Martinsville Fantasy NASCAR Top Tier Elite Picks

Kyle Busch – Kyle Busch is a super-elite performer at Martinsville who’ll be the driver to beat. Over the last seven races he has 2 wins, a 2.9 average finish, a 3.7 average running position, the best driver rating, he’s led 937 laps and has finished in the top five every race. Last fall at Martinsville, he was fast. He started on the pole, finished 4th, had a 3rd place average running position, led 100 laps and finished 3rd in both Stage #1 and #2. In spring 2018 he had a great car. He finished 2nd, earned the 2nd best driver rating, had a 3rd place average running position, finished 4th in Stage #1 and 3rd in Stage #2. In fall 2017, Busch had a phenomenal afternoon and raced his way to victory lane. In the race he earned the best driver rating, led the most laps (184), had a 3rd place average running position and finished 2nd in both Stage #1 and #2. I will note if there wasn’t late mayhem he wouldn’t have won. In spring 2017 he had a great car. He earned the best driver rating, finished 2nd, had a 3rd place average running position and led 274 laps. Additionally, he finished 3rd in Stage #1 and would’ve won Stage #2 if Ricky Stenhouse Jr. didn’t nudge him at the end. In the three Martinsville races prior to that he had results of 5th, 1st and 5th. On Sunday, look for Busch to finish in the top five and compete for the win.

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Brad Keselowski – Brad Keselowski will be a factor at Martinsville. He’s a recent winner who currently has six straight top tens. Over this six race stretch he has the 2nd best driver rating, the 2nd best average finish (4.5), the 2nd best average running position (6.3), he’s run the second most fastest laps and has led 266 laps. Last fall he ran well. He finished 5th, earned the 6th best driver rating and had a 10th place average running position. Last spring he was a strong competitor. He finished 10th, had a 5th place average running position and earned the 6th best driver rating. Additionally, he finished 2nd in Stage #1 and 4th in Stage #2. In 2017, Keselowski was the class of the field. He won in the spring and should’ve won in the fall. In fall 2017 if there wasn’t late cautions he clearly would’ve won. When the checkered flag waved he finished 4th, earned the 2nd best driver rating, had a 2nd place average running position and led 108 laps. Also in the race he won Stage #1 and Stage #2. In spring 2017 over long runs nobody was better than Keselowski and that’s the primary reason he won. In addition to finishing first he earned the 2nd best driver rating, had a 5th place average running position and led 116 laps. What makes that even more impressive is that around lap 70 while he was leading he was caught speeding on pit road which dropped him to the back. In 2016 he swept the top five with results of 2nd and 5th. On Sunday I would look for him to finish in the top five and compete for the win.

Joey Logano – Joey Logano is an elite performer at Martinsville who’ll be a favorite. Since 2016 minus fall 2017 when he had a misleading result he has a 6.2 average finish and an 8.6 average running position. Last fall at Martinsville he had a great car and raced his way to victory lane. In addition to winning he finished 2nd in Stage #1, won Stage #2, earned the best driver rating, had a 2nd place average running position and led 309 laps. Last spring, Logano had a strong showing. He finished 6th, earned the 8th best driver rating, had an 8th place average running position and finished 9th in both Stage #1 and #2. In fall 2017, Logano had a great car but finished a misleading 24th. In the closing laps while he was running in 3rd Kyle Busch had contact with him which cut his tire and ruined his afternoon. From the race it should be noted Logano started on the pole, finished 3rd in the first two Stages, had a 4th place average running position, earned the 6th best driver rating, and led 59 laps. In spring 2017 he finished 4th and earned the 4th best driver rating despite facing serious adversity twice. At Martinsville I would look for Logano to compete for a top five and be a factor to win.

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