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Qualifying Was Key Factor to Brad Keselowski's Success in 2011
Brad Keselowski's ability to consistently qualify better during the 2011 NASCAR season was key to his incredible improvement last year. Brad jumped from 25th in driver points in 2010 to 5th in 2011. Historically, Keselowski finishes the race close to where he starts. 2009 average start 23.3 and average finish 21.5. 2010 average start 23.0 and average finish 22.4. 2011 average start 14.4 and average finish 14.8. Brad scored major points in 2011 over 2010 on these better starts on the 1.5-mile+ tracks (which make up 24 of the 36 races). On the 1.5-milers his 2010 average start was 23.9 and average finish was 22.4. In 2011 his average start on the 1.5-milers was 12.9 and average finish was 13.2. On the 2+ mile tracks he went from 2010 average start 20.5 and average finish of 25.3 to 2011 average start of 18.3 and average finish of 16.8.
The big question of can Brad Keselowski repeat his 2011 performance in 2012 may just depend on his qualifying success. (Posted on 02/05/2012 1:31 PM)
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Fantasy NASCAR experts agree Carl Edwards 2011 Cup Champion
As the fantasy NASCAR experts picks table starts to fill up it is evident that Carl Edwards is the favorite to win the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship. He is currently the unanimous pick to win the race this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Posted on 11/15/2011 12:02 PM)
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Tony Stewart makes the most laps in combined Phoenix practices
Tony Stewart has a good car for the race this Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway. According to championship winning crew chief Andy Petree when a driver makes a lot of practice laps it means his car is real good. May be also another ploy by Stewart to continue to get in Edwards head prior to the race. Stewart ran 54 laps (6th most) in practice #1 and a whopping 91 laps (3rd most) in practice #2 for a total of 145 laps. As reference, Carl Edwards ran 61 laps in practice #1 and 37 laps in practice #2 for a total of 98 laps. (Posted on 11/11/2011 7:35 PM)
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Stewart continues to one-up Edwards in first practice at Phoenix
Tony Stewart's #14 Chevrolet laid down a faster lap than Carl Edwards in practice #1 at Phoenix International Raceway by over 2 mph. But, more importantly he beat Edwards in the 10-lap average category. The 10-lap average chart only includes drivers who run at least 10 consecutive laps during practice. Tony was on top of the chart with an average lap speed of 135.611 mph. Edwards was second with an average lap speed of 135.436 mph. (Posted on 11/11/2011 3:07 PM)
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Practice 1 speeds at Phoenix faster than qualifying record
The Sprint Cup Series has completed practice #1 at Phoenix International Raceway. This is the first race practice since the new pavement and reconfiguration of the track. Jeff Burton put down the fastest lap of practice with a speed of 140.067 mph. Carl Edwards set the fastest qualifying lap ever at Phoenix earlier this year with a speed of 137.279 mph. Look for that record to fall in tomorrow's qualifying session. (Posted on 11/11/2011 2:59 PM)
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Casey Mears back on fantasy NASCAR owners radar for Phoenix
From a fantasy NASCAR perspective I started to get gun shy about running Casey Mears in my low-tier driver group. Weeks 28 (New Hampshire) and 30 (Kansas) he parked 16 and 19 laps in. Then week 31 (Charlotte) he ran 97% of the race before his engine went south on him. Mears is now solidly back on my radar. Weeks 32 (Talladega) he finished 17th and 33 (Martinsville) he finished 12th. (See the car #13 history). Casey finished 18th in the #13 car at the spring Phoenix race and has an average of 21.3 over his last seven races here. On the flat tracks (Martinsville, New Hampshire, Phoenix and Richmond) this season he has finishes of 18th (P), 36th (M), 28th (R), 38th (NH), 17th (R), 42nd (NH) and 12th (M) giving him an average of 31.6. Casey is still a gamble for sure but when racing luck goes their way the Germain Racing team can surprise you with good results. (Posted on 11/09/2011 8:45 AM)
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Dust off Denny Hamlin this weekend at Texas
Denny Hamlin had his emotional meltdown about 353 days from today. November 14th, 2010 at Phoenix International he dominated the race, led 190 laps and surely had the win in his grasp almost assuredly guaranteeing himself the Sprint Cup Championship. Then it all went wrong. He had to come in for fuel and finished 12th. Few foresaw the struggles he would have in 2011. Finally, Hamlin is stringing together some consistent finishes. His first string of three were 7th, 8th and 9th (races 24 - 26). Now, Hamlin has strung three more together with finishes of 9th, 8th and 5th these last three. Those finishes are also moving in the right direction! Denny finished 15th at Texas in the spring race. He swept both races in 2010 with wins. He finished 2nd in the fall race of 2009. Hamlin's career average finish at Texas is 9th and his average Loop Data driver rating is 97.8. Both excellent numbers. If you are out of starts for Kenseth and Edwards this weekend you might do well to use one of your (probably) many allocations left of Hamlin. This race could be his again. (Posted on 11/02/2011 10:03 PM)
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Jeff Burton could be your extra bullet in the gun at Texas
Just how miserable has the 2011 season been for Jeff Burton? Well, it took him 22 races before he got his first top-10. His average finish up to and including that 9th place finish at Watkins Glen was 20.8. The 11 races since then Burton is now averaging 14.5. Over the last five races (a reasonable time to look at momentum) Jeff is averaging 11.6. His last two finishes have been 2nd at Talladega and 6th at Martinsville. Jeff finished 11th at Texas in the spring race and 13th at Atlanta (another fast cookie-cutter like Texas) in September. Since (and including) his win at Texas in 2007 Jeff has an average finish here of 11.4. His median during that time is 9th. It might be fair to say that Jeff Burton has fallen off many fantasy NASCAR players radar this year. With just three races to go in the season a bold move to make that could catch other players off guard is using Jeff this weekend with the hopes of cashing in on his momentum and race history. (Posted on 11/02/2011 10:05 PM)
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Marcos Ambrose is viable dark horse pick for Texas Motor Speedway
