Richmond Fantasy NASCAR Top Tier Elite Picks

Kyle Busch – Kyle Busch will be a favorite to win at Richmond. It’s a great track for him and ranks as one of his best. In his career at Richmond he has 4 wins, has finished in the top five 68% percent of the time and in the top ten 73% percent of the time. His overall Richmond average finish is 6.9. In 3 of the last 4 Richmond races he’s finished in the top 3. Currently he has back to back runner-up results. This spring he had a great car and if Carl Edwards didn’t nudge him on the last lap he would’ve won. In addition to his second place result he earned the 2nd best driver rating, had a 3rd place average running position and led 78 laps. Last fall he had a great car and ran well throughout the race. When the checkered flag waved he finished 2nd, earned the 2nd best driver rating, had a 4th place average running position and led 9 laps. In that race he was strong over long runs and short runs. In spring 2015 he missed the race due to injury. In fall 2014 his team was in “R&D mode” and that led to him finishing 14th. In spring 2014 he finished 3rd. This year at shorter flat tracks Kyle Busch has scored the 2nd most points and has a 4.7 average finish. (Yahoo A Driver)

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Kevin Harvick – Kevin Harvick will be one of the drivers to beat at Richmond. This year at shorter flat tracks nobody has been better than him. He’s scored the most points, is the only driver who’s finished in the top five every race and has a 3.3 average finish. In his career at Richmond he’s been very strong. He’s won three times and has finished in the top ten 61% percent of the time. Recently he’s been very successful and in 3 of the last 4 races he’s finished in the top five. This spring he ran very well. He started on the pole, finished 5th, earned the 3rd best driver rating, had a 3rd place average running position and led 63 laps. From a strength perspective I thought he likely had the 4th best car. Last August his team was in “R&D mode” and that didn’t work out which resulted in a 14th place finish. Additionally in that race he had an 11th place average running position and earned the 11th best driver rating. In spring 2015 he had one of the best cars but didn’t have anything for Kurt Busch who dominated the race. In that event Harvick finished 2nd, earned the 2nd best driver rating and had a 4th place average running position. In fall 2014 he’s the only driver not named Keselowski who led any laps. When the checkered flag waved he finished 5th, had a 3rd place average running position, earned the 3rd best driver rating and led 17 laps. (Yahoo A Driver)

Brad Keselowski – Brad Keselowski will be a tough competitor at Richmond. He’s an elite performer who has recently ranked as one of the best. Over the last six Richmond races he has the best driver rating, best average running position (5.0), led the most laps (654) and a misleading 9.7 average finish. This spring at Richmond he had an OK car but it seemed like Penske Racing was a little off as an organization. When the race reached its conclusion he earned the 9th best driver rating, had a 10th place average running position and finished 11th. Last fall he ran well and was slightly better than his 8th place finish. Around lap 290 under caution while he was running around 6th he was caught speeding on pit road. In addition to finishing 8th he also earned the 5th best driver rating and had a 7th place average running position. In spring 2015 he had a great car but had a misleading 17th place result. On lap 257 while he was running in 3rd he reported that he lost a cylinder. If he didn’t have that problem there’s no question he was top five good. In fall 2014 he dominated the race. He started first, finished first, had a first place average running position and led 383 laps. Nobody had anything for Keselowski and could keep up with him for the duration of a run. In spring 2014 if Kenseth didn’t hold him up at the end he likely would’ve also won. In that race he earned the 2nd best driver rating, had a 3rd place average running position, finished 4th and led 114 laps. (Yahoo A Driver)

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