Martinsville Fantasy NASCAR Top Tier Elite Picks
Denny Hamlin – Denny Hamlin is a Martinsville master who should be counted on for a good result. Look for him to be a top five contender and compete for the win. At Martinsville Hamlin has 5 wins, has finished in the top five 55% percent of the time and in the top ten 77% percent of the time. In recent Martinsville races he ranks as one of the strongest competitors, in 3 of the last 4 races he’s finished in the top 3. Since fall 2014 at Martinsville minus spring 2016 when he had problems Hamlin has a 3.8 average finish. Last fall the #11 car was fast. When the checkered flag waved he finished 3rd, earned the 5th best driver rating, had a 7th place average running position and led 48 laps. In spring 2016 he had a great car but finished 39th after wheel hopping and crashing hard. At the time of his problem he was running in 5th. In 2015 he had a great season at Martinsville. That fall he finished 3rd despite getting a speeding penalty in the first 100 laps, and a speeding penalty in the last 100 laps. In spring 2015 he had a fast car and raced his way to victory lane. In the race Hamlin earned the best driver rating, had a 6th place average running position and led 91 laps. (Yahoo A Driver)
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Brad Keselowski – Brad Keselowski will be a strong competitor at Martinsville who should be on people’s short list. He’s run extremely well here and has been top five good performance wise over the last four events. On Sunday I think he has a great chance to be top five good again. Last fall at Martinsville he had a great car and when the race reached its conclusion he finished 2nd and earned the 6th best driver rating. Last spring he had a strong showing. In the race he earned the 2nd best driver rating and finished 5th. What makes that even more impressive is that he had to overcome a speeding penalty. In fall 2015 he had a great car that had top five potential but finished 32nd after getting involved in a multi-car accident with 66 laps to go shortly after a restart. Despite missing over a tenth of the race Keselowski earned the 5th best driver rating, had an 8th place average running position and led the second most laps (143). In spring 2015 he had a great car and finished runner-up on Denny Hamlin’s bumper. At the end of the race his car was very strong. Also in the race he earned the 4th best driver rating and led 18 laps. In his career at Martinsville Keselowski has finished in the top ten 57% percent of the time. (Yahoo A Driver)
Further Recommended Reading – Scouting Report, DraftKings Fall 2016 Points, Loop Data Box Score, Loop Data Speed Stats
Kyle Busch – Kyle Busch is an elite Martinsville performer and is the defending champion of this particular event. In recent Martinsville races he belongs in the conversation of being the strongest performer. Since spring 2014 at Martinsville he has the best driver rating, best average finish (5.5), best average running position (6.0) and has led 355 laps. Last fall at Martinsville he had a strong car. When the race reached its conclusion he earned the 2nd best driver rating, had a 4th place average running position and finished 5th. In spring 2016 he had a great car and raced his way to victory lane with relative ease. In the race he earned the best driver rating by a wide margin and led a race high 352 laps. In fall 2015 he had a strong showing and finished 5th despite spinning. In spring 2015 he missed the race due to injury. At Martinsville Busch has finished in the top five 48% percent of the time and is the only driver with 3 straight top fives. (Yahoo A Driver)
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