Kansas Advent Health 400 Fantasy NASCAR Confidence Rankings / Post Practice Predictions

On Sunday, NASCAR will be racing at Kansas for the Advent Health 400! Kansas is an aging high-speed 1.5-mile track that has progressive banking. It offers drivers multiple grooves, and they can race from the top of the track to the bottom.

On Saturday, practice was held for Kansas. Teams had 25 minutes, and keep in mind teams have different agendas. Make sure you check out our Kansas Practice Notes, Kansas Group Speed Rankings, Kansas Practice Speeds and 10-Lap Averages and Kansas 10,15,20 and 25 Lap Average Speed Cheat Sheet. Take note,

Here’s Kansas Qualifying Results/Starting Lineup.

Kansas Advent Health 400 Full Field Fantasy Rankings

1) Denny Hamlin
Start 2nd/ Projected Finish Range 1-6 / Dominator Potential – Medium-High
Kansas Outlook – 4-time Kansas winner, Denny Hamlin’s a super-elite performer at Kansas and on Sunday, the #11 will be fast and be tough to beat. Las Vegas is the best comp track and at that venue this spring, Hamlin was the class of the field and easily raced his way to victory lane despite his race not being incident free. Going back to last year at high-speed 1.5’s over the last five races, Hamlin has a 2.0 average Speed Ranking. At Kansas in the Next Gen, Hamlin has the best Speed Ranking and over the combined races minus last spring his average finish is 3.4. Last fall, Hamlin was the class of the field. In the race, Hamlin won the two opening Stages, led 159 laps, had a 1.9 average running position but finished 2nd overall. In the race, Hamlin dominated but then late in the race on lap 253 during a caution, the #11 team had a slow pit stop that dropped Hamlin from 1st back to 7th. He rallied hard late but came up short. In terms of Total Speed Rankings, Hamlin ranked 1st. Last spring, Hamlin was poised to be a contender to win but clutch problems hindered him and eventually marked his demise. In the race, Hamlin started 14th, finished 7th in Stage #1, finished 8th in Stage #2 but then finished an asterisk mark 36th. In the last Stage during the Keselowski caution around lap 195 while running in 4th, Hamlin’s clutch failed, marking the end of his race. In terms of Total Speed Rankings, Hamlin ranked 4th. In fall 2024, Hamlin finished 4th in Stage #1, had a slow pit stop early in Stage #2 that dropped him from 6th back to the mid-teens, finished just outside the top ten in Stage #2 and then finished 8th overall. Additionally, Hamlin ranked 2nd for Speed Late In A Run and had the 7th best Total Speed Ranking. In spring 2024, Hamlin was the class of the field but finished 5th. In the race, Hamlin led 71 laps, earned the 2nd best Driver Rating and had a 6.3 average running position. If a late caution didn’t come out, Hamlin was poised to win. In terms of speed stats, Hamlin had the best Total Speed Ranking and ranked 2nd for Speed Late In A Run. Over the four races prior to that, Hamlin had results of 2nd, 1st, 2nd and 4th. In practice, Hamlin had the 4th best 10-lap average in Group 2 and said his car felt good. Tomorrow will be hotter than today’s practice and that will play to Hamlin’s hand.
DraftKings $11,000/ FanDuel $13,500

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2) Tyler Reddick
Start 1st / Projected Finish Range 1-6 / Dominator Potential – Medium-High
Kansas Outlook – Polesitter, Tyler Reddick is a former Kansas winner (fall 2023) and there’s no doubt he’ll be dangerous. Reddick’s 3 for 3 at winning from the pole this year and he was fast in practice, ranking #1 in terms of 15,20 and 25 lap averages in Group 2. Historically Kansas hasn’t been stellar for him, but he ran well last fall and fantasy racing is all about “What have you done lately.” Last fall at Kansas, Reddick finished 7th. Additionally, Reddick ranked 8th in terms of Total Speed Rankings and had a 12th place average running position. Last spring, Reddick finished 17th, had a 14.4 average running position and ranked 22nd in terms of Total Speed Rankings. In fall 2024. Reddick finished 25th. In the race, Reddick had a 12.0 average running position and the 12th best Total Speed Ranking. I think the #45 team was just never dialed in and terms of speed by segment he ranked 7th, 22nd, 11th and then 18th. In spring 2024, Reddick finished 20th but I wouldn’t say he was that bad. In the race, Reddick finished 8th in Stage #2 and had a 12.5 average running position. In fall 2023, Reddick raced his way to victory lane after taking advantage of a late restart, leading 2-laps but they were the last two. Since 2025 at high-speed 1.5’s, Reddick ranks 4th in terms of Track Type Total Speed Rankings. At Las Vegas this spring, Reddick finished 13th (10th best Speed Ranking).
DraftKings $9,500/ FanDuel $12,500

3) Kyle Larson
Start 4th / Projected Finish Range 1-6 / Dominator Potential – Medium-High
Kansas Outlook – Kyle Larson’s a super-elite performer at Kansas and in the Advent Health 400, the road to victory lane might very well go thru him. Larson’s clobbered the field in recent spring Kansas races, with back-to-back wins and he’s thrived at high-speed 1.5-mile tracks where there’s correlation. Since 2025 at high-speed 1.5’s, Larson has the best Track Type Total Speed Ranking and a 4.8 average finish minus Charlotte 2025. This spring at Las Vegas, Larson was strong and finished 7th (Led 62 laps, 3.9 average running position). In race #2 on this track type with the new Camaro, I expect the #5 to be even stronger. At Kansas, Larson’s the defending spring winner and in the Next Gen over the combined races, Larson has the best Next Gen average finish (6.3), he’s averaged leading the most laps per race (62.3), has the 2nd best average running position (7.5), the 3rd best Driver Rating and the 3rd best Speed Ranking. Last fall, Larson was a contender. In the race, Larson had a 4.5 average running position, earned the 4th best Driver Rating and then finished 6th. In terms of speed stats, Larson ranked 3rd for both Total Speed Rankings and Speed Late In A Run. Last spring, Larson smoked the field. In the race, Larson won the pole, won the two opening Stages, earned a near perfect Driver Rating, had a 1.4 average running position, led 221 laps and of course finished 1st. In terms of Total Speed Rankings, Larson ranked #1. In fall 2024, Larson finished 26th but you can quickly disregard that result since he slammed into the wall early. Over the five races prior to that, Larson had results of 1st, 4th, 2nd, 8th and 2nd. Practice wasn’t stellar for Larson, but I wouldn’t hit the panic button about that.
DraftKings $10,500/ FanDuel $14,000