Sunday, March 28, 2021

2021 Fantasy Nascar Final Rankings (Dirt Bristol)

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Final Rankings - 

1. Denny Hamlin

2. Kyle Larson

3. Ryan Blaney

4. Martin Truex Jr

5. Joey Logano

6. Brad Keselowski

7. Kevin Harvick

8. Chase Elliott

9. William Byron

10. Kyle Busch

11. Kurt Busch

12. Christopher Bell

13. Austin Dillon

14. Alex Bowman

15. Tyler Reddick

16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr

17. Aric Almirola

18. Ryan Newman

19. Matt DiBenedetto

20. Chris Buescher

21. Chase Briscoe

22. Bubba Wallace Jr

23. Cole Custer

24. Michael McDowell

25. Daniel Suarez

26. Ross Chastain

27. Erik Jones

28. Ryan Preece 

29. Corey LaJoie

30. Anthony Alfredo

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2021 Fantasy Nascar DGG Picks (Dirt Bristol)

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Last weekend, I really knocked it out of the park with a 333 pointer with the team of Harvick, Larson, Bryon and Stenhouse! I really needed a score like that to get my season back on track. At this point, I want some consistency on a weekly basis. So going forward, I am really gonna put some thoughts into my picks and try not to go too crazy. Now places like this weekend, the plate races and road course, then yeah you can go a little more crazy. This weekend, I say my picks will be a little more out there than most. However, I have very good reasons for it and I think it gonna be an excellent score. If not, then I am expecting pure craziness in the race! 

DGG Picks -

A:

Starter - Denny Hamlin 

Reasons - The two drivers that I picked for this weekend were Hamlin and Blaney. Both looked very good in practice. But my gut feeling is strong on Hamlin. He has collected the most top 5 this season and he has been very consistent this season. He also was pretty happy with his car, too. 

B:

Starer - Tyler Reddick and Austin Dillon

Reasons - I know Kyle Lason, William Byron, Alex Bowman, Christopher Bell, etc will be the popular options in this grouping and rightfully so. But here's my thinking: both RCR drivers know their way around dirt. Both drivers were good in practice. Both drivers I probably won't max their starts out. Those guys above? At least 2-3 of them I will max out before the season is over. This could backfire, but I would be okay with that if it is the case!

C: 

Starter - Chase Briscoe

Reasons - I have selected Briscoe and McDowell here for this weekend. I really could go with either of them, honestly. I kinda wanted to save Briscoe for later in the season, but his dirt background is extremely appealing to me overall. He will feel a lot more like home than most drivers out there, so I will take a shot with him and see how he does. 

Dark Horse - Tyler Reddick 

Winner - Denny Hamlin

***All stats are from DriverAverages.com 

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2021 Fantasy Nascar Weekend Targets (Dirt Bristol)

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I have really sucked this season at posting every week and I really apologize for that. My life hasn't been the easiest over the past month and sometime I am just not into writing anything. I am gonna try to do a little better as the season goes on, though. I do have a little change for this weekend. Normally, I will write about some possible sleepers and dark horses. But I am taking that out of the rotation for this week and replacing it with a new article. As you see, this article is listed as ''Fantasy Nascar Weekend Targets''. These are the drivers that I would personally try to target. Since we never raced on dirt, I am gonna try to based it on things about a driver's skill-set or past background. I don't care if somebody says that they know what gonna happen this weekend, then they are lying their butts off. All we can do is based possibly predictions off season's results, success from Bristol in the past and drivers' background. We also can take practice into consideration, but I doubt it will matter too much when the green flag waves. I am 100% expecting a crazy race! 

5 drivers to Target: 

Kyle Larson - This should be pretty easy one. He is starting in the back, but in practice he maybe the best driver. Is anyone shocked by that? He is a regular on the dirt and can wheel a car better than probably anybody in the whole field. He is a godly talent behind the wheel and now it seems like he is with a team on par with his talent. It also seems like HMS is giving Larson the best possible equipment of all 4 drivers, that certainly doesn't hurt. When the schedule came out, I was circling Larson as the driver to beat on the dirt. Target him! 

Denny Hamlin - Hamlin sounded pretty happy with his car overall in practice and he has been maybe the most consistent driver in the series this season. I just have a really good vibe about Hamlin in this race. He also has the skill-set to wheel a car around this track. Hamlin should easily be one of the first drivers that we think of picking this weekend! 

Tyler Reddick - Tyler Reddick was pretty good in practice on Friday as well. Once he started to run the top the RCR's official twitter account said he was ripping off some pretty fast laps. This dude is almost Kyle Larson 2.0, in my opinion. He can wheel a racecar on just about anything, but sometimes he just over does it. Reddick is one of those guys in the field whom I absolutely expect to be at the front at some point. His starting position is a little worrisome, but if he can make it clear then I think he will be very tough to beat! 

