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Last weekend was a pretty easy weekend to predict at Indianapolis and for the most part I wasn't suprised by who was fast. However, we can't ever predict crashes or anything. So obviously, there were some bad fantasy picks made by most players. As big names like Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Ryan Blaney, Erik Jones, etc were selected by majority of players in some kind of form. If you avoided them drivers? Well you probably ended up some good results for the most part. Last week, I was pretty spot on a few of them and others not so much. They looked like good picks based on how they ran, however it don't always end like that. It's part of the game and the reason why we play the game, too.
There's a lot of good sleepers & dark horses for this weekend's race at Kentucky. As we have plenty of data to go on from earlier this season. So who should you consider in your fantasy lineup that will make your lineup stand out from the rest? Excellent question! Stay tuned and you will find out!
Let's get rolling!
Sleepers -
Bubba Wallace Jr - Bubba has improved a lot this year and the numbers are showing behind the wheel of the No.43 car. Espeically of late, as he has finished in the top 22 in his last 5 races. In 3 of those 5 races, he ahs finished in the top 15. In those 5 races, he has posted 15.6 average finish and held 17.3 average running position with 69.5 driver rating. Going back further, he has finished in the top 22 in his last 6 race combined. In fact, he has been even better if you take out Pocono. At the Pocono double, he had his worst two finishes of 22nd and 20th. In those other four races, he has finished 14th or better. Prior to finishing 11th at Martinsville, he had a 10th place run at Bristol as well. There's a lot to like about Bubba over the past month or so!
Chrisopher Bell - He has had a lot of bad qualication draws. However, he has ran well of late, but he is still a rookie driver. So the bad results will be there from time to time. In his last 5 races this season, he has finished in the top 12 in three races. In other two races? He has finished 29th and 39th. Not very ideal, but he is showing more speed than he did earlier in the season. As for this season as whole on 1.5 mile tracks, he has performed inconsistent so far. In his last 4 races on 1.5 mile tracks, he has a pair of top 10 finishes. He also has a pair of finishes between 18th and 21st.
Dark Horses -
Aric Almirola - History says it unlikely for Aric to score his 6th straight top 5 finish this weekend at Kentucky, but he has been so damn good over his last 5 races. All 5 races, he was a legit top 5 contender. So what's stopping him from scoring another one? Honestly nothing. And in fantasy racing, we have to go with who's hot and Aric is on fire right now. I am not really sure what else I can say to convince you honestly. If you aren't on the Aric bandwagon yet, I don't think you get on it. If Aric wasn't on this hot streak, I doubt he would be so many people radars. His record isn't really impressive this season on the 1.5 mile tracks. However, his streak started at the most recent 1.5 mile track of Homestead. Maybe he can keep it going at Kentucky!
Ryan Blaney - Blaney has been insanely good this season on the 1.5 mile tracks and has finished in the top 5 in four of the five races this season. On the season, he has the best-average finish at 5.0 and has the best average running position at 6.1. He also supports the 2nd-best driver rating at 111.5. His numbers are truly impressive this season. He has also gotten more inconsistent of late, but his last three races all has been on flat tracks. I wouldn't call them a strength to start with, especially compared to these intermediate tracks. This is where I have the faith with Blaney on. Blaney will have a great chance to finish in the top 5 this weekend and maybe even more!
***All stats are from DriverAverages.com and FRCS.PRO
Email - Garrybriggs265@gmail.com
Twitter - @Garryy12
Last weekend was a pretty easy weekend to predict at Indianapolis and for the most part I wasn't suprised by who was fast. However, we can't ever predict crashes or anything. So obviously, there were some bad fantasy picks made by most players. As big names like Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Ryan Blaney, Erik Jones, etc were selected by majority of players in some kind of form. If you avoided them drivers? Well you probably ended up some good results for the most part. Last week, I was pretty spot on a few of them and others not so much. They looked like good picks based on how they ran, however it don't always end like that. It's part of the game and the reason why we play the game, too.
There's a lot of good sleepers & dark horses for this weekend's race at Kentucky. As we have plenty of data to go on from earlier this season. So who should you consider in your fantasy lineup that will make your lineup stand out from the rest? Excellent question! Stay tuned and you will find out!
Let's get rolling!
Sleepers -
Bubba Wallace Jr - Bubba has improved a lot this year and the numbers are showing behind the wheel of the No.43 car. Espeically of late, as he has finished in the top 22 in his last 5 races. In 3 of those 5 races, he ahs finished in the top 15. In those 5 races, he has posted 15.6 average finish and held 17.3 average running position with 69.5 driver rating. Going back further, he has finished in the top 22 in his last 6 race combined. In fact, he has been even better if you take out Pocono. At the Pocono double, he had his worst two finishes of 22nd and 20th. In those other four races, he has finished 14th or better. Prior to finishing 11th at Martinsville, he had a 10th place run at Bristol as well. There's a lot to like about Bubba over the past month or so!
Chrisopher Bell - He has had a lot of bad qualication draws. However, he has ran well of late, but he is still a rookie driver. So the bad results will be there from time to time. In his last 5 races this season, he has finished in the top 12 in three races. In other two races? He has finished 29th and 39th. Not very ideal, but he is showing more speed than he did earlier in the season. As for this season as whole on 1.5 mile tracks, he has performed inconsistent so far. In his last 4 races on 1.5 mile tracks, he has a pair of top 10 finishes. He also has a pair of finishes between 18th and 21st.
Dark Horses -
Aric Almirola - History says it unlikely for Aric to score his 6th straight top 5 finish this weekend at Kentucky, but he has been so damn good over his last 5 races. All 5 races, he was a legit top 5 contender. So what's stopping him from scoring another one? Honestly nothing. And in fantasy racing, we have to go with who's hot and Aric is on fire right now. I am not really sure what else I can say to convince you honestly. If you aren't on the Aric bandwagon yet, I don't think you get on it. If Aric wasn't on this hot streak, I doubt he would be so many people radars. His record isn't really impressive this season on the 1.5 mile tracks. However, his streak started at the most recent 1.5 mile track of Homestead. Maybe he can keep it going at Kentucky!
Ryan Blaney - Blaney has been insanely good this season on the 1.5 mile tracks and has finished in the top 5 in four of the five races this season. On the season, he has the best-average finish at 5.0 and has the best average running position at 6.1. He also supports the 2nd-best driver rating at 111.5. His numbers are truly impressive this season. He has also gotten more inconsistent of late, but his last three races all has been on flat tracks. I wouldn't call them a strength to start with, especially compared to these intermediate tracks. This is where I have the faith with Blaney on. Blaney will have a great chance to finish in the top 5 this weekend and maybe even more!
***All stats are from DriverAverages.com and FRCS.PRO
Email - Garrybriggs265@gmail.com
Twitter - @Garryy12
