Charlotte Bank of America 500 Fantasy NASCAR Mid Pack Predictions

Martin Truex Jr. – This spring at Charlotte Martin Truex Jr. had one of his better races of the season but walked away with a 25th place result. His finish absolutely deserves an asterisk mark. With 8 laps to go he was running in 8th but he came down pit road with a broken axle. Also in the race this spring he had a 9th place average running position and ran 97% percent of the laps inside the top ten. Last fall Truex Jr. ran near the front early but once he lost his track position around lap 100 he was no longer competitive. From that point to the conclusion of the race his average running position was probably right around 21st and when the checkered flag waved he finished 22nd. In spring 2013 he performed well. He finished 9th, earned the 9th best driver rating and had an 11th place average running position. In fall 2012 he finished 10th, had a 10th place average running position and earned the 10th best driver rating. In spring 2012 he finished 12th. The main aspect I like about Truex Jr. is that he’s been running better lately. Over the last four races he’s scored the 5th most points and has a 9.3 average finish. (Yahoo B Driver)

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Tony Stewart – Tony Stewart has been a consistent performer in his recent Charlotte races. In four of the last five Charlotte races he’s finished between 7th and 13th. This spring he had an OK race. He started in 18th, had a 15th place average running position and finished 13th. Nothing happened to him in the race, he was just a steady performer who avoided trouble. From about lap 140 to the conclusion of the event he typically ran within a deviation of 5 from 13th. Last fall Stewart missed this race due to injury and in his place Mark Martin finished 42nd after his motor went south. In the 2013 Coca Cola 600 his car peaked right at the end of the race. In that event he started 25th, had a 16th place average running position and finished 7th. His next three most recent Charlotte finishes are 13th, 25th and 8th. This season on 1.5 mile tracks Tony Stewart has been mediocre at best. A typical finish for him when he’s avoided trouble has proven to be between 10th and 20th. (Yahoo B Driver)

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Greg Biffle – Greg Biffle wasn’t competitive at Charlotte earlier this year. He started in 24th, earned the 22nd best driver rating, had a 21st place average running position and finished 21st. About the highest he got in the running order all race long was about 18th. Last fall at Charlotte Biffle had a mid-pack performance. He started in 3rd but by lap 40 he was outside the top ten. After that point he never ran in the top ten again except during pit cycles. The most important number you need to know about Biffle’s performance from that race is his car number. He finished 16th, had a 16th place average running position and earned the 16th best driver rating. In last year’s Coca Cola 600 Greg Biffle had a tough race. He started in 7th but when the green flag waved he fell back in the running order. In the race he complained about some sort of shock problem early. Then later in the race on lap 258 when Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s engine blew up he got in the 88′s oil and hit the outside wall pretty hard. That ultimately led to his 31st place finish. Before he wrecked he wasn’t looking that great on the track. In the 180 laps prior to the wreck he ran exclusively in the 20′s and I would estimate that his average running position was around 23rd. In 2012 at Charlotte he had a great year. In that season’s Coca Cola 600 he started 4th, finished 4th and led more than half the race (204 laps). In the fall 2012 race he won the pole, led 71 laps and finished 4th. This season on 1.5 mile tracks he’s shown potential at times but I don’t like how this team is currently performing. (Yahoo B Driver)

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