Martinsville Fantasy NASCAR Confidence Ranking Picks

1) Joey Logano (Starting – 1st)
Martinsville Fantasy Spin – Joey Logano is an elite performer at Martinsville who’ll be tough to beat. He’s performed at an extremely high-level and last fall he clobbered the competition and raced his to victory lane. At Martinsville 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. In Happy Hour, Logano has the 9th best 20 lap average and the 9th best 30 lap average. On Sunday, look for Logano to finish in the top five and compete for the win.
Martinsville Track History – Martinsville has been a great track for Joey Logano and in recent races he ranks among the best. Last fall he had a stellar 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. In spring 2018 he had a solid 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 that race it should be noted he 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.
DraftKings $11,300 / FanDuel $14,000

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2) Kyle Busch (Starting – 13th)
Martinsville Fantasy Spin – Kyle Busch will be one of the drivers to beat at Martinsville as he vies for his third straight win of the 2019 season. At Martinsville, he’s been a super-elite performer and in recent races nobody has been better. Over the last seven races he has 2 wins, a 2.9 average finish, a 3.7 average running position, he’s led 937 laps and has finished in the top five every race. With how well his team has been performing week in and week out I have no doubt he’s poised to be the driver to beat again. In practice, Busch has been fast. He had the best ten lap average in practice #1 and the third best 10 & 20 lap averages in Happy Hour. On Sunday, look for Busch to finish in the top five and be a serious threat to win.
Martinsville Track History – At Martinsville, Kyle Busch’s level of performance as you just read has been off the charts. Last fall he had a fast car. He 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, he took advantage of late mayhem 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. In spring 2017 he finished 2nd, had a 3rd place average running position and led 274 laps.
DraftKings $13,000 / FanDuel $14,900

3) Martin Truex Jr. (Starting – 8th)
Martinsville Fantasy Spin – Martin Truex Jr. has never won at a short track, but that could change on Sunday. At Martinsville he performs at an elite level and in 6 of the last 8 races he’s finished in the top 7. Over the last three Martinsville races he sports a 3.0 average finish and a 6.7 average running position. Last fall at Martinsville he nearly raced his way to victory lane, but was nudged on the final straightaway by Logano which denied him the win. You would have to think that will cause him to race with a little extra motivation this weekend and not play nice like he usually does with the competition. In Happy Hour, Truex Jr. had standout speed. He ranked as the best over 10, 20 and 30 lap runs. On Sunday, look for Truex to finish in the top five and compete for the win.
Martinsville Track History – Martinsville has been a great track for Martin Truex Jr. and in recent races he’s been knocking on the door to victory lane. Last fall, Truex Jr. started in 33rd but nearly raced his way to victory lane. Over long runs nobody was better and he was able to slice and dice his way up through the field. In the race he finished 7th in Stage #1, 4th in Stage #2 and then finished 3rd when the checkered flag waved. If he wasn’t nudged on the final straightaway he would’ve won. Last spring he had a great car. He started first, finished 4th, had a 7th place average running position and earned the 7th best driver rating. In fall 2017, he finished 2nd, earned the 3rd best driver rating and had a 5th place average running position. Additionally, he finished 5th in Stage #1 and 4th in Stage #2. I’ll note if there wasn’t late cautions he was poised to likely finish in 5th. In spring 2017 he finished 16th, but I’ll note he was better than his result. With 69 laps to go he was spun and after that he just didn’t seem to run as well. At the time of his spin he was running around 10th. In that race he won Stage #1, earned the 6th best driver rating and led 42 laps
DraftKings $11,900 / FanDuel $13,500