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NASCAR Fantasy Tool: Average at 2010 Daytona Speedweeks

This table shows all 55 drivers who have competed in the 2010 Daytona Speedweeks. They are ranked by averaging their qualifying run with the results from the Budweiser Shootout and Gatorade Duels.

• NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview: 2010 Daytona 500 from Daytona International Speedway

	Qualifying	Shootout	Duels	AVERAGE
Kyle Busch	9	4	3	5.3
Clint Bowyer	8		4	6.0
Juan Pablo Montoya	5	10	3	6.0
Jimmie Johnson	7	13	1	7.0
Jeff Gordon	10	6	10	8.7
Jamie McMurray	19	3	6	9.3
Ryan Newman	3	19	8	10.0
Joey Logano	17	7	7	10.3
Kasey Kahne	28	2	1	10.3
Tony Stewart	21	9	2	10.7
Kevin Harvick	30	1	2	11.0
Kurt Busch	6	23	4	11.0
Marcos Ambrose	14		8	11.0
Dale Earnhardt Jr.	2	11	21	11.3
Matt Kenseth	11	16	11	12.7
Bill Elliott	4		22	13.0
Brad Keselowski	15		12	13.5
Scott Speed	13		14	13.5
Mark Martin	1	20	21	14.0
Denny Hamlin	27	5	12	14.7
David Reutimann	22		9	15.5
A.J. Allmendinger	25		7	16.0
David Ragan	24		9	16.5
Joe Nemechek	16		18	17.0
Todd Bodine			17	17.0
Bobby Labonte	18	18	17	17.7
Brian Vickers	35	8	10	17.7
Carl Edwards	26	17	13	18.7
Paul Menard	23		15	19.0
Sam Hornish Jr.	12		26	19.0
Martin Truex Jr.	33		6	19.5
Regan Smith	34		5	19.5
Elliott Sadler	36		5	20.5
Greg Biffle	37	15	11	21.0
Mike Bliss	29		13	21.0
Michael Waltrip	20	21	25	22.0
Jeff Burton	31	12	26	23.0
Robby Gordon	32		19	25.5
John Andretti	42	22	16	26.7
Casey Mears	39		16	27.5
Max Papis	40		15	27.5
David Gilliland	41		18	29.5
Reed Sorenson	38		24	31.0
Derrike Cope	51	24	20	31.7
Michael McDowell	50		14	32.0
Travis Kvapil	45		19	32.0
Robert Richardson Jr.	44		23	33.5
Terry Cook	47		20	33.5
Aric Almirola	46		22	34.0
Jeff Fuller	43		27	35.0
Dave Blaney	49		23	36.0
Boris Said	48		27	37.5
Mike Wallace	53		24	38.5
Norm Benning	54		25	39.5
Kirk Shelmerdine	52			52.0

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Expert Darkhorse Picks: 2010 Daytona 500

The On Pit Row fantasy racing experts opinions of the best Sprint Cup driver currently outside the top 12 in Sprint Cup Series points, for this weekends race.

Expert	Website	Pick to Win	Finish	Experts Avg
Ryan Rantz	On Pit Row	David Ragan	16
James Jones	On Pit Row	Jamie McMurray	1
Dennis Michelsen	RaceTalkRadio.com	Dale Earnhardt Jr	2
Chris Leone	On Pit Row	John Andretti	38
P J Walsh	FantasyNASCARPreview.com	Elliott Sadler	24
Darren Fauth	Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet	Kyle Busch	14
Tall Glass of Milk	Answerthis.com	Kevin Harvick	7
Matt Mercer	On Pit Row	Jamie McMurray	1
Adam Ansell	Roto Experts	Kyle Busch	14
Eric McClung	On Pit Row	Elliott Sadler	24
CharlieTurner	On Pit Row	Clint Bowyer	4
Lou Lauer	USAR Fans	Kyle Busch	14
Josh Lobdell	FFToolbox	Jamie McMurray	1
Bob Ellis	NASCAR Ranting and Raving	AJ Allmendiger	32
Jon Rodgers	Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner	Dale Earnhardt Jr	2
Dan Beaver	Fantasy Racing Games	Marcos Ambrose	41
Jerry Lagger	One and Done Game Winner	Dale Earnhardt Jr	2
Charles Rantz	ifantasyrace.com	Kyle Busch	14

