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A quick look at three drivers to watch for your Fantasy Live consideration following Sunday’s qualifying results for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton’s 400 (3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Chase Elliott ($26.75): Elliott will line up 13th and has two top-eight finishes in three starts at the “Tricky Triangle.” Interesting factoid: Elliott started 13th in the June 2016 race here and led 51 laps. The driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet finished fifth in final practice on Saturday as well.
Ryan Blaney ($18.00): The most recent Pocono winner is an economical price point. He qualified fifth for today’s race. In the Pocono race Blaney won last month he qualified fourth. The driver of the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford has never finished lower than 11th in three starts at the 2.5-mile track and finished in the top eight in both practices.
AJ Allmendinger ($12.25): Allmendinger will start 28th and has three top-16 finishes in his last four Pocono starts with a +7.3 average place differential in that stretch. The hidden value here is locking in ‘Dinger at this price point ahead of next weekend’s race at Watkins Glen, where he won in 2014 and holds an average finish of 9.4 at the road course (best among all active drivers).
Editor’s note: Fantasy Fastlane will look at each race from a fantasy perspective, examining the outlook for the top drivers as well as three sleepers and three value plays based on NASCAR Fantasy Live prices. NASCAR.com fantasy expert RJ Kraft breaks down the drivers you want in your lineup for this week.
