I am going to make this short and sweet this week because of the qualifying format for the Daytona 500. Next week when NASCAR returns to the regular qualifying format I will have a full article ready to go early in the week.
HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS vs JOE GIBBS RACING
It looks to me like this is going to be a race between the Hendrick Motorsports drivers and the Joe Gibbs Racing drivers. I think Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Matt Kenseth will be the two drivers fighting for the win this Sunday. As we all know, anyone can win a race at Daytona, so nothing is written in stone.
One piece of advice before I give my picks for this week’s race. Don’t waste drivers you will need later in the season in the Yahoo league.
You only get to start a driver nine times during the season and when you get towards October and November you will be happy to have good drivers left to start. The A group you can use anyone you want to, but the B and C groups are a different story. These picks could possibly change depending on what happens in the practices that are left to run.
With that said, here are my picks for the Daytona 500.
YAHOO! FANTASY NASCAR PICKS FOR DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Yahoo Driver Group A
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Matt Kenseth
Yahoo Driver Group B
- Aric Almirola
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Carl Edwards
Yahoo Driver Group C
- Michael Waltrip
- David Gilliland
MY TOP-5 OVERALL AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Matt Kenseth
- Jeff Gordon
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Carl Edwards
Dark Horse: David Gilliland
Stay Away From: Kurt Busch