Charlotte Bank Of America 500 Fantasy NASCAR Top Tier Elite Picks

Kevin Harvick – Kevin Harvick will be a good fantasy NASCAR pick to win at Charlotte. He’s won here three-times and is the defending champion of this particular event. Since October 2010 he’s only once finished outside the top ten. Over the last five Charlotte races he has two wins, the best driver rating, best average finish (3.8), best average running position (6.6) and has led the most laps (316). This spring at Charlotte he had a good car but finished 9th because he had to pit for fuel late in the race under green. If fuel didn’t enter the equation he looked like a lock for a top four finish. In addition to finishing 9th he earned the 3rd best driver rating, had a 5th place average running position and led 26 laps. Last fall Harvick was dominant. He finished 1st, had a 3rd place average running position and led 162 laps. Nobody had anything for him that evening. In May 2014 he was very good and finished runner-up. If his race would’ve been incident free I think he would’ve won. With about a quarter of the race remaining he pitted under green but then the caution came out and that essentially dropped him from 2nd back to 15th. Over the final 20 laps he drove the 4 car hard and rallied from 11th up to his 2nd place finish. Also in that race it should be noted he earned the 2nd best driver rating and led 100 laps. In fall 2013 he had a great car. He started 2nd, had an 11th place average running position and finished 6th. In spring 2013 he made the late pass on Kasey Kahne for the lead and went to victory lane. Also in that event he had a 9th place average running position and led 28 laps. This year at 1.5 mile tracks Harvick has been the class of the field. At these venues minus Chicagoland where he had problems he has a 4.0 average finish, 4.3 average running position and has led 433 laps. (Yahoo A Driver)

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Kyle Busch – Kyle Busch has been an awesome performer at Charlotte. Since October 2007 minus an accident and an engine failure he’s only once finished outside the top ten and that result was an 11th! That’s pretty good in my book. His 11th place finish came in this springs race. Performance wise I think he was top six good but the fuel complexion at the end cost him a handful of positions. Also in the race it should be noted he had a 7th place average running position and earned the 9th best driver rating. Also let’s not forget that it was his 2015 debut. Last fall at Charlotte he was very competitive. He started on the pole, finished 5th, had a 5th place average running position and led 41 laps. In spring 2014 he had a strong performance. He started in the rear of the field in a backup car but that didn’t prove to be a huge issue. He slowly climbed his way up through the field and when the checkered flag waved he finished 9th. In fall 2013 he had a strong showing. He started 9th, had a 7th place average running position, finished 5th and earned the 4th best driver rating. On lap 28 while he was running in the top ten under caution he had to make a pit stop to a fix a loose lug nut and it dropped him back to the mid 30′s. He bounced back from that rather quickly and was solidly in the top ten before lap 100. From about lap 140 and on I would say his average running position was lower than 4th. In the 2013 Coca Cola 600 Busch had one of the strongest cars but finished 38th. That poor result is due to an engine failure. In that race he led 65 laps and earned the 7th best driver rating. Before his motor blew up I would estimate that his average running position was around 3rd. (Yahoo A Driver)

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