Fantasy Nascar Final Rankings

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Final Rankings -

1. Kevin Harvick
2. Joey Logano
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Brad Keselowski
6. Kyle Busch
7. Matt Kenseth
8. Dale Jr
9. Ryan Newman
10. Kyle Larson
11. Kurt Busch
12. Carl Edwards
13. Clint Bowyer
14. Kasey Kahne
15. Denny Hamlin
16. Jamie Mac
17. Tony Stewart
18. Martin Truex Jr
19. Brain Vickers
20. Greg Biffle
21. Paul Menard
22. Austin Dillon
23. Danica Patrick
24. Aric Almirola
25. Marcos Ambrose
26. Aj Dinger
27. Trevor Bayne
28. Casey Mears
29. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
30. Reed Sorenson

Twitter - @MichelleRizzo5

Fantasy Nascar Raceday Thoughts

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Happy Raceday. Setting your fantasy team can be difficult , especially with everything being factored in. Below our group of experts give their thoughts on today race (Including their final picks).

Michelle Rizzo (@MichelleRizzo5):

- The race winner will mos likely come from the top 10.

- The Penske boys will both place in the top 5.

- My sleeper is Kurt Busch. I really like him. Thought he showed a lot of promise in practice.

- Least two chaser have poor performances #TimersSportsBoldPrediction

Garry Briggs Jr (@Gbriggs12):

- JGR cars all scores top 10s. They're being overlooked. They looked solid to me.

- Smoke is a sneaky play! I really like him as a potential sleeper. He been good all weekend.

- How about some love for local South Bend Native Ryan Newman?? Watch out for him. He's have a great car.

- Kyle Larson will finish inside the top 5 #TimersSportsBoldPrediction

Matt Aleza (@MattAleza):

- Brad Keselowski is like a golden tickets in leagues which rewards bonus points for improving starting position.

- I am interested to see what Jeff Gordon does today. In Saturday morning session , Gordon did a few laps and said something was wrong with the car. Crew found nothing. But that concerns me. Few years ago he said that during practice and he finished like 38th.

- Kyle Busch is someone I like as a sleeper today. He could finish inside the top 5 when it said and done.

- Jimmie Johnson dominates #TimersSportsBoldPrediction

Yahoo Picks -

Michelle: Johnson , Newman , Logano and Danica

Garry: Kyle Busch , Logano , Hamlin  and Dillon

Matt: Gordon , Keselowski , Logano and Larson

Race Winner:

Michelle - Harvick

Garry - Logano

Matt - Johnson

Fantasy Nascar Update (TX)

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Usually I have some extra time to answer fantasy nascar questions , but unfortunately I am in South Carolina racing at a short track. So in today's update , I will give a rundown of how I thought the drivers faired overall. Since Yahoo fantasy racing is the most popular format , I will put it in grouping tiers. Let get started!

A Grouping Tier:

1. 4-Kevin Harvick: Harvick was the man to beat in my opinion. His lap times were impressive all around. He posted fast laps late in a run. Harvick really likes his car for Sunday. If I had two or starts left , I would use one here.

Overall Ranking: 1st

2. 48-Jimmie Johnson: I think Johnson have one of his best races of 2014 on Sunday. He looked very strong all weekend. The 48 always seems to show up at Texas with an awesome car. This week no different really. Happy hour , comments around the track was that 48 had a super bad fast piece. He starts 3rd. Take a guess what starting position have produced the wins? 3rd. Johnson ironically won from 3rd last November. Johnson had one of the fastest cars on the long runs.

Overall Ranking: 2nd

3. 24-Jeff Gordon: If you follow my fantasy nascar content , then you have realized I been extremely high on the 24 all year. This week I was little disappointed though. I thought he was just pretty good. But not a winning potential car. I say he was about  top 5 overall.

