Kurt Busch – Kurt Busch has dark horse sleeper pick potential in the Charlotte Coca Cola 600 but he’s also a risky option. That’s why he’s ranked as a Mid Pack Prediction driver. I don’t know if I can trust him for 600 miles. That’s just a risk I would prefer to avoid. I believe [...]
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. – Dale Earnhardt Jr. was an intermediate track ace last season but his worst finish of the year on this track type came at Darlington. Last May there was nothing special about Junior’s performance. He simply wasn’t competitive. He started in 24th and finished 17th. In the race he had an 18th [...]
Talladega Aaron’s 499 Fantasy NASCAR Mid Pack Predictions
Carl Edwards – I don’t like the way Carl Edwards has raced on restrictor plate tracks lately. He rides around back in the pack and waits until the “Big One” ensues before he makes his move. I think that’s just a recipe for disaster on this track type. It also certainly hasn’t worked out very [...]
Richmond Toyota Owners 400 Fantasy NASCAR Mid Pack Predictions
Joey Logano – Joe Gibbs Racing cars are as good as it gets at Richmond and Logano never really had any success here. He’s only finished in the top ten once and had an end result outside the top fifteen 62% percent of the time. Because of his historical lack of success I don’t think [...]
Kansas STP 400 Fantasy NASCAR Mid Pack Predictions
Ryan Newman – Before Newman wrecked at Kansas in October it appeared that he would finish in the top ten. With #86 laps to go he was battling Kyle Busch for 7th but they had contact and went to the garage together. Before that incident I would estimate that his average running position would be [...]
Texas NRA 500 Fantasy NASCAR Mid Pack Predictions
Brian Vickers – Brian Vickers will pilot the #11 in the Texas NRA 500 for the injured Denny Hamlin. If Hamlin was racing he would be ranked as a Top Tier Elite Pick. In many ways I think Vickers and Hamlin have similar driving styles on this track type. Both of them are at their [...]
Martinsville STP Gas Booster 500 Fantasy NASCAR Mid Pack Predictions
Greg Biffle – In the last three Martinsville races Biffle has finished 10th, 13th and 15th. Those are pretty good finishes for him here but don’t be fooled. This is the last track on the schedule I would pick Biffle. In twenty races he has three top tens and has finished outside the top twenty [...]
Auto Club 400 Fantasy NASCAR Mid Pack Predictions
Ryan Newman – The Rocketman has been less than stellar this season. When you combine that with his Las Vegas performance (before he blew up, missed a shift) then he’s looking like a somewhat risky pick. Last year at Auto Club Newman was good. He finished 7th and had a 7th place average running position. [...]
Bristol Food City 500 Fantasy NASCAR Mid Pack Predictions
Joey Logano – Joey Logano had a good performance at Bristol last summer. He started in 4th and on lap #27 he took the lead from Casey Mears. In that race he led the most laps (139), had the second best average running position (7.0), and earned the second best driver rating (119.5). When the [...]
Las Vegas Kobalt Tools 400 – Fantasy NASCAR “Mid Pack” Predictions
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – If you’re looking for a sleeper pick Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is likely as good as they’ll come for the Las Vegas Kobalt Tools 400. In future intermediate track races I predict he’ll lose his deep sleeper viability because he’s the real deal and the #17 team is Top Tier Elite. Another [...]
Phoenix Subway Fresh Fit 500: Fantasy NASCAR “Mid Pack” Predictions
Kurt Busch - Kurt Busch will have strong sleeper potential in the Phoenix Subway Fresh Fit 500. Last year when he drove the Furniture Row #78 he finished 8th. He deserves high praise for that because he might’ve been even better than that. In the first third of the race he ran almost exclusively in the [...]
Not so fast: Daytona 500
Jimmie Johnson – Since Jimmie Johnson won the 2006 Daytona 500 his results in the Great America Race have been dreadful. His average finish in the season opening event since 2007 is 33.5. That average finish ranks as the 39th best in the series in this span of races. The only driver with a worse [...]
Daytona 500: Fantasy NASCAR “Mid Pack” Predictions
Jeff Gordon – Jeff Gordon was one of the most unlucky drivers at Daytona last year. In the 500 he cooked his engine and in July he was involved in multiple accidents. In one of them he even wrecked while coming down pit road. That’s the fantasy NASCAR definition of bad luck. Jeff Gordon is [...]
Homestead-Miami Ford EcoBoost 400: Fantasy NASCAR “Mid Pack” Projections
Kurt Busch – No driver had a tougher Homestead than Kurt Busch last season. On lap #3 he had transmission problems and while he was in the garage he blew up his career. Kurt Busch has some fantasy potential again. The #78 team is a step up from the #51 and a few weeks ago [...]
Phoenix AdvoCare 500: Fantasy NASCAR “Mid Pack” Projections
Marcos Ambrose – Marcos Ambrose had a good car in March. With 19 laps to go he was running in third but then his engine gave way. This lead to a 32nd place finish. Last fall in the inaugural race on the new surface he started in 3rd and finished 8th. In the AdvoCare 500 [...]