Sunday, April 17, 2016

Fantasy Nascar RaceDay Thoughts (Bristol)

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

Jeff Nathans (@JeffNathans18):

- JGR looks to have the cars this beat this weekend. They have been the best in everything this week and honestly I don't see that changing on raceday either.

- Austin Dillon is someone who I expect to race better than he practiced. He didn't post a lot of fast laps in practice on Saturday, but I am sure Slugger will have him good to go when it counts the most.

-Ricky Stenhouse Jr probably disappointed a lot of fantasy players this week with so far lackluster results. However I think he get back on track today as he charges through the field. Great play in Fantasy Live with 32nd starting position.

- Menard have never had a DNF at Bristol, but I wasn't too impressed by him in practice. He was okay, but I don't see him being a top 12 finisher though. He should be better than he practiced. Probably a top 20 finish is his likelihood.

Garry Briggs (@Garryy12):

- Aric Almirola was one of my favorite sleepers this week and after watching practice, I am on the fence about him. He wasn't too good in final practice, but Aric rarely does practice well. So it hard saying what to expect from him. He have finished 17th or better in 3 of his past 4 races. He have his best starting position (23rd) over his past 5 races here though.

- I think Kyle Larson is in for a big day. He looked strong once the rubber built up on the top-line. If there a dark horse that could knock off the JGR cars today, then your best bet is the driver of the No.42 Chevy.

-I think we are in for a crazy race at Bristol. This place always brings something wild, especially in the spring race lately.

- There really isn't any standout sleepers for today's race. There a few that have potential, but I am not really liking anyone out of the pack. Maybe Larson, Newman or Kahne, but they aren't really sleepers.

Matt Aleza (@MattAleza):

- As Jeff and Garry (and pretty much everyone else) have mentioned, Joe Gibbs Racing will be hard to beat today. They arguably had the 3 best cars in practice on Saturday and the 4th car wasn't too far behind either.

-Chase Elliott have impressed me! That kid is heading places very fast and I wouldn't be shocked one bit if he finished inside the top 10. In fact, I may be a little disappointed if he didn't.

-Wtf happened to Ty Dillon on Friday and Saturday? He have looked completely lost and honestly I don't see it ending well for him today.

- Kevin Harvick's crew chief said they got it pretty close in final practice on twitter. He could be someone to watch out for!

Yahoo Lineups -

Jeff's Lineup - 18,1,31,14

Garry's Lineup - 20,31,42,14

Matt's Lineup - 18,31,19,24

Sleeper -

Jeff's Pick - Larson

Garry's Pick - Larson

Matt's Pick - Larson

Winner -

Jeff's Pick - Kyle Busch

Garry's Pick - Kyle Busch

Matt's Pick -  Kyle Busch