2018 Fantasy Nascar RaceDay Thoughts (Homestead)

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RaceDay Thoughts -

Jeff Nathans (@JeffNathans18):

- The big headlines today will be about the championship 4, I expect one of them to win the race

- Don't count out guys like Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson to steal a win

- I think we gonna get a lot of long green flag runs

- Mistake-free is a must, especially for the 4 drivers battling for a championship

Garry Briggs (@Garryy12):

- I think Kyle Larson gonna be tough to beat on the long runs

- All 4 championship drivers look close, but I think Harvick has the best long run speed though

- Today could very well be AJ Dinger, Matt Kenseth and Jamie Mac's final career starts. Crazy to think about, I wish them all the very best in the race

- Since this playoff format was created, the winner of the race, also has won the championship. There's that nugget for anyone with tough lineup decision, between a championship 4 driver and non-championship 4 driver

Driver Group Game Lineup -

Jeff's lineup - 18,20,9,88

Garry's lineup - 18,20,12,24

Dark Horse -

Jeff's Pick - Kyle Larson

Garry's Pick - Kyle Larson

Winner -

Jeff's Pick - Kyle Busch

Garry's Pick - Kyle Busch

2018 Fantasy Nascar Sleepers & Dark Horses (Homestead)

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Sleepers -

Ricky Stenhouse Jr - Stenhouse Jr has been a very solid driver on 1.5 mile tracks in 2018. In fact, I would call him one of the most underrated drivers on 1.5 mile intermediate tracks this season. On the season, he has held 18.3 average finish with 18.1 average running position. Of course, he has had some poor runs in that span, that wasn't his fault, too though. If you take out the first Texas and Las Vegas' races, he holds 15.7 average finish with 86% of those races ending in the top 20. That's pretty good. Now, it isn't great or anything. But it is certainly better than what most people will give him credit for.

Jamie Mac - Well this could very well be Jamie's last race ever at the Cup level, as he was told earlier this season that he would not be back in 2019. In the team's previous, it said this could be his final career start. I will admit, I have been tough on Jamie certain seasons. And other seasons, I shown him a lot of love. This season, I haven't shown him any love at all. Mainly because there wasn't anything to really talk about on Jamie. He hasn't really perform that well over the past couple seasons. He might not be a bad choice this weekend, but honestly I am just throwing him on for old time sake. I say he's a top 15 finisher at best for this weekend. But he might surprise us with a top 10, but that may be asking for too much though.

Dark Horses -

Kyle Larson - Larson should really be viewed as a favorite, but Larson isn't getting enough attention. This is mainly to do with that Larson's isn't involved in the championship 4. If he was involved in the championship 4, I think he would be the odds-on favorite to win. No driver runs the top better than Kyle Larson. If we get a lot of long green flag runs, that No.42 car will be leading often. Of course, this is if his team keep up the changes on his car, too. But I love Kyle's chances of possibly winning at Homestead!

Erik Jones - I love how Erik Jones has ran this season overall. He has ran very well during the playoffs, aside from that piss poor start in the first round. Last week was obviously a disappointment, too. But I have no doubt that he can rebound at Homestead this weekend! He has been awesome on 1.5 mile tracks in 2018. If you exclude the Las Vegas' race (he finished 40th), he has compiled 7.8 average finish and 10.3 average running position. Both of those numbers are very good! For comparison on his average finish, only teammate Kyle Busch has a better average finish of 7.8 in those 8 races. Erik Jones has displayed really good speed this weekend!

Also really like - Denny Hamlin

Well that's it for 2018 Fantasy Nascar Articles! I hope everyone has gotten something from our cotent this season. If not, I am sorry about that. I don't care about how many people read this blog or what people think of it. I just really enjoy writing it up every week (or at least trying to) and that what it is about for me!

***All stats are from FantasyRacingCheatSheet.com

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2018 Fantasy Nascar Picks (Homestead)

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We have finally made it to Homestead, the final race of the 2018 season! This also marks the final Fantasy Nascar Picks' article of the 2018 season as well. I haven't always been able to keep up with posts this season, but I have tried my very best. And overall, it has been a pretty good season. We all do this site for free, so I don't always have the motivate to sit down and post content. I am sorry, but life get in the way. Which was the case for both Jeff Nathans and Matt Aleza, as they both choose to take significant time (With of course, Jeff returning to writing articles last week at Phoenix) away from the blog this season. I respected their decisions as I understand life tends to get in the way a lot.

With all of that said, I am very much looking forward to getting into the off-season content after this weekend. We have a lot of good stuff planned out for rest of November, December, January and into February. Anyways, I hope everyone enjoy the FINAL Fantasy Nascar Picks' article of 2018!

