Kansas Fantasy NASCAR Mid Pack Predictions

Aric Almirola – Aric Almirola has fantasy NASCAR dark horse sleeper potential at Kansas. On the reconfigured surface he’s had some great performances. Last fall was not one of them. In October 2014 he started in 3rd and ran in the top ten for about the first 40 laps before he really started dropping in the runner order. Performance wise he had about a 20th place car but his race wasn’t incident free. On lap 112 he was off pace because of some sort of engine issue. He never blew up but whatever it was it caused him to finish 7 laps down in 31st. In spring 2014 he had a quality performance. He started in 12th, had an 11th place average running position, earned the 11th best driver rating and finished 8th. About the lowest he was in the running order minus low points in the pit cycle was about 14th. In fall 2013 he finished 10th and earned the 14th best driver rating. It’s important to note he had an 18th place average running position and only ran in the top fifteen in 28.3% percent of the laps completed. In spring 2013 he had a very good performance. He started in 6th, finished 8th and earned the 9th best driver rating. In the first race on the new configuration he potentially had the best car but his race was far from incident free. In that event he started in 5th but by lap 7 he was in the lead. In just 31 laps he built up a 5 second lead. Then in the middle of a pit cycle on lap 122 he was leading but had a blown tire and got into the wall. He battled back from that problem and with 95 laps to go he was challenging Mark Martin for the lead. Unfortunately trouble found him again and he spun on his own. Then later in the race with 54 laps to go he was running in 13th but his throttle hung and he got into the wall which ended his day. This season at high-speed intermediate tracks Almirola has scored the 10th most points and has a 16.8 average finish. (Yahoo B Driver)

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AJ Allmendinger – AJ Allmendinger has had some success at 1.5 mile tracks this season. In the first two races on this track type in 2015 he walked away with results of 6th and 7th. Texas is the most recent race at a 1.5 mile track and at that venue he finished 21st. On the new surface at Kansas Allmendinger is a one race wonder. Last fall he finished 11th and had a 15th place average running position. In the other three Kansas races he didn’t fare well and had results of 20th, 30th and 35th. In spring 2013 he didn’t have an incident free race and finished 30th. What happened is that with 84 laps to go he was trying to pass Paul Menard but he lost control of his car and caused a massive accident. The damage he got in the wreck was a bent up splitter. At the time of the accident he was running in the 20′s. In fall 2013 he started in 28th, had a 24th place average running position, finished 20th and earned the 22nd best driver rating. His stats line does a good job telling you how he performed. In the race he was simply a 20th place driver. In fall 2012 at Kansas he drove the 51 car and started in 13th but got taken out in a wreck and finished 35th. At the time of his wreck he was running in the top ten (Yahoo Chart). (Yahoo B Driver)

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Greg Biffle – This year at 1.5 mile tracks Greg Biffle has an 18.7 average finish and the 17th best driver rating. For whatever reason Roush Fenway Racing has continued to lack speed at these venues which makes his fantasy value not that attractive. Biffle is a driver who misses the old surface. Prior to the reconfiguration he had 7 straight top tens. Since the reconfiguration he has an 18.0 average finish and a 16.2 average running position. Last fall he had a decent afternoon when you consider with 38 laps to go while he was running in 13th he brought out the caution after he got into the wall. When the checkered flag waved he finished 15th, had a 16th place average running position and earned the 18th best driver rating. Last spring he had a similar afternoon. He had a 15th place average running position, finished 16th and earned the 17th best driver rating. In fall 2013 Biffle had a 13th place result but he’s lucky he finished that good. In the race he started in 26th, had a 20th place average running position and earned the 20th best driver rating. In spring 2013 Biffle had an up and down day. He ran well in portions of the race and not so well in others. He finished 19th but it’s important to note his car was better than that. He was a driver who was out of sequence with the field and got burned late in the race after he completed his pit stop when Keselwoski’s rear quarter panel fell off his car. In the race he had a 14th place average running position, earned the 14th best driver rating and ran in the top fifteen 55.1% percent of the laps completed. In the first race on the new layout he had one of the fastest cars early but his race wasn’t incident free. In that event he got a speeding penalty and with 93 laps to go while he was running in 3rd he got into the wall. (Yahoo B Driver)

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