Yahoo C List Fantasy NASCAR Preview – Talladega Aaron’s 499
Austin Dillon – Austin Dillon’s fantasy potential for Yahoo players in the Talladega Aaron’s 499 should be purely based on qualifying points. On Yahoo’s C list there’s only two good drivers and you only get to use them a combined 18 races. Because of that it’s a good idea to roll dice and go with somebody else who could pull off a surprise finish. Last fall at Talladega Austin Dillon had a great race in the #14 car. On the last lap he was running in 3rd but he wrecked with a little help from Ricky Stenhouse Jr. At Daytona this season Austin Dillon won the pole and finished 9th.
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Michael Waltrip – Michael Waltrip is a dark horse fantasy pick who could come home with a good finish at Talladega. In October 2012 he could’ve potentially won the race until Tony Stewart blocked him. Last fall he had a disappointing performance and finished 32nd. In spring 2013 he finished 4th. In October 2011 he finished 9th. In 2003 Michael Waltrip won here. In this years Daytona 500 in the #66 car he was involved in an accident and finished 41st. Picking him is risky but his fantasy potential is among the best for Yahoo C List drivers.
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Kyle Larson – Kyle Larson has zero starts at Talladega under his belt. That’s not a problem in my opinion because in Yahoo you shouldn’t be comprehending picking him in the first place for the Aaron’s 499. His fantasy value is on high-speed intermediate tracks. Picking him here with one of your nine allocated starts makes no sense. At Daytona earlier this season Larson had multiple problems in the race. I doubt he’ll have a repeat performance but unless he wins you’ve likely wasted an allocation.
Trevor Bayne – Trevor Bayne won the 2011 Daytona 500 and since then he’s become many peoples default Yahoo C list fantasy pick every time the series visits a restrictor plate track. At Daytona his win hasn’t helped him out too much because since then his best finish is 20th. In this years Daytona 500 he was involved in an accident and finished 33rd. Talladega really hasn’t been much better for Bayne. At Talladega he has an 8th and 15th place finish but his average result in his other four races is 31.75. Last spring at Talladega he was the first driver out of the race due to an engine failure. Last fall at Talladega he finished 23rd. Earlier this season Bayne tested at Talladega.
Justin Allgaier – If you pick Justin Allgaier this week it means you want to seek safety. Of course nothing is guaranteed safe this week because the “Big One” is an ever looming threat. This season on the track Allgaier has done a good job avoiding trouble All of his results this season have been between 17th and 31st. In this season’s Daytona 500 Allgaier finished 27th. Last season in the Nationwide Series at Talladega he finished 5th.
Danica Patrick – Danica Patrick’s best chance for a good finish comes on restrictor plate tracks. In many ways these tracks represent her only chance to get a result better than the teens or twenties. In her Sprint Cup career she has one top ten and it came in the 2013 Daytona 500. Last July at Daytona she finished 14th. In this years Daytona 500 she was involved in a wreck and finished 40th. At Talladega Danica Patrick has two starts under her belt and she’s finished 33rd twice. Last fall she didn’t wreck to get that poor result, she had problems on pit road and essentially served a drive through penalty because she missed her pit stall.
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