The Low Tier – Kansas
Michael McDowell – I don’t have high hopes for Michael McDowell at Kansas. This year on the track he’s been so uncompetitive on a weekly basis. He finished 15th at Texas which is the most recent 1.5 mile track visited, but at the other two he had results of 30th and 37th. At Kansas over the last five races, McDowell has a 20.0 average finish and a 23.8 average running position. Last fall at Kansas, McDowell didn’t run well. He finished 27th and had a 24th place average running position. Last spring he finished 20th, in 2017 he had results of 13th and 18th.
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Matt Tifft – At Kansas, I would look for Matt Tifft to be a mid to high-twenties driver. This year at 1.5 mile tracks visited he has results of 24th (Texas), 28th (Atlanta) and 34th (Las Vegas). In NASCAR’s top series, Tifft has never made a start. Last year in the lower series in RCR equipment he finished 6th.
Corey LaJoie – At Kansas, I’m going to view Corey LaJoie as a high-twenties to low-thirties driver. This year at 1.5 mile tracks he’s 3 for 3 in terms of finishing in high-twenties and his results are 27th (Las Vegas), 28th (Texas) and 29th (Atlanta). At Kansas, LaJoie has four starts under his belt and sports a 28.0 average finish. Last fall he had his worst performance and finished 34th. In the three races prior to that he had results of 24th, 27th and 27th.
Landon Cassill – Landon Cassill will likely prove to be a high-twenties to low-thirties driver at Kansas. This year at the three 1.5 mile tracks visited he’s had results of 30th (Texas), 32nd (Las Vegas) and 34th (Atlanta). At Kansas, Cassill currently has five straight results in the 20’s. Last fall in his current ride he finished 29th and had a 31st place average running position. Last spring he finished 25th and had a 32nd place average running position. In 2017 he had results of 21st and 23rd.
Ross Chastain – At Kansas, look for Ross Chastain to be a high-twenties to low-thirties driver. That essentially sums up his 2019 weekly level of performance. This year at 1.5 mile tracks, Chastain has finished around 30th every race. This year at tracks of this length his results are 29th (Texas), 31st (Atlanta) and 33rd (Las Vegas). Last year at Kansas, Chastain didn’t have a good season. Last fall he crashed early and finished 39th. Last spring in his Kansas debut he finished 26th, but don’t overlook his 35th place average running position. That speaks to being a driver who benefited from attrition.
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