Kentucky Fantasy NASCAR Front Runner Rankings
William Byron – William Byron has dark horse potential at Kentucky. He didn’t have a good debut last year, but I like how well the #24 team has been running lately. Over the last four races at 1.5 mile tracks he has a 10.8 average finish and a 9.8 average running position. On Saturday night I’m going to view him as a low-double digits who might just sneak in a top ten. Last year at Kentucky, Byron had a quiet race. He finished 20th, had a 19th place average running position and earned the 19th best driver rating.
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Aric Almirola – Aric Almirola should have a strong showing at Kentucky and on Saturday night I would look for him to be an 7th to 12th place driver. This year at 1.5 mile tracks in 5 of the 6 races he’s finished within that range so I figure he’ll do it again at Kentucky. Last year at Kentucky he had a solid performance and finished within the range I’m projecting. In the race he finished 8th, had a 12th place average running position and earned the 11th best driver rating. In 2017 he missed the race due to injury. In 2016 in his one other start on the current configuration in his old #43 ride he finished 20th, had an 18th place average running position and earned the 17th best driver rating.
Clint Bowyer – Clint Bowyer has shown a lot of speed at intermediate tracks this year and on Saturday night if he has an incident free race I think he has a great chance to finish in the top ten. This year at 1.5 mile tracks minus Charlotte and Chicagoland, he has a 6.5 average finish. At Kentucky, Bowyer has finished just outside the top ten the last two races. Last year, Bowyer didn’t have a bad race at all at Kentucky. When the checkered flag waved he finished 12th, had a 9th place average running position and earned the 7th best driver rating. Additionally, he finished 6th in both Stage #1 and Stage #2. In 2017, Clint Bowyer had a solid showing. He finished 13th, had a 13th place average running position and earned the 12th best driver rating. Additionally, he finished 9th in Stage #2. I will note if there wasn’t a late wreck he was poised to finish in the mid-teens. In 2016 when he wasn’t in a competitive situation he finished 23rd. For fantasy purposes don’t put any stock in that.
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