Overall Ranking: 4th

4. 18-Kyle Busch: I like Kyle Busch this week. He was bad fast since unloading. I believe he will be legit contender and least score a top 10 on Sunday. His lap times were very consistent all day on Saturday. I am higher on Kyle then most , but I was pretty impressed. I am sure I am not the only one either.

Overall Ranking: 7th

5. 88-Dale Jr: Dale like his teammates showed nice speed since unloading. The 88 looked top 10 at end of happy hour. I wouldn't rule out a top 5 from Dale futures either though. Dale was pretty good late in a run unsurprising. I really like him as a fantasy pick.

Overall Rank: 9th

B Grouping Tier:

1. 22-Joey Logano: I thought Logano not only had the best car in this grouping , but one of the best in the field on Saturday. Logano was fast all day Saturday. Just didn't look good on the lap average board. He got faster as a run went on. Don't overlook my championship pick from January. He will be a threat all day long. He won earlier this year at Texas.

Overall Ranking: 3rd

2. 31-Ryan Newman: Mr.Consistency doing consistency things. Throughout the chase Newman have been a threat for a top 10. More often then not he delivered a top 10. He looked very fast on Saturday. Posted great laps times throughout a run. Including solid 10 and 15-lap average. Which indicates he should be one of the best guys on the long runs.

Overall Ranking: 5th

3. 2-Brad Keselowski: Okay the 2 car wasn't very impressive on Friday nor Saturday. But you cannot hate Brad as a fantasy pick this week. I mean he been fast all year long on the 1.5 mile layouts. I thought he was pretty good at end of happy hour. Definitely good enough to be a top 10 guy. Wolfe and 2 crew will get Brad to the front. Don't worry about that. The question is do you have starts left with him?

Overall Ranking: 6th

4. 99-Carl Edwards: Edwards to me was good for a short period of time , then faded after that. He didn't make any real long runs in practice , but there a good chance that the case. Edwards and his RFR teammates seems to lack long run speed all season long. Why would that change now? He probably a top 15 option nevertheless.

Overall Ranking: 13th

5. 11-Denny Hamlin: Meh..not crazy about the 11 of Hamlin this week. To me , Denny been off all weekend. Never showed the speed that you need to run competitively here. Most other experts tend to agree with me. Haven't seen a set of rankings that has him inside the top 10 yet.

Overall Ranking: 14th

6. 14-Tony Stewart: Smoke finished 3rd at Martinsville and now got some mojo. As he qualified well at Texas. Usually Smoke doesn't qualified well. But when he does , Smoke typically runs well. In practice he looked very strong. Thought about ranking him higher , but decided give him a high ceiling. I think he's an top 15 option , but with top 10 potential.

Overall Ranking: 15th

7. 1-Jamie Mac: JMac was one of my sleepers in the Preview. Haven't quite lived up to that , but Jamie should be fine. On Saturday , JMac got better as the day went on. By end of Happy hour , Jamie had a top 15 car. Not sure about top 10 though. My only concern is the fall off on the 1 car honestly.

Overall Ranking: 17th

8. 27-Paul Menard: Menard..Menard! Paul loves playing mind games with us fantasy folks. He so Matt Kenseth 2.0! He looked averaged in practice , so I bet he scores a top 10 on Sunday. Lol but who know , he Paul Menard. Take a chance with him , it might pay off. Or the exact opposite.

Overall Ranking: 18th

C Grouping Tier:

1. 42-Kyle Larson: Larson is unbelievable and he gonna be tough to beat. This kid is so fun to watch. He's have close to top 10 car. Usually that alone will get him a shot at a top 5. Larson was very good on the long runs in practice. I been saying for weeks..no months Texas is the place he will win. I wouldn't rule it out either.

Overall Ranking: 8th

2. 3-Austin Dillon: Dillon was about average in my opinion. Didn't stand out too much. But that part of his charm. Look okay in practice and then bang outrace everyone realistic standards. But it so Austin Dillon. I think he finishes inside the top 20 on Sunday. If not better.

