Kansas Fantasy NASCAR Front Runner Rankings

Noah Gragson
Kansas Fantasy Spin – At Kansas, Noah Gragson might be a dark horse for a top ten but I would feel a lot more comfortable penciling him in for a teens finish. I view Las Vegas as the sister track and this spring at “Sin City”, Gragson finished 6th. In 2024 over the combined races held at high-speed 1.5-mile tracks, Gragson has a 12th place average finish and the 14th best Total Speed Ranking. This year minus troubled races at Atlanta, COTA and Bristol, Noah Gragson has a 10.8 average finish for the season.
Kansas Track History – Last spring at Kansas in his most recent race in the #42, Gragson was realistically about a 20th place performer, but he finished an asterisk mark 29th. On lap 206 while running in 20th, Gragson had a flat tire and spun which brought out the caution which happened shortly after hard racing with Ross Chastain. In 2022 in the #16, Gragson had results of 18th and 18th.

Daniel Suarez
Kansas Fantasy Spin – At Kansas, look for Daniel Suarez to be a mid-teens driver who might have upside. At this Midwest track in 5 of the last 6 races, he’s finished between 11th to 16th, and I would expect more of the same. This year at high-speed 1.5-mile tracks, Suarez has an 8th place average finish, and I’ll highlight his 11th at Las Vegas which is the sister track. Last year at high-speed 1.5’s his average finish was 14.5.
Kansas Track History – Daniel Suarez has been respectable at Kansas and since 2021 minus spring 2022 his average finish is 13.4. Last fall, Suarez finished 16th, had an 18.3 average running position and had the 22nd best Total Speed Ranking. I’ll note, before the late caution came out Suarez was running in 21st. Last spring, Suarez finished 15th but I’ll note that underrates him. On lap 200 he was running in 5th, but then during a caution just after that he had an uncontrolled tire and had to come back to pit road to serve his penalty which dropped him back into the 20’s. In terms of speed stats, Suarez ranked 10th for Speed Late In A Run and had the 14th best Total Speed Ranking. In fall 2022, Suarez ran a solid race and finished 10th. Additionally, Suarez had a 13.8 average running position and was tied for having the 14th best Total Speed Ranking. In spring 2022, Suarez looked to be a top five contender, but he finished an asterisk mark 33rd. On lap 62 while he was running in 4th, Suarez spun and got into the wall. In 2021, Suarez had results of 11th and 15th.

Austin Dillon
Kansas Fantasy Spin – At Kansas, Austin Dillon might have a respectable showing in him. Kansas has been a solid track for Dillon and in 2024, Dillon’s been at his best at high-speed 1.5-mile tracks when it comes to the results column with his average finish being 12th. Las Vegas is the sister track and Dillon finished 16th there, and I would read into that result a lot more than his 8th at Texas. On Sunday, I would view Dillon as a mid to high-teens driver who’ll have a little bit of upside.
Kansas Track History – Austin Dillon has been solid at Kansas and over the last seven races minus last fall, Dillon has an 11.3 average finish and he’s 6 for 6 at finishing between 10th to 14th. Last fall, there’s probably a pretty good chance Dillon would’ve finished within that range, but his race wasn’t incident free. Around lap 63 while he was running in 11th, Dillon got into the wall hard and that doomed him to a 33rd. Last spring, Dillon had a solid showing. In the race, Dillon finished 10th, ranked 10th for 4th segment speed, ranked 7th for speed late in a run and had a 15.8 average running position. In the five races prior to that, Dillon had results of 14th, 13th, 10th, 10th and 11th.

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