Of the ten tracks on the NASCAR schedule that NASCAR designates as intermediate (oval greater than 1 mile, but less than 2 miles) tracks, Texas Motor Speedway is about 3rd for Marcos Ambrose in the success category. He has 6 career races here with 1 (17%) top-10, 3 (50%) top-15 and 4 (67%) top-20. His best finish here is 6th which he earned in the spring race this year. Ambrose was solid all night with an Average Running Position of 7th and running in the top-15 99.7% of the race. Marcos has 1 top-5, 2 top-10's and 3 top-20 finishes at the four intermediate tracks during the Chase. Ambrose has an average finish position at Texas of 18.2 over the last five and 11.6 over the last three. If you are running short of quality drivers in your B- or C-groups (or where ever the Aussie falls in your particular game) then Texas could be a good place to use him. Fantasy NASCAR expert Ryan Rantz 
considers him a viable dark horse pick which in our book is reason enough to include him on our fantasy team. (Posted on 11/01/2011 10:49 AM)
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Clint Bowyer represented Chevrolet nicely among the Fords at Texas
Clint Bowyer was the fly-in-the-ointment for the Fords in the spring race at Texas. While Roush Fenway drivers certainly held 80% of the top honors it was Clint Bowyer that ran nose-to-nose with them. Bowyer had the 2nd highest Loop Data Driver Rating of the night with a 123.6. His Average Running Position of 3rd was due to his running 100% of the race in the top-15, an accomplishment only matched by Carl Edwards that night. Clint has been hit-or-miss during the Chase on intermediate tracks (Charlotte 24th, Kansas 7th, Loudon 26th, Chicago 7th) although his momentum over the last five races is a solid 11.8 average finish which includes 1 win, 3 top-10's and 4 top-20's. If RCR gives the soon-to-be-departing driver a capable car this weekend the driver is certainly capable of earning your fantasy NASCAR team good points. (Posted on 11/01/2011 10:25 AM)
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Roush Fenway Racing dominated Texas in the spring
It was almost seven long months ago that the NASCAR Cup Series raced at Texas Motor Speedway. In case you've forgotten, Roush Fenway drivers dominated the race that Saturday night. Jack's four Fords earned four of the top-5 Loop Data driver ratings: Kenseth (144.7), Edwards (116.0), Ragan (115.5) and Biffle (111.7). We saw a lot of them on camera as well as they all also held four of the top-5 Average Running Position spots: Kenseth (2nd), Ragan (5th), Edwards (6th), and Biffle (7th). The way that the Fords have run this year on the 1 1/2 milers your fantasy NASCAR line-up should be chock full of Fords. (Posted on 11/01/2011 10:11 AM)
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Matt Kenseth is Mr. Consistency at Texas
Except for a couple minor blemishes Matt Kenseth is by far a model of consistently good finishes at Texas Motor Speedway. No matter how you slice it Kenseth's record at Texas points to a strong finish this weekend and many points for his Chase hopes and fantasy NASCAR owners alike. Over his career of 18 races at TMS Kenseth has 2 wins, 9 top-5's, 12 top-10's and 17 top-20's. His career average finish is 9th and his median is 5.5. Matt is not a big lap-leader here (except for his run here this spring where he led 169 of them). (Posted on 11/01/2011 9:58 AM)
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Kevin Harvick has best finishes last two Martinsville races
Kevin Harvick is one of two drivers (Kyle Busch is the other) that has finished in the top-5 the last two races at Martinsville Speedway. Harvick won the Spring race and finished 3rd last Fall. Kevin generally has a top-12 starting position at Martinsville and will be looking to start towards the front this weekend as well to gain every advantage possible to close the points gap between him and Carl Edwards. (Posted on 10/24/2011 12:18 PM)
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Jimmie Johnson a safe fantasy NASCAR bet at Martinsville
Jimmie Johnson has finished in the top-10 at Martinsville Speedway in 17 of his 19 career races here. That is 89% top-10 finishes. 13 of his 19 have been top-5's which is still a whooping 68%! He has completed every lap in every race here since October 2002. He has led laps in 11 of them. Jimmie Johnson is a very safe bet for your fantasy NASCAR team at Martinsville. (Posted on 10/24/2011 12:12 PM)
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Four Chase drivers opt out of running laps in practice #2 at Talladega
Chase contender Kevin Harvick's #29 RCR team and seven other race teams (including three more Chase drivers/teams) decided to not run any laps in practice #2 at Talladega Superspeedway today. The teams felt like they had gathered enough data from the first practice session. The list of drivers not running laps in practice #2 were:
- Kevin Harvick
- Ryan Newman
- Denny Hamlin
- Brian Vickers
- Bobby Labonte
- Clint Bowyer
- Paul Menard
- Casey Mears
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Kyle Busch has to go to back-up car at Talladega
With only 20 minutes left in practice #2 at Talladega Kyle Busch blew out his front right tire completely destroying the front right side his primary car. Kyle only had 12 laps on that set of tires. Speculation is that he ran over something as opposed to a true tire issue. Kyle will be using his back-up car for the race. The #18 team were able to get the back-up car out and run the last five minutes of practice. (Posted on 10/21/2011 4:01 PM)
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Kurt Busch and Regan Smith pair-up for most laps in practice #1 at Talladega
Kurt Busch hooked-up with Regan Smith to run 30 laps in practice #1 at Talladega Superspeedway. This was the most laps of all the drivers. Not surprisingly the two drivers were only separated by 0.004 seconds. Kurt Busch ranked 12th and Regan Smith ranked 11th in first practice. (Posted on 10/21/2011 3:29 PM)
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Two-car tandem partner list for Talladega
NASCAR Cup teams have already picked their partners for this weekend's Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Based on practice #1 and driver talk here are the driver pairs:
- Greg Biffle/Carl Edwards
- Kevin Harvick/Paul Menard
- Kurt Busch/Regan Smith
- Clint Bowyer/Jeff Burton
- Tony Stewart/Bobby Labonte/Landon Cassill
- Marcos Ambrose/AJ Allmendinger
- Dale Earnhardt, Jr./Jimmie Johnson
- Denny Hamlin/Ryan Newman
- Matt Kenseth/David Ragan
- Brad Keselowski/Dave Blaney
- Jeff Gordon/Mark Martin
- Kasey Kahne/Brian Vickers
- David Reutimann/Martin Truex, Jr.
