2012 Yahoo Fantasy NASCAR Initial Impressions

January 13th, 2012

Yahoo has officially opened its 2012 fantasy racing leagues, allowing us to see this season’s A, B and C List groupings. I haven’t done any significant analysis yet, but here are my initial impressions:

- There are only nine drivers in the A List as opposed to the usual 10. With Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart here, who cares about the 10th driver?

- The B List is absolutely loaded. It only took 30 seconds of scanning the drivers to know that the winner of your Yahoo league will be the person who earns the most points from the B List.

- The downside of an exceptionally deep B List is a horribly shallow C List. Thirty more seconds of scanning this grouping made me sick to my stomach. Last season, my weekly goal was a Top 20 for my C List driver. This season, Top 25′s will seem like small victories.

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2012 Fantasy NASCAR Driver Rankings

January 10th, 2012

As the sports world argues over Tim Tebow, complains about a National Championship field goal kicking contest and watches Floyd Mayweather do everything he can to convince us he’s not dodging Manny Pacquiao (even though he is) FantasyNASCARPreview.com is officially back at work, getting ready for the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

Our first order of business, nailing down the FNP Fantasy NASCAR Rankings.

These are not geared towards any specific format, just each of our Top 30 rankings heading into the season.

FNP Rank
Driver
CaptVat
PJ
Kwiseman
DR
Avg
1
 Carl Edwards
1
3
1
1
1.5
2
 Jimmie Johnson
2
2
2
2
2.0
3
 Tony Stewart
3
5
4
4
4.0
4
 Kyle Busch
7
1
8
5
5.3
5
 Kevin Harvick
6
8
5
3
5.5
6
 Matt Kenseth
5
10
3
6
6.0
7
 Jeff Gordon
4
4
9
9
6.5
8
 Kasey Kahne
9
6
6
8
7.3
9
 Denny Hamlin
12
9
7
7
8.8
10
 Brad Keselowski
10
7
10
11
9.5
11
 Greg Biffle
13
11
11
10
11.3
12
 Dale Earnhardt
8
14
12
12
11.5
13
 Ryan Newman
11
12
14
13
12.5
14
 A.J. Allmendinger
14
13
15
14
14.0
15
 Paul Menard
17
16
18
19
17.5
16
 Clint Bowyer
20
20
13
18
17.8
17
 Joey Logano
18
19
20
15
18.0
18
 Kurt Busch
21
15
16
20
18.0
19
 Marcos Ambrose
16
22
19
16
18.3
20
 Martin Truex Jr.
23
17
17
17
18.5
21
 Jeff Burton
15
18
21
21
18.8
22
 Juan Pablo Montoya
19
21
25
24
22.3
23
 Jamie McMurray
24
24
23
23
23.5
24
 Aric Almirola
22
25
24
25
24.0
25
 Regan Smith
25
26
26
22
24.8
26
 Mark Martin
30
23
22
27
25.5
27
 Bobby Labonte
26
30
NR
26
28.3
28
 Ricky Stenhouse
NR
27
27
28
28.3
29
 David Reutimann
28
29
29
30
29.0
30
 Trevor Bayne
NR
28
28
29
29.0

 

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2012 Daytona 500 Speedweeks Schedule

January 9th, 2012

TUESDAY, FEB. 14
4-6 p.m. (EASTERN) — ARCA Haulers enter garage

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15

8 a.m. (EASTERN) — ARCA garage opens (inspection only)
7 p.m. — ARCA garage closes

THURSDAY, FEB. 16

9:30 a.m. (EASTERN) — CUP Haulers enter garage
11 a.m. — CUP garage opens
1 – 5 p.m. — ARCA practice
5 p.m. — CUP garage closes
6 p.m. — ARCA garage closes

FRIDAY, FEB. 17

7 a.m. (EASTERN) — ARCA garage opens
9 a.m. — CUP garage opens
2 p.m. — ARCA qualifying
5 – 5:45 p.m. — BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT PRACTICE for CUP cars
6 p.m. — ARCA garage closes
6:30 – 7:30 p.m. — FINAL BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT PRACTICE for CUP cars.

SATURDAY, FEB. 18

8 a.m. (EASTERN) — ARCA garage opens
9 a.m. — CUP garage opens
10 – 10:45 a.m. — Final ARCA practice
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. — CUP PRACTICE (for all cars)
2 – 3:45 p.m. — CUP PRACTICE
4 p.m. — ARCA driver introductions
4:30 p.m. ARCA RACE (80 laps, 200 miles)
6:30 p.m. — BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT DRIVERS MEETING
7:50 p.m. — BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT DRIVER INTROS
8:10 p.m. — BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT (75 laps, 187.5 miles)
11:30 p.m. — CUP garage closes

SUNDAY, FEB. 19

7 a.m. (EASTERN) — CUP garage opens
1:05 p.m. — DAYTONA 500 QUALIFYING
5 p.m. — CUP garage closes

MONDAY, FEB. 20

NO TRACK ACTIVITY

TUESDAY, FEB. 21

4 p.m. (EASTERN) — Nationwide Haulers enter garage

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22

9 a.m. (EASTERN) — Nationwide garage opens
10 a.m. — CUP garage opens
11 a.m. — Truck Haulers enter garage
Noon – 1:30 p.m. — CUP PRACTICE
1 p.m. — Truck Series garage opens
2:30 – 4 p.m. — FINAL CUP PRACTICE BEFORE GATORADE DUELS