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Experts Picks: 2010 Daytona 500

Expert	Website	Pick to Win	Finish	Experts Avg
Ryan Rantz	On Pit Row	Tony Stewart	22
James Jones	On Pit Row	Tony Stewart	22
Dennis Michelsen	RaceTalkRadio.com	Mark Martin	12
Jay Busby	Yahoo! Sports	Tony Stewart	22
Mike Harmon	FOX Sports	Tony Stewart	22
Chris Leone	On Pit Row	Tony Stewart	22
Tall Glass of Milk	Answerthis.com	Mark Martin	12
Matt Mercer	On Pit Row	Tony Stewart	22
Adam Ansell	Roto Experts	Tony Stewart	22
Eric McClung	On Pit Row	Kyle Busch	14
Darren Fauth	Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet	Kurt Busch	23
CharlieTurner	On Pit Row	Tony Stewart	22
Lou Lauer	USAR Fans	Tony Stewart	22
Josh Lobdell	FFToolbox	Dale Earnhardt Jr	2
P J Walsh	FantasyNASCARPreview.com	Kurt Busch	23
Bob Ellis	NASCAR Ranting and Raving	Tony Stewart	22
Jon Rodgers	Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner	Kyle Busch	14
Dan Beaver	Fantasy Racing Games	Kyle Busch	14
Jerry Lagger	One and Done Game Winner	Mark Martin	12
Charles Rantz	ifantasyrace.com	Kurt Busch	23

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview: 2010 Daytona 500 from Daytona International Speedway

The wait is nearly over. The 2010 edition of the Daytona 500 will soon be at hand. I’m back with On Pit Row for another round of the NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview. Before we get to the rankings there are some notes to go over:

• My five-part Fantasy NASCAR Primer Series covers Allocation leagues, Draft leagues, Salary cap leagues, Changes to Yahoo! Fantasy Auto Racing driver lists and look inside a first-of-its-kind expert fantasy draft

• A shout out to the Onebadwheel Fantasy NASCAR Racing Cheat Sheet. Darren has put together a great tool that no fantasy player will want to be without.
• Another shout out to the guys at Running3Wide who are offering perhaps the widest selection of fantasy NASCAR games out there.

On Pit Row has several groups for you to battle against other fantasy players! Some groups already filled up so we are opening up more.

• Yahoo! Fantasy Auto Racing ID# 26538, password “daytona”
• ESPN Stock Car Challenge
• FOX Sports Auto Racing Challenge (salary cap) ID# 9138

Before we get to the ranks, I’ve built two NASCAR Fantasy Tools based on the results from last year.

• 2009 Average Finish at Daytona Speedweeks
• 2009 Average Finish at Restrictor Plate Races

After reviewing these tables one thing is very clear, plate racing is crazy and unpredictable. When it comes to your fantasy lineups come out of the gate with some curveballs. Elliot Sadler, Brad Keswlowski, David Ragan were the Top 3 drivers in plate races last year and A.J. Allmendinger was among the best drivers during speedweeks.

Here’s an explanation of the highlighted text in the rankings. Download a printer-friendly version here.

• Y! A/B/C - The top options in the Yahoo! Fantasy Auto Racing game by driver list.
• Value play - Sneaky plays at this week’s track. Drivers to consider as low-rent salary cap options or alternatives in allocation formats.

