Yahoo C List Fantasy NASCAR Preview – Charlotte Coca Cola 600
Chase Elliott – Chase Elliott should be on your fantasy radar at Charlotte. This year at intermediate tracks he’s been one of the best. In the Coca Cola 600 he might just be able to sneak in his first win. Lots of drivers have won their first race in this very event. A few notables are Gordon, Kenseth, Mears and Reutimann. He certainly has the equipment to reach victory lane. This year at intermediate tracks minus Las Vegas where he ran well but crashed Elliott has a 7.0 average finish, an 11.3 average running position and has finished in the top ten every race. Last year in the Coca Cola 600 he made a pre-rookie season start and finished 18th. I wouldn’t read into that result too much. In his last three starts here in the Xfinity Series he’s finished 8th, 8th and 9th. One attribute you have to like about Elliott is his momentum. Over the last six races he’s scored the most points and has a 6.3 average finish.
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Ryan Blaney – Ryan Blaney has raced well at many of the intermediate tracks this year but finishing well hasn’t been strong point because he’s had quite a bit of problems. At Charlotte Blaney has two races under his belt and his results are at both ends of the spectrum. Last fall he had a strong showing in the #21. In that race he finished 14th, had a 13th place average running position and earned the 12th best driver rating. In 89.8% percent of the laps he ran in the top fifteen. In spring 2015 he had low teens potential but on lap 282 his engine blew up. This year at intermediate tracks Blaney has had some strong performances. In two of the four races he finished in the top ten. One attribute you have to like about Blaney is his momentum. He’s heading into the race with 3 straight top tens.
Landon Cassill – A mid-twenties finish is likely the best case scenario if you pick Landon Cassill at Charlotte. In two of the four races at tracks of this length in 2016 he’s finished in the twenties. In the other two he’s finished in the thirties. In two of the last three Charlotte races Cassill has finished 23rd.
Brian Scott – Brian Scott has proven himself to be a dud at intermediate tracks this year. He hasn’t run well or been competitive. Atlanta and Texas are the most similar tracks visited and at those venues he’s finished 27th and 31st. At Charlotte Scott has two races under his belt. His most recent was in spring 2014, in that race he finished 5 laps down in 32nd. His other start was in fall 2013 and in that race he finished 27th.
Regan Smith – At Charlotte Regan Smith will likely be a high-twenties to low-thirties performer. That’s based purely on how his team stacks up on the track this year. Atlanta and Texas are the two most similar tracks visited and at those venues he’s finished 31st and 34th this year. It’s been a while since Smith last race at Charlotte. His most recent race was in 2013 and that afternoon he finished 17th. In his next most recent Charlotte race where he didn’t have an engine failure he also finished 17th. His overall average finish is 19.9.
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