Talladega Amp Energy Juice 500 Fantasy NASCAR Preview and Picks
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A= Really, Really Good Pick
Kevin Harvick – He’ll be racing Sunday unlike many of his counterparts. The two key things that make Harvick the favorite this weekend is that he’s been the best driver on restrictor plate tracks this year and he avoids trouble. (Yahoo B)
Jimmie Johnson – In the fall race over the last three years his average finish is 5.6. His non-racing strategy has worked out pretty good in the Talladega Chase race. (Yahoo A)
Jamie McMurray – McMurray has nothing to lose this weekend so expect him to go all out. He won this race last fall and came close earlier this year. (Yahoo B)
Kurt Busch – Kurt Busch has never won at Talladega, but I don’t think that’s what is important to fantasy racers this weekend. Fantasy racers just don’t want their picks to crash. In nineteen races at NASCAR’s biggest track Kurt Busch has finished in the top ten thirteen times. At one point in his career he had seven straight top eight finishes. (Yahoo A)
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A- = Really Good Pick
Dale Earnhardt Jr. – Junior has three straight top 13’s at Talladega including a runner-up finish in 2009. Plus he also shown he has a heart beat at Martinsville. (Yahoo B)
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Tony Stewart – Stewart has one win at Talladega and many second place finishes. Recent races haven’t been the best for him but just think of it this way, his bad lucks out of the way now. (Yahoo A)
Carl Edwards – Edwards is a pretty good restrictor plate driver. His finishes aren’t always there. Remember who was in first place before he went sailing into the catch fence? (Yahoo A)
Jeff Burton – In four out of the last five Talladega races Burton’s finished 12th or better. (Yahoo B)
David Ragan – Restrictor plate tracks are Ragan’s strength even in his ongoing struggles. Earlier this year he finished sixth and overall he’s only finished below 17th once. (Yahoo B)
B+ = Good Pick
Kyle Busch – Busch is a previous Talladega winner and most importantly he has nothing to lose this weekend. His overall Talladega record is bad but on many occasions he’s had problems when he’s out front. (Yahoo A)
Clint Bowyer – Bowyer does a good job at avoiding problems at Talladega. In the last six Talladega races Bowyer has finished in the top 12 five times. That’s about as good as it gets consistency wise at Talladega. (Yahoo B)
Jeff Gordon – The Chase hasn’t been nice to Jeff Gordon and neither has Talladega in recent years. Jeff Gordon won the first COT race at Talladega but since then he hasn’t finished better than 19th. His average finish in the last five races here is 27.2. (Yahoo A)
Denny Hamlin – Hamlin has done outstanding two car bump drafts at restrictor plate tracks but how has that worked for him? In the last nine Talladega races Hamlin’s finished in the top five three times. In his other six races he finished 20th or worse. (Yahoo A)
Brad Keselowski – Why not pick him this weekend? Last year he finished 1st and 8th. Plus he caused the highlights of both races and didn’t sustain damage in either incident. (Yahoo B)
Ryan Newman – The more Newman complains about restrictor plate tracks the worse he does. In the last seven Talladega races he’s finished in the top ten four times, but has also finished 35th or worse three times. (Yahoo B)
B = Just A Tier Below The Good Picks
Matt Kenseth – Kenseth’s been a good restrictor plate racer for years now. The problem is that in the last six Talladega races Kenseth hasn’t cracked the top fifteen. (Yahoo B)
Joey Logano – Logano had a good rookie year at Talladega. He finished in the top ten in both races. I’m not ready to buy stock him here yet though. (Yahoo B)
B- = You Can Pencil Them In For Around 20th
Juan Pablo Montoya – Earlier this year Montoya finished third. At Talladega Montoya has five finishes of fifteenth or worse. (Yahoo A)
Elliott Sadler – Sadler is a proficient restrictor plate driver. You gotta watch out for him, he flips. (Yahoo B)
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C+ = Proceed With Caution
Mark Martin – He hates this track and I always hate picking Martin at restrictor plate tracks. He finished 5th earlier this year but in his last seven races he finished 28th or worse five times. (Yahoo A)
Greg Biffle – In fifteen Talladega races he’s only finished in the top ten twice. He’s DNF’ed in a third of his races here. (Yahoo A)
Kasey Kahne – Kahne finished 2nd last year and 2nd in 2006. Unfortunately those are his only top tens here. (Yahoo B)
Paul Menard – Menard finished second to Stewart in 2008. His 26.4 average finish says stay away. (Yahoo C)
AJ Allmendinger – His results haven’t been good and his best finish is 19th. His other three finishes are 30th or worse. (Yahoo C)
C = I’m Not Picking Them
Martin Treux Jr. – At Talladega he has three top fifteen finishes accompanied by eight finishes of 20th or worse. (Yahoo B)
David Reutimann – Earlier this year Reutimann had his best career finish at Talladega. The problem is that his 14th place finish is his only top fifteen at NASCAR’s biggest track. (Yahoo B)
Marcos Ambrose – Ambrose has had a tough season filled with many problems on the track. Why should Talladega be any different? He’s been a magnet for problems this year. (Yahoo B)
Sam Hornish Jr. – Don’t let anyone trick you this Halloween. He’ll be bad again. His average finish is 33.3. (Yahoo C)
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Talladega Amp Energy Juice 500 Fantasy NASCAR Picks
My Pick : Kevin Harvick
Top Onpitrow.com Expert Pick : Kevin Harvick
Top Onpitrow.com Darkhorse Pick : Jamie McMurray
