Las Vegas Kobalt Tools 400 Fantasy NASCAR Mid Pack Predictions

Brian Vickers – At Las Vegas in the Kobalt Tools 400 Brian Vickers will be returning to action in the #55 MWR car. I think he has some pressure on him following Brett Moffitt’s top ten at Atlanta. Las Vegas is a good track for him to make his 2015 debut. In three of his last four races here he’s finished in the top 13. Last year at this venue Vickers had a quality performance. He started in 9th, finished 13th and had a 13th place average running position. His next most recent Vegas start was in 2011 and in that event he finished 10th in his Red Bull ride. In 2010 he had some type of problem and finished 31st. In 2009 he recorded his best Las Vegas finish and came home with an 8th place result. At Las Vegas I think Vickers is capable of coming home with a good result but I think he might show some rust. Also I wouldn’t be surprised to see the new pit road rules trip him up because he needs to get back into the swing of things. (Yahoo B Driver)

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Tony Stewart – Last year at Las Vegas Tony Stewart was the fantasy letdown driver of the race. His team completely missed the setup and he looked lost. In the event he finished 33rd, had a 34th place average running position and earned the 36th best driver rating. Also it should be noted that he’s fortunate he only finished 4 laps down because he got a few lucky break cautions along the way. Prior to last year he had been pretty successful at Las Vegas. In 2013 Tony Stewart struggled when as the green flag waved. He quickly fell back from his 9th place starting position to the mid-twenties. Also in the race he went a lap down and got a “Lucky Dog”. When he got back on the lead lap and his car was closer to his liking he managed to rally to an 11th place finish. In the two races at Las Vegas prior to that event Tony Stewart was awesome here. In 2012 the race came down to him and Jimmie Johnson. Tony Stewart had the edge on Johnson late in the race because he was better on restarts. In that race Stewart finished 1st, had the best driver rating, led 127 laps and had a 3rd place average running position. In 2011 Tony Stewart was impressive. He led 163 laps, finished 2nd and at the end he had to ask his crew chief how they lost the race. Last year at high-speed intermediate tracks Stewart for the most part performed like a low double digit performer. At Atlanta Tony Stewart did not look good and his 30^th place finish doesn’t inspire any confidence. (Yahoo B Driver)

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AJ Allmendinger – At the end of the 2014 NASCAR season AJ Allmendinger had an increased level of performance at 1.5 mile tracks. In three of the last four races at tracks of this length in 2014 he finished between 11th and 14th. At Atlanta last week he also looked strong finishing 7^th and having the 12^th best driver rating. Last year at Las Vegas AJ Allmendinger didn’t have a stellar performance. He started in 18th and finished 18th. It should also be noted he had a 23rd place average running position and earned the 22nd best driver rating. His finish position is about the highest he was in the running order all race long minus help from pit cycles. In 2013 he missed Las Vegas and in 2012 he had some sort of issue that led to a 37th place result. In the Las Vegas Kobalt Tools 400 I think he has moderate fantasy value and I would look for him to finish around where he did last season. (Yahoo B Driver)

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