Daytona 500 Fantasy NASCAR Mid Pack Predictions

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is a good plate track racer. He has a knack for this form of racing and has had success. Last summer at Daytona he performed better than where he finished. Over the closing laps he fell back a number of positions. With about 20 laps to go he was running in 8th but when the checkered flag waved he finished 19th. On the last lap alone he lost 5 positions. In last year’s Daytona 500 he ran well over the final 50 laps. Over that particular segment I would estimate his average running position would be right around 13th. On the final lap he was on pace to finish around 12th but was caught in the carnage which relegated him to a 29th place finish. In July 2014 he had his worst Daytona result. In that event he looked good but on lap #21 while he was leading the top groove he got collected in the “Big One.” In the 2014 Daytona 500 he ran mid pack for much of the race but when the checkered flag waved he finished 7th. In the 2013 Daytona 500 he finished 12th and earned the 14th best driver rating. In July 2013 he was involved in the carnage at the end but still managed to finish 11th. Talladega is similar to Daytona and last fall he finished 9th. In four of his five Talladega starts he’s finished in the top thirteen. (Yahoo B Driver / DraftKings Price $7,100)

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Kasey Kahne – Kasey Kahne will have a fast car at Daytona but that doesn’t guarantee success. Since 2013 at Daytona he has an 8.7 average starting position (best among all drivers who competed in all 6 races) but a 27.8 average finish. Dating back to 2010 he’s proven himself to be a volatile driver by either finishing in the top ten or finishing 25th or worse. In recent races at Daytona Kahne has run really well but trouble has found him all too often. Last summer he had a great car but finished 32nd. Around lap 106 he was involved in the “Big One” and after that you could stick a fork in him. Prior to his wreck it was clear he had top ten speed (Yahoo Race Chart). In last year’s Daytona 500 he crossed the finish line in 9th place. In the race he was strong throughout the event. In addition to finishing 9th he also had a 9th place average running position and earned the 7th best driver rating. In July 2014 Kasey Kahne ran pretty well and in the final two-thirds of the event he was one of the consistent front runners. Then on lap 98 it appears somebody got into the back of him and then he shot into Joey Logano which caused the “Big One.” Performance wise he looked like a driver who could contend for a top five finish. In the 2014 Daytona 500 he ran a solid race until trouble found him. On lap 74 he had miscommunication during a pit stop and as he was leaving pit road he spun and no caution came out. He never really recovered from that incident and it dropped him down to about 40th. Also later in the race he got caught speeding on pit road while he was trying to avoid a spinning Michael Annett. Then with 39 laps to go he got swept up in multi-car wreck. Prior to his pit road problem on lap 74 he was a driver who consistently ran in the top ten. In July 2013 at Daytona Kasey Kahne was a serious contender for the win. With about 5 laps to go the front of the field was three-wide and Kasey Kahne was leading the inside groove. Then Johnson who was up in the top groove got into Ambrose who was in the middle groove and then the 9 car came down and got into Kasey Kahne. As a result of the contact Kahne got heavy damage and was done for the day. (Yahoo B Driver / DraftKings Price $8,200)

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