Dover Fantasy NASCAR Front Runner Rankings

Alex Bowman – Alex Bowman had a great performance at Dover this spring and on Sunday I would look for him to compete for a top ten. Earlier this year near the start of his hot streak he had a phenomenal performance. He started in the rear of the field, but had no trouble advancing in the running order. In the race he finished 7th in Stage #1, 2nd in Stage #2 and 2nd when the checkered flag waved. His car had great speed and was extremely strong running the high-line. Additionally, Bowman earned the 5th best driver rating, had a 7th place average running position and led 16 laps. Prior to that things were pretty brutal for him here and his other six results are 20th or worse. Last fall at Dover, Bowman was fast, but he finished an asterisk mark 28th when the checkered flag waved. With 11 laps to go before late mayhem broke out he was running in 9th. Unfortunately, his race wasn’t incident free and with 4 laps to go while he was running in the top five he was caught up in a wreck shortly after a restart (used two-tire pit strategy which got him that high) that led to his poor result. His average running position last fall was 14th. In spring 2018 he didn’t have a good race. He started in the rear of the field and then in Stage #1 he used some pit strategy which ultimately backfired. He stayed out during an early caution which allowed him to lead 26 laps, but he eventually had to pit under green which dropped him a few laps down. He never recovered from that and it led to him finishing 23rd.

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William Byron – William Byron should be high on your fantasy NASCAR radar at Dover. He had a great performance this spring, and with how well he’s been running recently I think he’s clearly poised to compete for a top ten. Earlier this year at Dover, Byron had a strong showing. He started 2nd, finished 8th, earned the 11th best driver rating and had a 12th place average running position. Additionally, he finished 6th in Stage #1. Closing out the race he ran extremely well and over the last 100 laps outside of the pit cycle he consistently ran in the top ten. Since he’s running so much better this season I would mainly focus on his race earlier this year, and not so much the 2018 races. Last fall, Byron didn’t have a good performance at Dover. He finished 19th and had a 22nd place average running position. I’ll note late attrition helped him because otherwise he would’ve finished around 22nd. In spring 2018 when he made his top series track debut he had a respectable performance. He finished 14th, had a 16th place average running position and earned the 17th best driver rating.

Jimmie Johnson – Jimmie Johnson is a legendary performer at Dover who shouldn’t be overlooked. At “The Monster Mile” he’s an 11-time winner who’s finished in the top five 49% percent of the time and in the top ten 69% percent of the time. This has been a down year for Johnson, but on Sunday I think he should have a solid showing and be a low double-digits driver who’ll compete for a top ten. Since fall 2016 minus a misleading result last fall he has a 6.8 average finish and a 7.6 average running position. Earlier this year, Johnson was a low double-digits driver. He finished 14th, had an 11th place average running position and earned the 13th best driver rating. Last fall at Dover he finished 36th, but you can’t read into that result. When the race started he was in the garage because of a ball joint failure and it caused him to miss the first 10 laps. In spring 2018, Johnson had a solid showing and the number you need to know about him is 9. He finished 9th, had a 9th place and earned the 9th best driver rating. Additionally, he finished 8th in Stage #1 and 4th in Stage #2.

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