Kansas Fantasy NASCAR Front Runner Rankings

Erik Jones – Erik Jones should be high on your radar at Kansas, if you’re willing to roll the dice. In recent races over the last couple of months he’s been a risky prospect. Over the last nine races he only has one result better than 15th! At Kansas, Jones has been strong  and over the last three race he has a 4.7 average finish, a 9.3 average running position and he’s finished between 3rd to 7th every race. This spring at Kansas, Erik Jones had a great race. He finished 3rd, earned the 4th best driver rating and had an 8th place average running position. Additionally, he finished 9th in Stage #1 and 3rd in Stage #2. Last year at Kansas, Jones had a good season and was one of 6 drivers who swept the top ten. Last fall at Kansas he had a strong performance. He finished 4th and had a 10th place average running position. Additionally, he finished 8th in Stage #1 and 7th in Stage #2. In spring 2018 he was fast. He finished 7th, had a 10th place average running position and earned the 11th best driver rating. In fall 2017 he was a top five contender, but finished a misleading 35th after being involved in a huge multi-car wreck on lap 198. At the time of his problem he was running right around 5th. In spring 2017, Jones had a fast car and was top ten good but finished a misleading 22nd. He spun three-times and nobody can overcome that.

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Clint Bowyer – Kansas is Clint Bowyer’s home track and on Sunday I would look for him to compete for a top ten. This year at 1.5 mile tracks he has results all across the board, but his performance at Kansas this spring ranked as one of his best. Earlier this year at Kansas he started 2nd, finished 5th, earned the 8th best driver rating and had an 8th place average running position. Additionally, Bowyer finished 8th in Stage #1 and #8 Stage #2. Last fall at Kansas, Bowyer started 14th, finished 13th, had a 12th place average running position and earned the 12th best driver rating. Additionally, he finished 7th in Stage #1 and just short of the top ten in Stage #2. In spring 2018 I thought he was top ten good, but he finished a misleading 15th. With 15 laps to go while he was running around 10th he was collected in “The Big One.” From the race it should be noted he finished 10th in Stage #1, 8th in Stage #2, had an 11th place average running position and earned the 13th best driver rating. I will note one possible concern regarding Bowyer is his recent 25th place finish at Las Vegas, the most recent 1.5 mile track visited.

Jimmie Johnson – Jimmie Johnson shouldn’t get overlooked at Kansas. His team is starting to click off good finishes and he’s been sneaky good at 1.5 mile tracks this year. Since Texas at tracks of this length minus Kentucky he’s finished in the top 11 every race, has a 6.8 average finish and a 10.8 average running position. At Las Vegas, the most recent 1.5 mile track visited he finished 11th. This spring at Kansas, Johnson came home with a 6th place finish. That said, take note his average running position was 17th and he was likely really about low double-digits good but got help from a late caution. Last fall, Johnson finished 22nd, but I’ll note that’s a misleading result. In the race he started 22nd, finished 9th in Stage #1, 8th in Stage #2 but with 21 laps to go while he was running in the top ten he got into the wall hard and then immediately came to pit road. In spring 2018 he didn’t have a good race and finished 19th. On lap 62 while he was running around 20th he made an unexpected pit stop for a loose wheel and that dropped him a lap down to 29th. On Sunday, look for Johnson to compete for a top ten.

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