Driver Group Game -

A:

Start - Kyle Busch

Bench - Kyle Larson

Reasons -I put Larson on the roster as a backup, hoping maybe he would steal the pole. He did not, so I will go with Kyle Busch. I think both Kyle(s) will be in the top 5 when it all said and done though. If you want to go with the Larson's route, then I have nothing against it. But it would be kinda ballsy to bench a championship 4 driver though

B:

Start - Erik Jones and Ryan Blaney

Bench - Jamie Mac and Daniel Suarez

Reasons -It was easy decisions this week, just how I like them. Jones and Blaney are by far the best two drivers that I have starts left with. So I will start both of them without much debating at all. I think they can both contend for top 10 finishes, at worst top 15 finishes.

C:

Start - William Byron

Bench - Chris Buescher

Reasons - I am going with Byron this weekend as I saved my final start for this weekend. In reality, I should had used him last week as I first planned, instead of Bowman. I probably would be a lot closer to 10K than I already am (less than 200 points short of that goal), but that how it goes sometimes.

Dark Horse - Kyle Larson

Winner - Kyle Busch

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2018 Fantasy Nascar Final Rankings (Homestead)

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Final Rankings -

1. Kyle Busch
2. Kevin Harvick
3. Martin Truex Jr
4. Kyle Larson
5. Joey Logano
6. Denny Hamlin
7. Brad Keselowski
8. Erik Jones
9. Kurt Busch
10. Aric Almirola
11. Chase Elliott
12. Ryan Blaney
13. Clint Bowyer
14. Ryan Newman
15. Jimmie Johnson
16. Jamie Mac
17. Austin Dillon
18. Paul Menard
19. Alex Bowman
20. Daniel Suarez
21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
22. Matt Kenseth
23. William Byron
24. Chris Buescher
25. AJ Dinger
26. Michael McDowell
27. Darrell Wallace Jr
28. David Ragan
29. Regan Smith
30. Ty Dillon

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2018 Fantasy Nascar Early Rankings (Homestead)

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Early Rankings

1. Kyle Busch
2. Kevin Harvick
3. Kyle Larson
4. Martin Truex Jr
5. Joey Logano
6. Chase Elliott
7. Kurt Bsuch
8. Brad Keselowski
9. Erik Jones
10. Ryan Blaney
11. Clint Bowyer
12. Aric Almirola
13. Denny Hamlin
14. Ryan Newman
15. Jimmie Johnson
16. Daniel Suarez
17. Alex Bowman
18. William Byron
19. Matt Kenseth
20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
21. Jamie Mac
22. Austin Dillon
23. Paul Menard
24. Chris Buescher
25. AJ Dinger
26. Michael McDowell
27. Regan Smith
28. Darrell Wallace Jr
29. Ty Dillon
30. David Ragan

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2018 Fantasy Nascar RaceDay Thoughts (Phoenix)

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RaceDay Thoughts -

Jeff Nathans (@JeffNathans18):

- Kevin Harvick gonna run away with this one

- Kurt Busch has a lot of long run speed

- Don't make a pit road mistake under green here because you probably won't get back on the lead lap

- I am not big on Blaney today

Garry Briggs (@Garryy12):

- Harvick and Busch are my top two drivers for today's race

- Kyle Larson is under the radar and he has a very good car

- Erik Jones will make it 4 straight top 10 finishes at ISM

- I feel like Aric Almirola and Clint Bowyer are just other drivers out there this weekend. They are nothing special honestly

Driver Group Game's lineups -

Jeff's lineup - 4,20,9,88

Garry's lineup - 4,41,9,88

Dark Horse -

Jeff's Pick - Chase Elliott

Garry's Pick - Erik Jones

Winner -

Jeff's Pick - Kevin Harvick

Garry's Pick - Kevin Harvick

2018 Fantasy Nascar Picks (Phoenix)

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Fantasy Nascar Picks -

Driver Group Game -

A:

Start - Kevin Harvick

Bench - Kyle Busch

Reasons -Harvick is the man to beat this weekend and there is no question about it. I don't care, you are not beating him from the pole. I have a strong feeling he will get out front and put a beatdown on the field. Everything this weekend is point to exactly that happening!

B:

Start - Chase Elliott and Kurt Busch

Bench - Erik Jones and Ryan Blaney

Reasons -I could go any combo I want this weekend at ISM, but I am going with Kurt Busch and Chase Elliott. I feel like Kurt has one of the best cars overall and Elliott vs Jones is tough one. It could go either way, but Elliott have more at stake. I feel like he will go for the win more so than Erik Jones. Not to say that Jones won't try to win, either. Either way, I don't think you can go wrong! Realistically, I think Jones and Elliott finishes a position or two apart. But like I said, I think Elliott will be more aggressive to get the win.

C:

Start - Alex Bowman

Bench - William Byron 

Reasons - I really like Bowman this weekend and I am gonna use my final start with him. I planned to save him for Homestead, but he looks better than Byron through Saturday's final practice and qualified better, too.

Dark Horse - Erik Jones

Winner - Kevin Harvick

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