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The first race of the weekend is over and it was dominated by the Joe Gibbs Cars. Hamlin led the most laps and passed his JGR teammate (Truex Jr) to win the first of two races this weekend at Dover. I am really excited for the second race, after able to get a pretty solid score without using any of my studs in B. I feel like these doubles are awesome, but I also think it can play trickery on the eyes. A driver whom performs well on Saturday, doesn't always perform well on Sunday. Same can said about drivers whom don't run as good on Saturday, they could easily turn it around on Sunday. Don't get me wrong, some drivers are great on both days. The guys who are up front leading laps have commonly been great both days on these double. It the guys around 5th and back that could trick you. Needless to say, it should be pretty interesting what happens on Sunday compared to Saturday!
DGG Picks -
A:
Starter - Denny Hamlin
Bench - Martin Truex Jr
Reasons - I have four starts with Hamlin left, so I am gonna use him again. So that would give me 7 starts between Harvick, Truex Jr and Hamlin for the final 11 races. With 2 plate races, some short tracks and a road course, I think I will in great shape for the playoffs run. I loved what I saw from Truex Jr and Kyle Busch, but I gotta believe that Hamlin is the odds on favorite after the way that he dominated on Saturday!
B:
Starters - Clint Bowyer and Matt DiBendetto
Bench - Jimmie Johnson and Erik Jones
Reasons - I know a lot of people will have Jimmie Johnson on their team and I bet that number will hover around the 70% marker for DGG. He was really good yesterday, but I have never been afraid to go against the gain. The biggest reason for me going with DiBendetto is the chance that he will lead a lap from the start. Combine that with that the 21 team has finished better in second race on double weekends. In fact, he has finished in the top 10 in the second race for every double weekend. That team get better with practice it seems. Then it comes down to Bowyer or Johnson really. I think both are risky based on how they performed this season at times, but you are pretty much following the leader if you go with Johnson. I like taking risks in this game, so I am hoping Johnson has not such a stellar day tbh.
C:
Starter - Cole Custer
Bench - Tyler Reddick
Reasons - I didn't really use Custer early in the season, so I have had a lot of starts left with him. As of right now, I still have 5 starts with him. So I will keep plugging away at that number. At this point, I am not worried about c-list starts. There are so many valid options, it shouldn't even been a question if we need to start-save or not.
Dark Horse - Clint Bowyer
Winner - Denny Hamlin
***All stats are from DriverAverages.com
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