Overall Ranking: 20th

3. 10-Danica Patrick: Danica wasn't bad I guess. Wasn't good either though. Usually if she have a top 25 car in practice , then she will have a chance for a top 20. I am optimistic that Danica could score a quality finish for us fantasy folks. I expect a finish between 18th - 22nd realistically.

Overall Ranking: 22nd

4. 51-Justin Alliager: Alliager wasn't bad at all. Not anything special , but I think an top 25 on Sunday possible. The 51 car been running very well lately. He should be able to keep that up at Texas.

Overall Ranking: 24th

Twitter - @JeffNathans

Fantasy Nascar Picks (TX)

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Martinsville Recap: Well that's could have gone better in both Yahoo (273) and Fantasy Live (268). The primary goal of the weekend was to survive and limit damage to championship hope. Those middle of the road score didn't help , but didn't hurt much either. Let just chalk it as a tie and move on to Texas.

Texas look ahead: Texas is a fast Intermediate 1.5 mile racetrack. This track have a lot character in it. You need a fast car to be a contender here. I was here earlier this year and speeds are just ridiculous. Especially for how worn out this track is. The guys who have perfored well in the chase are the ones to select.

Overall Rankings -

Yahoo: 635th Overall (99 Percentile)

Fantasy Live: 386th Overall (99th Percentile)

Yahoo:

A-

Start: Jeff Gordon (2)

Bench: Kevin Harvick (1)

Reason: Tough decision! Wasn't impressed by Gordon. But don't want to use my final Harvick either. Ultimately hoping I don't lose much with Gordon over Harvick.

B:

Start Brad Keselowski (2) , Joey Logano (3)

Bench: Denny Hamlin (1) , Jamie Mac (4)

Reason: The Penske both looked pretty good overall. Hamlin & JMac..not so much. I had no plan on using them anyhow.

C:

Start: Kyle Larson (2)

Bench: Austin Dillon  (1)

Reason: Larson > Dillon! Quite frankly it wasn't even close. Larson wasn't much better then Dillon on Saturday. No reason that should change Sunday.

Fantasy Live - Harvick , Keselowski, Logano , Mears and Annett

Dark Horse - Kyle Busch

Race Winner - Kevin Harvick

Twitter - @MattAleza

Fantasy Nascar Sleepers & Busts

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We are at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend! I expect cars from Hendrick , Penske and Gibbs to run up front all day long. Texas is one of several Intermediate racetracks on the schedule. Texas is a 1.5 mile worn out racetrack. Certain drivers seems to excell at worn out tracks. So knowing who they're should be something to consider when setting your lineup.

Sleepers -

Kyle Larson: Kyle Larson is all around stud on the racetrack! Just unbelievable what he can do as a rookie. Just wait the win is coming and I would bet it comes on Sunday. Worn out tracks seems to be Larson favorite. Earlier this season , Larson was impressive here. Didn't quite win , but showed why he belongs.

Kyle Busch: I love how Kyle Busch handled himself at Martinsville. Didn't lash out and ruin someone chase chances which we were all expecting. More importantly , he was competitive overall. Busch been elite at Texas recently. Nobody been better over the past 5 races here. Earlier this year , Busch was extremely strong on his way to a top 5 finish after leading earlier in the event.

Martin Truex Jr: Okay last week prediction didn't come true , but before getting major damage to his car. He was one of the strongest cars while competitively running in the top 10. I like his chances at Texas. Over the past few weeks , Truex have consistently ran inside the top 12. Expect the same this week.

Busts -

Jimmie Johnson: I have hinted towards it several times since the chase started. Jimmie isn't a safe option. Last week poor finish should have convinced people may it time to ditch "2014 Johnson experiment". Not saying he cannot go out and score a top 10 , but is that what you really looking for from him? There will be better options to consider.

Brian Vickers: Vickers leads the series in average finish , but only have race twice in the past 3 seasons here. So the sample size is limited. His finish earlier this season was very misleading. He didn't have a top 5 car as his finish suggest. At best he was around 12th place mostly.