THURSDAY, FEB. 23

7 a.m. (EASTERN) — CUP garage opens. Also Nationwide and Truck garages open.
9 – 9:50 a.m. — Nationwide practice
10:15 – 11:50 a.m. — Final Nationwide practice
Noon — CUP DRIVERS MEETING FOR GATORADE DUELS
12:10 – 1 p.m — Truck Series practice
1:40 p.m. — CUP DRIVER INTROS FOR GATORADE DUELS
2 p.m. — FIRST OF TWO GATORADE DUEL QUALIFYING RACES (60 laps, 150 miles)
5 p.m. — Nationwide garage closes
6 p.m. — CUP garage closes
6 – 7:20 p.m. — Final Truck Series practice
9 p.m. — Truck Series garage closes

FRIDAY, FEB. 24

7 a.m. (EASTERN) — CUP and Nationwide garages open
10 a.m. — Truck Series garage opens
11 a.m. — Noon — CUP PRACTICE
12:30 p.m. — 1:30 p.m. — CUP PRACTICE
2:05 p.m. — Nationwide qualifying
4 p.m. — CUP garage closes
4:05 p.m. — Truck Series qualifying
6:30 p.m. — Nationwide garage closes
7 p.m. — Truck Series Driver Introductions
7:30 p.m. — TRUCK SERIES RACE (100 laps, 250 miles)

SATURDAY, FEB. 25

9 a.m. (EASTERN) — Cup and Nationwide garages open
10:30 a.m. — Noon — FINAL CUP PRACTICE FOR THE DAYTONA 500
12:45 p.m. — Nationwide driver intros
1:15 p.m. — NATIONWIDE RACE (120 laps, 300 miles)
5 p.m. — CUP garage closes

SUNDAY, FEB. 26

7 a.m. (EASTERN) — CUP garage opens
11 a.m. — CUP DRIVERS MEETING
12:15 p.m. — CUP DRIVERS INTROS
1 p.m. — DAYTONA 500 (200 laps, 500 miles)

-Courtesy of Dustin Long

-@DR_FNP

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2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule

January 5th, 2012

Date         Site        Network

2/18     Daytona International Speedway (Shootout)     FOX
2/19     Daytona International Speedway (Daytona 500 Qualifying)     FOX
2/23     Daytona International Speedway (Duel)     SPEED
2/26     Daytona 500     FOX
3/4     Phoenix International Raceway     FOX
3/11     Las Vegas Motor Speedway     FOX
3/18     Bristol Motor Speedway     FOX
3/25     Auto Club Speedway     FOX
4/1     Martinsville Speedway     FOX
4/14     Texas Motor Speedway     FOX
4/22     Kansas Speedway     FOX
4/28     Richmond International Raceway     FOX
5/6     Talladega Superspeedway     FOX
5/12     Darlington Raceway     FOX
5/19     NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (Charlotte Motor Speedway)     SPEED
5/27     Charlotte Motor Speedway     FOX
6/3     Dover International Speedway     FOX
6/10     Pocono Raceway     TNT
6/17     Michigan International Speedway     TNT
6/24     Infineon Raceway     TNT
6/30     Kentucky Speedway     TNT
7/7     Daytona International Speedway     TNT
7/15     New Hampshire Motor Speedway     TNT
7/29     Indianapolis Motor Speedway     ESPN
8/5     Pocono Raceway     ESPN
8/12     Watkins Glen International     ESPN
8/19     Michigan International Speedway     ESPN
8/25     Bristol Motor Speedway     ABC
9/2     Atlanta Motor Speedway     ESPN
9/8     Richmond International Raceway     ABC
9/16     Chicagoland Speedway     ESPN
9/23     New Hampshire Motor Speedway     ESPN
9/30     Dover International Speedway     ESPN
10/7     Talladega Superspeedway     ESPN
10/13     Charlotte Motor Speedway     ABC
10/21     Kansas Speedway     ESPN
10/28     Martinsville Speedway     ESPN
11/4     Texas Motor Speedway     ESPN
11/11     Phoenix International Raceway     ESPN
11/18     Homestead-Miami Speedway     ESPN

 

-@DR_FNP

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Ford 400 Practice Breakdown

November 19th, 2011

Well those practice sessions didn’t really go as expected. Let’s just say I have almost a whole new lineup as far as starters go. You can pass at this track, so track position isn’t everything. Homestead is a cookie cutter track, so fuel mileage is always a possibility.

A- 99, 14, 17, 16, 29, 24, 48, 18, 22, 11

Carl Edwards is stupid fast on a short run, but who knows on a long run. I’m thinking he’ll be more than fine, as he absolutely loves this track. Carl is my pick to win on Sunday and starts from the Pole.

Tony Stewart isn’t blistering fast, but I bet when the green flag drops he heads to the front of the pack.  I think Smoke will see plenty of Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth racing him hard on Sunday. They’re both are top 10 cars easily and look to make Tony’s life difficult .

Kevin Harvick looks OK and I would avoid this team with all the turmoil going on. Gil Martin looks to be out as crew chief of the No. 29 car after this race. Not a scenario I want for my A driver if I’m trying to make up points.

Greg Biffle might actually be the second-fastest A driver this week. He’s only ranked this low due to his inconsitentcy. Biffle has a fast enough car to win on Sunday and is a great Hail Mary pick.

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