Richmond Federated Auto Parts 400 Fantasy NASCAR Mid Pack Predictions

Paul Menard – Richmond has been one of the tougher tracks for Paul Menard. His average finish is 23.5 and only once in his 17 starts has he finished in the top ten. In recent Richmond races he’s shown more potential than he has throughout his career. Over the last six races his average finish is 16.3. This spring he had a quality performance. He started 15th and finished 15th. For essentially the entirety of the race he ran within a +5/-5 deviation of 15th. Last September he started in 14th but essentially for the remainder of the race from lap 20 and on he ran between 17th and 20th. When the checkered flag waved he finished 18th, had a 19th place average running position and earned the 21st best driver rating. In April 2014 he didn’t have a good race. He started in 9th and ran well for about the first 45 laps but then he started to fall back. Around lap 60 he was all the way back to 18th. When the checkered flag waved he finished 24th. In the controversial fall 2013 race he had his best performance. He finished 5th, had a 14th place average running position and earned the 13th best driver rating. At the time of the Green-White-Checker by means of not pitting he was the race leader. In both spring 2013 and spring 2012 he finished 13th. This season at shorter flat tracks he’s scored the 16th most points and has an 18.0 average finish. (Yahoo B Driver – DraftKings Price $6,700)

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Austin Dillon – For whatever reason Austin Dillon hasn’t taken a liking to Richmond. In all three races of his here he’s finished two laps down in the 20’s. This spring he was a complete non-factor. In the race he started 20th, had a 25th place average running position and finished 27th. Given his equipment that was really bad. Last fall he started in 28th and raced his way up to 18th on lap 80. From that point he didn’t get much closer to the front without the help of restarts / pit cycles. When the checkered flag waved he finished in 20th and had a 19th place average running position. In his first Richmond start he wasn’t even close to being competitive. He started 27th, finished 27th, had a 26th place average running position and earned the 28th best driver rating. About the highest he got in the running order was 23rd. (Yahoo B Driver – DraftKings Price $6,600)

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Greg Biffle – It’s hard to get excited about Greg Biffle at Richmond. Since 2007 he’s only finished in the top ten once. This spring he was a complete non-factor and looked lost. In the race he started 32nd, had a 27th place average running position and finished two-laps down in 21st. The other Roush drivers were pretty bad also. Last fall he didn’t run well and if it wasn’t for a timely caution he would’ve finished another lap down. When the race reached its conclusion he finished two laps down in 19th. Also in that event he had a 17th place average running position and earned the 18th best driver rating. In spring 2014 in the second half of the race he ran in the mid-teens. When the checkered flag waved he finished 15th, had a 15th place average running position and earned the 16th best driver rating. In fall 2013 he had a solid race. He started 9th, had a 9th place average running position, earned the 9th best driver rating and finished 12th. With 20 laps remaining he was in 6th but when the checkered flag waved he finished 12th. In spring 2013 his race didn’t go smoothly. He started 33rd and moved up to 19th but then he had his first problem. Around lap #165 he had a broken shock mount and then later on lap 232 he spun. When the checkered flag waved he finished 36th and earned the 32nd best driver rating. In fall 2012 he finished 9th. That was his first Richmond top ten since 2006. In the other two races at shorter flat tracks this season Biffle has a pair of 27th place finishes. (Yahoo B Driver – DraftKings Price $6,800)

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