Pocono Fantasy NASCAR Top Tier Elite Picks

Kyle Busch – Kyle Busch is a super-elite performer at Pocono who’ll be the favorite. Make no mistake, the road to victory lane goes through him. At Pocono, Kyle Busch has won 3 of the last 4 races and he currently has a series best 6 straight top tens at “The Tricky Triangle.” Over the last five Pocono races, Busch has the best driver rating by a wide margin, the best average finish (3.0), the best average running position (4.0) and he’s led the most laps (318). Earlier this year at Pocono, Kyle Busch had the field covered and easily raced his way to victory lane. In addition to winning he earned the best driver rating, had the best average running position (4.0) and led the most laps (79). Last summer at Pocono, Kyle Busch had a great car and raced his way to victory lane. In the race earned the best driver rating, led the most laps (52) and had a 7th place average running position. When you consider he started 28th, that’s impressive. In spring 2018, Busch was a consistent front runner and was a serious threat to win. When the race reached its conclusion he finished 3rd, had a 3rd place average running position, earned the 3rd best driver rating and led 13 laps. Additionally, he finished 3rd in Stage #1 and 2nd in Stage #2. In 2017, Kyle Busch had a phenomenal year at “Tricky Triangle.” In summer 2017, Kyle Busch was the class of the field. He started on the pole, finished 1st, earned the best driver rating, led 74 laps and won Stage #1. In spring 2017 nobody was better than Kyle Busch. He earned the best driver rating, had a 2nd place average running position, led 100 laps and finished 9th. Late in the race there was a caution and almost everyone pitted but him.

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Kevin Harvick – Kevin Harvick has never won at Pocono, but on Sunday he’ll be one of the drivers to beat. In recent Pocono races, he’s thrived having finished between 2nd to 4th in 5 of the last 6 races. He should be a perfect 6 for 6 in terms of finishing in that range, but he didn’t have an incident free race this spring. Earlier this year with 36 laps to go while he was running in 2nd his team had an uncontrolled tire. That dropped him a lap down and then shortly after that his team struggled with a cracked steering box which led to his 22nd place finish. If his race would’ve been incident free, I’m confident he would’ve finished near the front. In the five Pocono races prior to that he had the best driver rating, the best average finish (3.5) and the 2nd best average running position (5.3). In 2018, Harvick had a great season and he had a pair of 4th place results. Last summer, Harvick had a great chance to win his first Pocono race, but his afternoon wasn’t incident free. In the race he started near the back after failing inspection, but he had no trouble driving his way up through the field. In Stage #1 he finished 2nd, and in Stage #2 he won. Unfortunately, his race wasn’t incident free. With about 40 laps to go during a caution he had contact with Aric Almirola on pit road which caused him to make a second pit stop. When the checkered flag waved he finished 4th, earned the 3rd best driver rating and led 30 laps. In spring 2018, Harvick had an extremely strong showing and finished 4th. In the race earned the best driver rating, had a 1.8 average running position, led a race high 89 laps, finished 2nd in Stage #1 and won Stage #2. In 2017, Harvick had a pair of runner-up results.

Brad Keselowski – Brad Keselowski is a super-elite performer at Pocono who’ll be one of the drivers to beat. In 7 of the last 8 races at “The Tricky Triangle” he’s finished in the top five. What makes Keselowski so good here is that the #2 team are master strategists, and they aren’t lacking in the horse power department. Earlier this year at Pocono, Keselowski had a great performance. When the checker flag waved he finished 2nd, earned the 6th best driver rating and had an 8th place average running position. Last summer at Pocono, Keselowski wrecked and finished 38th. “Performance Wise”, he was top ten good. In the both Stage #1 and Stage #2 he finished 7th. His early exit came with 40 laps to go while he was running around 13th. In spring 2018, he had a great performance. When the checkered flag waved he finished 5th, earned the 7th best driver rating and had a 10th place average running position. Additionally, he finished 10th in Stage #1 and 7th in Stage #2. In the five Pocono races prior to that he finished between 2nd to 5th. On Sunday, look for Keselowski to compete for a top five.

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