1. Kyle Busch… Won at Daytona 7/08. Best driver rating (116.68) at Daytona over the last three years. Y! A-1
2. Tony Stewart… Three-time winner at Daytona (’09, ‘06, ‘05). Won last year’s July race, eighth at the Daytona 500. Y! A-2
3. Jimmie Johnson… Won ‘06 Daytona 500, only two Top 20s in the seven races since– runner-up in July race. Y! A-3
4. Matt Kenseth… Won last year’s Daytona 500, eighth in the July race. Y! B-1
5. Jeff Gordon… Six-time winner at Daytona (’05, ‘04, ‘99, ‘98, ‘97, ‘95). Average finish of 27.5 in the last four races, only one Top 15. Y! A-4
6. Kurt Busch… Six Top 10s with five Top 5s over the last seven races at Daytona. Average finish of 5.3 since ‘08.
7. Kevin Harvick… Won ‘07 Daytona 500, runner-up last year. Won second straight Bud Shootout. Y! B-2
8. Dale Earnhardt Jr…. Two-time winner at Daytona (’04, ‘01). Average finish of 33.0 last year, 8.5 in ‘08. Y! B-4
9. Mark Martin… Had the most laps in the Top 15 in last year’s Daytona 500, finished 16th.
10. Juan Pablo Montoya… Average finish of 15.5 in ‘09 plate races. Finished a career-best ninth in July race at Daytona.
11. Kasey Kahne… Average finish of 7.5 at Daytona from ‘07-’08, 22.0 last year. Runner-up in Bud Shootout. Y! B-5
12. Denny Hamlin… Finished a career-best third in last year’s July race at Daytona, no Top 10s in seven prior starts. Average finish of 22.3 in ‘09 plate races.
13. Greg Biffle… Won at Daytona 7/03. Fourth-best average finish in ‘09 plate races (12.3).
14. Clint Bowyer… Finished a career-best fourth in last year’s Daytona 500. Y! B-6
15. Brian Vickers… DNF (crash) in last year’s Daytona 500, tied a career-best seventh-place finish in July. Average finish of 11.5 in ‘08 races at Daytona. Y! B-7
16. Ryan Newman… Won ‘08 Daytona 500, average finish of 30.7 in the three races since. Y! B-8
17. Carl Edwards… Average finish of 20.0 in the Daytona 500 since ‘07, 3.3 in July races.
18. Jeff Burton… Won at Daytona 7/00. Seventh-best average finish in ‘09 plate races (14.8).
19. A.J. Allmendinger… Strong value play. Finished a career-best third in last year’s Daytona 500, 17th in July. Y! C-1
20. Elliott Sadler… Strong value play. Best average finish in ‘09 plates races (10.8).
21. David Ragan… Strong value play. Third-best average finish in ‘09 plate races (12.0).
22. Marcos Ambrose… Finished 17th in last year’s Daytona 500– first career start at Daytona, finish sixth in July.
23. David Reutimann… Career-best 12th place finish at ‘09 Daytona 500. Average finish of 15.7 at ‘09 Speedweeks.
24. Jamie McMurray… Won at Daytona 7/07, average finish of 26.5 in the four races since. Finished third in Bud Shootout.
25. Joey Logano… DNF (crash) in last year’s Daytona 500, finished 19th in July.
26. Brad Keselowski… Started 36th, finished 24th in first career start at Daytona, 7/09. Average finish of 12.2 in four career Nationwide starts (’08-’09).
27. Martin Truex Jr…. Started from the pole, finished a career-best 11th in last year’s Daytona 500– finished 25th in July race. Average finish of 25.0 in ‘09 plate races.
28. Michael Waltrip… Weak value play. Three-time winner at Daytona (’03, ‘02, ‘01), four Top 20s in the 12 races since– finished seventh in last year’s Daytona 500. Y! C-2
29. Bobby Labonte… Weak value play. Average finish of 12.0 at Daytona in ‘08, 21.5 last year. Average finish of 20.3 in ‘09 plate races. Y! C-3
30. Regan Smith… Weak value play. Average finish of 21.8 in ‘09 plate races. Y! C-4
31. Casey Mears… No Top 10s at Daytona since ‘06, only Top 15 was last year’s Daytona 500.
32. Sam Hornish Jr…. Finished 32nd in both Daytona races last year.
33. Reed Sorenson… Long shot value play. Average finish of 14.0 in four career Daytona 500 starts, 32.8 in July.
34. Bill Elliott… Long shot value play. Four-time winner at Daytona (’91 ‘88, ‘87, ‘85). Finished 23rd in last years’s Daytona 500.
35. Boris Said… Long shot value play. DNF (crash) in 7/08. Finished 14th in ‘07 Daytona 500.
36. Robby Gordon… Streak of six Top 15s at Daytona from ‘06-’08, average finish of 28.0 last year.
37. John Andretti… Won at Daytona 7/97. Average finish of 24.0 in ‘09 plate races.
38. Aric Almirola… Started 11th, finished 30th in ‘09 Daytona 500– first career start at Daytona.
39. Scott Speed… Average finish of 33.0 in two career starts at Daytona.
40. Michael McDowell… Started 21st, finished 25th last July– first career start at Daytona.
41. Travis Kvapil… Average finish of 34.3 at Daytona since ‘08 (three starts).
42. Paul Menard… Only one top 15 at Daytona in five career starts. Average finish of 29.0 in ‘09 plate races.
43. Max Papis… No career Cup starts at Daytona– average finish of 4.0 (out of 12) in three IROC starts.
44. Robert Richardson Jr…. No career Cup starts at Daytona. Started 41st, finished 18th in 11/09 Talladega race, his only Cup start. Average finish of 29.5 in six career Nationwide starts at Daytona (’07-’09).
45. David Gilliland… DNFs (crash) at Daytona in his last two starts (7/09, 7/08).
46. Joe Nemechek… Failed to qualify for last year’s Daytona 500, start and parked in July.
47. Dave Blaney… Start and parked in July race at Daytona.
48. Mike Wallace… No Cup starts at Daytona since ‘07.
49. Kirk Shelmerdine… No Cup starts at Daytona since ‘06.
50. Mike Bliss… No Cup starts at Daytona since ‘05.
51. Derrike Cope… Won ‘90 Daytona 500. No Cup starts at Daytona since ‘04.
52. Terry Cook… No career Cup starts at Daytona. Average finish of 12.0 in 10 career Truck series starts (’00-’09).
53. Jeff Fuller… No career Cup starts at Daytona. Average finish of 32.2 in nine career Nationwide starts (’95-’05).
54. Norm Benning… No career Cup starts at Daytona. Finished 10th in ‘09 ARCA race at Daytona.

