Las Vegas Fantasy NASCAR Confidence Rankings/ Driver Breakdowns
1st) Kevin Harvick (Starting – 3rd)
Las Vegas Fantasy Spin – Kevin Harvick is a super-elite performer at Las Vegas, who’ll be a favorite. He’s a recent winner (spring 2018) and in 3 of the last 4 races he’s finished in the top 4. Also in 3 of those 4 races he’s earned the best driver rating. Since 2015 at “Sin City” in incident free races, Harvick has 2 wins, a 3.6 average finish, he’s had a result in the top 7 every race and he’s averaged leading 98.4 laps per race. In Happy Hour, the #4 was fast and Harvick had the best 10 lap average. On Sunday, look for Harvick to compete for a top five and be a factor to win.
Las Vegas Track History – Kevin Harvick has thrived at Las Vegas and in 2019 he was one of the strongest performers in the combined events. Last fall, Harvick finished 2nd, earned the best driver rating, had the best average running position (4th), led 47 laps, finished 2nd in Stage #1, finished 4th in Stage #2 and his Green Flag Average Speed ranked as the 2nd best. Up until about 20 laps to go I’ll note he was the race leader. In spring 2019, Harvick had a strong showing from the pole. In the race he earned the best driver rating, finished 4th, had a 3rd place average running position and led 88 laps. Additionally, he finished 1st in Stage #1 and 2nd in Stage #2. In fall 2018, Harvick was a top five contender but finished a misleading 39th. On lap 148 while he was running around 6th he had a flat tire and crashed. Prior to his demise I’ll note he finished 2nd in Stage #1 and led 14 laps. In spring 2018, Harvick was the class of the field. He earned a perfect driver rating, finished 1st, led 214 laps and won both Stage #1 and Stage #2.
DraftKings $12,000 / FanDuel $13,500
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2) Joey Logano (Starting – 5th)
Las Vegas Fantasy Spin – Joey Logano is the defending spring winner at Las Vegas and on Sunday he’ll be a factor. He’s consistently performed at an elite level at Las Vegas and currently has 8 straight results in the top 9. Over the last five Las Vegas races, Logano has 1 win, a 5.0 average finish, a 5.2 average running position and he’s led 21.2% of the laps. In practice, Logano was happy with his car so you can be confident he’ll be good. On Sunday, look for Logano to finish in the top five and be a serious threat to win.
Las Vegas Track History – Joey Logano is a super-elite performer at Las Vegas who’s always a factor. In 2019, Logano was a standout performer and between the combined events he was arguably the best. Last fall, Logano had a stellar car but finished a misleading 9th. In the race he started mid-pack in 22nd, but quickly drove his way up to the front. In the race he won Stage #1, finished 2nd in Stage #2 and led the most laps (105). Unfortunately, Logano didn’t have an incident free race and in the final Stage shortly after a caution when he was running near the top five his car was damaged. In spring 2019, Logano had a great car and raced his way to victory lane. In addition to winning he earned the 2nd best driver rating, had a 4th place average running position, led 86 laps, finished 3rd in Stage #1 and won Stage #2. In fall 2018, Logano was strong. He finished 4th, earned the 3rd best driver rating, had a 4th place average running position, led 46 laps, finished 7th in Stage #1 and 6th in Stage #2. In spring 2018, Logano had a solid showing. He finished 7th, had a 6th place average running position, earned the 6th best driver rating and led 25 laps. In the four races prior to that he had results of 4th, 2nd, 10th and 4th.
DraftKings $10,700 / FanDuel $13,000
3) Martin Truex Jr. (Starting – 2nd) Portions of this content are hidden. To view this ifantasyrace advantage content log in or join the site
Las Vegas Fantasy Spin – Martin Truex Jr. has been a phenomenal performer at Las Vegas and on Sunday he’ll be tough to beat. He raced his way to victory lane last fall, and he’s consistently performed at an extremely high-level. Over the last five races at “Sin City” he has 2 wins, the best driver rating, the best average finish (3.4), the 2nd best average running position (5.6), he’s led the 2nd most laps (284) and he’s finished in the top 8 every race. Also over that stretch he’s averaged running 43.2 Fastest Laps per race. In practice, Truex Jr. didn’t have standout speed. but it was noted his lap times were consistent over a long run. On Sunday, look for Truex Jr. to compete for a top five and be a factor to win.
Las Vegas Track History – Martin Truex Jr. has thrived at Las Vegas and in recent races without question he ranks among the best. Last fall, Truex Jr. reeled in Kevin Harvick late and then raced his way to victory lane from the 24th place starting position. From the race I’ll note he finished 8th in Stage #1, won Stage #2, led 32 laps and ranked as the Fastest Driver late In A Run and had the best Green Flag Average Speed. In spring 2019 when the new 2019 aero rules package made it’s debut, he didn’t run nearly as well, but he managed to finish a respectable 8th. His average running position for the afternoon was 11th. In 2018, Truex Jr. swept the top 4. In fall 2018, Truex Jr. had a great performance. In that event he finished 3rd, earned the best driver rating, had the best average running position (3rd), led a race high 96 laps, won Stage #1 and finished 3rd in Stage #2. In spring 2018, Truex finished 4th, earned the 4th best driver rating and had a 5th place average running position.
DraftKings $11,600 / FanDuel $11,500