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NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview: Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

by Eric McClung, Special To NASCAR news, fantasy racing advice and statistics On Pit Row

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July 21, 2010 3:31 pm CDT No Comments

The historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway was built back in 1909 but the configuration has remained similar, a flat 2.5-mile rectangular track. The venue hosts the largest single-day sporting event in the world, the Indianapolis 500 but added an annual NASCAR event starting in 1994. The track lends itself more to battles for track position and fuel mileage than side-by-side racing so starting position is very important.

Chasing the pole at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

1. Mark Martin… Won the pole last year, started second in ‘08.
2. Juan Pablo Montoya… Qualified second in two of three career starts.
3. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.… Qualified on the second row in two of the last three starts.
4. Ryan Newman… Qualified third in ‘07 and ‘08.
5. Kasey Kahne… Qualified fourth or fifth from ‘05-’08.

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

• 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. Jimmie Johnson… Three-time winner (’09, ‘08, ‘06) at Indy, has won three of the last four. Y!-A1
2. Jeff Gordon… Four-time winner (’04, ‘01, ‘98, ‘94) at Indy, 13 Top 10s in 16 career starts. Y!-A2
3. Tony Stewart… Two-time winner (’07, ‘05) at Indy, average finish of 6.8 since ‘04 Y!-A3
4. Juan Pablo Montoya… Average running position of fourth or better in two of his career starts at Indy, led 116 laps last year. Y!-A4
5. Kevin Harvick… Won ‘03 race at Indy, has finished seventh or better in three of the last four. Y!-B1
6. Kasey Kahne… Average finish of 5.0 in four non-DNF starts at Indy, finished seventh in the last two. Y!-B2
7. Jeff Burton… Average running position of eighth or better in three of the last four at Indy. Y!-B3
8. Kyle Busch… Average running position of ninth or better in three of the last five at Indy.
9. Greg Biffle… Average running position of 10th or better in three of the last four at Indy, three straight Top 15s.
10. Denny Hamlin… Average running position of ninth in two of four career starts at Indy.
11. Matt Kenseth… Since ‘05 at Indy: two Top Fives, two Top 10s in five starts. Y!-B4
12. Clint Bowyer… Average finish of 13.5 in four career starts at Indy, one Top 10. Y!-B
13. Carl Edwards… Two Top 10s in five career starts at Indy, average running position of 20th or worse in the other three.
14. Kurt Busch… Average finish of 12.8 from ‘04-’07, 27th or worse in the last two starts.
15. Mark Martin… Has finished 11th or better in six of the last seven at Indy.
16. David Reutimann… Finished a career-best eighth last year at Indy. Y!-B
17. Dale Earnhardt Jr…. Average running positions of 10th and 13th in ‘07 and ‘09 races at Indy– DNFs due to engine in each. Finished 12th in ‘08. Y!-B7
18. A.J. Allmendinger… Finished 10th in ‘08 race at Indy, average running position of ninth. Finished 20th last year. Y!-C1
19. Jamie McMurray… Average finish of 16.1 in seven career starts at Indy, three Top 10s. Y!-B8
20. Joey Logano… Finished 12th last year, first career start at Indy– average running position of 19th.
21. Reed Sorenson… Average finish of 11.6 in the last three starts at Indy, one Top Five. Y!-C2
22. Ryan Newman… Finished 13th or 14th in three of the last four at Indy.
23. Sam Hornish Jr…. Average running positions of 27th and 26th in two career starts at Indy. Won ‘06 Indy 500, eight career IndyCar starts. Y!-C3
24. Martin Truex Jr…. Three Top 20s in the last four starts at Indy.
25. Brad Keselowski… No career Cup starts at Indy
26. David Ragan… Average finish of 18.0 in three career starts at Indy.
27. Marcos Ambrose… Has finished 22nd in both career starts at Indy.
28. Scott Speed… Finished 31st last year, first career Cup start at Indy– average running position of 34th. Y!-C4
29. Paul Menard… Average finish of 30.0 in three career starts at Indy.
30. David Stremme… Average finish of 20.0 in three career starts at Indy.
31. Bill Elliott… Won ‘02 race at Indy. Finished 26th last year, average running position of 15th.
32. Jacques Villeneuve… First Cup start since ‘07. Won ‘05 Indy 500.
33. Bobby Labonte… Won ‘00 race at Indy, average finish of 28.7 in 19 career starts at Indy.
34. Elliott Sadler… One lead-lap finish in the last five starts at Indy.
35. Robby Gordon… Average running position of 30th or worse in four of the last five at Indy.
36. David Gilliland… Average finish of 22.3 in three career starts at Indy.
37. Casey Mears… Average finish of 23.4 in seven career starts at Indy.
38. Travis Kvapil… Average finish of 32.7 in three career starts at Indy, did not start last year.
39. Regan Smith… Average finish of 35.0 in two career starts at Indy.
40. Max Papis… No career Cup starts at Indy. Two starts in IndyCar Series.
41. Kevin Conway… No career Cup starts at Indy.
42. Joe Nemechek… Likely start and park.
43. Dave Blaney… Likely start and park.
44. J.J. Yeley… Likely start and park.
45. Michael McDowell… Likely start and park.
46. Todd Bodine… Likely start and park.
47. TRG Motorsports entry, driver TBA… Likely start and park.

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