Indianapolis Fantasy NASCAR Top Tier Elite Picks

Kyle Busch – To win at Indy, drivers will need to beat Kyle Busch. He’s thrived here and has been in a class of his own in recent seasons. In 4 of the last 6 races he’s finished in the top 2. Last year, he was the class of the field but finished 34th after wrecking while battling Truex Jr. for the lead during a restart. In the race he started on the pole, earned the best driver rating, led a race high 87 laps and won the first two Stages. If he would’ve had an incident free race I don’t think anybody was going to beat him. In his five incident free races prior to that he had a 3.2 average finish and a 5.8 average running position. In 2016, Kyle Busch was untouchable and nobody had anything for him. He started on the pole, earned a perfect driver rating and led 149 laps. His car was in a zip code of its own. In 2015, he was also very strong. In that race he took the lead during a late restart and never looked back. In addition to winning he earned the 2nd best driver rating, had a 5th place average running position and led 19 laps. In 2014 he finished runner-up and earned the 3rd best driver rating. Pocono is the most similar track and this year at that venue he has results of 1st and 3rd. On Sunday look for Busch to finish in the top five and compete for the win.

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Kevin Harvick – Kevin Harvick is a strong performer who’ll be one of the drivers to beat at Indy. He’s a past winner who currently has four straight top tens. Over the last four races he has the 2nd best driver rating, a 5.8 average finish and a 6.0 average running position. Last year, he had a strong showing. He finished 6th, had a 6th place average running position, earned the 3rd best driver rating, finished 4th in Stage #1 and 5th in Stage #2. In 2016, he ran well. He finished 6th, earned the 6th best driver rating and had a 9th place average running position. In 2015 he had a great car that was arguably the best. If he would’ve had a good late restart I think he would’ve won. When the race reached its conclusion he earned the best driver rating, led the most laps (75), had the best average running position (3.0) and finished 3rd. In 2014 Harvick he started on the pole, led 12 laps, earned the 4th best driver rating, had a 6th place average running position and finished 8th. Pocono is a similar track and a few weeks ago at that venue he likely had the best car but finished 4th (problems on pit road). On Sunday look for Harvick to finish in the top five and compete for the win.

Joey Logano – Joey Logano should be high on your fantasy NASCAR radar at Indy. It’s been a great track for him and he’s currently tied for a series best 5 straight top tens. Over this five race stretch he has a 5.2 average finish, an 8.4 average running position and the 4th best driver rating. Last year, Logano had a strong showing. He finished 4th, earned the 5th best driver rating, finished 5th in Stage #1 and 7th in Stage #2. In 2016, Logano had a good performance. He finished 7th, earned the 7th best driver rating and had an 8th place average running position. In 2015, Logano was a consistent front runner and ran well throughout the race. He started 2nd, finished 2nd, had a 5th place average running position, earned the 3rd best driver rating and led 28 laps. In 2014, Logano had a strong race. He started 9th, had a 9th place average running position, earned the 6th best driver rating and finished 5th. In 2013 Logano finished 8th and led 11 laps. At Indy Penske always brings their A-game and on Sunday I would look for Logano to finish in the top ten and compete for a top five.

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