Phoenix The Profit On CNBC 500 Fantasy NASCAR Mid Pack Predictions

Martin Truex Jr. – Martin Truex Jr.  has fantasy NASCAR sleeper / dark horse potential in the Phoenix The Profit On CNBC 500. He’s an underrated talent on shorter flat tracks. Last season on this track type he competed well at all three venues. Also last season on this sub track type the 78 team performed strongly and put Kurt Busch in contention to win a few events. One plus of his change of employer is that in theory his equipment should be more dependable. MWR equipment took him out early in two of the last three races at Phoenix. Last fall at Phoenix when his equipment didn’t sideline him he started in 10th, had the 10th best driver rating and finished 8th. In his next most recent race where equipment didn’t cause him trouble here he finished 7th. Richmond is the most similar track on the schedule and Truex Jr. performed well both races last year. In the fall he finished 7th with a broken wrist and in the spring he was running in 2nd late until Kurt Busch spun him. Don’t overlook Truex Jr. on Sunday. (Yahoo B Driver)

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was solid at both Phoenix and it’s most similar track Richmond last season. Between the four races at these venues he scored the 11th most points and had a 13.5 average running position. Last fall at Phoenix he finished 12th. Don’t overlook his 18th best driver rating and 21st place average running position though. In spring 2013 he started in 12th and finished 16th. Richmond is the most similar track on the schedule and last season Stenhouse Jr. finished 10th in the fall. That marked the first top ten of his Sprint Cup career. In spring 2013 he finished 16th. In the Phoenix The Profit on CNBC 500 I think it’s clear a result around 15th should be expected. (Yahoo B Driver)

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Tony Stewart – Last fall at Phoenix Tony Stewart missed the race due to injury. The Profit On CNBC 500 should be a pretty good indicator as to how his recovery has come along. This track is much more physically demanding than Daytona. Because of that aspect of the race I would encourage you to avoid him and wait until we know he truly has a clean bill of health. Last spring at Phoenix Stewart finished 8th, had a 10th place average running position and earned the 7th best driver rating. In 2012 Stewart had trouble in both races at Phoenix. In spring 2012 he had a top ten car but under caution he shut off his engine to save fuel and couldn’t get it restarted (finished 22nd). In November 2012 with 32 laps to go he was running in 14th but got spun. In the inaugural race on the new surface Stewart arguably the best car. In that race he finished 3rd, had an average running position of 2nd and earned the best driver rating (136.2). (Yahoo B Driver)

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