Yahoo C List Fantasy NASCAR Preview – Sonoma Toyota / Save Mart 350
David Gilliland – David Gilliland isn’t a bad Yahoo C list fantasy option at Sonoma. In 2008 he arguably had the best performance of his career and crossed the finish line in 2nd. That was a legitimate 2nd with no asterisk marks because he was that good. Over the last five Sonoma races Gilliland has a 20.4 average finish and a 22.6 average running position.
Danica Patrick – Danica Patrick has been in four road course races and her combined average finish is 22nd. I think that number is representative of what you should expect if you pick her because in all four races she’s finished on the lead lap. Also between those four races she has a 30.0 average starting position, 26.5 average running position and has ran in the top fifteen in just 8% percent of the laps completed. Last summer at Sonoma she had her best road course race. In the event she started in 11th, had a 23rd place average running position and finished 18th. In 2013 she didn’t have a good day. She started in 31st and around lap 20 while she was running in 34th she spun. That kicked her back into the 40′s in the running order. Then later in the race on lap 61 she had a tire going down and spun again. In that race Patrick had a 32nd place average running position and finished 29th.
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Justin Allgaier – Justin Allgaier made his debut at Sonoma last year and it wasn’t a promising performance. In the race he started 35th, earned the 35th best driver rating, had a 35th place average running position and finished 33rd. At Watkins Glen he did fare better but that’s also the easier of the two road courses. At that venue he finished 17th and had a 25th place average running position.
Michael McDowell – Michael McDowell has had a rough season and attrition to others has been his friend. In 2015 his best finish is 22nd and his overall average finish is 29.6. His most recent race was at Charlotte. At road courses he’s capable of performing well and often races for JGR when needed in the lower series. At Sonoma he has three races under his belt. Last year he started in 28th and finished 24th. His other two finishes were results of 30th and 21st.
Boris Said – At Sonoma Boris Said will be driving the #32. If you’re looking for a driver who’ll finish in the mid twenties Boris Said might be the driver for you. He’s driven the #32 in the last 6 road course races and over this stretch his average finish is 25.6.His Sonoma finishes over this stretch are 29th, 18th and 25th. If you pick him look for him to finish close to where he starts. His average deviation from where he starts / finishes over the last six races is 4.5.
David Ragan – David Ragan is not a good road course racer. At Sonoma he has 8 starts under his belt and he’s never even finished in the top twenty. His best finish here is 24th and his average finish is 29.5. His last four Sonoma results are 36th, 33rd, 27th and 29th. I will note his fantasy value is somewhat interesting because of his equipment. In recent races at Sonoma MWR cars have ranked as some of the best over long runs.
Justin Marks – Justin Marks will be driving the #34 in place of Brett Moffitt. It’s hard understanding the logic behind this. Marks has only been in one race and it was in 2013 at Sonoma. In that race he started 36th and finished 30th. In NASCAR’s lower series he’s also lacked success until last year at Mid-Ohio where he started 6th and finished 6th.
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