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Denny Hamlin says new pressure relief valve rule will make no difference
Denny Hamlin ran 25 laps in the first practice at Talladega and is 24th on the speed chart. Afterwards he said the new pressure relief valve change NASCAR implemented to lower the boiling point of radiator temperature has already been overcome by the Cup teams. He says we'll see no change in the two-car racing that we've seen the last few plate races. (Posted on 10/21/2011 2:33 PM)
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Joey Logano has a knack for plate racing at Talladega
Joey Logano has four top-5 finishes at Talladega in his five career Cup races here. His average finish position is 12.6 and his median is 9th over these five. Logano finished 10th in the Aaron's 499 at Talladega earlier this year and 3rd in the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona this summer. (Posted on 10/19/2011 4:59 PM)
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Clint Bowyer runs up-front at Talladega with great results
Clint Bowyer is just behind RCR teammate Kevin Harvick in average finish position over the last three Talladega races with an average finish of 3.3 to Harvick's 2.7. But, over the last four Bowyer takes the prize with an average of 5.5 which is the best of all drivers. Clint's approach to Talladega is of the stay-up-front philosophy as noted in his lap-by-lap charts for the Aaron's 499 earlier this year where he finished 2nd and the AMP Energy Juice 500 last fall which he won. (Posted on 10/19/2011 4:45 PM)
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Kevin Harvick best over last three Talladega races
Kevin Harvick is the only driver with three straight top-5 Talladega finishes in the last three races here. He has finishes of 5th, 2nd and 1st from the most recent Talladega race back. Harvick's performance at Talladega was mediocre in the five races prior to the last three where he averaged a 25th place finish. (Posted on 10/19/2011 4:27 PM)
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Weighing the Trevor Bayne option for Charlotte Motor Speedway
Trevor Bayne is driving the #21 tonight in the Bank of America 500 and will be the third driver in the last four years to race the #21 at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Wood brothers. This is their sixth Charlotte race in this span. Fantasy NASCAR players take note it was Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (and not Trevor Bayne) that piloted the #21 car earlier this year in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte earning an 11th place finish, the second best finish of the year for the #21 and the only other top-15 this season for the 14 races run. The three intermediate track races Trevor has run this year in the #21 (Las Vegas 16th, Texas 18th and Chicagoland 28th) he has an average finish of 20.6 and completed all but 2 laps. Bayne has not raced any Cup Series races at Charlotte but has raced the last three Nationwide races there. May 2010 for Micheal Waltrip Racing he finished 17th. October 2010 for Roush he finished 17th. And, last nights race (October 2011 also for Roush) he finished 3rd. Depending on your game rules Bayne could be a great pick this weekend. Most savvy owners that do their research and realize he is in the race will probably use him. This late in the season could you gain more points by not going with the crowd and picking another driver? (Posted on 10/15/2011 1:19 PM)
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Kahne runs fastest and most in first Charlotte practice
Kasey Kahne not only ran the fastest lap of practice #1 at Charlotte Motor Speedway but he also ran the most. Kahne made 31 circuits around the track. The next most laps run by other drivers in 23 by Kurt Busch and Jeff Burton. What does this mean for your fantasy NASCAR team? The catch-22 with Kahne is consistency through the race but so many laps is a good indicator that Kahne is happy with his car. (Posted on 10/13/2011 4:18 PM)
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Jeff Burton breaks suspension part in first Charlotte practice
Jeff Burton had to put the #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet in the garage 50 minutes into the first practice at Charlotte Motor Speedway after a part broke on his suspension. He might not be able to come back out to lay down a fast lap to set himself up for qualifying. Tough break for Jeff and typical of his 2011 season. UPDATE: Burton was able to return to the track before end of practice and do a mock qualifying run. (Posted on 10/13/2011 4:11 PM)
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Few teams focus on race set-up half-way into first Charlotte practice
42-minutes into first practice at Charlotte Motor Speedway most drivers have only focused on fast laps and run 5 or less. Nine drivers have decided to work on race set-up running multiple laps.