NASCAR Fantasy Tool: 2009 Average Finish at Restrictor Plate Races

This table shows the average finish of 37 drivers at the four races restrictor plate races held at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway during the 2009 season.

	Daytona 1	Talladega 1	Daytona 2	Talladega 2	AVERAGE
Elliot Sadler	5	19	10	9	10.8
Brad Keswlowski		1	24	8	11.0
David Ragan	6	12	13	17	12.0
Greg Biffle	20	7	18	4	12.3
Matt Kenseth	1	17	8	24	12.5
Kurt Busch	10	6	5	30	12.8
Jeff Burton	28	10	16	5	14.8
Carl Edwards	18	24	4	14	15.0
Marcos Ambrose	17	4	6	34	15.3
Juan Pablo Montoya	14	20	9	19	15.5
Tony Stewart	8	23	1	35	16.8
Brian Vickers	39	8	7	13	16.8
Reed Sorenson	9	11	33	16	17.3
Jimmie Johnson	31	30	2	6	17.3
Michael Waltrip	7	21	37	7	18.0
Joey Logano	43	9	19	3	18.5
Dale Earnhardt Jr.	27	2	39	11	19.8
Bobby Labonte	22	28	21	10	20.3
Kasey Kahne	29	36	15	2	20.5
Clint Bowyer	4	39	29	12	21.0
Regan Smith	21	15	12	39	21.8
Kevin Harvick	2	38	26	21	21.8
A.J. Allmendinger	3	35	17	33	22.0
Denny Hamlin	26	22	3	38	22.3
Casey Mears	15	16	34	25	22.5
Jamie McMurray	37	42	11	1	22.8
Ryan Newman	36	3	20	36	23.8
Kyle Busch	41	25	14	15	23.8
John Andretti	19	27	27	23	24.0
Scott Speed	35	5	31	27	24.5
Jeff Gordon	13	37	28	20	24.5
Martin Truex Jr.	11	33	25	31	25.0
David Reutimann	12	26	36	26	25.0
Paul Menard	38	13	23	42	29.0
Robby Gordon	34	29	22	32	29.3
Mark Martin	16	43	38	28	31.3
Sam Hornish Jr.	32	34	32	40	34.5

