EchoPark Quaker State 400 Fantasy NASCAR Top Tier Elite Picks

Chase Elliott
EchoPark Fantasy Outlook – EchoPark Speedway is Chase Elliott’s home track and in the Quaker State 400, look for the defending winner to be tough to beat. Elliott’s a 2-time winner, has the best average finish (9.4), the 2nd best Average Running Position and the 3rd best Driver Rating. To make that last stats line more impressive, Elliott’s had a few recent races that weren’t incident free. If Elliott can avoid trouble, look for him to finish up front and be a factor.
EchoPark Track History – Chase Elliott has been elite at EchoPark Speedway. Over his incident free races (minus spring 2025 and spring 2024), Elliott has a 6.7 average finish, and he’s had a result in the top 13 every race. This spring, Elliott had a strong showing. In the race, Elliott finished 5th in the two opening Stages, had the 5th best average running position (9.7), earned the 8th best Driver Rating and then finished 11th overall. Last summer, Elliott had a maneuverable rocket that could switch lanes with ease and raced his way to victory lane with a last lap pass for the win. In the race, Elliott had a race best 6.1 average running position, earned the 2nd best Driver Rating and led the 2nd most laps (41). In spring 2025, Elliott had a tough afternoon and finished 20th. In the race, Elliott finished 5th in Stage #1 but then late in Stage #2 while running in 9th, Elliott slammed into the wall hard and then Keselowski nailed him. In summer 2024, Elliott earned the 8th best Driver Rating, had an 8.7 average running position and then finished 8th overall. In spring 2024, Elliott was OK and finished 15th after having an eventful race. In the race, Elliott finished 10th in Stage #2, was running in 11th on lap 245 but then on lap 248 while running right around 10th, Elliott was involved in an accident. Over his three races prior to that, Elliott had results of 13th (2023 #2), 1st (2022 #2) and 6th (2022 #1).

Ryan Blaney
EchoPark Fantasy Outlook – Ryan Blaney is one of the premiere superspeedway performers and at EchoPark Speedway, there’s no question the #12 will be fast and be tough to beat. Blaney’s performed at a super-elite level and in the Next Gen minus last summer where he crashed, Blaney’s average finish is a stellar 7.1. Even including his crash last summer, Blaney still has the best Next Gen Driver Rating, Speed Ranking and the best average running position (8.0). Over his “Major incident free races”, Blaney’s a perfect 7 for 7 at finishing in the top ten. Blaney’s yet to win but he’s come extremely close to victory lane with his last four finishes excluding last summer being a 10th, 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
EchoPark Track History – Ryan Blaney has been a fantasy ace at EchoPark. Over the last eight races minus last summer, Blaney’s average finish is 5.7 and he’s had a result in the top 9 every race. This spring, Blaney finished 10th in Stage #1, was caught speeding during the Stage caution which dropped him to the back, finished 8th in Stage #2 and then finished 10th when the checkered flag waved. Additionally, Blaney earned the 5th best Driver Rating, led 6 laps and had the 9th best average running position (12.1). Last summer, Blaney looked great and there’s every reason to think he would’ve finished quite well but he crashed in the closing laps of Stage #1, leading to his 40th. For much of the Stage prior to his demise, he ran in the top ten. In spring 2025, Blaney finished 4th, despite having a spin in the last Stage. In the race, Blaney started on the pole (rain), earned the best Driver Rating, had a 9.8 average running position, led 1 lap and then finished 4th, which he had to earn by racing hard late. On lap 233 while running in 4th, Hocevar had contact with him and it sent Blaney spinning. In summer 2024, Blaney won Stage #1, finished 2nd in Stage #2, earned the best driver rating, led the 3rd most laps (33) and had the 3rd best average running position (6.0), despite being involved in a multi-car wreck in the last Stage, but he battled back to finish 3rd. In spring 2024, Blaney nearly raced his way to victory lane but was inched at the finish line and finished 2nd. Additionally, Blaney had the best average running position (6.6), earned the best Driver Rating and led the 3rd most laps (31). Over the four races prior to that, Blaney had results of 9th, 7th, 5th and 17th (crashed on the last lap while running in 4th).

Joey Logano
EchoPark Fantasy Outlook – 2-time EchoPark Speedway winner, Joey Logano should be on your short list of favorites. Logano’s arguably the premiere superspeedway racer in NASCAR and his knack for the draft is second to none. In terms of “Performance” at EchoPark, Logano’s been as good as they come and in the Next Gen, Logano’s averaged leading the most laps per race (43.4), has the 2nd best Driver Rating, the 4th best average running position and his average finish ranks as the 9th best (16.4), despite having quite a few asterisk mark results.
EchoPark Track History – Joey Logano has been one of the premiere performers at EchoPark Speedway and the tenacity he’ll bring to the table is second to none. This spring, Logano had a hot rod but multiple late accidents led to his asterisk mark 18th. In the race, Logano led 26 laps, had the 4th best average running position (9.4), earned the 6th best Driver Rating and was running in 6th on lap 238 but then he was turned which brought out the caution. Then a little bit later on lap 257, he was also caught up in the accident that brought out overtime. In 2025, Logano led the most laps in both races and was stout, but the results column doesn’t do him any justice. Last summer, Logano started on the pole, led the most laps (51), finished 3rd in Stage #1 but then basically at the start of Stage #2, Logano was caught up in the “Big One”, leading to his DNF 36th. In spring 2025, Logano finished 10th in Stage #1, 3rd in Stage #2, had the 3rd best average running position (7.0), earned the 3rd best Driver Rating, led the most laps (83) and then finished 12th overall. In summer 2024, Logano came up clutch and raced his way to victory lane. In the race, Logano led 9 laps, had an 8.8 average running position and earned the 4th best Driver Rating. In spring 2024, Logano finished an asterisk mark 28th. In the race, Logano led 27 laps, was running in 2nd on lap 155 but then shortly after that on lap 159 while running in 4th, he crashed after doing a bad block. Over the four races prior to that, Logano had results of 17th (2023 #2, 2nd best average running position, 5th best driver rating, led 11 laps, just not at his best to close out), 1st (2023 #1, led 140 laps. 4.1 average running position), 26th (2022 #2, top ten good but crashed) and 9th (2022 #1).

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