- Mark Martin: 14 laps (13th)
- Tony Stewart: 11 laps (15th)
- Brian Vickers: 14 laps (29th)
- Kurt Busch: 15 laps (31st)
- Kasey Kahne: 17 laps (34th)
- Jamie McMurray: 13 laps (38th)
- Jeff Burton: 17 laps (39th)
- Ryan Newman: 11 laps (40th)
- Bobby Labonte: 11 laps (45th)
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Joey Logano rebounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway
The Fall 2010 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway was a turning point for Joey Logano. His 7th place here was followed by 6th, 5th, 4th and 3rd place finishes. Logano has raced five points-paying Cup races at Charlotte (3rd, 7th, 13th, 5th and 9th) and has an average finish of 7.4 which is best among all drivers. As word of caution, Joey doesn't come in to this race carrying momentum. His average finish over the last three races is 24th. But, historically Logano has not always come into Charlotte with momentum. His previous three race average (in parentheses) prior to each Charlotte race is:
- 2011 (24.3 avg) Charlotte #1: 3rd
- 2010 (10.3 avg) Charlotte #2: 7th
- 2010 (17.6 avg) Charlotte #1: 13th
- 2009 (28.0 avg) Charlotte #2: 5th
- 2009 (12.3 avg) Charlotte #1: 9th
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Matt Kenseth set to gain most on Chasers at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Looking at the last two Chase races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Matt Kenseth has scored on average 41-points per race (using NASCAR's new point system). Only Jimmie Johnson has outscored him with 45-points. Kyle Busch averages 40-points during the same two. Next nearest Chasers are Kevin Harvick and Jeff Gordon each with an average 31.5 points. If numbers hold true (do they ever really?) Kenseth could gain points on the other Chasers but still be separated from Johnson whose averages would put him as the points leader coming out of Charlotte. (Posted on 10/11/2011 8:43 AM)
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Odds are Jimmie Johnson will start top-10 at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Jimmie Johnson has 20 career, Cup Series points-race starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway. 17 (85%) of them are from 10th place or better. 12 (60%) are 5th place or better. He has four (20%) poles here. His career average starting position here is 8th. His median is 5th. The only doubt to cast on him continuing this starting pattern is he has not averaged as good a starting position through the 30 races in 2011 as in previous seasons.
- 2011 (30 race avg start): 13.7
- 2010 (first 30 race avg start): 8.2
- 2009 (first 30 race avg start): 8.8
- 2008 (first 30 race avg start): 8.9
- 2007 (first 30 race avg start): 10.9
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Charlotte Motor Speedway race winners don't always start up-front
Of the 105 points-paying, Cup Series races that have been run at Charlotte Motor Speedway the last two race winners have started from two of the top-3 worst ever starting positions the race has been won from. Kevin Harvick won the May 2011 Coca-Cola 600 from 28th. Jamie McMurray won the October 2010 Bank of America 500 from 27th. The race winner here with the worst starting position is Jimmie Johnson who won the May 2003 Coca-Cola 600 from 37th. (Posted on 10/10/2011 1:24 PM)
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Did you know? Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway
Here are some facts for previous races at Kansas Speedway. Did you know?:
- There have been 11 races at Kansas Speedway.
- There have been 8 different pole winners. Jimmie Johnson holds the record for most poles (3) at Kansas.
- There have been 8 different race winners with Brad Keselowski being the most recent winner. The following drivers each have two wins at Kansas: Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart.
- The stats for most and fewest DNFs may surprise you. Bobby Labonte has the most DNFs with 5 out of 11 races, and four of them were crashes! Robby Gordon on the other hand has had 0 DNFs in 11 races at Kansas with an average finish of 26th!
- Top 5s or Top 10s, Jeff Gordon dominates with the best record in both categories with 8 Top 5s and 9 Top 10s in 11 races. The two races where he finished outside of the top 10 resulted in a 13th place finish and a 39th place finish (due to fuel pump issues).
- Last race at Kansas Speedway there were 17 lead changes, 9 different leaders, and 5 cautions for 22 laps. There were 35 cars running at the finish with 16 on the lead lap.
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Keselowski edges out Newman for top B-group driver for Kansas
Using the Statistics Wizard I looked at stats for the last three Kansas Speedway races combined with this year's races at Kentucky Speedway and Chicagoland Speedway. Brad Keselowski just edges out Ryan Newman as your best B-Group option for Yahoo! fantasy racing.
Brad and Ryan's stats for average start, finish, total points earned, running position, and percentage of quality passes are actually near identical. Brad did have 70.04% of his laps running inside the top fifteen versus 47.72% for Ryan. But don't let that sway you too strongly! Brad's average running position was 12th vs. Newman's 15th. Again, nearly identical stats. Newman's 15th just puts him on the bubble.
The real deciding factor may come down to momentum. Over the last five races he has an average finish of 9th and 179 fantasy points earned whereas Newman's averages are 17th and 138, respectively. Finally, Brad won the Kansas race earlier this year.
