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Las Vegas Kobalt Tools 400: Fantasy NASCAR “Front Runner” Picks
Kasey Kahne – I’m expecting a really good performance out of Kahne in the Kobalt Tools 400. In Red Bull and RPM equipment he was consistently around a 10th place driver at Vegas (10th place avg finish last four races). In Hendrick equipment the skies the limit. Look for lots of experts to jump on [...]
Ryan Newman 2012 Fantasy NASCAR Preview
2011 Stats: Points Finish 10th, 1 Win, 9 Top Fives, 17 Top Tens, Average Running Position 14.0, Average Finish 14.0, Laps Led 403, Driver Rating 93.7 Strengths- Newman’s #1 strength is his ability to avoid disastrous days on the track. Last season he only finished 30th or worse twice. He’s also especially strong on flat [...]
Martinsville Tums Fast Relief 500: Fantasy NASCAR “Front Runner” Picks
Clint Bowyer – Bowyer has finished in the top eleven in seven of the last nine Martinsville races. Earlier this year he led 91 laps (18.2% of the race) and finished 9th. After the “Top Tier Elites” I think Bowyer presents a good fantasy alternative. (Yahoo B Driver) Dale Earnhardt Jr. – In April Dale [...]
Ryan Newman anticipates the usual Talladega craziness
Ryan Newman anticipates the usual Talladega craziness
Reports of Ryan Newman being secretly fined by NASCAR
Reports are circulating that Ryan Newman is once again secretly fined by NASCAR.
Ryan Newman 2011 Fantasy NASCAR Preview
2010 Stats: Points Finish 15th, 1 Win, 4 Top Fives, 14 Top Tens, Average Running Position 16.0, Average Finish 15.7, Laps Led 63, Driver Rating 82.2 When Ryan Newman started racing in NASCAR he was the next big thing. In fact I would argue he was the “sure thing”. Through the first few years of [...]
Auto Club Fantasy NASCAR Contender or Pretender
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Dover AAA 400 Fantasy NASCAR Contender or Pretender
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Atlanta Fantasy NASCAR Contender or Pretender
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Fantasy NASCAR Contender or Pretender: Michigan 2
Carl Edwards (Contender) – In 2004 Carl Edwards made his Sprint Cup debut in the August Michigan race and there will be no better way for him to celebrate his seventh anniversary in the series than a trip to victory lane. Michigan has always been an extremely friendly track to Edwards and his Roush teammates. [...]
Fantasy NASCAR Contender or Pretender: Pocono 2
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Fantasy NASCAR Contender or Pretender: Indianapolis
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Fantasy NASCAR Contender Or Pretender: Chicagoland
Jimmie Johnson (Contender) – Now that Bristol and Infineon are crossed off Jimmie Johnson’s check list next up is Chicagoland. Only once in eight races at Chicagoland has Jimmie Johnson finished outside the top eight and that was because of an accident caused by a cut tire. Johnson’s average finish when you omit his one [...]
Fantasy NASCAR Contender Or Pretender: Daytona 2
Tony Stewart (Contender) – No driver has been better in the Daytona summer race over the last half decade than Tony Stewart. He’s the defending champion of this race and he’s won it on two other occasions (2005 & 2006). The summer race at Daytona is extremely slick and it plays right into Tony Stewart’s [...]