Filet Or Bologna- Daytona

Tony Stewart- (Filet Mignon) Stewart has been close to victory in the Daytona 500 multiple times in his career only to come up short at the end. In the past 5 years at Daytona no driver has led more laps than Stewart. In fact Stewart has led twice as many laps as his closest competitor (Kyle Busch). One element of this Daytona race that will be overshadowed and probably not even discussed is that the race will be end during hotter hours than usual with the earlier start time. This Daytona race will end under the Florida sun and not the track lights.  I think this will play right into Stewart’s hands.

Denny Hamlin- (Bologna) Denny Hamlin’s usually competitive at Daytona. When is he not competitive is what your probably now asking. Well Denny Hamlin’s usual Daytona 500 race pattern is that he starts towards the front and he somehow ends in the back. If you sign up for the onpitrow.com weekly email newsletter then you’ll be able to see the same stats expanded that I’m talking about.

Average Start: 8.6

Average Mid Race: 13.1

Average Position: 17.0

Average Finish: 23.8

I think you see the trend here.

Kyle Busch- (Filet) There hasn’t been a single race at Daytona since 2007 where Kyle Busch wasn’t a factor. He arguably had the best car in both Daytona races in 2009. Daytona is a tough track where drivers need to stay on the gas and Kyle thrives in this type of race situation.

David Reutimann- (Bologna) In six career races at Daytona Reutimann’s finished inside the top 15 only once. Reutimann’s stats across the board are flat at Daytona. Reutimann starts towards the back and stays there.

Average Start- 33.3

Average Finish 25.0

Average Position 26.9

None of these numbers give me any faith in him. He sure doesn’t sound like a prime pick to me.

David Ragan- (Roast Beef) Ragan won’t enter the Daytona 500 as a pre-race favorite after the year he had in 2009, but he is a guy who should be on your radar. Daytona was his one bright spot last year and he had finishes of 6th and 13th. In six career starts at Daytona his average finish is 3rd best in the series at 13.8.

Brad Keselowski- (Bologna) If your picking him because of his win at Talladega then you’ll be greatly disappointed. The only thing that correlates between the two tracks is that they both use the same horsepower sapping restrictor plates.

NASCAR Fantasy Tool: 2009 Average Finish at Daytona Speedweeks

This table shows the average finish of 37 drivers in the 2009 Budweiser Shootout, Gatorade Duels and Daytona 500. Note that several drivers did not qualify for the Shootout due to the unique criteria used to set the field. Also, there are two separate Duel events so several drivers share the same finish.

	Shootout	Duel	Daytona	AVERAGE
Tony Stewart	3	2	8	4.3
A.J. Allmendinger	5	10	3	6.0
Jeff Gordon	4	1	13	6.0
Kevin Harvick	1	18	2	7.0
Clint Bowyer		11	4	7.5
Kurt Busch	9	6	10	8.3
Mark Martin		2	16	9.0
Juan Pablo Montoya		4	14	9.0
Carl Edwards	7	8	18	11.0
Matt Kenseth	8	26	1	11.7
Kasey Kahne	6	7	29	14.0
Elliott Sadler	21	17	5	14.3
David Ragan		23	6	14.5
Denny Hamlin	13	5	26	14.7
Casey Mears	15	14	15	14.7
Michael Waltrip	22	15	7	14.7
Marcos Ambrose		13	17	15.0
Bobby Labonte	19	6	22	15.7
David Reutimann	20	15	12	15.7
Jimmie Johnson	14	3	31	16.0
Martin Truex Jr.		21	11	16.0
Jamie McMurray	2	10	37	16.3
Kyle Busch	10	1	41	17.3
Dale Earnhardt Jr.	18	7	27	17.3
Aric Almirola		5	30	17.5
Reed Sorenson	23	21	9	17.7
Brian Vickers	11	3	39	17.7
Regan Smith		16	21	18.5
Paul Menard	12	9	38	19.7
Greg Biffle	17	24	20	20.3
Jeff Burton	24	14	28	22.0
John Andretti		25	19	22.0
Sam Hornish Jr.		16	32	24.0
Bill Elliott		27	23	25.0
Joey Logano	28	4	43	25.0
Robby Gordon		22	34	28.0
Ryan Newman		24	36	30.0
Scott Speed		25	35	30.0

