Daytona Coke Zero 400 Fantasy NASCAR Preview and Picks
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A = Really, Really Good Pick
Tony Stewart – Tony Stewart has won the summer Daytona race three out of the last five years. He’s also the defending champion of this race. Tony Stewart’s a momentum driver so this could very easily be his week. (Yahoo A Driver)
Kyle Busch – In three out of the last four summer Daytona races Kyle Busch has finished in the top 2 three times. His only finish outside the top 2 in the last 4 years was last year when he had his spectacular wreck coming to the finish line. (Yahoo A Driver)
Kurt Busch – If Kurt Busch didn’t pit in the closing laps of the Daytona 500 earlier this year he would have a streak of six straight top tens at Daytona. In the last four summer Daytona races Kurt Busch hasn’t finished worse than 5th. (Yahoo A Driver)
A- = Really Good Pick
Matt Kenseth – In the last four Summer Daytona races Matt Kenseth hasn’t finished worse than eighth. Kenseth now has the longest active top ten streak at Daytona (4 races). (Yahoo B Driver)
Kevin Harvick – Check out what I said about Kevin Harvick in my Contender or Pretender post. Also check out my new ifantasyrace.com Kevin Harvick beta page. (Yahoo B Driver).
B+ = Good Pick
Clint Bowyer – Since 2006 no driver has a better average finish then Clint Bowyer (12.3). Earlier this year in the Daytona 500 Clint Bowyer finished 4th. (Yahoo B Driver)
Jimmie Johnson – By no means would I pick Jimmie Johnson in an allocation league but if you can’t trust Jimmie Johnson on a week by week basis who can you trust? Last summer he finished 2nd. (Yahoo B Driver)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. – Earnhardt Jr. has been looking more and more competitive all the time (8.7 avg finish over the last 3 races). Heading into Daytona I’m sure he’ll be full of confidence which has been missing from him for quite some time. (Yahoo B Driver)
Jeff Gordon – Statistics wise Jeff Gordon is way down the charts in terms of his average finish over the last 5 years. Loop data wise he’s near the top. His average running position (12.5) is the 4th best in the series. His average mid race position (9.7) is the second best in the series. He runs good but he hasn’t been closing the deal. He was a contender in the 2008 summer race but was spun out late. (Yahoo A Driver)
Jamie McMurray – McMurray is a very good restrictor plate driver but he’s usually a hero or zero. His average finish since 2006 is 20.4. (Yahoo B Driver)
Carl Edwards – In the last three summer races Carl Edwards has finished 4th twice and 2nd once. Earlier this year in the Daytona 500 Edwards finished 9th. (Yahoo A Driver)
Elliott Sadler – There’s few places where you can trust Elliott Sadler but this weekend is one of them. If you need a sleeper I would recommend him. If Sadler doesn’t crash he’s proven he’s capable of reeling in top tens at Daytona. (Yahoo B Driver)
B = Just A Tier Below The Good Picks
David Ragan – David Ragan’s strength has always been restrictor plate races. Ragan only has one finish outside the top 16 in his career at Daytona. His summer average finish is 10th. If you need a sleeper this week David Ragan is your guy. (Yahoo B Driver)
Kasey Kahne – Kasey Kahne has been strong in recent weeks. In the last nine Daytona races Kahne has finished in the top fifteen six times. (Yahoo B Driver)
Mark Martin – There’s really no predictable hit or miss pattern for Martin at Daytona. I think of him as a teens driver at best this week, that is if he avoids the big one. (Yahoo A Driver)
AJ Allmendinger – Allmendinger had a strong good handling car in the Daytona 500 and the last time he didn’t finish in the top 15 was at Darlington.(Yahoo C Driver)
B- = You Can Pencil Them In For Around 20th
Jeff Burton – Check out what I said about Jeff Burton in my Contender or Pretender post. (Yahoo B Driver)
Denny Hamlin – In nine career races at Daytona Hamlin only has one finish better than seventeenth. It was a third place finish last year in this race. (Yahoo A Driver)
Juan Pablo Montoya – Montoya has two straight top tens at Daytona but the trust factor in picking him isn’t there. His average finish in 9 races at Daytona is 22.0. (Yahoo A Driver)
Ryan Newman – In the what have you done for me lately world of fantasy racing Ryan Newman hasn’t done anything at Daytona since his 2008 Daytona 500 victory. His average finish at Daytona since the biggest moment in his career is 31.5. In seventeen career starts at this track Newman has only finished in the top ten three times. (Yahoo A Driver)
C+ = Got Some Question Marks Here
Greg Biffle – Biffle finished 3rd in the Daytona 500 and is a previous winner of this race (fuel mileage), but only three times in the last nine Daytona races has Biffle finished inside the top fifteen. (Yahoo A Driver)
Martin Treux Jr. – Earlier this year in the Daytona 500 Treux Jr. finished ninth. That is his only top ten at Daytona in the last nine races here. (Yahoo B Driver)
Joey Logano – In three races at Daytona Logano has only averaged 83 points a race. Last year in this race Logano finished 19th. (Yahoo B Driver)
C = I’m Not Picking Them
David Reutimann – Reutimann finished 5th in the Daytona 500 this year. That’s his only finish better than 18th in seven races. (Yahoo B Driver)
Marcos Ambrose – At restrictor plate tracks I only pick drivers who I have the trust factor in. Unfortunately for Ambrose bad things happen to him. If bad things happen to him at so many other tracks how in the world could I not expect a bad thing to happen to him again. (Yahoo B Driver)
Brad Keselowski – Brad’s raced at Daytona twice and has a 30th place average finish. His 2009 Talladega restrictor plate win shouldn’t be part of the equation this week. (Yahoo B Driver)
Sam Hornish Jr. – Expect no problem here. Expect many problems this week. Hornish was strong in his Daytona debut but since then he hasn’t finished better than nineteenth. (Yahoo C Driver)
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Daytona Fantasy NASCAR Picks
My Pick : Tony Stewart
Top Onpitrow.com Expert Pick : Tony Stewart
Top Onpitrow.com Darkhorse Pick : Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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