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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Fantasy Racing PROS Rankings – Darlington
PROS is an acronym for Projected Ranking Of Strength. What’s projected in this post is how good drivers were the last time they raced at Darlington. In fantasy racing you can’t just look at a drivers finish position and believe that’s how good they were. Things happen in races and the PROS Ratings take unfortunate [...]
Darlington Southern 500 Fantasy NASCAR Mid Pack Predictions
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 [...]
Darlington Bojangles Southern 500 Fantasy Front Runner Rankings
Martin Truex Jr. – In the 2012 Darlington Southern 500 Martin Truex Jr. had one of the best car. When it came to long runs the #56 car was probably the fastest car in the field. Last spring in this race he started in 6th, finished 5th, had a 4th place average running position and [...]
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Talladega Aaron’s 499 Practice #1 Speeds and 10 Lap Averages
Talladega Aaron’s 499 Practice Speeds and 10 lap averages (PDF) Wondering what happened in practice? Read my Talladega Practice #1 Notes Get the ifantasyrace advantage and read our full exclusive fantasy analysis
Fantasy Racing PROS Rankings – Talladega
PROS is an acronym for Projected Ranking Of Strength. What’s projected in this post is how good drivers were the last time they raced at Talladega (fall 2012). In fantasy racing you can’t just look at a drivers finish position and believe that’s how good they were. Things happen in races and the PROS Ratings [...]
Texas NRA 500 Happy Hour Speeds and 10 Lap Averages
Texas NRA 500 Happy Hour Speeds and 10 Lap Averages (PDF) Wondering what happened in Happy Hour? Read our Happy Hour Notes Check out my combined practice session 10 Lap Average Big Board Tool Want to be a better fantasy racer? Get the ifantasyrace advantage
Las Vegas Kobalt Tools 400 Saturday Practice #1 Notes
Carl Edwards – Edwards is using the car he used during the Thursday test. He’s using this chassis because he liked how it handled. David Reutimann – Spun out and nearly hit the wall. Kyle Busch – Very solid through much of the corner. “Really, really good”. Bobby Labonte – Tight in the center and [...]
Fantasy Racing PROS Ratings: Phoenix
PROS is an acronym for Projected Ranking Of Strength. What’s projected in this post is how good the driver was the last time they raced at Phoenix (fall2012). In fantasy racing you can’t just look at their finish position and believe that’s how good they were. Things happen in races and the PROS Ratings take [...]
Kasey Kahne 2013 Fantasy NASCAR Preview
Kasey Kahne 2012 Stats: Points Finish – 4th, 2 Wins, 12 Top Fives, 19 Top Tens, Average Running Position 12.6, Average Finish 13.1, Laps Led 282, Driver Rating 96.3 Strengths – Kasey Kahne is a strong performer at intermediate tracks and flat tracks. He’s also a viable option at short tracks. Weaknesses – Kasey Kahne [...]
Jamie McMurray 2013 Fantasy NASCAR Preview
2012 Stats: Points Finish 21st, 0 Wins, 0 Top Fives, 3 Top Tens, Average Running Position 19.4 , Average Finish 20.1, Laps Led 58, Driver Rating 73.0 2012 was another difficult year for McMurray. For the first time in his Sprint Cup career he failed to finish in the top five (in a race). He [...]
Juan Pablo Montoya 2013 Fantasy NASCAR Preview
2012 Stats: Points Finish 22nd, 0 Wins, 0 Top Fives, 2 Top Tens, Average Running Position 21.5 , Average Finish 21.7, Laps Led 22, Driver Rating 67.4 2012 is a year that Juan Pablo Montoya would like to forget. It started off with him hitting a jet dryer in the Daytona 500 and it didn’t [...]
#55 Team (Mark Martin, Brian Vickers and Michael Waltrip) 2013 Fantasy NASCAR Preview
In 2013 the #55 team driver lineup will once again consist of a trio of drivers. The primary driver on most weekends will be Mark Martin. Brian Vickers will drive at road courses, short tracks (Bristol & Martinsville), Kentucky and New Hampshire. Michael Waltrip will drive in three of the four restrictor plate races (excluding [...]
Phoenix AdvoCare 500: Fantasy NASCAR “Top Tier Elite” Picks
Jimmie Johnson – Jimmie Johnson arguably had the best car at Phoenix earlier this year. His car could roll through the center of the turns better than anyone and when he was out in front of the field the #48 was tenths quicker than the competition. The race wasn’t trouble free for him though. Just [...]