Dover FedEx 400 Fantasy NASCAR Front Runner Rankings

Carl Edwards – Dover has been a great track for “Concrete Carl” and he has good fantasy NASCAR potential in the FedEx 400. At Dover Edwards is a former winner (2007) who has a 10.0 average finish. In 42% percent of his starts he’s come home with a top five result. Last fall Edwards didn’t have a trouble free race. He finished 15 laps down in 35th place. His poor result was due to hub issues. If he didn’t have that problem based on how he performed he likely would’ve finished around 13th. A testament to his consistency at Dover is that his finish last fall marked only the second time he’s had a result outside the top twenty. His other finish outside the top twenty was due to a flat tire. In spring 2013 at Dover Carl Edwards and his Roush Fenway teammates were startling uncompetitive. He qualified 18th, had a 16th place average running position and finished 14th. His driver rating in the race ranked as the 18th best. In fall 2012 Edwards finished fifth but he certainly wasn’t fifth place good. He got lapped in the race and was one of a few drivers who remained on the lead lap following an early caution during the pit cycle that trapped much of the field laps down. In spring 2012 he had a flat tire and as a result he finished 26th. Before he had his flat on lap #160 he was running in 5th. Between 2011 and 2007 Edwards had a 5.0 average finish and a worst result of 11th. Many people claim that Bristol is the most similar track to Dover and earlier this year he won there. (Yahoo B Driver)

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Kasey Kahne – Last fall at Dover Kasey Kahne had a quiet race. He started in 20th, had a 15th place average running position and finished 13th. His 15th place driver rating is reflective of his performance. In spring 2013 at Dover he was a lot better than his 23rd place finish. He likely had a top five car but with 84 laps to go he spun and got damage. Before he spun I would estimate that his average running position was around 5th. Even with him wrecking with nearly a quarter of the race remaining he still had an 8th place average running position and earned the 13th best driver rating. In fall 2012 at Dover Kahne finished a misleading 15th. In that race he was much better than that. What happened is that he was running in 5th late (one spot behind Keselowski at the time) but had a vibration and had to pit. Right after he completed his pit stop he immediately had to make another one because he was missing a lug nut. If this issue didn’t happen than he likely would’ve finished second because he had plenty of fuel to run hard until the end. In the two Dover races prior to that Kahne had results of 4th and 9th. (Yahoo A Driver)

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Brian Vickers – Last fall Brian Vickers was in his first race at Dover since the 2011 season. In the event he started in 22nd, had a 15th place average running position, finished 12th and earned the 12th best driver rating. His good finish really shouldn’t have been that surprising. Teammate Clint Bowyer currently has the most consecutive top tens here and former teammate Martin Truex Jr. is usually strong. It’s pretty clear MWR has a good package for the Monster Mile. In October 2011 Vickers finished 14th and had an 18th place average running position. Earlier that year at the Monster Mile he had his best result and came home with a 5th place finish. From a career perspective Dover hasn’t been a good track for him. His average finish is 19.1 and he’s finished outside the top twenty 40% percent of the time. At Bristol earlier this season he finished 9th. (Yahoo B Driver)

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