a bad pick. But I also wouldn't recommend him, when I am looking at his numbers over the last 8 races. He needs to prove to us that we can trust him as a fantasy pick!
***All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Email - Garrybriggs265@gmail.com
Twitter - @Garryy12