Yahoo C List Fantasy NASCAR Preview – Kansas Hollywood Casino 400
Ryan Blaney – Ryan Blaney will be returning to action at Kansas in the #21. I like his fantasy value coming off his 14th place finish at Charlotte. Also at Charlotte it should be noted he earned the 12th best driver rating and had a 13th place average running position. In his other races at high-speed intermediate tracks this year he’s either burned fantasy racers or looked like a 20th place performer. At Kansas Blaney has one start under his belt and it came in spring 2014. In that race he drove a 3rd Penske car and finished 27th.
David Ragan – Kansas has not been friendly to David Ragan. In the last five races his best result is 27th and his average finish is 32.8. His average running position over this stretch also happens to be 32.8. This spring he made his MWR #55 debut at Kansas. The race didn’t go smoothly for him and on lap 120 he spun into the grass and got stuck. That dropped him multiple laps down. Based on how he performed before he spun he was a high-twenties to low-thirties performer. When the race reached its conclusion he finished 33rd, had a 33rd place average running position and earned the 33rd best driver rating. When he drove for Front Row Motorsports his results were really bad. When he drove the Roush #6 in the first Kansas race on the new surface he finished 20th.
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Danica Patrick – Danica Patrick had a great race at Kansas in spring 2014 but I think it’s safe to assume that it was a one-off performance because she hasn’t been able to replicate that success here, or anywhere. This spring she didn’t run well. She started 27th, finished 27th and earned the 27th best driver rating. Outside of pit cycles about the highest she ran was 24th. In spring 2014 at Kansas Danica Patrick arguably had her best performance of the season. She started in 9th, had a 10th place average running position, finished 7th and earned the 7th best driver rating. Her car was fast and her finish was the real deal. In fall 2014 she wasn’t as strong but did finish 16th. In her Kansas races prior to 2014 she was pretty bad here. In her three races before 2014 she had a 33.3 average finish, 33.0 average running position and the 34th best driver rating over that stretch.
Justin Allgaier – Kansas hasn’t been a good track for Justin Allgaier. He has four races under his belt and his average result is 36.5. This spring he walked away with his best result. That said it’s hard to get excited about a driver who finishes two laps down in 30th. In his other three Kansas races he wrecked and had results of 36th, 39th and 41st. This year at 1.5 mile tracks a typical good day for him is a result in the twenties.
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