In 2013 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will drive the #17 in place of the Matt Kenseth who is moving to Joe Gibbs Racing. Stenhouse Jr. is a talented driver and is the first rookie with legitimate fantasy value in a number of years. The #17 is perfectly suited for him to just buckle up and have [...]
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Bob Osborne no longer Carl Edwards crew chief, replaced by Chad Norris
Today it was announced that Bob Osborne will no longer be the crew chief for Carl Edwards. Osborne is being replaced by Chad Norris. Osborne is stepping down for health reasons but he will stay employed at Roush Fenway Racing. The Carl Edwards – Bob Osborne duo won 18 races together and finished 2nd in [...]
Carl Edwards 2012 Fantasy NASCAR Preview
2011 Stats: Points Finish 2nd, 1 Win, 19 Top Fives, 26 Top Tens, Average Running Position 12.0, Average Finish 9.3, Laps Led 903, Driver Rating 101.0 Strengths- Is there a better intermediate track driver then Carl Edwards? There’s some who are in his league, but by no means do I think anyone could say another [...]
Matt Kenseth 2012 Fantasy NASCAR Preview
2011 Stats: Points Finish 4th, 3 Wins, 12 Top Fives, 20 Top Tens, Average Running Position 12.0, Average Finish 12.2, Laps Led 875, Driver Rating 98.9 Strengths- Kenseth is an elite driver at intermediate tracks. He’s a “winning robot” who’s capable of winning at any those venues. Kenseth is also an extremely consistent driver. The [...]
NASCAR 2012 Top Team Power Rankings
1. Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports didn’t win six in a row but their NASCAR’s top team. This year the organization should be even stronger for a number of reasons. Phoenix winner Kasey Kahne will be joining Hendrick in 2012 and he’ll be a serious contender every time the series visits an intermediate track. Kahne should [...]
Edwards to stay at Roush
On twitter this morning it’s being reported that Carl Edwards will remain at Roush Fenway Racing ending speculation that in 2012 he would move to Joe Gibbs Racing.
Greg Biffle’s crew chief quits
Multiple websites today are reporting that Greg Irwin who is Greg Biffle’s crew chief quit today. He reportedly will be replaced by Matt Pucchia at New Hampshire.
Carl Edwards 2011 Fantasy NASCAR Preview
2010 Stats: Points Finish 4th, 2 Wins, 9 Top Fives, 19 Top Tens, Average Running Position 13.2, Average Finish 11.8, Laps Led 427, Driver Rating 91.8 Carl Edwards ended 2010 with two straight wins and by many he’s proclaimed as the driver with the best chance to beat Jimmie Johnson in 2011. His two wins [...]
Matt Kenseth 2011 Fantasy NASCAR Preview
2010 Stats: Points Finish 5th, 0 Wins, 6 Top Fives, 15 Top Tens, Average Running Position 14.8, Average Finish 12.8, Laps Led 108, Driver Rating 86.0 Matt Kenseth isn’t a flashy driver but I’ll take his consistency any day of the week. His 2011 stats appear weak but he finished on the lead lap 32 [...]
Greg Biffle 2011 Fantasy NASCAR Preview
2010 Stats: Points Finish 6th, 2 Wins, 9 Top Fives, 19 Top Tens, Average Running Position 14.8, Average Finish 15.4, Laps Led 543, Driver Rating 88.25 In 2010 Greg Biffle had a solid season, but not spectacular. He finished sixth in the standings, won twice, and ended the season strong. However his season was marked [...]
David Ragan 2011 Fantasy NASCAR Preview
2010 Stats: Points Finish 24th, 0 Wins, 0 Top Fives, 3 Top Tens, Average Finish 21.3, Average Running Position 21.9, Laps Led 13, Driver Rating 66.2 Will the 2008 David Ragan please come back. Really, I mean it. In 2010 David Ragan only finished in the top ten three times. I can’t imagine mega sponsor [...]
NASCAR Lessons Learned At The Midpoint
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Matt Kenseth 2010 Fantasy NASCAR Preview
[picapp align="left" wrap="true" link="term=matt+kenseth&iid=6986460" src="5/1/2/e/OReilly_Challenge_Practice_7224.jpg?adImageId=8823456&imageId=6986460" width="234" height="156" /]Matt Kenseth 2009 Stats: Points Finish 14th, 2 Wins, 7 Top Fives, 12 Top Tens, Average Finish 15.5, Average Position 16.2, Laps Led 245, Driver Rating 83.5 No one started the 2009 season hotter than Matt Kenseth who won the first two races of the season. Despite his [...]
David Ragan gets a new crew chief for 2010
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