2021 Fantasy Nascar 5 Underrated Weekend Options (MVille)

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Folks, I woke up early for nothing this morning it appears. So I am going to take advantage of by doing some Fantasy Nascar content for this weekend's race at Martinsville! Hard to say when the race will be held, though. Personally, I would put some money on it being held on Sunday's afternoon! Especially with all of the rain that is expected today/tonight in the area. So we should have plenty of time to ponder our lineups, which can be very good or very bad. Personally, If I had a gut feeling on a driver, then I would stick with it! I can't tell you guys how many times I regretted a decision that I changed just before the race! And sometimes, if you don't feel a driver then he might be best to avoid. 

Well here are my 5 underrated fantasy options for the weekend! 

William Byron - I know a lot of people will just look at his track record and be like, ''meh''. But he have had some really awesome runs at HMS. And I feel like this is the season where he finally starts to put it together Early on, it looks like he is capable of being a solid contender in the cup series. I think it helps a lot that HMS is ahead some other teams so far this season. At Martinsville, I think Byron is slowly but surely getting a hold of this track. Once he get there. I think he has a chance to be one of the best in the series. 

Bubba Wallace Jr - I am higher than most on Bubba this weekend at Martinsville! He had some good runs with RPM at Martinsville and I feel like the #23 team will benefit coming to track like this, where speed isn't the biggest factor! I also know a lot of people have judged the #23 harshly and I think that is unfair! I think they have had some speed, but the results haven't lined up with the performance. Those results will come, I promise you! This could be a good weekend to take a shot on Bubba!

Matt DiBenedetto - The last couple race, the #21 car has been really good. But they have had some bad luck. Even their twitter account has pointed that out. If they ever get some luck, I think DiBenedetto and the No.21 team can have some strong runs. His results at Martinsville in 2020 are very appealing. If you factor that with his talent and equipment, then I think you get a very solid fantasy option. However, I don't think enough people are talking about him.

Aric Almirola - SHR has clearly been down on performance in 2020 and I think Aric get the most judgement from it. Cole and Chase both get passes because they are young. And Kevin don't get judge because he has carried the organization. So there's just Aric in the middle getting belittled by fans, etc. I think it is unfair and I think it is blown out of proportion some! Clearly all of the drivers at SHR are having down seasons, but I think they are doing better than what we are led to believe. So why am I higher on Aric this weekend? He has a history of being a savvy racer on these shorter tracks. I also look back at that performance at Phoenix, where he was really good. Stated outside of the top 30 and spent some of that event in the top 10. He ended up in 11th. He was legit good for that event! I am not saying it will translate or anything, but it is encouraging, though. 

Ryan Newman - Newman is having a very underrated season! He really only has a couple poor races and the rest of actually really solid. Especially over the past 5 races this season, where he has finished 4 of those races in the top 18. Including back-to-back top 13 finishes in the last two races. He is also been very good in his career at Martinsville! This is very much a Newman kinda of track overall. Don't be shocked if Newman get a low-end teen finish and maybe some more! 

***All stats are from DriverAverages.com

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2021 Fantasy Nascar Final Rankings (MVille)

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Final Rankings -

1. Brad Keselowski

2. Martin Truex Jr

3. Joey Logano

4. Denny Hamlin

5. Ryan Blaney

6. Chase Elliott

7. Kevin Harvick

8. Kurt Busch

9. Kyle Busch

10. Kyle Larson

11. William Byron

12. Alex Bowman

13. Matt DiBenedetto 

14. Austin Dillon

15. Christopher Bell 

16. Ryan Newman

17. Aric Almirola

18. Erik Jones

19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr

20. Tyler Reddick

21. Chris Buescher

22. Michael McDowell

23. Bubba Wallace JR

24. Daniel Suarez

25. Cole Custer

26. Chase Briscoe

27. Ross Chastain

28. Ryan Preece

29. Corey LaJoie 

30. Anthony Alfredo

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2021 Fantasy Nascar DGG Picks (MVille)

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I won't lie, I was pretty disappointed last week that we had an off-weekend, even though I get it. I hate off-weekends, especially when I just been on a roll the previous two races. Scores of 333 and then a solid 285 at the shitshow of Bristol. So hopefully the downtime don't halt our momentum and we keep on trucking along our way here in 2021! Martinsville always has been a bit of challenge. Even though, I did pretty well the last few seasons here. I think it is one of those tracks that you can afford to go off-sequence, but I think going too far off-sequence get us into trouble, too. But that what makes this game so much fun! 

Picks - 

A:

Brad Keselowski 

Reasons - I am not gonna lie, I have had a really good feeling on Brad all week long. His numbers are just dumb, guys! In his last 18 races here, he has produced 15 Top 10 finishes. In his last 12 races here, he has produced 10 Top 5 finishes. This dude is something else at Martinsville! I have used plenty of Truex Jr and Logano starts early on, so I am 100% fine with taking Brad at a great track for him! 

