Up until this year, one team had dominated the super speedways of Daytona, and Talladega. The Ford camp has defiantly had a string of luck, and were half a lap away from getting another Daytona 500. Now needless to say these tracks are always a crap shoot. Anyone and everybody can win example A. the Xfinity series race today, we seen Spencer Gallagher come outta know where to lead his first lap and capture his first win. This race is all about momentum, lane choice and who can keep there car outta the big one the easiest. So, I am gonna go over a few picks. I'm gonna give you some sleeper picks and the no brain picks. Mind this though in this race I think everyone in the top fifteen with five to go are sleepers.
The betting odds have Brad Keselowski at a six to one chance to win the race. Which would make sense seeing as the last time the series was at the track he won. While winning, his teammates led the most laps. Brad won earlier this year in the Clash at Daytona and has historically always been good at these tracks. It's hard not to go with the blue oval squad this year they've been tearing up everything, but the cars. I think this team in general has been over all pretty consistent, and are finally looking for a break through win.
The next no brain pick I've got is Denny Hamlin. The Joe Gibbs driver last won at the super Speedway in 2014, but is highly regarded as a restrictor plate king. He's led the second most laps among st active driver's with 291 at "Dega." He also has six wins in restrictor plate tracks since 2014. His teammate Kyle Busch has went into straight domination mode the last three weeks. Which hasn't left much room for anyone more less his own teammates. The Vegas betting odds have Denny second to Keselowski with a eight to one odd, which is tied with Joey Logano.
The next kinda easy pick is the first driver to win three in a row this year. Kevin Harvick hasn't had the best of luck for the last two races. With a 20th and 23rd place finish he's had a tough go, but before that you have to go back to 2013 for a time when Harvick had a finish worse than 15th. The 4 team, has had a pretty spectacular run this year. It wouldn't surprise anyone to see the veteran claim his fourth victory this year.
I was kinda torn on this pick, but after doing a little more home work. I realized that even though Kyle Busch hasn't consistently been in victory lane he has been awfully close. Kyle Busch's last win in Alabama was back in 2008 his first year with JGR. Since that trip he has had, six top ten finishes and has led at least a lap in all, but two of his races since 2008. Kyle Busch would be claiming his fourth straight win if he's able to win again which alone is a serious feet in itself. I think if anyone can do it, its gonna be "Rowdy" but Vegas only has him at a twelve to one chances. Like I said earlier though anyone and everyone who still is on the lead lap has a chance.
Now for my favorite part the sleepers section. This first driver is coming off a second place finish at Richmond. Chase Elliott has had some solid qualifying efforts, but some really bad luck when it comes to the two and half mile track. The second generation driver is coming off his eighth second place finish and has shown speed at Daytona and Talladega before. Why couldn't this hungry young driver come out and finally burn them down in Alabama. Vegas has Chase Elliott at twelve to one odds.
My second sleeper choice just so happens to be my first choices friend and a teammate of one of my "no brainers." Ryan Blaney has raced at the super speedway a total of seven times. In those seven starts Blaney has qualified in the top twenty all seven times. Unfortunately he's only finished in the top twenty, four of the seven times. He led twenty seven laps in October, and looked to have a chance to win. Ryan has had a rough year to this point he led laps at Daytona and Bristol before wrecks took him outta contention for the win. Talladega could very well be the race that, if he keeps his car clean he could pull off his second career victory. Blaney holds the same odds as Chase Elliott at twelve to one but at this track those can be kinda null and void.
This next pick, some may not even classify as a sleeper. Ricky Stenthouse Jr. won this very race, last year after leading fourteen laps. This team has a knack for racing on these tracks and very well could get his second victory in a row. Stenthouse had showed some speed at Daytona and starts seventh later on today. He could pull out another win and get himself into the playoff's.
How can anyone put the defending series champ as a sleeper pick? Well its simple Martin Truex has never won at the super speedway in the cup series. Even though he start's third tomorrow and has won three xfinity races, his cup stats are not that great. In twenty six career starts "the champ" has only two top fives.
Anyways there it is ladies and gentlemen. If you play fantasy and haven't picked your drivers for the week maybe that will help you some. I am honestly not to good at this myself, but as a fan these are my honest choices. So hopefully we can both get lucky and do good.
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