Ryan Blaney - Blaney should be a popular option this weekend! Like the 4 drivers above, he looked good in practice. Like the 4 drivers above, he has talent to just about drive anything on anything. He is also coming off a big win last weekend at Atlanta. He is also pretty good at Bristol in general, but obviously dirt is a whole new animal. I do believe he will still be pretty good, though. It helps that he has been pretty strong week in and week out, minus those first few races this season. 

Christopher Bell - There were a couple guys that I were considering for this spot, but I think Bell's background gives him plenty of upside in one of the series' top rides. Bell came up as a dirt racer and then made his way up the Nascar's ranks! So having that dirt background is kinda what I am looking for in my picks. It won't translate into results automatically, but a lot of these drivers were saying how uncomfortable they been. I am sure even the dirt guys are uncomfortable, but at least they are semi use to it. Bell has been meh this season, minus the win and a few top 10s. But at the same time, it is hard to overlook his upside!

Let me know, if you guys would like me to make Weekend Targets as a regular post! I personally love this kinda of post, but I would love some feedback on how useful it is

All stats are from DriverAverages.com

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Sunday, March 21, 2021

2021 Fantasy Nascar Final Rankings (Atlanta)

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Final Rankings -

1. Kyle Larson

2. Kevin Harvick

3. Martin Truex Jr

4. Chase Elliott

5. Denny Hamlin

6. Joey Logano

7. Brad Keselowski

8. Kurt Busch

9. William Byron

10. Ryan Blaney

11. Alex Bowman

12. Kyle Busch

13. Christopher Bell 

14. Austin Dillon

15. Tyler Reddick

16. Aric Almirola

17. Matt DiBenedetto

18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr

19. Cole Custer

20. Ross Chastain

21. Erik Jones

22. Michael McDowell

23. Bubba Wallace Jr

24. Chase Briscoe  

25. Chris Buescher

26. Ryan Newman

27. Daniel Suarez 

28. Corey LaJoie

29. Ryan Preece

30. Anthony Alfredo 

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2021 Fantasy Nascar Picks (Altanta)

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Fantasy Nascar Picks - 

DGG - 

A: 

Starter - 

Kevin Harvick 

Reasons - Kevin Harvick has been the driver to beat at Atlanta for a long time and he is one of the few drivers that I expect to contend for the win this weekend. He has struggled at bit this season at times, but elite drivers don't stay down for long. This is a driver's track, so I think he will be one of the top picks here! 

B: 

Starters - 

William Byron and Kyle Larson  

Reasons - I am going with the HMS cars today. They have been strong all season long and these 1.5 mile tracks are easily their bread and butter. If I had one kind of track to use all of my starters with them, then it would be on these 1.5 mile tracks. 

C: 

Starter - 

Ricky Stenhouse Jr 

Reason - I love Stenhouse Jr for many reasons. He loves Atlanta and he has not finished worse than 18th place this season actually. I think he will keep it rolling and finish in the top 15 on Sunday's afternoon

Dark Horse - William Byron

Winner - Kevin Harvick

***All stats are from DriverAverages.com

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2021 Fantasy Nascar Sleepers & Dark Horses (Atlanta)

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Fantasy Nascar Sleepers - 

Ricky Stenhouse Jr - People don't talk about it, but Ricky Stenhouse Jr is having a great season so far. He has finished 18th or better in every race this season and has spent some time in the top 10 as well. No top 10 finishes yet, but he is rolling with those top 20 finishes. Atlanta fits right into his wheelhouse with his dirt background. I am sure he will be a popular option in the Driver Group Game (hint hint for one of my other articles). I say Stenhouse is on top for another solid teen finish this weekend at Atlanta!

Christopher Bell - Bell is a very interesting pick for Atlanta. Like Stenhouse Jr, he has the background to be a very good pick. He has also ran very well this season. His worst race was Homestead, though. Which is very concerning since it is the most comparable track that we have gone to. But at the same time, not all results will translate. He has been a top 10 guy over the last two races, too. I don't love him to challenge for a top 5 or anything, but I say he is at least a solid mid-teen driver. 


Dark Horses - 

Alex Bowman - Bowman haven't been on his teammates level, but he has been good enough. He ran top 10 at Homestead and was running top 10 again at Las Vegas. Then a tire came apart and he had to pit with less than 20 laps to go. I had him as one of my fantasy picks and I just put my face in my hands. Then last week, he was good once again and scored a top 15 finish. He won't be that sexy pick that we are looking for, but he has top 10 written all over him. He was a machine on these intermediate tracks at end of last season. Unless he is completely off, then I am thinking he will at least be a top 10 driver again. 

William Byron - Byron is having a great season and will look to keep it up again here at Atlanta. He only has a career-best 17th place finish at Atlanta. But over the last three races this season, he has produced 3 straight top 8 finishes. Including a win at Homestead. I find that very important because it is the most similar track. Byron was class of the field at end of the race. Larson and Truex Jr couldn't do anything with him. Riddick might have had something with more laps, though. I LOVE William Byron here at Atlanta! 

***All stats from DriverAverages.com

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Sunday, March 07, 2021

2021 Fantasy Nascar Sleepers & Dark Horses (Las Vegas)

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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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