Indianapolis Fantasy NASCAR Mid Pack Predictions

Matt Kenseth – Indy has been a great track for Matt Kenseth and “Performance Wise” I think he’s the best driver who’s never won. Over his 18 starts he’s finished in the top five 50% percent of the time and in the top ten 67% percent of the time. Currently, he’s tied with Joey Logano for a series best 5 straight top tens at Indy. On Sunday, I think it’s safe to say that streak will end. The #6 car isn’t competitive and probably a mid to high-teens result should be expected. Pocono is the most similar track visited and at that venue he finished 13th and 18th this year.

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Chris Buescher – Chris Buescher has two starts at Indy on his resume and he has an 11.5 average finish. That should tell you just how wild the last two races here have been. Last year he escaped with a 9th place finish. That’s a good result, but lets not overlook his 22nd place average running position. If the attrition rate wasn’t catastrophic I think he would’ve finished in the twenties. In 2016, Buescher finished 14th but it’s important to note he wasn’t as good as his result. His average running position was 24th and if there wasn’t mass carnage over the last 10 laps he was on pace to finish in the low-twenties. With 12 laps to go he was running in 22nd. On Sunday I would look for him to finish around 20th.

Kasey Kahne – NOT RACING Indy has been a good track for Kasey Kahne. He won last year and he’s been in serious contention to win a handful of races here. Last year at Indy, Kasey Kahne survived the carnage and raced his way to victory lane after making a late pass for the lead during a restart. By no means did he have the best car. In the race he earned the 8th best driver rating, had a 13th place average running position and led 12 laps. In 2016, Kahne was a high-teens driver. He finished 18th and had an 18th place average running position. In 2015 he was pretty bad. He had an 18th place average running position and finished 24th. In the two Indy races prior to that when his team was more competitive he had results of 3rd and 6th. On Sunday I’m going to lean towards him being a high-teens driver.

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