Charlotte Fantasy NASCAR Front Runner Rankings
Matt DiBenedetto – Don’t overlook Matt DiBenedetto at Charlotte. March was a long time ago, but don’t forget Matt DiBenedetto has shown speed at high-speed intermediate tracks this year. At Auto Club he finished 13th, and at Las Vegas he finished 2nd, but take note he was in 7th before the late caution came out with 9 laps to go. At Charlotte, I wouldn’t even bother looking at this track record. It’s not relevant, and it’s insanely bad with him having finished 37th or worse in 3 of the last 4 races. One attribute I like about DiBenedetto is how well he’s performed on a weekly basis this season. In 2020 minus Daytona, DiBenedetto has finished in the top 14 every race and has a 10.2 average finish.
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Clint Bowyer – Clint Bowyer should be counted on for a solid showing at Charlotte. He’s run well here, and if he didn’t crash out near the end of last years race he would be entering the weekend having finished in the top 14 in 3 of the last 4 races at Charlotte. In last years Coca Cola 600, Bowyer crashed near the start of the final Stage and finished a misleading 24th. Shortly before that he was running in 7th, and I think its fair to assume he was a top ten contender if his race would’ve been incident free. Even with his problem with about a quarter of the race remaining his average running position was 16.7. In 2018, Bowyer started back in 28th, but raced his way up to a 12th place finish. Additionally, he finished 7th in Stage #1 and 5th in Stage #2. In fall 2017, he finished a misleading 27th after crashing on lap 44. At the time of that incident he was running right around 10th. In spring 2017, Bowyer was a low double digits driver. He finished 14th, had a 13th place average running position and earned the 13th best driver rating. At Las Vegas, the lone 1.5 mile track visited this season he finished 12th and had a 15.5 average running position.
Matt Kenseth – In the 2000 Coca Cola 600, Matt Kenseth raced his way to victory lane and notched his first of 39 career wins. Times have changed, but on Sunday I think he’s a low double-digit to mid-teens driver who’ll compete for a top ten. Charlotte has been a great track for him, and I like how well he ran at Darlington in his first two races out of the gate with the #42 crew. At “The Lady In Black” he finished 11th in race #1, and looked like a low double-digit/mid-teens driver in the 2nd race until he had problems. In 2018 when Kenseth had his most recent race at Charlotte, he finished 17th. In the four races prior to that his average finish was 6th.
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