Talladega Post Qualifying Draw Fantasy NASCAR Predictions
We’re off to Talladega Superspeedway this weekend, which means we get our second superspeedway race of the season. The Daytona 500 was the first one, but even though these two tracks have some similarities, they’re actually quite different. It’s all about being there at the end and surviving the wrecks at Talladega, and there’s a handful of drivers that are able to that most of the time. Still, this is a great week to take some long shots with your fantasy lineups, and sit back and root for the underdogs!
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Final Top 25 Fantasy NASCAR Rankings for the GEICO 500
1. Ryan Blaney – Starts 12th – DraftKings Price: $10,100 – FanDuel Price: $12,000 – Slingshot Price: $8,500
For the races at Daytona and Talladega, I tend to take momentum into account a little more than usual, and right now Ryan Blaney is on fire. With his 3rd-place finish at Homestead last week, Blaney now has five top 5 finishes in the last six races, with the only exception being his 40th-place result he earned after wrecking while running up in 2nd. Here at Talladega, Blaney is the most recent winner, but that’s his only top 10 here in the last seven races. Whattaya know, Ryan Blaney being hit or miss. How surprising (sarcasm). Blaney finished 2nd at Daytona earlier this year and should have another fast hot rod to compete with here at Talladega on Sunday.
2. Joey Logano – Starts 9th – DraftKings Price: $10,200 – FanDuel Price: $13,000 – Slingshot Price: $9,000
Among active drivers, there are only two with three or more victories at Talladega Superspeedway, and they drive for the same organization: Penske Racing; Brad Keselowski has gone to victory lane five times here at ‘Dega while Joey Logano is sitting on three wins. All three of those, however, have come in the last nine races here, and Joey has finished 11th or better in all but two of those nine races. Over at Daytona, Logano also has three top 6 finishes in his last seven starts. He’s a premier superspeedway driver and will be a popular Fantasy NASCAR pick on Sunday because of it. And unless he wrecks, expect Logano to put up another good finish.
3. Denny Hamlin – Starts 2nd – DraftKings Price: $9,200 – FanDuel Price: $12,700 – Slingshot Price: $8,600
The #11 Toyota was easily the fastest and best handling race car at Daytona back in February, and if it’s even close to that level here at Talladega this weekend, Denny Hamlin will be a serious threat in the GEICO 500. Even though he only has one win at this track, Dennis is still one of the top superspeedway racers in the series, and he’s still finished 14th or better in six of the last seven ‘Dega races. He also has four finishes of 6th or better in the last seven here, although each one of those came in the fall Playoff race. Still, Hamlin is a solid Fantasy NASCAR pick on Sunday and should really only have a bad race if he wrecks.
