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Welcome to TimersSports Early Rankings - 1. Martin Truex Jr 2. Kyle Busch 3. Kyle Larson 4. Kevin Harvick 5. Denny Hamlin 6. Matt Kenseth 7. Brad Keselowski 8. Jimmie Johnson 9. Chase Elliott 10. Joey Logano  11. Ryan Blaney 12. Jamie Mac 13. Kurt Busch 14. Ryan Newman 15. Clint Bowyer 16. Erik Jones 17. Daniel Suarez 18. Austin Dillon 19. Kasey Kahne 20. Dale Jr 21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr 22. Trevor Bayne 23. Paul Menard 24. Aric Almirola 25. Danica Patrick 26. Ty Dillon 27. Michael McDowell 28. AJ Dinger 29. Chris Buescher 30. Landon Cassill Twitter - @MattAleza

Welcome to TimersSports Fantasy Nascar Update - 1. Kyle Busch - Kyle Busch is starting on the pole and looked very good on Saturday. He opened final practice with a 20-lap run and eventually topped the charts with the fastest single-lap overall. He was good throughout the session. I wouldn't say that he have a dominant car, but he was definitely among the best sine unloading. Kyle have started on the pole in 2 of the last 3 races here and have pair of 7th and 8th place finishes. Currently, he have 5 straight top 10 finishes at this track. On the season, he have been a top 5 contender at almost every 1.5 mile tracks this season. 2. Martin Truex Jr - Truex Jr has consistency been the driver to beat on the 1.5 mile tracks this season. Including 3 wins this season at Las Vegas, Kentucky and Kansas. He will start from 3rd on Sunday afternoon. There haven't been many races this season, where Truex Jr haven't led any laps. So there is a great chance that Truex will lead at some po

Welcome to TimersSports RaceDay Thoughts - Jeff Nathans (@JeffNathans18): - Gibbs bunch are strong again and should all be considered the favorites -Kyle Larson looked really good in final practice. He was showing a lot of speed on the long runs, especially on his opening 25-lap run. I remember closely tracking that one and being impressed. -A lot of people are expecting Jimmie Johnson to suddenly come to live in the playoffs. Sorry folks, I don't believe in fairytales. - Kevin Harvick has been one of the better cars here this weekend. Be watching him once the green flag drops Matt Aleza (@MattAleza): - Brad Keselowski has looked great this weekend. His car is really strong on the long runs. - Chase Elliott has been at top of the speed charts all weekend long. It will be interesting if he can translate it into the race - Ryan Blaney will be a interesting guy to watch. He is showing good speed this weekend and looks good enough to challenge for a top 10 finish (like usual). Question

Welcome to TimersSports Final Rankings - 1. Kyle Busch 2. Martin Truex Jr 3. Kyle Larson 4. Kevin Harvick 5. Denny Hamlin 6. Matt Kenseth 7. Brad Keselowski 8. Jimmie Johnson 9. Joey Logano 10. Chase Elliott 11. Jamie Mac 12. Ryan Blaney 13. Kurt Busch 14. Ryan Newman 15. Austin Dillon 16. Clint Bowyer 17. Erik Jones 18. Daniel Suarez 19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr 20. Kasey Kahne 21. Dale Jr 22. Trevor Bayne 23. Aric Almirola 24. Ty Dillon 25. Paul Menard 26. Michael McDowell 27. Danica Patrick 28. AJ Dinger 29. Chris Buescher 30. Landon Cassill Twitter - @MattAleza

Welcome to TimersSports Fantasy Nascar Picks - Yahoo - A: Start - Kyle Busch Bench - Martin Truex Jr Reasons - It should not be a suprise that Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr are two of the best cars this weekend. This has been the normal all season long. Kyle Busch has a great car this weekend and can lead a lot of laps from the pole. If you have him, you are starting him! B: Start - Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman Jamie Mac, Chase Elliott Reasons -I made two changes late Thursday night and that was adding Newman and Kurt Busch over Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaney. Looking back on it, I probably should had kept Blaney. Oh well though. I like the 31 and 41 at lot this weekend. They are both have a lot of momentum and both can challenge for top 15 finishes with ease. I think both will have something for a top 10 finish, however I don't think it is a given. Elliott and Larson are obviously the best choices in this grouping tier though. Jamie isn't a terrible choice, but he haven't really

Welcome to Timerssports Early Rankings - 1. Martin Truex Jr 2. Kyle Busch 3. Kyle Larson 4. Kevin Harvick 5. Brad Keselowski 6. Denny Hamlin 7. Kurt Busch 8. Matt Kenseth 9. Joey Lognao 10. Jimmie Johnson 11. Chase Elliott 12. Jamie Mac 13. Ryan Blaney 14. Ryan Newman 15. Erik Jones 16. Clint Bowyer 17. Austin Dillon 18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr 19. Daniel Suarez 20. Kasey Kahne 21. Dale Jr 22. Trevor Bayne 23. Paul Menard 24. Aric Almirola 25. Ty Dillon 26. Michael McDowell 27. Danica Patrick 28. Chris Buescher 29. AJ Dinger 30. David Ragan Twitter - @MattAleza  