NASCAR Power Rankings: Chicago

Daytona

Who's Up	Who's Down
Biggest Gain This Week: Kurt Busch: 5th to 3rd	Biggest Drop This Week: Ryan Newman: 9th to 12th
No new drivers this week.	No drivers dropped out this week.

Rank: 1st Tony Stewart #14 Last Week: 1 Change: 0 Driver Page | Articles

Tony Stewart- 2 wins, 14 Top Tens As Stewart once famously said at Daytona, "Someone's going to die out there". Well luckily his prophecy hasn't come true but he did get the win which gave him 10 point bonus points for the Chase.

Rank: 2nd Jimmie Johnson #48 Last Week: 2 Change: 0 Driver Page | Articles

Jimmie Johnson- 2 Wins, 12 Top Tens For the first time since Dover the 48 team avoided race problems and finished 2nd at Daytona. Chad Knaus even claimed to have learned something for future Daytona races.

Rank: 3rd Kurt Busch #2 Last Week: 5 Change: +2 Driver Page | Articles

Kurt Busch- 1 Win, 10 Top Tens Kurt had a rough night at Daytona. He wrecked, he had pit stop problems, and despite all of these setbacks he still managed to get a top 5 finish. Overcoming bad circumstances is a sign of a championship contender.

Rank: 4th Carl Edwards #99 Last Week: 6 Change: +2 Driver Page | Articles

Carl Edwards- 5 Top Fives, 9 Top Tens Carl Edwards loves slick tracks and once said that repaving tracks should be illegal. The track was super slick Saturday night and Carl finished 4th. Don't tell him but Daytona is looking to repave in the next few years.

Rank: 5th Jeff Gordon #24 Last Week: 3 Change: -2 Driver Page | Articles

Jeff Gordon- 1 Win, 12 Top Tens Is the drive for 5 once again dead? Not yet but the 24 car definitely isn't performing at a championship level like they did in spring.

Rank: 6th Mark Martin #5 Last Week: 4 Change: -2 Driver Page | Articles

Mark Martin- 3 Wins, 8 Top Tens With an early exit at Daytona Martin dropped to 13th in the point standings. The 5 car is competitive almost everywhere but they seem to be in a slump since their lucky Michigan win.

Rank: 7th Kasey Kahne #9 Last Week: 8 Change: +1 Driver Page | Articles

Kasey Kahne- 1 Win, 6 Top Tens Dodges have always been good "pushers" at restrictor plate tracks and at Daytona Kahne proved to be a strong pusher when he pushed Kyle Busch across the finish line.

Rank: 8th Denny Hamlin #11 Last Week: 10 Change: +2 Driver Page | Articles

Denny Hamlin- 5 Top Fives, 7 Top Tens Denny Hamlin had a strong car at Daytona but once again he wasn't able to capitalize on the situation. The 11 car has found consistency but now they need to put themselves in more race winning situations.

Rank: 9th Greg Biffle #16 Last Week: 7 Change: -2 Driver Page | Articles

Greg Biffle- 5 Top Fives, 8 Top Tens The 16 car is starting to drop off pace but yet they have managed to score the 9th most points over the last 6 races. It's kind of an amazing fact considering they have only had 2 top tens over that time span.

