Kansas Fantasy NASCAR Front Runner Rankings

Chris Buescher
Kansas Fantasy Spin – At Kansas, Chris Buescher is a quality dark horse option who you don’t want to overlook. At this mid-west track since 2021 minus last spring which wasn’t incident free, Buescher has an 11.7 average finish. This year at high-speed intermediate tracks, Buescher has results of 13th (Auto Club) and 21st (Las Vegas). On Sunday, I’m going to view him as a low double-digit to mid-teens driver.
Kansas Track History – As you read above, Chris Buescher has been solid at Kansas in recent races. Last fall, Buescher finished 15th, was the 16th fastest driver late in a run and had the 19th best Total Speed Ranking. I’ll note, Buescher did make an unexpected pit stop on lap 63 while running in the top ten, so that result is a little more impressive. Last spring, Buescher didn’t have an incident free race and finished 27th. In the race, Buescher started in the rear of the field in a backup car, finished about 14th in Stage #1, but then during the Stage #1 caution he was shown to be making a second pit stop which dropped him to the back. Later on lap 139 he was in 21st, but then shortly after that on lap 146 he made an unexpected pit stop which dropped him 3 laps down which doomed him to his poor result. It’s clear, something wasn’t quite right with his backup car, so I won’t read into his afternoon too much. In 2021, Buescher was solid in both races. In fall 2021, Buescher finished 12th, had a 17.2 average running position, had the 17th best Green Flag Speed and the 19th best Total Speed Ranking. I’ll note, over the final segment of the race, Buescher had the 14th fastest car on the track. In spring 2021, Buescher came home 8th. That said, Buescher had a 17th place average running position, had the 17th best Total Speed Ranking and was running in 18th with 15 laps to go before much of the late mayhem ensued.

Ty Gibbs
Kansas Fantasy Spin – At Kansas, I’m going to view Ty Gibbs as a low double-digit to mid-teens driver who has a good chance to sneak in a top ten. That’s essentially the #54’s weekly level of performance right now, and I would look for the good times to continue. This spring at Las Vegas before Ty Gibbs started to click off good results, he finished 21st and had the 20th best Total Speed Ranking.
Kansas Track History – Last fall, Ty Gibbs showed low 20’s potential, but he had a short afternoon and finished 34th. On lap 90 while running in the low 20’s, Gibbs had a flat tire and got into the wall hard which marked the end of his race. Over the two segments he competed, Gibbs had speed rankings of 21st and 22nd.

Brad Keselowski
Kansas Fantasy Spin – At Kansas, look for Brad Keselowski to have a solid showing and to play it safe, I would view him as a low double-digit to mid-teens driver. This year at high-speed intermediate tracks, Keselowski is tied for having the 12th best Total Speed Ranking, a 12.0 average finish and a 13.8 average running position. Last year “Performance Wise”, Keselowski was 2 for 2 at being a mid-teens performer.
Kansas Track History – At Kansas, Keselowski is a two-time winner who was great here during his tenure in the #2. In 3 of his last 4 races in his former ride he finished in the top 4. Last year in the #6, Keselowski was 2 for 2 at being mid-teens good, “Performance Wise.” Last fall, Keselowski finished 25th but I would break out an asterisk mark for that result. After just finishing around 15th in Stage #2, he made an unexpected pit stop shortly after the restart for the final Stage which did him in and led to his misleading finish. Last spring, tons of drivers had problems, but not Keselowski and he finished 14th. Additionally, Keselowski had a 17.1 average running position, the 17th best Total Speed Ranking and the 17th best Green Flag Speed. In fall 2021, Keselowski’s race went downhill early, and he finished a misleading 17th. Around lap 38 while he was running around 14th, he had a flat tire and made an unexpected pit stop. He simply never bounced back, and his Total Speed Ranking was the 13th best. In the three Kansas races prior to that, Keselowski had a 3.0 average finish.

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