Top 10 Big Flat Track Fantasy NASCAR Options For 2017
10. Kyle Larson – Kyle Larson is an accomplished big flat track driver. Last year on this sub-track type he tied Brad Keselowski for scoring the second most points and finished in the top 11 every race (7.3 average finish). By way of average finish, Indy ranks as his best overall track (7.0 avg. finish), and Pocono ranks as his 4th best track (8.8 avg. finish). At Indy he’s finished between 5th and 9th in all three of his events, last year he finished 5th. At Pocono he’s finished between 5th and 12th every race. Every year he’s gotten one top ten, and one low double-digit finish. Last year he had results of 6th and 11th. Look for Kyle Larson to have another successful season in 2017 at big flat tracks.
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9. Dale Earnhardt Jr. – Dale Earnhardt Jr. is likely flying under the radar at big flat tracks, but he’s a great performer on this sub-track type. Since 2013 at these venues he’s only once finished below 11th. Pocono ranks as one of his very best tracks. He swept the races in 2014 and since 2013 he has a series best 3.9 average finish. Last year at Pocono he only participated in the spring race and in that event he finished runner-up. Last year at Indy Dale Earnhardt Jr. missed the race. In 3 of his 4 races prior to that he finished in the top ten. In 2015 he had top ten potential but finished 22nd after using poor pit strategy that later led to him getting involved in a wreck. In the three Indy races prior to that he had a 6.3 average finish.
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8. Martin Truex Jr. – Martin Truex Jr. is a strong performer at big flat tracks. At both of them he’s proven he can run well. At Pocono he’s a recent winner (spring 2015) but since his victory he’s been unlucky. Last summer he started on the pole, led 16 laps but on lap 19 following a pit stop/restart while he was running in the top five he had a flat tire and pounded the wall (finished 38th). In the spring race he had all sorts of problems (hit on pit road, got a flat tire under caution after hitting debris) and finished 19th. In August 2015 he was top 3 good but ran out of gas at the end which relegated him to a 19th place finish. In spring 2015 he led 97 laps and raced his way to victory lane. At Indy last year he finished 8th, in 4 of the last 5 races at that venue he’s finished 11th or better.
