Fantasy Racing Not So Fast – Talladega Aaron’s 499
Ryan Newman – Last fall at Talladega Newman finished 9th but I would still be extremely concerned to have him on my fantasy team for the Aaron’s 499. Prior to his top ten last fall his next most recent top ten was in the spring race of 2009. In the six races between his top tens he had a best finish of 23rd and an average finish of 32.2. One variable that I also don’t like about Newman is that he hates this place. At a high attrition track I could do without a driver on my team who already has it in his mind that he’ll wreck. At Daytona Newman has back to back top fives but prior to that his last top ten there was back when he won in 2008.(Yahoo! B Driver)
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Juan Pablo Montoya – Juan Pablo Montoya is a pretty unlucky driver and I would recommend you avoid him in the Aaron’s 499. He has three top three finishes at Dega but beyond that his next best finish is 15th. In the last four Talladega races he has a best finish of 23rd and an average result of 30.75. In this season’s Daytona 500 he had an engine failure and finished 38th. Don’t get suckered in because of his Richmond performance. He’s a driver who you should steer clear of. (Yahoo! B Driver)
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Marcos Ambrose – In 2009 Marcos Ambrose made his first start at Talladega and finished 4th. He hasn’t even come close to repeating that performance. His next best finish is 10 positions worse (spring 2013 finished 14th). From a career perspective Marcos Ambrose isn’t a good fantasy NASCAR prospect for the Aaron’s 499. His average finish is 25.1 and he’s finished 27th or worse 63% percent of the time. In this years Daytona 500 he finished 18th. (Yahoo! B Driver)
Bobby Labonte – Bobby Labonte has two top tens at Talladega since 2007 but all of his other finishes are 18th or worse. In the ten races in this time span his average finish is 25.9. Recently at Daytona Labonte has transformed into a safe 20th place pick. Since 2008 he’s only finished worse than 22nd twice. I’m pretty confident you can’t say that about him at any other track. Last year he had finishes of 19th and 21st. At Daytona in February he finished 15th. (Yahoo! B Driver)
Danica Patrick – I wouldn’t count on a repeat of her Daytona 500 performance where she started on the pole and finished 8th. Talladega is a vastly different track where single file runs will be unlikely. There wasn’t much racing going on in the season opener and that won’t be the case in the Aaron’s 499. In this race I think her strength will be qualifying and I wouldn’t be surprised to see her get another pole. (Yahoo! C Driver)
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