Rank: 10th Kyle Busch #18 Last Week: 11 Change: +1 Driver Page | Articles

Kyle Busch- 3 Wins, 6 Top Tens After Kyle wrecked on the final lap he was lucky to get one last big hit from Kasey Kahne to propel him across the finish line. Carl Edwards wasn't that lucky at Talladega.

Rank: 11th Juan Pablo Montoya #42 Last Week: 12 Change: +1 Driver Page | Articles

Juan Pablo Montoya- 1 Pole, 8 Top Tens Juan Pablo Montoya is starting to become a weekly top ten driver. The key thing I keep hearing about the 42 team is that their points racing now. I just hope that also includes getting their first top 5.

Rank: 12th Ryan Newman #39 Last Week: 9 Change: -3 Driver Page | Articles

Ryan Newman- 5 Top Fives, 8 Top Tens I think Newman's in big Chase trouble now. This team has really struggled recently and their biggest achilles heel in 2009 has been intermediate tracks so don't expect much Saturday at Chicago.

NASCAR Fantasy Experts Picks: Coke Zero 400

Expert	Website	Pick to Win	Finish	Experts Avg
James Jones	On Pit Row	Tony Stewart	1	6.9
Ryan Rantz	On Pit Row	Kyle Busch	14	8.9
Yahoo Users	Yahoo! Sports	Jimmie Johnson	2	9.9
Mike Harmon	FOX Sports	Tony Stewart	1	10.3
Cheryl Lauer	Speed Couch	Jeff Gordon	28	10.5
Dennis Mickelsen	RaceTalkRadio.com	Tony Stewart	1	11.1
Lou Lauer	USAR Fans	Jamie McMurray	11	12.4
Darren Fauth	Fantasy NASCAR Names	Ryan Newman	20	12.7
Roger Rotter	FOX Sports	Tony Stewart	1	12.7
Gerrit Ritt	FOX Sports	Jeff Gordon	28	13.9
Eric Brewer		Mark Martin	38	14
Bob Ellis	NASCAR Ranting and Raving	No Pick	44	14.8
Charlie Turner	On Pit Row	Jeff Gordon	28	15.4
P J Walsh	FantasyNASCARPreview.com	Kyle Busch	14	16
Eric McGuire	FFToolbox	Kyle Busch	14	16.2
Eric McClung	On Pit Row	Kyle Busch	14	17
Jon Rodgers	Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner	Kyle Busch	14	17.7

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview: Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca Cola

Greetings On Pit Row readers.

There have been two restrictor plate races held thus far, so consider the results of the Daytona 500 and the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway when  evaluating your lineup for this week.

Here’s an explanation of the highlighted text in the rankings.

Download a printer-friendly version here.

• Y! A/B/C - The top options in the Yahoo! Fantasy Auto Racing game by driver list.
• Strong qualifier - History of winning poles or qualifying inside the top-five.
• Good qualifier - History of qualifying inside the top-10.
• Value play - Good recent history at this week’s track. Drivers to consider as low-rent salary cap options.

Leave your comments below!

