Pocono Fantasy NASCAR Confidence Ranking Picks

1) Martin Truex Jr. (Starting – 8th)
Pocono Fantasy Spin – Martin Truex Jr. will be a favorite to win at Pocono. He raced his way to victory lane this spring and there’s no doubt he won’t be a factor to win again. At Pocono he’s a two-time winner and over the last three races he sports an impressive 3.3 average finish. One attribute you have to love about Truex Jr. is how well his team is performing week in and week out. Over the last five races he has 2 wins, a 2.4 average finish and has had a result in the top 4 every race. On Sunday look for Truex to finish in the top five and be a serious threat to win.
Pocono Track History – In recent races at Pocono, Martin Truex Jr. has thrived. This spring he raced his way to victory lane and there’s no doubt he had the best car. In addition to winning he earned the best PROS Ranking, earned the 2nd best driver rating, had a 4th place average running position, led 31 laps, won Stage #1 and finished 4th in Stage #2. What really makes his win standout is that his race wasn’t incident free. Just after he won Stage #1 he had an extremely slow pit stop which dropped him from 1st to 14th. Last summer he had a good performance. When the checkered flag waved he finished 3rd, earned the 2nd best driver rating, had a 4th place average running position and led 31 laps. Additionally, he finished 2nd in Stage #1 and should’ve finished 2nd in Stage #2 if pit strategy didn’t enter the equation. In spring 2017 he started in the rear of the field but raced his way up to a 6th place finish.
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2nd) Kevin Harvick (Starting – 29th)
Pocono Fantasy Spin – Kevin Harvick is a super-elite performer at Pocono who’ll be tough to beat despite his 29th place starting position. He’s never won at Pocono, but he’s consistently performed at an extremely high-level. Since August 2014 minus August 2015 (engine failure) he has a 3.6 average finish, a 6.4 average running position, four runner-up results and has finished in the top 9 every race. This spring he was exceptionally strong and I see no reason why that won’t be the case again. In practice the #4 car was superb. Harvick was happy with how his car performed, he had the best ten lap average in Happy Hour and many people in the garage view him as the driver to beat. On Sunday look for Harvick to finish in the top five and compete for the win.
Pocono Track History – Kevin Harvick has never won at Pocono, but he’s come close to victory lane on multiple occasions. This spring he had a great car. He earned the best driver rating, had a 1.8 average running position, led a race high 89 laps, finished 2nd in Stage #1, won Stage #2 and then finished 4th when the checkered flag waved. In our member exclusive PROS Rankings he subjectively had the 2nd best car behind Truex Jr. Last summer the #4 was also fast. In that race he finished 2nd, earned the 3rd best driver rating and had a 6th place average running position. Additionally, he finished 3rd in Stage #1 and would’ve finished in the top five in Stage #2 if pit strategy didn’t come into play. In spring 2017 Harvick had a very strong car and finished runner-up. In the race he earned the 2nd best driver rating, had an 8th place average running position, finished 2nd in Stage #1 and 4th in Stage #2. If there wasn’t a late caution he likely would’ve finished 4th.
DraftKings $11,200 / FanDuel $12,500

3) Brad Keselowski (Starting – 4th)
Pocono Fantasy Spin – Brad Keselowski has six straight top fives at Pocono and on Sunday I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets his sixth. Over his current six race top 5 finish streak he has a 3.7 average finish, a 10.7 average running position and the 3rd best driver rating. One attribute that needs to be noted about him is that when it comes to pit strategy the #2 team is arguably the best in the business. Pit strategy always comes into play at Pocono. On Sunday I would look for Brad Keselowski to compete for a top five.
Pocono Track History – As you seen above, Brad Keselowski has been very good in recent Pocono races. Earlier this year he had a strong showing. He finished 5th, earned the 7th best driver rating and had a 10th place average running position. Additionally, he finished 10th in Stage #1 and 7th in Stage #2. Last summer he also finished 5th but was slightly more competitive. He finished 4th in the first two Stages and earned the 5th best driver rating. In spring 2017 he finished 5th, earned the 6th best driver rating and had an 8th place average running position. Additionally, he finished 3rd in Stage #1 and 7th in Stage #2. In the three Pocono races prior to that he had results of 2nd, 2nd and 3rd.
DraftKings $9,400 / FanDuel $11,000