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Well, I warned everyone that New Hampshire hates me and boy did I bomb my picks for last weekend's race! Thanksfully, I did knock out a monster 352 points day yesterday with Kevin Harvick, Ryan Blaney, Kurt Busch and Tyler Reddick. All of that saving came in handy, as I was able to go all studs without worrying about starts. That what I love about these double headers, as I can go with my studs on Saturday and then look or value in the second race. As we have a pretty good idea what to expect. I did see some things that I really liked and I saw some things that gonna make me stay away from certain drivers.
Anyways, I am very excited about another race today and I really hope I can knock out another monster score! I am also bringing back the Slingshot picks this week, as requested by a few readers!
Seasonal Ranks:
Driver Group Game League - 25th (Full season)
SlingShot Game Overall - 45th (full season)
DDG -
A:
Starter - Martin Truex Jr
Bench - Kevin Harvick
Reasons - I would love to go with Harvick again, but I am down to two starts and I will save them for the playoffs. I have three starts left with Truex Jr, so I will likely be using him for the final time during the summer segment. He was really fast in yesterday's race and just came up short, after having to rebound from a flat tire.
B:
Starters - Erik Jones and Clint Bowyer
Bench - Ryan Blaney and Kurt Busch
Reasons - I have 5 starts left with both Blaney and Kurt Busch, so I could easily use them both here and have no problems with it. But I plan to have 4 starts left with them both for the playoffs, so I am going with two guys that are under the radar. Erik Jones has been running really well lately on these intermeidate tracks, so I will take another shot with him. Bowyer really doesn't excites me, but I believe the top 10 will be A-grouping heavy. So if he finishes in the top 12 or top 14, then he is likely a top 4 or top 5 scorer for the grouping tier.
I also would consider Byron (top 15 driver, been consistent over past month or so), Austin Dillon (very good at Michigan, has ran well on the intermeidate tracks. Did struggle in yesterday's race though), Johnson (ran in the low teen for much of the race) or Almirola (if you believe that he is in for big rebound race)
C:
Starter - Cole Custer
Bench - Tyler Reddick
Reasons - I am not gonna lie, I was hoping for a lot more out o Reddick in yesterday's race. But that's okay, as he still finished in the top 20. I do believe a lot of scores would had been different if Custer didn't wreck. He did run very well yesterday and caught by eye a couple times overall. I was kinda beating myself up for not taking him. He will be in a backup, but I am still high on him. We are running the same tire combo as we did at Kentucky, where he went to victory lane.
SlingShot Picks - Harvick, Blaney, Nemchek, Bowman and Custer
Reasons - My originally thinking was to go with three studs (likely in Harvick, Blaney and probably Kyle Busch), but then I realized that would be pretty top heavy. While it has the chance to net more points at the top, it would also be pretty limited if all three studs didn't pan out. Instead, I am going with a more balanced lineup. Harvick and Blaney are obviously the staple of the lineup with big chance to finish in the top 5. Nemchek is my most concerning pick, but there isn't much in his range that really excites me that much. The only other pick that I would consider is Stenhouse Jr. Both are very risky, but I think Nemchek will run better. But I also believe he is more likely to wreck. I will gamble on his upside, I suppose. Bowman also doesn't excites me, but I am hoping that he manages to finishes well. He is starting 21st, so there's some room for error to work with. Then there's Custer who should be my best value pick, as he is starting 34th. If he stays out of trouble, then he's a lock for one of the better scorers of the race
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