Texas Wurth 400 Fantasy NASCAR Front Runner Rankings

Ty Gibbs
Texas Fantasy Outlook – Look for Ty Gibbs to be solid at Texas and potentially be a top ten contender. Gibbs started the 2025 season with a rough 22nd at Las Vegas (34th best Speed Ranking) but I think the #54 team will show up with a lot more speed this time around. Going back to 2024 at these venues, Gibbs ranks 9th in terms of Track Type Total Speed Rankings. Last year at high-speed 1.5’s, Gibbs has the 2nd best Track Type Total Speed Ranking.
Texas Track History – At Texas in the Next Gen, Gibbs ranks 13th in terms of Next Gen Speed Rankings. Last year, Gibbs finished 13th, had a 12.3 average running position and then ranked 5th in terms of Total Speed Rankings. In 2023, Gibbs didn’t look great, and he had a short race which ended when he ran into Denny Hamlin on pit road, leading to a 33rd. “Performance Wise” prior to his demise, Gibbs maybe looked high-teens good. In 2022 in a pre-rookie start, Gibbs finished 20th.

Further Recommended Reading: Texas 2024 Scouting Report, Texas Next Gen Speed Rankings, Texas Next Gen Average Finishes, Texas 2024 Speed Cheat Sheet

Josh Berry
Texas Fantasy Outlook – Josh Berry had an ugly Texas afternoon last year which included two spins/crashes in a 20-lap span in Stage #2, leading to a 36th but I think he might have sleeper potential in the Texas Wurth 400. Las Vegas is by far the closest comp track visited this year and at that venue, Berry finished 1st, earned the best Driver Rating, had the 4th best Total Speed Ranking and led 18 laps. Heading into the weekend, I would conservatively view Berry as a top ten contender.
Texas Track History – Last year at Texas in his only Cup start, Josh Berry started 25th, finished around the mid 20’s in Stage #1, was up to 12th on lap 121 (pit strategy) but then that very lap, Berry spun and backed the #4 into the wall. Shortly after that on lap 137, Berry brought out another caution when he got into the wall hard which marked the end of is race, leading to his 36th. In terms of Total Speed Rankings, Berry ranked 34th.

Brad Keselowski
Texas Fantasy Outlook – With how 2025 has been going for Brad Keselowski, get out a good luck charm if you’re thinking of picking him but he does statistically rank as one of the best at Texas. In the Next Gen, Keselowski has the 2nd best Average Finish (5.7) and he currently has a series best 6-straight top tens. In terms of Texas Next Gen Speed Rankings, Keselowski ranks 8th. There is a little bit of hope this weekend and at Las Vegas, which is the best comp track visited this year, Keselowski finished 11th and had the 12th best Total Speed Ranking. Going back to 2024 at high-speed 1.5’s minus Las Vegas last fall, Keselowski has a 10.2 average finish.
Texas Track History – Brad Keselowski has been strong at Texas and he’s consistently grinded out good results. Since 2020, Keselowski has a series best 6.0 average finish and he’s 6 for 6 at finishing in the top ten. Last year, Keselowski looked lost early but then late in the race they suddenly had the fastest car on the track. In the race, Keselowski started 22nd, finished in the high 20’s in Stage #1, finished 6th in Stage #2 and then finished 2nd when the checkered flag waved. In the race, Keselowski had the 20th best Total Speed Ranking but take note his speed over the segments were 38th, 25th, 12th and then 3rd. In 2023, Keselowski had a solid showing and finished 7th. Additionally, Keselowski had the 6th best Total Speed Ranking and a 7.7 average running position. In 2022, Keselowski won the pole, led 31 laps, finished 8th and had the 9th best Total Speed Ranking. What makes his performance slightly more impressive is that around lap 40 while running in 3rd, Keselowski got a speeding penalty. In the three races prior to that, Keselowski had results of 4th, 6th and 9th.

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