Auto Club Fantasy NASCAR Confidence Ranking Picks

Kyle Busch (Starting – 4th)
Auto Club Fantasy Spin – Kyle Busch is off to a fast start in 2019 and at Auto Club Speedway he’ll be tough to beat. Auto Club Speedway has been a phenomenal track for him. He’s a three-time winner and since 2011 minus 2016 (misleading result) he has a 3.0 average finish and a 3.3 average running position. This year at intermediate tracks he’s been fast, and this weekend won’t be an exception. In 2019 on this track type he’s come home with results of 3rd (Las Vegas) and 6th (Atlanta). It’s important to note neither of those races were incident free, and if they were, he probably could’ve won both of them. Last year at 2.0 mile ovals, Busch had a 3.3 average finish and was the only driver who swept the top five. In Happy Hour he was fast and his 15 lap average ranked as the 4th best. On Sunday, look for Busch to finish in the top five and compete for the win.
Auto Club Track History – Auto Club Speedway has been a great track for Kyle Busch. He won his first race here and in 5 of the last 7 races he’s finished in the top 3. Last year at Auto Club Speedway he had a great car. When the checkered flag waved he finished 3rd, earned the 2nd best driver rating, had a 2nd place average running position and led 62 laps. Additionally, he finished 2nd in Stage #1 and 3rd in Stage #2. In 2017, he had a solid showing. He finished 8th, had a 6th place average running position and earned the 6th best driver rating. In 2016 he had one of the best cars but finished an asterisk mark 25th. With 3 laps to go while he was running in 2nd he had a flat tire and got into the wall hard. In 2015 he missed the race due to injury. In the four Auto Club races prior to that he had results of 1st, 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
DraftKings $12,600 / FanDuel $14,800

2) Joey Logano (Starting – 5th)
Auto Club Fantasy Spin – Joey Logano should prominently be on your fantasy NASCAR radar at Auto Club Speedway. On Sunday, I think he’ll finish in the top five and compete for the win. This year at intermediate tracks visited he’s performed exceptionally well and has been a factor in both races. Las Vegas is the most recent intermediate track visited and at that venue he led 86 laps and raced his way to victory lane. On Sunday at Auto Club, that same rules package will be used. In Happy Hour he was fast and his 20 lap average ranked as the best.
Auto Club Track History – At Auto Club Speedway, Logano has been very consistent and over the last four races he’s finished between 4th to 7th. In those combined races he has the 2nd best average finish (5.3), the 2nd best driver rating and the 3rd best average running position (6.8). Last year he had a solid performance. He finished 5th, had a 5th place average running position and earned the 4th best driver rating. Additionally, he finished 3rd in Stage #1 and 6th in Stage #2. In 2017 he also ran well. In that event he finished 5th, earned the 7th best driver rating and had a 10th place average running position. In the two races prior to that he had results of 4th and 7th.
DraftKings $10,400 / FanDuel $12,800

3) Brad Keselowski (Starting – 13th)
Auto Club Fantasy Spin – Brad Keselowski should be near the top of your fantasy NASCAR radar at Auto Club Speedway. It’s been a great track for him, and you have to love how well he’s run at intermediate tracks this year. In 2019 on this track type he raced his way to victory lane at Atlanta and at Las Vegas he finished 2nd. At Auto Club Speedway I expect him to have another strong showing and on Sunday I would look for him to compete for a top five. In practice he’s been fast all weekend. He had the best ten lap average in practice #2 and the third best ten lap average in Happy Hour. His twenty lap average in Happy Hour ranked as the 2nd best.
Auto Club Track History – Brad Keselowski is a recent winner at Auto Club Speedway who’s consistently run well. Over the last four races he has a series best 4.0 average finish. I’ll note he’s only led one lap over that stretch, but that lap earned him the trophy. Last year he had a strong performance at Auto Club Speedway. He finished 4th, had a 4th place average running position and earned the 5th best driver rating. Additionally, he finished 4th in Stage #1 and 2nd in Stage #2. In 2017 he didn’t have an incident free race but he finished 2nd when it reached its conclusion. He damaged his nose early and then was spun. I will note if there wasn’t late cautions he was poised to finish 9th. In 2016 there was a ton of tire issues and he drove a conservative race. In that event he finished 9th, earned the 9th best driver rating and had a 12th place average running position. In 2015 he was about 5th place good but he raced his way to victory lane after taking advantage of late cautions on new tires.
DraftKings $11,500 / FanDuel $13,200