Las Vegas Fantasy NASCAR Front Runner Rankings
Austin Dillon
Las Vegas Bottom Line – At Las Vegas, look for Austin Dillon to likely low double-digit driver. You’ll read below about his knack for finishing well here time after time, and in 2022 at high-speed 1.5-mile tracks minus Charlotte where he crashed late while battling for the lead, Dillon had a 13.0 average finish for the season.
Las Vegas Track History – Austin Dillon has a knack for Las Vegas, and in 8 of the last 10 races he’s finished in the top 13. Over the last four, Dillon has finished between 10th to 13th and has an 11.5 average finish. Last fall, Dillon started 10th, finished 10th, had a 16.1 average running position and his Total Speed Ranking was 22nd. Overall, Dillon didn’t run as good as his result, but he rallied late to finish well. With 14 to go he was back in 17th. Last spring, Dillon finished 11th, but take note he was in 18th with 4 to go until the scheduled distance, had a 19.6 average running position and his Total Speed Ranking ranked 24th. That late caution was very favorable for him. In 2021, Dillon had respectable results of 12th and 13th.
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Daniel Suarez
Las Vegas Bottom Line – If you’re looking for a dark horse at Las Vegas, consider Daniel Suarez. Last fall at “Sin City”, Suarez was fast and was a legit top five contender but when you see an ugly 16th in the results column, you wouldn’t know it. In last year’s Playoffs over the three combined races at high-speed 1.5-mile tracks, Suarez had a 12.7 average finish and an 11.6 average running position. At Las Vegas, look for Suarez to be a low single-digit to mid-teens driver who’ll compete for a top ten.
Las Vegas Track History – Daniel Suarez has a pretty bad track record at Las Vegas, but fantasy racing is about “What have you done lately”, and last fall he was a top five contender despite finishing an asterisk mark 16th. In the race, Suarez started 6th, led 31 laps, finished 3rd in Stage #1, 3rd in Stage #2 but then in the final Stage on lap 239 while battling Tyler Reddick for 4th he spun into the grass following close hard racing. Additionally in the race, Suarez had an 8.9 average running position, ranked 5th for Total Speed Rankings, 6th for Green Flag Speed and 2nd for Speed Late In A Run. There’s no question the #99 was strong. In spring 2022, Suarez was looking respectable but on lap 92 while running in the mid-teens he spun across the nose of Briscoe and crashed which led to his asterisk mark 37th. In fall 2021, Suarez finished 15th, had a 19.9 average running position and had the 25th best Total Speed Ranking. In the four races prior to that which I wouldn’t read into, Suarez finished 20th or worse every race.
Austin Cindric
Las Vegas Bottom Line – At Las Vegas, look for Austin Cindric to be about a mid-teens driver who has marginal upside. In 2022 at high-speed 1.5-mile tracks, Cindric’s Total Speed Ranking ranked 16th, with him ranking between 12th to 17th over the final 5 races. In terms of results last year on this sub-track type minus Vegas #2 and Charlotte where he had problems, Cindric had a 14.3 average finish and a 15.0 average running position.
Las Vegas Track History – Austin Cindric was a sporty top ten contender last fall at Las Vegas, so don’t overlook him despite his highly misleading 29th. Last October at “Sin City”, Cindric started 2nd, led 8 laps, finished 6th in Stage #1, 9th in Stage #2 but then in the final Stage on lap 207 while running in 9th, he got into the wall, slowed on the track and then came in for an unexpected pit stop which torpedoed his afternoon leading to his 29th. Over the first three segments prior to his problem, Cindric had Total Speed Rankings of 3rd, 11th and 7th. In spring 2022 in his first Cup Las Vegas start, Cindric finished 19th. In the race, Cindric had a 19.7 average running position and the 21st best Total Speed Ranking. I’ll note, Cindric’s race wasn’t completely incident free. On lap 135 while he was running in the high-teens, he had a spin but appeared to be unscathed.
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