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We have made, guys! We have made through the off-season and we seen racecars back on the track this week at Daytona! For me, it is very bittersweet because now majority of my freetime on weekends will be taken up by Nascar. But I love every bit of it! Like I said before many times on this blog, I can't promise I am gonna make posts every single weekend. There will be some weekends that I have things going on and I am sorry for that. The goal for this year is have more posts and even better content. Primarily, there will be at least three articles posted. If I can get out Fantasy Nascar Picks, Fantasy Nascar Rankings and Fantasy Nascar Sleepers & Dark Horses, then it was a successful weekend. Jeff will try to contribute with a Fantasy Nascar Update post as well. Then of course, we will always try to end with some RaceDay thoughts. So all in all, the goal always will be 5 posts per race weekend. Some weeks, there will be more and some there will be less.
Anyways, onto today's post. Below I have posted my picks. This year, I will be picking for the Driver Group Game, SlingShot Game and Fantasy Live on Nascar. I am not a massive fan of the Fantasy Live game these days, so I am sure how long that will last. If you have a game you want picks for on a weekly basis, then email me or message me (my info is at the bottom). Because I will gladly make picks for any game out there, but I need to know there are people with interest for them!
Let's get start!
DGG -
A:
Joey Logano
Reasons - I know a lot of people are going with Hamlin and that is probably the smart way to go! As he has been the best fantasy option at Daytona the last few years. But just like when Dale Jr was the mainstay fantasy option at Daytona and Talladega, I would try to avoid him in games like this. Hamlin is getting that same rep, so I fully expect him to be the most picked driver. So why not gamble and go against the gain here? Penske is typically really strong in these races. I thought about Keselowski, but I have a really good gut feeling on Logano. So Logano it is!
B:
Ryan Newman and Chris Buescher
Reasons - I used Newman and Busecher in all 4 races at Daytona and Talladega in 2020. Overall it was pretty successful season with that combo. So why fix what not broken? I may not get top 10 or 15 finishes in every single race from them, but I feel good about their chances to survive the chaos! Really you can go with whoever you want in this grouping tier, but remember that this is the one grouping tier that you will need to save in throughout the season. If Newman and Buescher finish 39th and 40th, I would be fine with that. Compared to Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson, etc.
C:
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Reasons - You know there are a lot of options out there to pick from, but I am going with the guy that I probably have the most faith in and the most proven guy on this type of track. Ricky Stenhouse Jr has been a stud at these races dating back a decade, even before he got to cup. Stenhouse is risky because he is crazy on the track, but his skillset gives him a chance to win more than any other option in this tier!
Slingshot - Keselowski, Hamlin, Chastain, Cindric and Jones
Reasons - Folks, I know you look at this lineup and be like, ''WTF''. But at end of the day, you are looking to score many differential points as possible. If there were like 500 laps or something, then sure. But there are only 200 laps and anyone in the back can finish up front. So I am going with drivers starting deep in the field and hope like 3 or 4 of them finish on the lead lap. If they do, then I still score massive points. Every single driver is starting 24th or worse. And 3 of these drivers are starting 31st or worse. This might backfire, if there aren't many wrecked cars, though.
Fantasy Live -
Hamlin, Stenhouse Jr, Blaney, Keselowski and Logano
Reasons - I am going with the best plate racers and hoping for the best here honestly. Daytona is so hard to predict that you could throw all 40 drivers in a hat and pick 10 names. A few of those would have a chance to finish in the top 10. Anybody who think they know how the finishing order gonna turn out is lying their behinds off. I don't care how many sites you look at, we all just throwing things and hoping it stick. Past success can help a driver in the race, but the big one doesn't care who you are!
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