Busch Light Clash At The Coliseum Fantasy NASCAR Top Tier Elite Picks

Joey Logano
Coliseum Fantasy Spin – Joey “The Gladiator” Logano, the defending NASCAR champion / Clash champ will be a top contender at the Coliseum. Logano had the field covered when the money was on the line last year, and once he got the lead, Logano was never challenged and easily raced his way to victory lane (led the last 35 laps). In year #2 in LA, I have no doubt Logano’s once again primed to be a contender. I view Martinsville as the most similar track, and Logano ranks among the premiere performers at “The Paper Clip.” At the Coliseum, I think there’s a great chance the road to victory lane will once again go thru the #22.
Coliseum Track History – Last year at the LA Coliseum, Joey Logano struggled in practice but when it came time to race, the #22 team made the necessary changes and thumped the competition. In his Heat Race, Logano led start to finish and led all 25 laps. In the “Main Event”, Logano started 4th, finished 1st, led 35 laps, had a 2.5 average running position, was the fastest driver late in a run, had the 2nd best green flag speed, was the 2nd fastest driver early in a run and had the 3rd best Total Speed Ranking. To further break down his Total Speed Ranking, take note over the final quarter of the race the #22 was the fastest car on the track. When it was closing time, Logano was unchallenged and his pass for the win was accomplished using the outside row which was thought to be unthinkable.

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Chase Elliott
Coliseum Fantasy Spin – Chase Elliott will be a contender in the Clash. Last year’s exhibition event didn’t go as planned, but there’s no question in my mind he’s primed to be a factor in year #2 at the Coliseum. The #9 was arguably the best in practice last year, and in the race, Elliott looked like a top five contender until his evening went south. Last year at Martinsville, Elliott was one of the best but had asterisk mark results of 10th and 11th. Between those combined Martinsville races, Elliott had the best driver rating and averaged leading the most laps per race (119.5). At the Coliseum, look for Elliott to be a top five contender who’ll be a factor to win.
Coliseum Track History – Chase Elliott finished 11th in last year’s Clash, but I’ll note his afternoon wasn’t incident free. In the race, Elliott started 15th but on lap 66 while running in 7th he spun and brought out the caution which dropped him all the way to the back. In the race his average running position was 12th. In terms of speed stats, Elliott had the 9th best Total Speed Ranking, the 11th best Green Flag Speed and ranked 11th for Speed Late In A Run. Following practice on Saturday before all the races on Sunday, Tony Stewart viewed Chase Elliott as having the best car. In his Heat Race, Elliott finished 4th which was good enough to advance him to the main event.

Christopher Bell
Coliseum Fantasy Spin – Look for Christopher Bell to be a contender in the Clash. Bell’s just now entering his prime, so that should be scary to the competition especially when you consider he’s fresh off a “Final Four” appearance. Bell didn’t really do anything special last year in the Clash, but I expect him to be a lot better in year #2 at the Coliseum. I view Martinsville as the most similar track on the schedule and last fall, Bell led 150 laps and raced his way to victory lane.
Coliseum Track History – Christopher Bell had a solid showing last year at the Clash. He didn’t do anything special or was never truly a factor in the Next Gen’s track debut, but he was respectable every time he seen the track. To kick start the weekend, Bell finished 3rd in his Heat Race. In the Clash, Bell started 11th, had a 10.3 average running position and then finished 8th when the checkered flag waved. In terms of speed stats, Bell ranked 9th for Total Speed Rankings and then 10th for Green Flag Speed.

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