A Fuel Mileage Race Puts the Burden on the Crew Chief For the last ten races of the 2012 NASCAR season, you’re going to see a lot of familiar faces up front week in and week out. For whatever reason, the drivers that are in the Chase turn it up another notch. It happens, and [...]
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RSS feed for this sectionFantasy NASCAR Predictions: Richmond 2 – Federated Auto Parts 400
A Weekend For Sleepers? In my opinion, it’s really hard to judge who will be fast in a night race when all of the practice was held during the day, but that’s what we have to work with this week. In case you missed the Average Practice Speeds post, you can view it by clicking [...]
Fantasy NASCAR Predictions: Bristol 2 – IRWIN Tools Night Race
Crazy Weekend So Far It’s been an interesting weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway to say the least. First, the track was re-done was once again to make the racing more “exciting” for fans. What it basically did is attempt to make only one racing groove. Then, the track officials thought it would be a great [...]
Fantasy NASCAR Predictions: Michigan 2 – Pure Michigan 400
Big Names Starting in the Rear on Sunday There were lots of big names that had issues during the practice sessions on Saturday, so if you missed Ryan’s Notes posts on each, be sure to check them out. You can view the 2nd practice notes by clicking here and the one for Happy Hour by [...]
Fantasy NASCAR Predictions: Watkins Glen – Finger Lakes 355 at The Glen
MWR Looking To Sweep The Road Courses In 2012 The rain followed the Sprint Cup Series from Pocono to Watkins Glen but the good news is that the forecast for the Finger Lakes 355 looks clear. Thankfully, NASCAR added a practice session this weekend to make up for the missed time on Friday. In case [...]
Fantasy NASCAR Predictions: Indianapolis – Curtiss Shaver 400
Can A Ford Finally Win At The Brickyard? I Wouldn’t Count On It In case you didn’t check out the Average Practice Speeds post from earlier today, you probably want to check it out (click here). Very few drivers ran runs of at least ten-consecutive laps so average speeds give you a lot better idea [...]
Fantasy NASCAR Predictions: Loudon – LENOX Industrial Tools 301
Can Stewart-Haas Racing Continue Its Good Run at Loudon? New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.0-mile short track so that means qualifying is very important here. Kyle Busch won the pole for Sunday’s LENOX Industrial Tools 301, and the full starting lineup can be found by clicking here. Another thing that I find very important [...]
Fantasy NASCAR Predictions: Daytona 2 – Coke Zero 400
Get Your Dart Board Out, Part 3 The races at Daytona and Talladega are borderline impossible to predict, but there are a few things that I like when picking drivers in fantasy this week. First is momentum: who has been hot lately in Sprint Cup? It doesn’t mean a whole lot, but it seems like [...]
Fantasy NASCAR Predictions: Michigan – Quicken Loans 400
Roush All The Way I was hoping this weekend would be smooth sailing after all of the hiccups in Pocono, but that’s just not the case. Many teams had problems during the practice sessions on Friday with their tires blistering, and because of this Goodyear is giving them a new left-side tire. NASCAR is actually [...]
Fantasy NASCAR Predictions: Pocono 400 Presented by #NASCAR
Sleeper Weekend in Pocono The Pocono 400 Presented by #NASCAR may end with surprises on Sunday because of two factors: this race is 100 miles shorter than a normal Pocono race, and the track has been repaved. The latter has caused cars to actually get faster as a fuel run goes on and track position will [...]
Fantasy NASCAR Predictions: Dover – FedEx 400
Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR The Start of a Hot Streak? We’re in Dover, Delaware this weekend for the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway, “The Monster Mile”. There were two practice sessions this weekend (both on Friday) and you can find detailed reports about them as well as combined average [...]
Fantasy NASCAR Predictions: Charlotte – Coca-Cola 600
A Seventh Time For “Five Time”? Not only was the practice schedule completely idiotic this weekend, but NASCAR.com had technical difficulties (surprised?) so fantasy racers are even more in the dark for this weekend’s Coca-Cola 600. No average speeds were available for the first practice on Saturday, and I consider Happy Hour speeds as worthless [...]
Fantasy NASCAR Predictions: Darlington – Bojangles Southern 500
Can BK Make It Two Wins In A Row? This week the Sprint Cup series is at Darlington Raceway for the first and last time in the 2012 season. There are two things I can guarantee for Saturday night: we’ll see plenty of drivers making contact with the wall and we will see a whole [...]
Fantasy NASCAR Predictions: Talladega – Aaron’s 499
Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images Get Out Your Dart Board This week’s article is going to be a little different than usual. These races at Talladega and Daytona really are a crap shoot, and anybody can win. Heck, even Dave Blaney finished 3rd here last fall. Below you will find my favorites, some “out of the [...]
Fantasy NASCAR Predictions: Richmond – Capital City 400
“Epic Swag” Looking Good We’re going to have some good old fashioned Saturday night racing tomorrow night, so it’s fitting that Mark Martin and that #55 Toyota are fast…again. Just like in Phoenix, “Epic Swag” grabbed the pole for Saturday night’s race. Carl Edwards will start 2nd, followed by Kevin Harvick and the sudden qualifying [...]