Welcome to TimersSports Sleepers - Ricky Stenhouse Jr - I was a little off on Stenhouse jr last week, as he hit the wall pretty hard and that screwed up his entire race. I don't think his car was ever the same again. I like him again this weekend though. He is very underrated at Richmond. In his past four races here: 4th, 18th, 26th and 16th. Those are pretty good numbers overall and that 26th place finish is pretty explainable. He spun and was never able to recover. He was running top 20, beforehand though. Still 3 top 18 finishes in his past four races here is pretty damn good! I know most people will overlook him, but like always I like him. He is starting from 8th and he is easily capable of finishing inside the top 15. Aric Almirola - Aric is one of the better value plays this week and he is usually at his best on this type of track. At Richmond, he haven't started better than 23rd in the last 6 races (tonight's race will make 7) and he have finished 21st or better eve

Welcome to TimersSports RaceDay Thoughts - Jeff Nathans (@JeffNathans18): - Joe Gibbs Racing look strong once again - Kurt Busch will be a factor tonight, the best he has looked in awhile - Starting in the top 5 has been key over the past few years for finding victory lane -Kyle Larson has no finishes better than 9th (outside of his win) in the past month Matt Aleza (@MattAleza): - Ryan Newman will be good tonight and challenge for a top 10 finish. He thinks he have a good long run car - Erik Jones is the guy that I am watching .He could find victory lane tonight. He has been so close the past three races. 3rd at Michigan, 2nd at Bristol and another top 10 at Darlington. - Joey Logano will not win tonight, but I think he comes a lot closer than most think he will. Solid dark horse pick -Don't forget about Martin Truex Jr tonight. He's good enough to win. He had a great car here in last fall's race. Dark Horse - Jeff's Pick - Erik Jones Matt's Pick - Joey Logano Yaho

Welcome to TimersSports Fantasy Nascar Update - 1. Matt Kenseth - I sat here late last night (and early this morning) and tried to find a legit reason to not rank Matt Kenseth number 1. And well, I didn't come to any. He is starting on the pole and had a great car all day on Friday. That usually does not automatically translate, but he was great here in 2016 in the fall race. I think he could had  a shot at winning, if he didn't have issues. Also, Kenseth has a history of leading a lot of laps from the front row. The last two times he has started on the front row, he have led 164 laps and 352 laps. He led 164 laps from the pole earlier this season in the spring race. And he led 352 laps in 2015 in the fall race. He kicked the shit out of the field that day. Don't be shocked, if that happened again. 2. Kyle Busch - Kyle is starting further back in the field than we are use to, but he is great here at Richmond. He loves this track and I think he can go to victory lane tonight

Welcome to TimersSports Fantasy Nascar Picks - Yahoo - A: Start - Matt Kenseth Bench - Kyle Busch Reasons -It is hard to go against the pole sitter here this weekend. He has a great car and should lead a lot of laps. Also, he had a great car here last fall. I think he would had won, if he didn't exit the race early. I thought he was a little better than Hamlin overall in that race. Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin are solid plays, if you don't have him (Kenseth) as a choice. B: Start - Jamie Mac and Kurt Busch Bench - Kyle Larson and Ryan Newman Reasons - This week there are a lot of good options to consider, where you don't have to go with guys like Larson and Elliott. Personally, I am going with Jamie Mac and Busch. I really like both drivers for Saturday's night race. Jamie has a great record of late and always run well on these shorter-flat tracks. And Kurt Busch has back-to-back top 5 finishes, so he is entering the race with a lot of momentum. C: Start - Ty Dillon Benc

Welcome to TimersSports Fantasy Nascar Final Rankings - 1. Matt Kenseth 2. Kyle Busch 3. Martin Truex Jr 4. Denny Hamli 5. Kyle Larson 6. Kevin Harvick 7. Kurt Busch 8. Joey Logano 9. Brad Keselowski 10. Jamie Mac 11. Jimmie Johnson 12. Chase Elliott 13. Erik Jones 14. Ryan Blaney 15. Ryan Newman 16. Clint Bowyer 17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr 18. Kasey Kahne 19. Dale Jr 20. Austin Dillon 21. Daniel Suarez 22. Trevor Bayne 23. Paul Menard 24. Aric Almirola 25. Ty Dillon 26. AJ Dinger 27. Michael McDowell 28. Danica Patrick 29. Chris Buescher 30. David Ragan Twitter -  @MattAleza