B: 

Matt DiBenedetto and Kurt Busch

Reasons - I am going half and half here in B. Kurt has been awesome here over the last few years and needs a good run to get his season truly back on track. I haven't used a start, so I am okay with it. Matt D has been pretty fast this season, but the results haven't really been there. Combine that with his pair of top 10 finishes in 2020 and I am loving him as a sleeper pick! 

There are plenty of other names I talk about, too. HMS is well reprented with  Byron, Bowman and Larson being VERY popular. But I am giving them a break because frankly I know they are at their best on intermediate tracks. Austin Dillon and Tyler Reddick could be decent picks, but same reason as HMS. Also being frank, I simply think Matt and Kurt are just better picks overall. Even though it is pretty debatable with DiBenedetto! Kyle Busch is another great pick this weekend, but truthfully I really don't need him. Kurt is capable of getting a top 10 and Matt is capable of being a top 15 pick. I will gladly save my Kyle pick for another weekend!

C:

Bubba Wallace Jr - 

Reasons - At first, I was 10000% of board of using another McDowell's pick. Then I got to thinking about Bubba, honestly.  And I would be kinda dumb to use yet another McDoewell pick, when Bubba has a pretty good chance of being just as good. Maybe even better, if everything goes right. He was really good with RPM at these kind of tracks. At Martinsville, he finished 21st or better in his last 4 starts at this track. Including 3 top 17 finishes. 

Dark Horse - Kurt Busch

Winner - Brad Keselowski

**All stats are from DriverAverages.com

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2021 Fantasy Nascar Sleepers & Dark Horses (MVille)

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Folks, I have been around the block a couple times, kicked some rocks and chucked some stones across the water. And there two things I know about Nascar that I don't like. I hate Nascar off-weekends and my hatre for night races grow as the seasons goes by! This is more from a Fantasy Nascar's perceptive than anything, honestly. The off-weekends always kill my momentum and then we go to a unfriendly track like Martinsville. Yeaaah that is not very ideal! As for the night races, the fan in me still love them! But the fantasy writer and player in me HATES them. Everything get moved up a day which makes my life a lot more challenging. Not only that they are a lot more difficult to predict. Maybe less so with no practice and qualifying being held, but still night races make everything harder! 

 I also believe with more of them, they are becoming less special. It's like if you eat the same meal every single day. What happens? You are gonna get bored of it. That how I feel about night races, but to a much lesser extent. I don't hate them by any means, but they aren't special as they once were.

Alright folks, let's get rolling!

Sleepers - 

Michael McDowell - McDowell is off to a great start to the season and we are the point where we have to just keep riding the good results. I am willing to bet that he finishes are worse later in the season than they are now. How much? I really don't know, but you always ride guys like McDowell until you can't anymore. Long as he is knocking off good results, then you keep rolling the dice with him. It will likely pay off and McDowell is very underrated at this kind of track. He knocked off a top 15 finish here last season and easily could do that once again. 

Bubba Wallace Jr - Bubba has gotten some heat for his performance so far this season, but it really hasn't been that bad. Sure, it is a lot worse when you look at PURE RESULTS at the checkers. And that the problem for a lot of people out here, they strictly looking at results. We don't select drivers based on what we might think could happen. We SELECTED THEM BASED ON THEIR POTENTIAL! If we think a certain driver have a certain potential, then we take a shot with them. If we don't then, we simply don't. If we learned anything good about Bubba at RPM, it was that he was underrated when we came to places like Martinsville. This was a really good track for him in the #43 car! In his last four starts, he had 4 straight finishes in the top 21 and three of them ending in the top 17! He is very capable this weekend to deliver a top 15 finish, if everything goes right! Don't sleep on him!

Dark Horses - 

Kurt Busch - I don't mention Kurt or give him high praises very often, so when I do you best have him on your radar! I have a really good feeling on him this weekend at Martinsville and his numbers here are really good. This season so far, he has been meh but I think this is a place that could turn it around. He currently has 6 straight top 12 finishes at this track and has 3 straight top 9 finishes overall. I don't know I just have a really good feeling about him and I really don't say that very often. Believe this is a major compliment for anybody's considering to use him this weekend!

Kyle Busch - It is weird to have Kyle listed as a dark horse pick, but that where he is right now. He is no longer a weekly favorite to win. I know some people won't like hearing that, but that is NOT the same driver we saw a couple years ago. He is so godly talented, but something is off and has been off for nearly a season and a half now. He has his strong runs here and there, but they aren't consistent. And they typically aren't good enough to be a strong race-winning contender. I do believe Martinsville is a track that he could make a strong run on.

Ballsy Pick of the Weekend - 

Aric Almirola -  Aric has STUNK this season, but he is really good at these kind of tracks. If I wanted to be ballsy and just throw something dumb at the wall, then Aric might be my guy. He has always been stupid underrated at these places. Fun fact: Since joining SHR, he has finished in the top 15 in every race at Martinsville that he DID NOT DNF. So last 3 of 5 races overall at Martinsville! That is pretty good, but what make me believe that he might have a shot? There's one race on this schedule that might have even a little relevancy to this weekend and that would be Phoenix. He had his best race of the season and finished a solid 11th. Not only that, but he also started 32nd. Folks, he is gonna be better than most people think.  

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