Charlotte Coca Cola 600 Fantasy NASCAR Top Tier Elite Picks
Kasey Kahne – Kasey Kahne is a good fantasy NASCAR pick to win the Charlotte Coca Cola 600. Charlotte Motor Speedway is by far his best track. He has 16 career victories and a quarter of them came here (4). In twenty starts at Charlotte he’s finished in the top five 45% percent of the time and in the top ten 60% percent of the time. Recently at Charlotte Kasey Kahne has been close to money in the bank. In his four races in Hendrick Motorsports equipment he has the best driver rating by a wide margin, led the most laps, has a 4.0 average running position and a 3.3 average finish. Last season at Charlotte Kahne came close to winning both races but came up short at the end. Last fall he had an impressive performance. He finished 2nd, had a 2nd place average running position, led 138 laps and earned the best driver rating. I would say he lost the race by means of pit strategy because at the end he was on two tires and Brad Keselowski was on four. In spring 2013 Kahne once again almost won. In the race he earned the best driver rating, led the most laps, had a second place average running position and finished 2nd. He likely would’ve won but there was a caution with less than 20 laps remaining and everyone pitted except him. Also in the race he struggled on restarts and that’s how Kevin Harvick got around him for the win. In fall 2012 at Charlotte Kahne finished 8th. In the 2012 Coca Cola 600 Kahne had his most recent victory here and won in dominating fashion. This season on high-speed intermediate tracks Kahne has been strong. On 1.5 mile tracks specifically he has a 7.3 average finish and has scored the 3rd most points. (Yahoo A Driver)
Kevin Harvick – Kevin Harvick has won two out of the last three Charlotte Coca Cola 600′s and he’s the current defending champion. Last season he didn’t have the best car but he still walked away with the win. His PROS Rankings for the event ranked as the 5th best. In the race he made the pass on Kasey Kahne during a late restart when the 5 car was on old tires and drove away. Also in the Coca Cola 600 last year he led 28 laps and had a 9th place average running position. Last fall at Charlotte he once again had a strong performance. In that race he started 2nd, had an 11th place average running position and finished 6th. In spring 2011 when Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran out of fuel on the last lap Harvick went to victory lane. Since 2010 Kevin Harvick has been one of the best performers at Charlotte. Over the last 8 races he has the best average result (7.1) and has only finished lower than 11th once. This season on high-speed intermediate tracks Harvick has consistently been one of the strongest performers. He’s had a lot of bad luck along the way but he’s had top five potential in every race. At Kansas where he avoided bad luck he finished 2nd and led 119 laps. (Yahoo A Driver)
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Joey Logano – Joey Logano will be a good fantasy NASCAR pick to win the Charlotte Coca Cola 600. On high-speed intermediate tracks this season he’s arguably been the strongest performer. At 1.5 mile tracks specifically he has a series best 3.0 average finish. Texas is the most similar track visited and he won there in dominant fashion. In that race his strength was being good over long runs. That’s important because you can count on a long run in the longest race of the year. At Texas Logano earned the best driver rating, had a 5th place average running position and led 108 laps. Charlotte Motor Speedway ranks as one of Joey Logano’s best tracks. He’s only led 3 laps but you can’t overlook his 10.4 average finish over 10 starts. Logano is also a fairly safe fantasy pick because only twice has he finished lower than 13th. Last fall at Charlotte his team simply missed the setup. In the race he had an 18th place average running position, finished 18th and earned the 17th best driver rating. In only 6% percent of the laps completed did he run in the top fifteen. I would chalk that performance up as a fluke. Last spring in the Coca Cola 600 Logano had a good car. When the sun went down it got stronger. In the race he finished 5th and over the last 100 laps I would also estimate his average running position was about 5th. Another attribute you have to like about Logano this week is his qualifying prowess. On 1.5 mile tracks this season he has two front row starts and a 4.3 average starting position. (Yahoo B Driver)
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