1. Tony Stewart… Strong qualifier: best average starting position (16.0) over the last five years. Eight top-10 finishes in 11 races since ‘04, including two wins. Led laps in those eight top-10s. Y! B-1
2. Kyle Busch… Finished fourth or better in four of the last six races, including a win last year. Y! A-1
3. Matt Kenseth… Won this year’s Daytona 500 but historically better in the July race: ‘08- third, ‘07- eighth, ‘06- fifth, ‘05- ninth, ‘03- sixth. Y! A-2
4. Kurt Busch… 17 career starts: eight top-fives. Top-10 finishes in five of the last six races. Y! B-2
5. Mark Martin… Good qualifier. 48 career starts, zero wins. Started second at this year’s Daytona 500 (finished 16th) and last year’s Coke Zero 400 (finished 10th). Y! A-3
6. Jimmie Johnson… Won in ‘06, only one top-10 in the six races since. Had finished eighth or better in six of seven previous races (’02-’05). Y! A-4
7. Jeff Gordon… Wins in ‘04 and ‘05 but only three top-10 finishes in the eight races since.
8. Clint Bowyer… Seven career starts: five top-10 finishes. Career-best fourth-place finish at Daytona.
9. Kasey Kahne… ‘07, ‘08: streak four top-10 finishes, finished 29th at this year’s Daytona 500. Y! B-3
10. Dale Earnhardt Jr…. Finished ninth and eighth last year, leading laps in both. Finished 27th at this year’s Daytona 500. 19 career starts: led laps 13 times. Runner-up at Talladega. Y! B-4
11. Ryan Newman… 14 career starts: won 2/08, only two other top-10 finishes. Third at Talladega. Y! B-5
12. Brian Vickers… Finished 12th and 11th last year. Finished 39th (accident) at this year’s Daytona 500. Y! B-6
13. Kevin Harvick… Last six races at Daytona: win, runner-up, five finishes of 14th or better.
14. Carl Edwards… Only two top-10 finishes but each came in the last two July races (fourth 7/07, second 7/08).
15. Denny Hamlin… Seven career starts: zero top-10 finishes. Career-best 17th (2/08, 7/06) Y! B-7
16. Greg Biffle… 13 career starts: only three top-10 finishes. Third at Talladega.
17. Jeff Burton… One top-10 finish since ‘04.
18. David Reutimann… Career-best 12th-place finish at Daytona. Y! B-8
19. Marcos Ambrose… Finished 17th at this year’s Daytona 500, first career start. Fourth at Talladega. Y! C-1
20. Elliott Sadler… Strong value play. Last seven races: five finishes of sixth or better
21. AJ Allmendinger… Finished third in second career start at Daytona this year. Y! C-2
22. Brad Keselowski… Long shot value play. No Cup starts at Daytona. Nationwide Series: ‘08- 16th, fifth (led 28 laps). ‘09- 2nd (led six laps). Won at Talladega. Y! C-3
23. Joey Logano… DNF in first career start at Daytona this year. Finished 20th in the Nationwide Series.
24. Martin Truex Jr…. Weak value play. No top-10s but four straight finishes of 20th or better.
25. Juan Pablo Montoya… Career-high 14th-place finish at this year’s Daytona 500. 32nd or worse in three of five career starts.
26. Jamie McMurray… Finished 26th or worse in four of the last five at Daytona, a win in ‘07.
27. Bobby Labonte… Finished 11th and 13th last year. Finished 22nd at this year’s Daytona 500. Y! C-4
28. Robby Gordon… Daytona 500: 34th. ‘08: eighth, sixth. Streak of six top-15 finishes from ‘06-’08.
29. Sam Hornish Jr…. Declining over three career starts: 15th, 29th, 32nd.
30. David Ragan… Lone top-10 of the season came at Daytona.
31. Casey Mears… 15th or worse in five straight races at Daytona.
32. Joe Nemechek… Good qualifier: 7/08- fourth, 7/06- fifth, 7/05- fifth.
33. Michael Waltrip… Daytona 500: seventh. First top-10 since winning in ‘03.
34. Reed Sorenson… Last three Daytona 500’s: 13th, fifth, ninth. Last three July races: 34th, 42nd, 22nd.
35. David Stremme… ‘07: 11th, 22nd. Daytona 500: 33nd
36. Scott Speed… Daytona 500: 35th. Fifth at Talladega.
37. Paul Menard… Finished a career-best 15th last year.
38. Patrick Carpentier… ‘08: started 10th, finished 14th.
39. John Andretti… Three top-20 finishes since ‘00.
40. David Gilliland… ‘07: eighth, 11th. ‘08: 28th, 40th.
41. Regan Smith… ‘08: 37th, 24th. Daytona 500: 21st
42. Dave Blaney…’08: 38th, 19th.
43. Max Papis… No Cup or Nationwide starts at Daytona.
44. Tony Raines… ‘07: 39th.

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