Kansas Fantasy NASCAR Top Tier Elite Picks

Martin Truex Jr. – Martin Truex Jr. and the #19 team have won two of the last three races this season and at Kansas he’ll be tough to beat. It’s been a great track for him and in recent races he’s arguably been the best. Since 2017 he has 2 wins, a 2.3 average finish, the 2nd best driver rating, he’s led the most laps (208) and he’s finished in the top five every race. Last fall at Kansas he had a solid performance. He finished 5th, earned the 8th best driver rating and had a 9th place average running position. Last spring, Truex Jr. had a strong showing. He finished 2nd, earned the 6th best driver rating, had a 9th place average running position and finished 10th in Stage #2. In fall 2017, Truex Jr. had an impressive performance and won from the pole. He certainly didn’t make it easy on himself. On lap 32 while leading he got a restart violation penalty and then later on lap 92 he made an unexpected pit stop for a loose wheel. Despite his self-inflicted problems he earned the best driver rating and led 91 laps. In spring 2017 he was extremely strong. He finished 1st, earned the best driver rating, had a 2nd place average running position and led a race high 104 laps. This year at 1.5 mile tracks visited he’s shown speed. Over the combined events he has a 7.3 average finish and an 8.7 average running position.

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Kyle Busch – Kyle Busch is an elite performer at Kansas who’ll be a favorite. Over the last 8 Kansas races he has 1 win, the 2nd best driver rating, a 5.4 average finish, a 5.7 average running position and he’s finished in the top ten every race. Last fall at Kansas, Kyle Busch had a great car and finished runner-up. Additionally, he earned the 5th best driver rating, had a 6th place average running position, finished 4th in Stage #1 and 5th in Stage #2. Last spring, he had a strong showing. He finished 10th, had a 6th place average running position and earned the 4th best driver rating. Additionally, he finished 8th in Stage #1 and 4th in Stage #2. In fall 2017 he had a great car but finished a misleading 10th. Late in the race he pitted from 2nd, but shortly after that a caution came out which dropped him back in the running order. It should be noted he won Stage #1, finished 5th Stage #2, earned the 2nd best driver rating, had a 4th place average running position and led a race high 112 laps. In spring 2017 he had a very strong car. He earned the 3rd best driver rating, had a 4th place average running position, finished 5th and led 59 laps. This year at 1.5 mile tracks visited Kyle Busch has been fast, but he hasn’t had an incident free race. Despite facing adversity in every race over the combined events he has a 6.3 average finish, an 8.3 average running position and is one of four drivers who have finished in the top ten every race.

Kevin Harvick – Kevin Harvick will be a contender at Kansas. It’s been a great track for him and he’s the defending champion of this particular event. Over the last six races at Kansas he has the best driver rating, the best average finish (4.5) and the best average running position (4.5). Last year at Kansas, Kevin Harvick was the class of the field and he was good enough to win both races. Last fall, Kevin Harvick had the best car but he finished an asterisk mark 12th. In the race he finished 2nd in Stage #1, won Stage #2, led 76 laps but with 51 laps to go while he was leading he was caught speeding on pit road during green flag pit stops which dropped him back to the teens. If that problem didn’t happen I don’t think anybody was going to beat him. Last spring at Kansas he had a great car and raced his way to victory lane. Additionally, he earned the best driver rating, had a 2nd place average running position, led 79 laps and finished 2nd in Stage #1 and #2. I will note I don’t think he had the best car, Kyle Larson did. In fall 2017, Kevin Harvick had a strong car but finished a misleading 8th. “Performance Wise”, he was top 3 good but he used some pit strategy late that burned him when a caution came out shortly after he pitted. Just before pitting he was running in 3rd. From the race it should be noted he finished 2nd in Stage #1, 2nd in Stage #2, earned the 3rd best driver rating, had a 5th place average running position and led 37 laps. In spring 2017, Harvick had a strong showing. He finished 3rd, earned the 4th best driver rating and had an 8th place average running position. In fall 2016 Harvick had a great car and raced his way to victory lane. This year at 1.5 mile tracks which correlate to success, Harvick has the best average finish (5.3), the best average running position (6.3) and the best driver rating.

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