Twitter - @Gbriggs12

Fantasy Football Rankings (WK9)

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Rankings -

QBs:

1. Peyton Manning
2. Andrew Luck
3. Phillip Rivers
4. Drew Brees
5. Tom Brady
6. Nick Foles
7. Matt Ryan
8. Big Ben
9. Tony Romo
10. Carson Palmer
11. Russell Wilson
12. Colin Kaepernick
13. Joe Flacco
14. Cam Newton
15. Andy Dalton

RBs:

1. Demarco Murray
2. Arian Foster
3. LeVeon Bell
4. Jamaal Charles
5. Marshawn Lynch
6. Andre Ellington
7. Alfred Morris
8. LeSean McCoy
9. Giovani Bernard
10. Lamar Miller
11. Ahmad Bradshaw
12. Justin Forsett
13. Frank Gore
14. Shane Vereen
15. Ronnie Hillman

WRs:

1. Antonio Brown
2. Demaryius Thomas
3. Dez Bryant
4. Julio Jones
5. Emmanuel Sanders
6. T.Y. Hilton
7. Jeremy Maclin
8. DeSean Jackson
9. Mike Wallace
10. Steve Smith
11. Larry Fitzgerald
12. Kelvin Benjamin
13. Vincent Jackson
14. Mohamed Sanu
15. Andre Johnson

TEs:

1. Jimmy Graham
2. Rob Gronkowski
3. Julius Thomas
4. Greg Olsen
5. Dwayne Allen
6. Heath Miller
7. Vernon Davis
8. Larry Donnell
9. Zach Ertz
10. Travis Kelce

Twitter - @WilliamFrang

Timerssports Lounge (Edition 1.1)

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The TimersSports Lounge is open today and Tony Session joins myself (Michelle Rizzo) , and talk about little a bit of everything! Tony is a 15 year fantasy sports veteran from Spain who currently lives in Houston , Texas. Enjoy please!

Q&A Asker: Michelle Rizzo

Q&A Responder: Tony Session

Q: Why did you move from Spain? And long ago?

A: I moved in 1999 from Spain to America. Mainly for the opportunity. Back in Spain , I was a well respected young sports broadcaster. My good friend Eric Swizzles had connects down in Houston and want to come try out. 15 years later here I am with my own radio show. Funny because my intentions were never to stay , but glad I did.

2. Q: You recently became a fan of Nascar! What your thoughts?

A: Ironically for a long time I thought Nascar was stupid. Last year attended a race at Texas. I was instantly hooked! I absolutely love it.

3. Q: Tony , You have your own show. What's your least favorite part about it?

A: Receiving upset calls and angry messages. Even after a decade and a half. Sometimes I forget my opinions are considered important. Kinda like with you guys. I cannot remember who , but one your colleagues compared RFR (an Nascar team) to women. He forgot his opinion mattered from a professional stand point. Just like I do. Logically people get upset by using examples/comparisons as such.

4. Q: How do you manage life , family and your job? How do you keep it balance? Any advice for young teens out there trying enter the field of broadcasting?

A: I didn't think you will ever successful be balanced every aspect of your life. But I try to split my amount of time equally. Yeah definitely! Don't ever keep quiet about something , you think relatively important to the specific matter at hand. I didn't and got my big break..And remember just have fun doing it.

5. Q: Final Question Tony , Any sneaky fantasy football plays in week 9? Thanks for stopping by the lounge.

A: Yeah there quite a few. But Carson Palmer is someone who I really like. Palmer have scored 16 or points in every start this season. How he still under the radar is ridiculous to me. Thanks for having me. Hope to come back sometime.

Next week , TimersSports Owner Garry Briggs (host this time) return to the lounge. As he sits down with long time rival Jeff Nathans. As they chat and share some great stories and memories of a decade of playing against each other.