Charlotte Bank Of America 400 Fantasy NASCAR Top Tier Elite Picks

Kyle Larson
Charlotte Fantasy Outlook – At Charlotte, look for Kyle Larson to be a contender to win the Bank Of America 400. Larson’s a former Charlotte winner (2021) and at high-speed 1.5’s this year, he’s been elite. In the Chase over the two visited, Larson has results of 1st and 2nd. For the season minus Texas and Chicagoland his average finish is 3.4, and his average Speed Ranking is 6.0.
Charlotte History – Kyle Larson has been an elite performer at Charlotte. Larson put on a display of domination in 2021 and over his last four incident free races his average finish is 5.5. In the Next Gen era, Larson ranks 7th for Driver Rating, 8th for Speed but has a 20.3 average finish. In terms of the Next Gen results column, Larson has a pair of top 10’s but he also has a pair of 30’s. This spring in his first race not doing double duty in a few years, Larson finished 5th, had a 5.3 average running position and earned the 5th best Driver Rating. In terms of speed stats, Larson ranked 4th for Total Speed Rankings and then 5th for Speed Late In A Run. In 2025, Larson didn’t have an incident free race, but he looked good until his evening went south, leading to his 37th. In the race, Larson won the pole, led 34 laps but then on lap 42 while leading, he spun out and got into the wall which brought out the caution. That wasn’t a knockout blow but that also wasn’t his last problem. On lap 245 while running in 17th, Larson was damaged in a multi-car accident which marked the end of his race. In 2024, Larson completely missed the race. In 2023, Larson was a factor but finished an asterisk mark 30th. The #5 team did some extensive tuning up over the course of the race, but when it was closing time, Larson was near the front. On lap 374 while running in 3rd, the #5 snapped loose and Larson crashed dooming him to his 30th. In terms of Total Speed Rankings, Larson ranked 8th. In 2022, Larson had what he called the worst race of his life, but he likely would’ve reached victory lane if Briscoe didn’t do a failed “Hail Mary” at the end which led to his 9th. In 2021, Larson finished 1st, led 327 laps, had a 1.3 average running position and had the best Total Speed Ranking.

Chase Briscoe
Charlotte Fantasy Outlook – At Charlotte, look for Chase Briscoe to be a factor. Briscoe was top five good this spring and overall in the Next Gen era at Charlotte he ranks 8th for Driver Rating, 10th for Speed but has a 17.2 average finish. This year at high-speed 1.5’s over the last three races, Briscoe has 2-wins, a 2.0 average finish and a 3.7 average Speed Ranking.
Charlotte History – Chase Briscoe has been strong at Charlotte. In the Charlotte Next Gen results column, Briscoe has a pair of top 4 finishes but over the other three he’s finished in the 20’s. This spring, Briscoe was a top five contender but finished an asterisk mark 34th. In the race, Briscoe finished 2nd in Stage #1, finished 3rd in Stage #2, finished 4th in Stage #3, was in 6th on lap 327 but then two laps later he wrecked, dooming him to his poor result. Despite his problem, Briscoe had a 7.6 average running position and ranked 5th for Total Speed Rankings. In 2025, Briscoe won the pole, led 1 lap, finished 3rd, earned the 7th best Driver Rating and ranked 12th for Speed. That said, Briscoe’s race wasn’t incident free. Briscoe was caught speeding during the opening Green Flag pit cycle in Stage #1 while running around 5th and was later damaged in a multi-car accident around lap 245 while running around 10th. In 2024 in his old ride, Briscoe finished 25th. In the race Briscoe had a 19.2 average running position and ranked 19th in terms of Total Speed Rankings. In 2023, Briscoe finished 20th and had a 25.5 average running position. In 2022, Briscoe had a strong showing and finished 4th.

Denny Hamlin
Charlotte Fantasy Outlook – Denny Hamlin, the 2022 Charlotte Coca Cola 600 champion will be a factor. Hamlin’s always fast at Charlotte and since 2020 #2 minus 2023 and last year (top five contender in both races), Hamlin’s average finish is 3.6. In the Next Gen over the combined Charlotte races, Hamlin ranks 2nd for Speed, 2nd for Driver Rating and 4th for average finish (12.0). This year at high-speed 1.5’s, Hamlin ranks 1st for Speed and has the best average finish (4.6).
Charlotte History – Denny Hamlin has been elite at Charlotte. Hamlin raced his way to victory lane in 2022 and over his Next Gen incident free races his average finish is 3rd. This spring, Hamlin had a rocket and raced his way to a 3rd. In the race, Hamlin finished 4th in Stage #1, won Stage #2, finished 2nd in Stage #3, had the 2nd best average running position (4.0) and led 75 laps. In terms of Total Speed Rankings, Hamlin ranked 3rd. Last year, Hamlin was top 2 good but finished a misleading 16th. In the race, Hamlin finished 2nd in Stage #2 and #3, had a 5th place average running position, earned the 3rd best Driver Rating and led 53 laps. During the last Stage while running in 2nd, the #11 team had trouble fueling up the #11 and that led to an unexpected pit stop on lap 371 which doomed him to his 16th. In terms of speed stats, Hamlin ranked 2nd for Total Speed Rankings and Speed Late In A Run. In 2024, Hamlin had a hot rod and finished 5th. Additionally, Hamlin earned the 4th best Driver Rating and had a 7.8 average running position. In terms of speed stats, Hamlin had the fastest car late in a run and had the 6th best Total Speed Ranking. In 2023, Hamlin was a top five contender but finished an asterisk mark 35th after Chase Elliott went kamikaze on him. In 2022, Hamlin had a strong showing and raced his way to victory lane.

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