By the way, keeping with the near identical stats thread, Newman qualified 11th and Keselowski qualified 12th for the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. (Posted on 10/08/2011 10:36 AM)
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Most teams work on qualifying set-up in first half of practice #1 at Kansas
45 minutes into practice #1 at Kansas Speedway and most teams are working on qualifying set-ups. Qualifying takes place at 5PM EST today. Only 11 drivers started this half of practice working on race set-up by running 10 or more laps. Bowyer, Ky Busch, Harvick, Kenseth, Keselowski, Logano, Martin, Smith, Stewart, and Vickers. (Posted on 10/07/2011 12:24 PM)
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Ku Busch, Edwards and Stewart topped Loop Data last Kansas race
Kurt Busch (135.0), Carl Edwards (121.7) and Tony Stewart (117.5) were the top-3 performing drivers in NASCAR Loop Data driver rating] for the June race at Kansas Speedway. Some metrics contributing to those high ratings include: Average Running Position - all three ran in the top-15 100% of the race. Laps Led - all three occupied three of the four top spots for total laps led. Fast Laps - they were the three top drivers for total number of fastest laps in the race. (Posted on 10/06/2011 9:10 AM)
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Carl Edwards is outperforming all other drivers heading in to Kansas
Carl Edwards has momentum on his side three races in to the Chase. Carl is the only Chase driver to finish in the top-10 in each of the three completed Chase races. He is averaging a 5th place finish thus far. Edwards who has four top-5 and six top-10 finishes over the last six races has outscored his closet competition by six points over the last three and ten points over the last six. (Posted on 10/05/2011 12:13 AM)
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David Ragan is great C-Group driver for Kansas
David Ragan has been a good pick for low-tier driver groups when it comes to races at Kansas Speedway. David finished 13th in the STP 400 at Kansas earlier this season. Over his career his has finished 16th or better in 80% (four of five) of his races here. His median finish at Kansas is 16th and his average is 18th. David also had strong runs at the previous two intermediate track races recently (Chicagoland and New Hampshire) with finishes of 11th and 7th respectively. (Posted on 10/03/2011 10:25 PM)
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Jimmie Johnson has best single race loop data driver rating at Kansas
No other driver has earned a larger NASCAR Loop Data Driver Rating at Kansas then Jimmie Johnson. Jimmie's 145.6 driver rating in the 2008 Camping World RV 400 is the best rating ever here. Johnson's 116.5 average driver rating at Kansas ranks 2nd of the four drivers who have an average driver rating 100+ since NASCAR created the ranking system in 2005. The other three drivers are: Greg Biffle (118.8), Jeff Gordon (107.3) and Tony Stewart (105.3). (Posted on 10/03/2011 10:11 PM)
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Kansas Speedway is Greg Biffle's best track
Greg Biffle has two wins and six top-5's in his career at Kansas. He has finished 12th or better every race except his rookie year where he finished 36th. His median finish is 3rd and his average 8th. Six of his 10 races here he has led laps. Kansas is without a doubt Greg Biffle's best track. Here is his finish breakdown: 6 (60%) top-5, 7 (70%) top-10, 9 (90%) top-15. (Posted on 10/03/2011 10:00 PM)
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DID YOU KNOW? AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway
Here are some facts for previous races at Dover International Speedway. Did you know:
- There have been 13 races won from the pole position. Jimmie Johnson was the most recent in September 2010. Martin Truex Jr. will start on the pole for today's race. Additionally, Truex Jr. got his first Cup win here back in 2007.
- Jamie McMurray holds the record for most races at Dover without a DNF. Jamie has been running at the finish with an average finish of 17.7 in the last 17 races at Dover.
- In 19 starts at Dover Jimmie Johnson has captured 6 Cup wins. That is the most for active drivers and is one race shy of being in a three-way tie with Richard Petty and Bobby Allison on the All-time win list at Dover.
- Previous race here there were 23 lead changes, 11 different leaders, and 6 cautions for 28 laps. There were 34 cars running at the finish with 18 on the lead lap.
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Mike Bliss trying to top his 25th place finish from last Dover race
Mike Bliss ran 17 laps in first practice achieving the slowest top-speed of all drivers at 149.142 mph. Final practice Bliss ran 67 laps increasing his top-speed to 150.169 mph (+1.027 mph) still only faster then one other driver. #32 car number history shows Mike is 1 of 7 different drivers in Frankie Stoddard's #32 car this year. The #32 is not starting and parking. Mike Bliss raced at Dover earlier this year in the #32 and finished 25th. He practiced in the mid-30's for that race. If they can duplicate what they did earlier in the year Mike could be a good C-, D-group driver option. (Posted on 10/01/2011 12:20 PM)
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AJ Allmendinger runs most laps in Dover practices
A.J. Allmendinger ran a total of 124 laps during the two practices at Dover International Speedway on Friday. A.J. ran 39 laps in first practice (2nd most) and 85 laps in final practice (1st most). For your fantasy team a driver that spends more time on the track during practice rather then sitting in the garage is a good thing. (Posted on 10/01/2011 11:20 AM)
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Jeff Gordon and two other drivers focus on multiple laps early in Dover practice
23 minutes in to practice #1 at Dover three drivers, lead by Jeff Gordon, got on the track and did more laps than other drivers that were seeming to focus on fast laps. Gordon completed 22 laps, ranked 19th, had a top-speed of 151.809 mph and average lap time of 23.91 seconds. Kyle Busch was second of the multiple lap bunch running 21 laps, ranked 11th, had a top-speed of 152.478 mph and average lap time of 23.87 second. Third in this group was A.J. Allmendinger who ran 19 laps, ranked 12th, had a top-speed of 152.413 mph and average lap time of 23.78 seconds. (Posted on 09/30/2011 10:29 AM)
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David Gilliland surprisingly fast off the truck at Dover
Of all the drivers that got on the track at the start of practice #1 at Dover International Speedway, did a trial fast lap and went back in to the garage, David Gilliland had the 2nd fastest lap in the first 10 minutes of practice with a one lap speed of 153.420 mph. At 18 minutes in to practice he still holds the 3rd spot. (Posted on 09/30/2011 10:19 AM)
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Carl Edwards is fastest off the truck early in practice #1 at Dover
In the first 10 minutes of practice #1 at Dover, with 34 drivers having taken to the track and taken one to 10 laps, Carl Edwards is fastest off the truck with a top speed of 153.695 mph. Carl laid down two laps and then went back to the garage. Still a long time to go in this practice session though. (Posted on 09/30/2011 10:13 AM)
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Martin Truex, Jr. has three consecutive top-8 starts at Dover International Speedway
Since moving to MWR racing in 2010 Martin Truex, Jr. has earned three top-8 starting positions at Dover International Speedway. 1st, 3rd and 8th. Martin has a 16.4 average starting position over his career of 11 races at Dover. (Posted on 09/28/2011 11:13 AM)
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Fantasy owners can expect Jimmie Johnson to start up-front at Dover
Jimmie Johnson has more poles at Dover (five) than any other track. He won the pole in four of the last five Dover races. The last two Fall races at Dover Johnson not only started from the pole but also won the race. Check out the 'Race by Track' and 'Track' tabs on Jimmie Johnson's driver page. (Posted on 09/28/2011 11:03 AM)
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Jimmie Johnson dominates in loop data driver ratings at Dover
Jimmie Johnson had the highest NASCAR Loop Data Driver Rating in four of the last five races at Dover. He is the only driver with a 100+ Driver Rating over the last two races. In fact, Johnson has earned a 100+ Driver Rating in the last eight consecutive races at Dover. Three of his last five have been over the 140 mark. (Posted on 09/26/2011 1:40 PM)
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Should four-time NHMS race winner Jeff Burton be on your fantasy team?
