Darlington Fantasy NASCAR Personal / Comparative Values

Drivers have two types of fantasy value every week. They have Personal Fantasy Value, and Comparative Fantasy Value.

Personal Fantasy Value is an estimation of how good the driver is at a certain track compared to the other venues on the circuit.

Comparative Fantasy Value is an estimation of how good the driver compares to the competition at a certain track.

Let’s talk about Ryan Newman’s Darlington Fantasy Values.

His Personal Fantasy Value is high. Darlington ranks as one of his best tracks. Over the course of his career it statistically ranks as his second best track (12.2 average finish). Since 2005 he’s only twice finished lower than 13th.

His Comparative Fantasy Value is Medium-High. I expect him to run well but by no means do I see him being in contention for the win. I would just look for him to have a solid afternoon and come home with a respectable result.