Fantasy Picks 2019 ~ Bristol 2
Recap
and Results
Consumers Energy 400
Michigan
Michigan
once again turned into a fuel mileage race and that means results may
vary. PattyKay Lilley and Kelly Meiste
showed why they sit atop the points standings as they played the fuel duel to perfection
with their Kevin Harvick winning pick.
The 40 points earned separates them from the pack just a little more as
they pull away and put a little more distance between themselves and the rest
of the field.
Vicq
Ruiz was this week’s big mover as he used his Kyle Busch pick to jump past
Berra Nordin and Hal Ashburn to climb from sixth to third. The remainder of the
field stayed the same, but gaps tightened up which means the uncertainty of
Bristol could set up some interesting action in our points standings.
For
the full summary of race results and points standings check out the following:
This
Week’s Picks
Bass Pro Shops / NRA Night Race
Bristol
The
regular season is winding down which means it must be time for our Traveling
Gladiators to wage another 500-lap battle at the half-mile known as the Last
Great Coliseum in Bristol. The spring
battle saw Kyle Busch drive away the victor while brother Kurt won here under
the lights last year. The Brothers Busch
account for a staggering 14 wins here, with Little Brother holding an 8-6
lead. The Brothers hold a 14-9 edge over
the non-Busch active winners.
Last
week’s race winner, Kevin Harvick has two wins here as do Brad Keselowski and
Joey Logano. Denny Hamlin nabbed one win
here. This may be Jimmie Johnson’s best
shot to return to Victory Lane as he has two wins here as well. Clint Bowyer, Ryan Newman and Kyle Larson
are poised to enter the Winner’s Circle here.
Bristol
is a tough win as shown by the fact there are only six active winners in the
field. Will the Checkered Flag go to one
of that half-dozen or will we see a new winner?
Let’s
see what our Fantasy Racers think about Bristol, Baby!
PattyKay
Lilley
Well,
Michigan went well, and except for some old records from JJ, who isn't the JJ
of old, Kevin is best at this track as well, so no reason to change. Always a
crapshoot here though, as anyone can be hurt by the mistakes of others. #4 is
not only Freaky Fast, but the best driver left out there right now. I'll ride
with him!
Frank
Buhrman
Gonna
stick my neck out a bit this week - you can do that when you're buried in the
standings. The Busch family seems to own this place, but Logano seems to be
lurking around at the end of each race, and I'm going to say this is his year
to be in the right place at the right time. Sorry about jinxing you, Joey.
Vivian
Simons
I
am going with #19, Martin Truex Jr to win at Bristol. Was thinking KyBu but
decided he is on off cycle runs at this time and won't be back on track for
winning until a few more races have passed. However, Toyota seems to be putting
on good shows with their speed, even when they don't win. They definitely have
something going - just as Robin Miller predicted after they came into NASCAR.
Berra
Nordin
Bristol
night race and a long night in front of us.
Lots of coffee is needed. The
racing on the shorter tracks hasn't been that great this year! But let’s see
what NASCAR will throw at us this time in form of traction glue, inspection
fails and so on! I don't have any clue
on who's going to win but best guess is one of the Busch Bros or maybe Harvick
back to back. I really would like someone
from the middle pack to step up and throw a curve ball at them but the only one
I can think of is Chris Buescher. Let’s hope he has a good race and that #1
Kurt Busch is the winner!!
Vicq
Ruiz
The
elder Busch boy
Snags a flag Saturday night -
Win Two for Car One!..
Kelly
Meiste
Looks
like I'm running out of time to catch and pass PK so it’s time to stop playing
follow the leader. I'm guessing she'll be playing it safe again this week
by going with that M&M's guy, so I'll need to look elsewhere. So, put
me down for the "Big 3 and me" guy, the 2018 NASCAR champion Joey
Logano.
Hal
Ashburn
This
jinx has to end. KB for the win. The
elder KB. #1
for the win.
Will
Dossett
Since
he usually does well at Bristol, I'll stay with Young Money! Kyle Larson,
#42.
J.
L. Steele
Too
much excitement resulted in a MIA pick this week. Landon Cassill is it.
David
Nance
Ryan
Blaney has had his heart broken here several times. I’ll give him a chance to break mine this
week.
So,
there you have it! Agree? Disagree?
Pick your winner and post it in the comments below.
Good luck and hoping for a safe, good race!