Welcome to TimersSports Early Rankings - 1. Kyle Busch 2. Martin Truex Jr 3. Denny Hamlin 4. Matt Kenseth 5. Kyle Larson 6. Kevin Harvick 7. Kurt Busch 8. Brad Keselowski 9. Joey Logano 10. Jimmie Johnson 11. Chase Elliott 12. Jamie Mac 13. Ryan Newman 14. Erik Jones 15. Clint Bowyer 16. Ryan Blaney 17. Kasey Kahne 18. Dale Jr 19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr 20. Daniel Suarez 21. Austin Dillon 22. Paul Menard 23. Trevor Bayne 24. Aric Almirola 25. Ty Dillon 26. Michael McDowell 27. AJ Dinger 28. Danica Patrick 29. Chris Buescher 30. David Ragan   Twitter - @MattAleza

Welcome to TimersSports Sleepers - Ricky Stenhouse Jr - Ricky is one of the better sleepers in the field for Sunday's night race. And remember, when I say ''sleeper'', I am not talking about winning potential or top 10. I am referring to ''fantasy value''. Stenhouse on a weekly basis is one of the better sleepers. Week in and week out, he is a top 15 finisher, if not better. Most people view him as a boarder-line top 20 guy. In reality, he have had very few finishes worse than 16th during this summer stench. He is having a career year and very well could be a guy who steal a finish near the top 10 on Sunday night. Danica Patrick - Usually I don't give much love to Danica Patrick, but I will look the other way for this week. She is starting 33rd, okay. She has a good enough car to finish in the top 25 or top 30. The common theme during the summer months has been, she finish better than she starts. If she can finish about 25th or better, then she b

Welcome to TimersSports RaceDay Thoughts - Jeff Nathans (@JeffNathans18): -Kevin Harvick will be tough from the pole. He has led the most laps in 2 of the last 3 races here. Hard to bet against him starting from P1. - I like the Gibbs cars once again. They are all pretty good. Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin are among the the best in the field. -I am not high on the HMS cars and I haven't been most of the summer -Erik Jones may surprise everyone and steal a win at one of the toughest tracks to master. He has been running unbelievably good lately. His confidence at an all-time high at the right time! Matt Aleza (@MattAleza): -Kyle Larson has never finished outside of the top 10 at this track and I think we will have to wait another year for him to finish outside of the top 10. As I am very high on the 42 car for tonight's race. He's good enough to contend for the win, imo -Kurt Busch is a solid dark horse option to consider. He's top 10 good with possible upside -The three d

Welcome to TimersSports Fantasy Nascar Picks - Yahoo - A: Start - Martin Truex Jr Bench - Kyle Busch Reasons -I made a mistake not going with Harvick, but I used up most of my Harvick starts this season. So I guess, I will have to use the 2nd and 3rd best options. Truex Jr and Kyle Busch are both very capable of winning on Sunday night. I am going with Truex Jr because he has a habit of leading a lot of laps from the front row. Hard to go wrong with either option though. B: Start - Ryan Newman, Jamie Mac Bench - Clint Bowyer, Kyle Larson Reasons - Thinking back on it, I should had proabbly made changes to my roster after practice was over on Friday. But I didn't ever get around to it. So Newman and Jamie Mac will have to do. Both are solid options to go with regardless. It is hard seeing these guys not contending for at least top 15 finishes. Obviously both drivers have upside to finish in the top 10. I like Larson, Kurt Busch and Blaney as the other top choices. C: Start - Erik Jo

Welcome to TimersSports Final Rankings - 1. Kevin Harvick 2. Martin Truex Jr 3. Kyle Busch 4. Denny Hamlin 5. Brad Keselowski 6. Kyle Larson 7. Matt Kenseth 8. Kurt Busch 9. Jamie Mac 10. Joey Logano 11. Jimmie Johnson 12. Erik Jones 13. Ryan Blaney 14. Ryan Newman 15. Chase Elliott 16. Clint Bowyer 17. Kasey Kahne 18. Dale Jr 19. Austin Dillon 20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr 21. Daniel Suarez 22. Paul Menard 23. Trevor Bayne 24. Aric Almirola 25. Ty Dillon 26. Danica Patrick 27. AJ Dinger 28. Michael McDowell 29. Chris Buescher 30. David Ragan Twitter - @MattAleza

Welcome to TimersSports Fantasy Nascar Update - 1. Kevin Harvick - It is very hard to  overlook Kevin's numbers over the past couple seasons here at Darlington. He has been very impressive, while leading over 200 laps in 2 of his last three starts here. He will start from the pole once again and has clearly inserted himself as the odds-on favorite to win on Sunday night. In practice, I thought he was in the top 3 or 4. But I don't think there was a obvious favorite, but he put himself over the top in qualifying though. Just because he was good on Friday and Saturday, does not mean he will be as good on Sunday. HOWEVER, it is hard to go against him though. Everything points to Kevin Harvick leading laps at a track that he has been strong on lately. 2. Kyle Busch - Kyle Busch is running in a league of his own over the past month or so and he will start 4th on Sunday night. I don't think he has a car that will lead the most laps, because I think all of the contenders are prett