2 weeks agoLook for Ryan Blaney to contend for the win at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday afternoon. The Team Penske driver had one of the best long-run cars in practice this weekend, as the No. 12 Ford ranked second behind Kyle Larson in 30-lap average. Additionally, Blaney had a strong effort in qualifying, laying down a lap of 32.141 seconds, which will allow him to start from the third row when the Straight Talk Wireless 400 goes green. Homestead has been a very strong race track for Blaney over the years, particularly in the Next Gen era. Over the last two races here, he has finished runner-up each time and led a combined 100 laps between the two events. At $10,000 on DraftKings, Blaney is still a viable DFS option this weekend due to his dominator potential and race-winning upside.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: ifantasyrace
3 weeks agoRyan Blaney's performance on Sunday was defined by struggle and disappointment. Starting from the rear of the field due to having to his team having to repair his car due to a practice crash, Blaney began the first stage, making moves through the field. Blaney intended to split the first stage into two green flag runs but had issues during his pit stop, causing him to go two laps down. It wouldn't be until lap 109 in the middle of the second stage when Blaney returned to the lead lap, and he made the most of it as he got to sixth by the end of the stage. In the final stage, Blaney ran around the top five before getting caught in contact with Noah Gragson and Bubba Wallace, causing his car to spin and get massive damage. The No. 12 Ford driver would be unable to continue the race, being scored 35th for the day.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: NASCAR.com
3 weeks agoOnce again, Ryan Blaney is the chalk DFS pick at Las Vegas. After blowing a right rear tire during practice on Saturday afternoon, Blaney backed his No. 12 Ford into the fence, damaging the back end and forcing his Team Penske crew to repair the car. Luckily, the team didn't have to pull out the backup car, and Blaney will be able to start the race in the vehicle he planned to this weekend. Blaney ended up 28th-fastest in practice but seemed to have a better car than that, especially on the long run, as his 15-lap average during practice was ninth-quickest on the board. Here in Sin City, Blaney has finished seventh or better in 10 of his 17 career Cup Series starts. In DFS contest this weekend, you have to play him at $9,300--especially in cash games--simply for the massive Place Differential upside.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: NASCAR X Account
4 weeks agoIf we were to tell you that there was a driver who hasn't finished worse than fifth in the last seven races at Phoenix Raceway, a normal reaction would be, "well he has definitely won at least one or two of those, right?" Unfortunately for Ryan Blaney, that answer is no. Some how, some way, he is still searching for his first victory at Phoenix Raceway despite entering this weekend's Shriners Children's 500 with a seven-race streak of top-five finishes at the track -- including four runner-up results over the last five. Now the question is, will Blaney finally break through and get a win this weekend? It certainly wouldn't be surprising. The No. 12 Ford was one of the strongest on the long runs during practice on Saturday, as Blaney looked solid when it came to tire fall-off and ranked inside the top five when it came to 15-, 20-, 25-, and 30-lap average. With his track history and strong practice times, Blaney is an excellent fantasy choice all around, especially in DraftKings since he qualified 12th and has some place-differential upside to go along with it. Even at $10,800, Blaney is a very good DFS option this weekend.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: ifantasyrace
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