Kansas Hollywood Casino 400 Fantasy NASCAR Top Tier Elite Picks

Matt Kenseth – Matt Kenseth will be an extremely popular fantasy NASCAR pick for the Kansas Hollywood Casino 400. In the two races on the new surface at Kansas he’s walked away as the victor twice. Earlier this season at Kansas he had a dominant performance. He started on the pole, led 163 laps and earned a near perfect 146.0 driver rating. In the race he really didn’t have any competition that challenged him in a meaningful way. One aspect that should be noted from the race in April is that he took two tires nearly every pit stop. When it comes to racing on two tires this season nobody has been better than him. In last October’s race at Kansas Kenseth once again had a very strong performance. In that race he led the most laps (78), had the best average running position (6th) and earned the best driver rating (141.7). It should be noted though he was out of sync with the competition and it greatly aided him. Another reason why he will be such a popular pick is because of how strong he’s been on 1.5 mile tracks this season. In the seven races on tracks of this length he has four wins, a 6.1 average finish, a 6.7 average running position, led the most laps (444), and has the best driver rating. Also in these races he’s been an extremely safe fantasy option. Only him and Kevin Harvick have finished in the top fifteen every race. Chicagoland is the most recent similar track visited and a few weeks ago he finished 1st. My prediction is Matt Kenseth will win the Kansas Hollywood Casino 400. (Yahoo A Driver)

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Jimmie Johnson – Jimmie Johnson has been strong at Kansas Speedway. He currently has nine consecutive top ten finishes at this venue. It’s important I mention that only the last two races here have any pertinent fantasy value for the Kansas Hollywood Casino 400. Earlier this season at Kansas Johnson had a solid performance. He started back in 21st but he cracked the top ten by lap #60. Once he got there he continued his march forward. When the checkered flag waved he finished third and earned the third best driver rating. Also in the race he led 9 laps and had a 9th place average running position. Last fall at Kansas the 48 car was fast. He started in 7th, led 44 laps and finished 9th. That 9th place finish deserves an asterisk mark because his car was better than that. The pivotal moment of the race for him was when Aric Almirola brought out a caution during a pit cycle. Johnson was the leader at the time but almost immediately after he pitted a caution came out. That trapped him back in the pack and on lap #136 while he was running in 20th he backed the #48 car into the wall and I’ll assure you it didn’t fit any NASCAR templates after that. This season on 1.5 mile tracks Johnson has been strong. Minus the races where he had problems (Charlotte and Atlanta) he has a 5.8 average finish, 5.6 average running position and has finished in the top ten every race. Chicagoland is similar in shape and recently at that venue he finished 5th. (Yahoo A Driver)

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Kasey Kahne – Kasey Kahne has been very strong on 1.5 mile tracks this season. On these venues minus Atlanta he has three runner-up finishes, a 6.7 average finish, an 8.3 average running position and an impressive 113.8 driver rating. Earlier this year at Kansas he earned one of his three runner-up finishes. In the race he started in 27th but he moved up through the field with relative ease. In the race he earned the 4th best driver rating and had a 10th place average running position. Last October at Kansas Kahne started on the pole and led 1 lap. When the race started he fell through the field pretty quickly. What happened is that his car was slow on restarts because his splitter was hitting the track. When his tire pressures built up though he was as fast as anyone. In that race Kahne had an 8th place average running position and earned the second best driver rating. Late in the fall 2012 event Kahne had a “Marcos Ambrose Infineon moment”. He was running in second during a caution with about 30 laps left but he shut off his engine to save gas but couldn’t get it restarted in a timely manner and slipped back to 6th for the restart because he didn’t maintain pace speed. In the last run of the race he rallied up to a 4th place finish. Look for Kasey Kahne to have a good performance in the Kansas Hollywood Casino 400. My only concern about him is that he doesn’t have any momentum. (Yahoo A Driver)

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