Yahoo Qualifying Points Potential – Kansas
Kevin Harvick – Kevin Harvick has won the last three poles at Kansas. It’s hard not to view him as the favorite on Friday to start first. This season at high-speed intermediate tracks he’s started second 75% percent of the time.
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Joey Logano – Joey Logano is a good bet to start near the front on Saturday night. Currently at Kansas he has three straight top five starts. Last year at Kansas Logano started in 2nd and 4th. This year at 1.5 mile tracks his average starting position is 3.0.
Kurt Busch – Kansas hasn’t been Kurt Busch’s best track but he could prove to be a pole contender. He uses Kevin Harvick’s setups and currently Harvick has three straight Kansas poles. This year at high-speed intermediate tracks Busch has been in two races and has won two poles.
Brad Keselowski – Currently at Kansas Keselowski has three straight top six starts. His last three Kansas starting positions were 6th, 3rd and 4th. Texas is the last 1.5 mile track visited and he started 3rd there.
Jeff Gordon – Jeff Gordon could prove to be a pole threat. Las Vegas is the most similar track to Kansas and at that venue earlier this year he won the pole. He hasn’t proven to be a qualifying ace at Kansas but he did start 5th last fall.
Kasey Kahne – This year at 1.5 mile tracks Kasey Kahne has twice awarded those who picked him with qualifying points. For the season at tracks of this length he has a 5.7 average starting position and has qualified in the top ten every race.
Aric Almirola – Aric Almirola is flying under the radar but he might reward those who select him with qualifying points. In three of the five races on the new Kansas surface he’s started in the top six. Last fall he started in 3rd. This year at 1.5 mile tracks he hasn’t been a strong qualifier .
Danica Patrick – You have to two spots on your Yahoo team to start C list drivers and Danica Patrick is a good option to have. In two of the last three Kansas races she’s started in the top 8. From a low end driver it’s hard to do better than that.