Yahoo C List Fantasy NASCAR Preview – Charlotte Coca Cola 600
Chase Elliott – Chase Elliott will be returning to action at Charlotte in the #25 Hendrick Chevrolet. In his last start in NASCAR’s top series at Richmond he had an impressive performance. At that venue he started in 16th and finished 16th. Judging him by his performances in the lower series I think he races at his best at high-speed intermediate tracks. This season in the Xfinity Series on this track type he has results of 5th, 5th, 4th, and 8th. Last fall in the lower series at Charlotte he won the pole, had 4th place average running position and finished 9th.
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Danica Patrick – Charlotte hasn’t been a place of great success for Danica Patrick. She’s raced here five times and in the four races where her engine went the distance she’s finished between 20th and 30th. Also at Charlotte it should be noted that in every race she’s finished at least two laps down. Last fall at Charlotte she started in 14th and ran around that range until the competition caution on lap 25. During that caution she took two tires which got her up to 3rd. She didn’t run up front for long. By lap 60 she was back to 18th. In the middle portion of the race she showed mid-teens potential but in the last quarter of the event she didn’t perform well and over the last 40 laps she never ran higher than 19th. When the checkered flag waved she finished 26th and earned the 24th best driver rating. Last spring she ran well early in the race. She started in 4th and by lap 4 she raced her way up to 2nd. After the first 25 laps she started falling back in the running order. By lap 160 she had fallen back to 23rd. After that point she started having some problems in the race. On lap 219 she had electrical issues and reported she was down a cylinder while running in 24th. A short while later on lap 235 Marcos Ambrose spun and she also got into the wall getting some right side damage. Then a little later on lap 286 her engine blew up. When the checkered flag waved she finished 39th. Her best Charlotte performance was in fall 2013 when she finished 20th. Her two Charlotte finishes prior to that were results of 29th and 30th. Texas and Atlanta are the two most similar tracks to Charlotte and at those venues this season she finished 16th both races.
David Ragan – After how Kansas went for him in the #55 it’s hard to get excited about him at Charlotte. At Kansas he didn’t run well and spun into the grass. Performance wise before he had his issue he probably had about a 30th place car at best. In the #18 car at 1.5 mile tracks this season his average finish was 17.6. In the last six Charlotte races his best finish is 25th, and his average finish is 31.5.
Justin Allgaier – At Charlotte Justin Allgaier has one good finish and one bad finish under his belt. Last fall he had a successful evening. He finished 15th, had a 19th place average running position and earned the 20th best driver rating. For nearly the entirety of the event he ran between 15th and 22nd. Last spring in the Coca Cola 600 he ran well but had some sort of serious issue just after lap 140. Before his problem I would estimate his average running position was around 16th. To give you a better idea about his level of performance here’s a link to his Yahoo Race Chart. When the checkered flag waved he finished 22 laps down in 37th.
Ryan Blaney – Ryan Blaney will be returning behind the wheel of the #21 at Charlotte. The last time we seen him he finished 4th at Talladega. That carries no fantasy relevance for Charlotte though. This year he’s participated in two races at 1.5 mile tracks. Texas is the most similar intermediate track and his engine went south very early in that event which led to his 42nd place finish. His other relevant start was at Las Vegas where finished 19th, had a 24th place average running position and earned the 24th best driver rating. I will admit with his 50% engine failure rate in 2015 I’m slightly concerned about him completing the 600 mile race distance.
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