Indy Jeff Kyle 400 Fantasy NASCAR Top Tier Elite Picks

Kevin Harvick – Kevin Harvick will be a good fantasy NASCAR pick to win at Indy. At this venue the best team’s win and nobody has been better in 2015. At Indy Harvick’s a former champion and has a 10.7 average finish. In 79% percent of his starts he’s come home with a result in the top thirteen. Minus the 2008 tire debacle then he’s never had a result outside the top twenty. Last year at Indy Harvick had a strong car and ran well throughout the event. He started on the pole, led 12 laps, had a 6th place average running position and finished 8th. Also in the race it should be noted he earned the 4th best driver rating. In 2013 he didn’t have a good race. He finished 19th which tied his worst result excluding 2008. That result is pretty reflective of his performance. In 2012 he finished 13th and had a 15th place average running position. In 2011 he finished 11th but he was a little better than that. Many of the hyper mileage drivers were not better than him. In 2010 Kevin Harvick finished 2nd to Jamie McMurray. In 2003 Kevin Harvick started on the pole and kissed the bricks. Pocono is the most similar track to Indy and earlier this year at that venue he was good over long runs and finished 2nd. (Yahoo A Driver)

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Matt Kenseth – Matt Kenseth runs well at Indy and he’s come close to victory lane in the past. In incident free races he’s essentially a lock for a top ten. Since 2002 minus a 2012 wreck and the 2008 tire fiasco he has a 6.7 average result. Currently at Indy he has back to back top fives. Last year at Indy he had a fast car and finished 4th. Also in the race he earned the 8th best driver rating and had an 11th place average running position. In 2013 he had a good afternoon. He finished 5th, earned the 5th best driver rating and had an 8th place average running position. In 2012 he had a top ten car but struggled late and had problems during restarts. Then with 28 laps remaining he was running in the teens but wrecked when Joey Logano spun. In 2011 Kenseth finished 5th and led 10 laps. What makes his 5th place result stand out is that it ranked as the second highest finish among the non-hyper mileage drivers. Also in 2011 he had the second best driver rating and second best average running position. Earlier this year at Pocono Kenseth overcame a speeding penalty and finished 6th. (Yahoo A Driver)

Recommended Reading – Indy Front Runner Rankings, Who will win at Indy, Indy Scouting Report, Last Four Races At Big Flat Tracks Statistical Cheat Sheet

Kyle Busch – Kyle Busch is a very strong performer at Indy. Currently in this crown jewel event he has a five race top ten streak. Over the last five Indy races Busch has a 6.4 average finish, the 5th best driver rating and a 9.8 average running position. At Indy he’s been a safe fantasy pick. In 8 of his 10 races he’s finished in the top ten and only once has he finished worse than 15th. Minus a 2009 engine failure his average finish would be 7.5. Last year Busch had a very strong performance. He finished runner-up and earned the 3rd best driver rating. In 2013 he was solid. He started 19th, had an 11th place average running position and finished 10th. In 2012 he was Jimmie Johnson’s biggest threat. He finished 2nd, earned the second best driver rating and had a 4th place average running position. In the next two most recent races at Indy he’s finished 8th and 10th. At Pocono earlier this year Kyle Busch had top five potential except he had problems on restart which led to slightly misleading result. (Yahoo A Driver)

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