Atlanta Oral B USA 500 Fantasy NASCAR Top Tier Elite Picks

Joey Logano – Joey Logano is a good fantasy NASCAR pick to win the Atlanta Oral B USA 500. This season on 1.5 mile tracks he’s arguably been the strongest performer. In the five races on tracks of this length he’s scored the 2nd most points, has the second best average finish (6.0), second best driver rating, and has led the second most laps. Texas is the most similar track visited this season and at that venue he raced his way to victory lane. In that particular event he also earned the best driver rating, had a 5th place average running position and led 108 laps. One notable strength about his car in that race was that it was good over long runs. Last season at Atlanta Joey Logano was one of the drivers to beat. In the race he earned the best driver rating, led the second most laps and finished 2nd. Also in the race he started in 11th and had a 7th place average running position. Outside of last year Atlanta hasn’t been a good track for him. If it wasn’t for his strong performance in 2013 the case could be made that Atlanta is his worst track. Prior to that event his best Atlanta finish was 18th and his average finish was 26th. (Yahoo B Driver)

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Brad Keselowski – Brad Keselowski is a good fantasy NASCAR pick to win at Atlanta. This season on 1.5 mile tracks he’s arguably been the strongest performer. On tracks of this length in 2014 he has 2 wins, the best driver rating, best average running position, led the most laps, ran the highest total number of fastest laps and has scored the 3rd most points. He would likely have scored the most points except at Texas which I view as the most similar track he got a late speeding penalty while running in 2nd. Also in that race at Texas he started in 2nd, earned the 2nd best driver rating, had a 3rd place average running position and led 85 laps. At the last 1.5 mile track visited he put on a display of dominance (Kentucky) and won from the pole with a perfect driver rating. One notable strength of his on tracks of this length is his qualifying prowess. This season on 1.5 mile tracks he has a 2nd place average starting position and has won two poles. Last year at Atlanta Keselowski was a serious contender for the win. He started in 23rd and drove into the top ten in just the first 30 laps. For much of the race he ran inside the top five. Also in the race he led 29 laps but while he was leading around lap 240 his engine blew up. If he didn’t have that late engine failure there’s no doubt he would’ve been a contender for the win. Keselowski also had a good performance at Atlanta in 2012. As other teams fell off or made mistakes he continually moved forward from his 21st place starting position. In that event he finished 3rd, earned the 6th best driver rating and had a 7th place average running position. He’s also had other good performances here in the past. In 2011 he finished 6th and had the 6th best driver rating. In his first race here in 2010 he was going to have a solid top 10 finish but Carl Edwards sent him flying towards the grand stands near the end of the event. (Yahoo B Driver)

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Jeff Gordon – Jeff Gordon will be tough to beat at Atlanta in the Oral B USA 500. This season on 1.5 mile tracks he’s been one of the strongest competitors. In the five races on tracks of this length he has 1 win, scored the most points and has a 5.0 average finish. In the combined races at these tracks he has a 7.2 average running position and the third best driver rating. He’s also been a safe pick at 1.5 mile tracks because he’s one of just two drivers who have finished in the top ten every race. Texas is the most similar track visited and at that venue he finished 2nd and led 40 laps. At Atlanta Jeff Gordon has been very good throughout his career. In 40 races he has 5 wins, 16 top fives and 26 top tens. In 73% percent of his starts he’s come home with a finish in the top fifteen. In the last fourteen Atlanta races he has the best driver rating, best average finish (6.8), best average running position (7.6) and has run the highest percentage of laps inside the top fifteen. Last season at Atlanta Jeff Gordon had a very solid performance. He started 5th, had a 5th place average running position and finished 6th. Also in the race he led 17 laps and earned the 3rd best driver rating. In 2012 the #24 car was very strong. He started in 5th, led 6 laps, earned the 4th best driver rating and finished 2nd. If he would’ve gotten aggressive on the last lap he could’ve potentially won. From his 5th place starting position it only took him 10 laps to take the lead passing Tony Stewart. Long runs are important here and in that race his car was strong for about 80% percent of a run until he dropped off. In 2011 at Atlanta during the day time heat Jeff Gordon put on a show. It came down to him versus Jimmie Johnson and they were both sliding all over the place. He of course held on for the win. In that event he was very impressive and led 146 laps, earned the best driver rating and had a 4th place average running position. (Yahoo A Driver)

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