Jeff Burton has more Cup Series wins at New Hampshire Motor Speedway than any other driver. Unfortunately, his 2011 NASCAR season has been one to forget. With two top-10 (9th and 2nd) ranking practice results for this weekend's race you might be tempted to use Jeff on your fantasy team. The statistics show this is the seventh time this season Jeff has ranked top-10 in at least two practice sessions before a race. Of those seven races only the race at Auto Club Speedway (22 races ago) translated into a top-15 finish. Jeff only has one top-10 race all season (Watkins Glen). This race at this track with these pre-race numbers do provide Jeff with his best hope this season. But, the odds don't look promising. (Posted on 09/24/2011 11:51 AM)
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Ryan Newman gets the pole in one-and-done fashion
Ryan Newman was fastest in first practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and he did the same in qualifying. After a delay for rain and some track drying the final five drivers to qualify went out for their runs. All session long drivers picked up speed on their second lap. Ryan went out and bested current provisional pole driver, Kasey Kahne's, lap by 0.050 seconds and shut his car down without taking his second lap. Ryan started on the pole for the July race at New Hampshire and won. (Posted on 09/23/2011 5:48 PM)
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Juan Pablo Montoya victim of unusual qualifying session at New Hampshire
NASCAR and the weather put Juan Pablo Montoya in a bad spot during qualifying. Rain had threatened from the start and finally fell on the track with five drivers left to qualify. It was a catch-22 for sure. NASCAR asked Montoya (the next up to qualify) if he wanted to go out on the track for his two laps. Juan Pablo said he did not. It was too wet. Of course, no one behind him wanted to go out either. If qualifying were cancelled those five drivers would be starting in the first five positions. After a delay and track drying NASCAR made Montoya run his laps. Montoya never felt sure about his grip level and went from 5th fastest in practice to 31st in qualifying. Montoya had the makings of a great 'dark horse' pick too. But, starting so far back at a track where track position is so important I am ready to count Montoya out. (Posted on 09/23/2011 5:41 PM)
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Steve Addington gives Kurt Busch his July New Hampshire setup for qualifying
Kurt Busch struggled in first practice with an ill-handling race car and then came out and put down the 5th fastest lap of the weekend in qualifying. Kurt moved from 32nd to 5th from practice to qualifying. Afterward Busch said they were having, "the new car blues...tough finding the settle points" on the #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge. He said crew chief Steve Addington put their July New Hampshire race set-up in the car after practice #1 had gone so badly. Kurt qualified 0.009 seconds faster then his qualifying run in July. (Posted on 09/23/2011 5:28 PM)
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Dale Earnhardt, Jr. happy with car in race trim at New Hampshire
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was really happy with his car in race trim during the first practice session at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Dale ran 42 laps during the practice session which is the 4th most of all the drivers. Earnhardt was 20th fastest on the speed chart. (Posted on 09/23/2011 12:44 PM)
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Kurt Busch had a hard to handle car in first practice at New Hampshire
Kurt Busch's #22 car was really loose during his two attempts at mock qualifying runs in the first practice today at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Kurt was 33rd fastest. If qualifying gets rained out this could put Kurt in a bad spot for Sunday's race. Kurt only ran 25 laps during the 1 1/2-hour practice session. (Posted on 09/23/2011 12:39 PM)
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Kevin Harvick struggles in race trim at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Kevin Harvick and crew chief Gil Martin could not get the #29 car to feel good in race trim for Kevin in the first practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. They switched to qualifying trim towards the end of practice and scored 11th on the speed chart. Harvick only ran 20 laps in practice which was the fewest of all the Chase drivers. (Posted on 09/23/2011 12:21 PM)
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Ryan Newman set to pick up where he left off at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Ryan Newman's #39 Stewart-Haas team of has brought back the same car he used to win the New Hampshire race in July. The car has not raced since and appears to still have a winning set-up. Ryan topped the speed chart with a 28.473 and also had the fastest average time of 29.04 in practice #1. (Posted on 09/23/2011 12:15 PM)
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Similar track stats key for NASCAR fantasy success at New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a 'flat banked' type of track. Similar tracks would be Richmond, Phoenix, and Martinsville. Scoring maximum fantasy points on these tracks requires a driver with great car control and of course a well setup and handling car. You need to score well on the 'flat banked' tracks with your fantasy team during the Chase. This is because 30% of the races in the Chase are on 'flat banked' tracks-- more than any other track type. While Martinsville is a 'flat banked' track, I would not include Martinsville history in my research for this race. Instead, look at the last three races at New Hampshire along with the Richmond and Phoenix races from this year. Use the Statistics Wizard to select your races and metrics you value most. Stats such as Percent Running in Top-15, Avg. Running Position, Percent of Quality Passes, and Total Points should aid in setting your roster. (Posted on 09/21/2011 8:44 PM)
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Tony Stewart in the catbird seat headed to New Hampshire
