Fantasy NASCAR Asterisk Mark Report – Pocono

Every week in NASCAR there’s drivers who have problems in the race and walk away with an asterisk mark result. Understanding misleading finishes and knowing how good drivers truly were can help give you the edge on your competition. Many fantasy racers just look at results and assume that’s how good drivers were. This post explains who had a misleading result last August at Pocono, and how good they truly were.

Joey Logano – Nobody had a better car than Joey Logano last August. He had the field covered and was an easy #1 in our exclusive PROS Rankings. In the race Logano earned the best driver rating and led 97 of the 160 laps. If fuel mileage didn’t enter the equation at the end he would’ve won. With three laps to go while he was leading he ran out of fuel and as a result he finished a very misleading 20th.

Kevin Harvick – There’s no doubt in my mind Kevin Harvick had a great car last August. Unfortunately his race wasn’t incident free. While he was racing side by side for the lead on lap 20 his engine blew up. In the two Pocono races prior to that he finished runner-up.

Kyle Busch – Strength wise last August at Pocono Kyle Busch had the second best car. Unfortunately his race wasn’t incident free and as a result he finished 21st. At the end of the race Kyle Busch was running in 2nd trying to chase down Logano. When Logano ran out of gas he inherited the lead. On the last lap while leading Kyle Busch ran out of gas.