Charlotte Fantasy NASCAR Top Tier Elite Picks

Martin Truex Jr. – Martin Truex Jr. is a super-elite performer at Charlotte, who’ll be the favorite. He’s the defending Charlotte race winner, and in 6 of the last 7 races he’s finished in the top 3. Since 2015 at Charlotte, Truex has raced his way to victory lane three times and he’s only once finished outside the top 5. Over the last four combined Charlotte races, Truex has a series best average finish (1.8), a series best average running position (5.2), a series best driver rating and he’s averaged leading 110 laps per race. Last year at Charlotte, Truex Jr. was the class of the field and raced his way to victory lane. His win is even more impressive when you take into account on lap 73 while leading he got into the wall hard which brought out a caution. In the race, Truex earned the best driver rating, led a race high 116 laps, had a 6.3 average running position and in terms of speed analytics he ranked as the 3rd best in both “Green Flag Average Speed” and “Speed Late In A Run.” In 2018,Truex Jr. had a great car. He finished 2nd, earned the 3rd best driver rating and had a 7th place average running position. That’s even more impressive when you take into account during the Stage #2 caution (finished 2nd) he was caught speeding on pit road. In fall 2017, Truex Jr. was impressive. He finished 1st, earned the 2nd best driver rating and led 91 laps. Once he was out front, nobody was going to beat him. In spring 2017, Truex Jr. was the class of the field, but lost the race on fuel mileage. When the checkered flag waved he finished 3rd, earned the best driver rating, had a 2nd place average running position and led 233 laps. On Sunday, look for Truex to finish in the top five and be a factor to win.

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Chase Elliott – Chase Elliott will be a contender at Charlotte. He’s had some great performances here, and you have to love the speed he’s displayed at intermediate tracks this year. This year at high-speed intermediate tracks, Elliott finished 4th at Auto Club and hands down had one of the best cars at Las Vegas (led 70 laps, won Stage #1&2) until trouble struck. At Charlotte over the last three races, Elliott has the 2nd best average finish (5.7) and the 2nd best average running position (7.6). Last year at Charlotte, Elliott was very competitive. In the race he finished 4th, had a 6.9 average running position, led 43 laps and earned the 4th best driver rating. Additionally, Elliott ranked as the 6th “Fastest Driver Late In A Run” and had the 7th best “Green Flag Average Speed.” In 2018 at Charlotte, Elliott finished 11th, had a 12th place average running position and earned the 12th best driver rating. In fall 2017, he had a strong car and finished runner-up. Additionally, Elliott earned the 3rd best driver rating, had a 4th place average running position and finished 2nd in the first two Stages. In spring 2017, Chase Elliott had a short race and finished 38th after wrecking from the top five early. In fall 2016, Elliott might’ve had the best car, but when you look at his 33rd place result you would never know it. In the race he led 103 laps but a caution during the pit cycle while he was leading dropped him back a little in the pack. While he was back in traffic he was collected in a multi-car wreck shortly after a restart which led to his poor result. On Sunday, look for Elliott to be a top five contender who might just be in the mix for the win.

Kyle Busch – Kyle Busch has thrived at Charlotte and on Sunday he’ll be one of the drivers to beat. At Charlotte, Busch is a recent winner who’s finished in the top five 43% of the time and in the top ten 60% of the time. In recent Charlotte races, Busch has been a standout performer and in 3 of the last 4 races he’s finished in the top 3. In the combined races since 2017 minus a misleading result in fall 2017, Busch has a 1.3 average finish, a 3.3 average running position and he’s averaged leading 173 laps per race. Last year at Charlotte, Busch had a great evening. In the race he finished 3rd, had a 5.1 average running position, led 79 laps and earned the 2nd best driver rating. In terms of speed analytics, Busch ranked as the “Fastest Driver Late In A Run” and would’ve had the best “Green Flag Average Speed” if Jones didn’t have such a short race. In 2018, Busch put on a display of domination and raced his way to victory lane. In addition to winning he won Stage #1, #2, #3, earned a perfect driver rating, had a first place average running position and led 377 laps. In fall 2017, Busch had a strong car, but finished 29th after spinning three times. His first spin happened on lap 137 and at that time he was running in 2nd. In spring 2017, Busch had a great car. He started 2nd, finished 2nd, earned the 2nd best driver rating, had a 4th place average running position and led 63 laps. Additionally, he won Stage #1, finished 4th in Stage #2 and finished 2nd in Stage 3.

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