Kevin Harvick may have the points lead after the first race of the Chase, but Tony Stewart is in the catbird seat to take over the points lead in New Hampshire. Tony has led the most laps (242) and posted the second best average finish (9th) over the last five races at New Hampshire. That includes a 2nd place finish there in July while teammate Ryan Newman took the checkers. Looking at Tony's performance over the last ten races at New Hampshire and you'll see that 50% of his finishes are in the top 5 and only one finish outside the top 15! (Posted on 09/20/2011 9:24 PM)
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JJ Yeley C- or D-Group Driver Pick For New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Need a change in your C- or D-Group driver selections? Might want to give JJ Yeley a chance this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the #38 Long John Silver's car owned by Bob Jenkins. JJ is the fourth different driver in the #38 in 2011. Yeley raced the #38 at New Hampshire back in July and finished on the lead lap in 23rd which is the best finish this season for both the #38 and for JJ. (Posted on 09/20/2011 8:31 PM)
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AJ Allmendinger Excelling On Flat Tracks Like New Hampshire
AJ Allmendinger seems to have figured out the flat tracks on the NASCAR circuit. He has finished 12th, 12th and 10th the last three races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. 9th, 18th, 15th and 13th the last four races at Phoenix. 14th and 12th the last two races at Martinsville. 11th, 7th and 8th the last three races at Richmond. All of these tracks share the similarity of being flat, short tracks. AJ's average finish on these tracks this season is 10.6 (Posted on 09/20/2011 7:58 PM)
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Jeff Gordon Is A Top-15 Machine At New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Jeff Gordon has only one finish worse than 15th over the last 15 races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Eight of them are top-10 and six are top-5. (Posted on 09/20/2011 8:54 AM)
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Ryan Newman Current Streak Of Top-10 At New Hampshire Is Best
Ryan Newman has the longest current streak of consecutive top-10 finishes at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. 1st, 8th, 6th and 7th respectively. (Posted on 09/20/2011 8:49 AM)
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A.J. ALLMENDINGER POISED TO CONTINUE HOT STREAK AT CHICAGOLAND
A.J. Allmendinger is riding the wave of momentum and is poised to continue his hot streak with another top 15 finish at Chicagoland! Over the last five races A.J. is ranked 5th with an average finish of 10.4 while scoring 169 points. Those are better numbers than those posted by Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart and Dale Earnhardt Jr.! Still not convinced to use Allmendinger on your fantasy NASCAR roster? What if I told you A.J.'s average finish over the last 10 races was 14.3 and 16.1 for the season? Finally, in his three previous starts at Chicagoland he finished 13th, 13th, and 14th with an average starting position of 24th. A.J. qualified 18th for this weekends Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. (Posted on 09/17/2011 11:59 PM)
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Matt Kenseth Starting Up Front Usually Ends Well
Winning the pole at Chicagoland for Sunday's race is Matt Kenseth's 9th time starting from the pole in 426 starts. In the eight previous races he started from the pole he has four top-5's (50%) and six top-10's (75%). The five races this season that Matt has started from a 5th place or better position Matt has two top-5's and four top-10's. His worst finish from a top-5 start this season is 11th. The general rule is that if Matt is starting a race upfront then you know he is really good. (Posted on 09/18/2011 8:24 PM)
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IS KASEY KAHNE YOUR BEST YAHOO! B-GROUP DRIVER OPTION?
Based on the Statistics Wizard, Kasey Kahne may be your best Yahoo! B Group driver option. We viewed combined NASCAR loop data for the last three Chicagoland races along with the most recent Kentucky and Kansas races (the two intermediate tracks most similar to Chicagoland). Kasey had the best driver rating (95.16), best average start (11th) & finish (10th), and scored the second most total points (500) compared to David Reutimann's total of 503 points. In case you haven't noticed, Kasey was 2nd fastest in the final practice session today. (Posted on 09/16/2011 10:24 PM)
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Tony Stewart Works on Race Trim in Happy Hour at Chicagoland
Tony Stewart is feeling okay about his car after final practice at Chicagoland Speedway even though his speeds are not up. Through practice crew chief Darian Grubb has the car going in right direction. The #14 started a little free on entry into turns 3 and 4 but is gaining stability. Tony says the forward bite is good and he feels comfortable in the car. (Posted on 09/16/2011 8:04 PM)
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Kyle Busch not worried about Happy Hour speed at Chicagoland
Kyle Busch is at the bottom of the speed chart after Happy Hour at Chicagoland Speedway but not worried about it at all. He says the car is giving him what he needs and the balance is good. (Posted on 09/16/2011 8:04 PM)
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Kurt Busch has best 20 lap average speed at Chicagoland
With only a few minutes to go in final practice at Chicagoland Kurt Busch is showing to have the best 20-lap average speed with 176.830 mph. (Posted on 09/16/2011 6:23 PM)
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Matt Kenseth very happy with car in final practice at Chicagoland
Matt Kenseth and his #17 team are very, very happy with their car in Happy Hour at Chicagoland Speedway. Spending last 20 minutes of practice just tinkering with the car because overall it is pretty darn good. (Posted on 09/16/2011 6:18 PM)
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Kevin Harvick really happy with car in Happy Hour at Chicagoland
Kevin Harvick really likes his car in Happy Hour at Chicagoland. He says the car is great and the only little issue is tight in turns 3 and 4. (Posted on 09/16/2011 6:26 PM)
