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Yesterday, I didn't have time to write any Fantasy Nascar articles as I had to work my day job until noon-time. So yeah, it was pretty much impossible. So instead, I decided to watch yesterday's race and write some content for today's race. That is typically what I do for these double-header weekends. Yesterday's race shred a lot of light on what to expect for today's race, but I am sure teams will make some adjustments to their cars'. So we will see who's fast and who's not in race number 2. I have some drivers I like and I don't like for today's race!
***Note guys like Harvick, Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Truex Jr, etc won't be listed in this post
Let's get rolling!
Drivers I like -
Clint Bowyer - I like Bowyer more than most for today's race. He finished 19th in Saturday's race, but he ran better than that for majority of the race. He wasn't great, but he was probably around 9th-15th place guy. Which again isn't great, but he actually had to restart 32nd late in the race. He had to pit for some repairs to his car and was able to gain 13 spots during those overtime laps. I am not super high on him, but I think he's someone who is very capable of finishing in the top 10 or low-teens. I also believe that he can take the lead early on from 2nd place. I would take that into consideration, if your fantasy league offer bonus points for leading laps.
Cole Custer - Custer had a tough ending to Saturday's race, but he was pretty competitive for most of the race. He also was strong with this tire combo at Kentucky, where he went to victory lane. Of course, he wasn't nearly that strong. Just a good 10th-14th place guy, but still that pretty good for a rookie. In yesterday's race, he was good for most of the race. He ran in the top 10 or just outside of it for most of the race. I remember taking notes on him during the race because he stood out to me among the non-big name drivers.
Erik Jones - I loved the speed out of the No.20 car on Saturday and he probably didn't get the finish that he should had. He was much better than a 11th place driver. He was a legit top 5 drivers early on and I was very impressed how quickly that he went to the front. We weren't even at the competition caution and he was up around 10th place. Guys, he started back in the 23rd position. He was flying and was a top 5 contender for much of the first stage and into the second stage. He never led, but he was tracking the leaders down on a couple runs there. He is on his way out at JGR, but I don't think he will be holding back.
Drivers I don't like -
Aric Almirola - I was pretty unimpressed how Aric ran in yesterday's race, as his top 10 streak came to a halt. It wasn't he snapped his top 10 streak, but how slow in general he was. During Saturday's race, he posted 67.0 driver rating and 19.3 average running position. He ranked 18th and 19th among all drivers in those two categories. And being honest, I am suprised that his numbers actaully looked that good for the race. As it seemed like every time that I looked at the leaderboard, he was back in the low to mid-20s. So him finishing 16th was probably a good finish for him, but I am not high on him for the second race. In fact, i am avoiding him in today's race.
Alex bowman - Bowman have proven two things to us this season: He can run well and he can't seal the deal. Sure, he won earlier this season at Auto Club and was stupid fast early in the season on these intermediate tracks. And I know a lot of people (including some experts) put a lot of weigh on his win back at Auto Club. Personally, he was never on my radar because what he has done since Nascar return. He had a few good runs, but most races has ended the same. And that would be in disappointment. Did he run well on Saturday? Decent enough. Had 8th-best average running position (10.5) and 11th-best driver rating (85.5). Those are solid numbers, but it wasn't enough as he still managed to finish outside of the top 20. Sounds familar? 5 of his last 7 races on intermediate tracks (all since Charlotte), has ended in 18th or worse. His two lone good finishes? 8th at Kansas and 12th back at Atlanta.
***All stats are from DriverAverages.com and FRCS.PRO
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