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Fantasy Nascar Sleepers -
Michael McDowell - Michael McDowell has produced a top 10 finish in every race this season and will look for another this weekend. He has been really incredible and soon I might have to move him to the dark horse list. I honestly can't believe that he has been this good and personally I thought he would come back down to earth at Homestead. I mean, at the Daytona 500? Sure, I figured he could get a top 10. At the road course? Sure he is super talented on the road courses. But freaking Homestead? I didn't think he had good enough car to get it done, but damn he sure did!
Austin Dillon - I was pretty big on Austin Dillon in 2020 and I am same way in 2021. I kinda was expecting a little more out of Dillon last weekend, but it still a damn good performance. Austin Dillon isn't the driver that gonna lead a lot of laps, but he quietly becoming a lesser-Matt Kenseth. That is the best way to describe him overall. He probably won't much as Kenseth, but he has a Kenseth-vibe to him. And I do feel like he will be at his best on these intermediate tracks. He will have his days on other kinds of tracks, but I feel like this is where he will make his bread on, though. I am not super high on him at Las Vegas, but high enough to write about him. I would expect a low-end teens finish from him. He will likely have enough upside to sniff the top 10, if they give him a good enough car!
Dark Horses -
Alex Bowman - I really love Alex Bowman today at Las Vegas! He has been really good on these intermediate tracks, especially at end of the season and start o the season these last few years. I don't know what happens to him in the warmer month, honestly. Anyways, he has now finished in the the top 10 in his last 5 races on 1.5 mile tracks. In 3 of his last 4 races on this type of track, he has finished in the top 5. Bowman reminds me a lot of prime Dale Jr. Consistent on a weekly basis and probably good enough to challenge for wins sometimes. and Dale Jr was also very good on these 1.5 mile tracks in the mid-2010s. I think this could the year that Bowman finally puts it all together.
Ryan Blaney - Blaney really struggled last weekend at Homestead, but I am gonna go out on a limb and say it was pure fluke. The #12 car was the best car on the intermediate tracks in 2020. I can promise you that he won't be that bad again this season on this type of track. None of the Penske cars were that good after the sun started to set, honestly. That is another reason that I am gonna consider it a fluke. If it happens again, then I will say that they might be in trouble. However , I am expecting these Penske cars to be very strong at one of their best tracks!
***All stats are from DriverAverages.com
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