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Carl Edwards struggles in happy hour at Chicagoland
21 laps (35 minutes) in to practice #2 at Chicagoland Speedway Carl Edwards continues to struggle with his #99 Aflac Ford. Hard to drive on entry and exit. Tight in center of corner and wicked loose on exit. (Posted on 09/16/2011 5:43 PM)
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Carl Edwards team to change carburetor on #99 car at Chicagoland
Jayski reports that Carl Edwards car has a possible problem with the fuel pickup and the Aflac #99 team is going to change the carburetor. Edwards ran 29 laps during practice #1 at Chicagoland Speedway and ranked 19th fastest with a lap of 180.427 mph coming on lap #8. (Posted on 09/16/2011 6:26 PM)
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Brad Keselowski Possible Engine Problems at Chicagoland
Jayski reports Brad Keselowski went out at the start of practice #1 at Chicagoland then back to the garage describing a problem with the engine. #2 Penske team changed spark plugs and sent him back out. Keselowski reported the car was ok. Brad ran 37 laps during practice #1 and ranked 13th fastest with a lap of 181.354 mph coming on lap #4. Brad was 8th of the 15 drivers who ran 10 consecutive laps. (Posted on 09/16/2011 6:27 PM)
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Jimmie Johnson Runs Most Laps In Practice #1 at Chicagoland
Jimmie Johnson ran 55 laps, the most of all drivers, during practice #1 this afternoon at Chicagoland Speedway. Johnson was 36th on the speed charts with a speed of 178.737 mph. While not up on the speed charts running that many laps would indicate that Johnson and Knaus are happy with their car. (Posted on 09/16/2011 4:20 PM)
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Kyle Busch Unloads Off The Truck Fast at Chicagoland
Kyle Busch's 10 consecutive lap average speed of 177.821 mph was the 6th fastest 10-lap average of practice #1 at Chicagoland Speedway. These were his first 10-laps on the track unlike his peers whose 10-lap averages were best after 20 - 30 laps of tweaking. Kyle laid down his fastest lap (182.846 mph) on his final lap (#37) of practice. (Posted on 09/16/2011 3:57 PM)
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Jimmie Johnson will lead laps at Chicagoland
The chance of Jimmie Johnson leading laps at Chicagoland Speedway is as close to a sure thing as you can get. Johnson has led multiple laps in 8 of his 9 starts at Chicagoland. 92, 58, 15, 82, 0, 21, 31, 25 and 2 laps respectively from 2010 back to 2002. (Posted on 09/15/2011 12:17 PM)
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David Reutimann is defending race winner and it's his best track
Chicagoland Speedway is arguably one of David Reutimann's best tracks. He has top-15 finishes in 3 of his 4 races here. 75%! He even won the race (fair and square) here last year. The catch-22 for fantasy owners is that David hasn't cracked the top-15 in 9 races. Worse still he only has 7 top-15 runs all season. By race #27 last year David had 13 top-15 runs under his belt. David has been all over the board on intermediate tracks (his best type) this year. His 2nd place finish at the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway does give me hope though. (Posted on 09/13/2011 3:13 PM)
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Jimmie Johnson Consistently Qualifies Well at Chicagoland
Jimmie Johnson has an average start position at Chicagoland Speedway of 3.9 over the last 7 races. His worst is 8th while 7 of the 8 are 5th place or better. If your fantasy NASCAR league awards you points for starting position chances are that Jimmie will be starting top-5. (Posted on 09/13/2011 1:00 AM)
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Jeff Gordon scored most points over last 10 races
If the Chase had been the last 10-races run then Jeff Gordon would be the champ. Gordon scored 392-points over the previous 10-races. Still, that's nice driver momentum to be bringing him into these final 10. (Posted on 09/12/2011 4:41 PM)
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Brian Vickers is fantasy sleeper at Chicagoland
Brian Vickers has an average finish of 9th over his career at Chicagoland. Over the COT era he has an average finish of 6.5 and an average Loop Data Driver Rating of 110.9! (Posted on 09/13/2011 1:06 AM)
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Tony Stewart is hot at Chicagoland
Tony Stewart is the only driver with all top-10 finishes over the last 4 races at Chicagoland Speedway. Plus, 3 of Tony's last 4 races this season are top-10's. Smoke is starting to get hot at the right time. But, can he keep it going? (Posted on 09/12/2011 8:56 AM)
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Dale Earnhardt, Jr. best this year at Chase tracks?
It's true. Looking at average finish position in 2011 at the 8 tracks in the Chase already raced at this year Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has the best average finish (8th) and earned the most points (296) of the 12 Chase drivers. (Posted on 09/12/2011 8:51 AM)
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Kyle Busch has the best average finish at Richmond
Kyle Busch has finished in the top-5 in his last five races at Richmond. 11 of his career 13 Cup races at Richmond are top-5 finishes. Kyle has a career average finish position of 4.9 at Richmond. (Posted on 09/12/2011 8:44 AM)
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Brad Keselowski continues to impress in Richmond practice
Brad Keselowski held the 9th fastest spot in both practices at Richmond putting him 7th overall. Brad has a great starting position history at Richmond with starts of 7th, 8th, 6th and 9th over the last four Richmond races. (Posted on 09/09/2011 3:50 PM)
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Carl Edwards fastest in Happy Hour for Richmond
Carl Edwards had the fastest single lap in Happy Hour at Richmond with a lap of 122.755 mph. Carl ran 50 laps in first practice but only 6 laps in Happy Hour. Must be pretty happy with his car. (Posted on 09/09/2011 3:34 PM)
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