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NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview: Heluva Good Sour Cream Dips at the Glen

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

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August 4, 2010 11:12 am CDT No Comments

Five races have passed since the Sprint Cup Series drivers have needed to make a right-hand turn on the race track. For fantasy owners, the results from the June race at Infineon Raceway are a good starting point for making early evaluations. The Glen features longer straightaways which allow for more speed, while Infineon is a more technical course and requires more precision.

Chasing the pole at Watkins Glen International

Note: Qualifying was rained out at The Glen in ‘08, ‘07, ‘05 and ‘04 but the forecast for this weekend looks good. The Yahoo! rosters lock Saturday morning before qualifying so pay close attention to the practice sessions on Friday and use them to your advantage find the likely pole sitters.

• Jimmie Johnson… Won the pole at The Glen last year, second this year at Sonoma.
• Kurt Busch… Started second at The Glen last year, third this year at Sonoma.
• Marcos Ambrose… Started fourth at The Glen last year, sixth this year at Sonoma.

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. Tony Stewart… Five-time winner (’09, ‘07, ‘05, ‘04, ‘02) at The Glen, has not finished worse than second since ‘03. Ninth at Sonoma. Y!-A1
2. Marcos Ambrose… Strong value play. Average finish of 2.5 in two career starts at The Glen. Has won two straight Nationwide races at The Glen. Sixth at Sonoma. Y!-B1
3. Jimmie Johnson… Average finish of 13.0 in eight career starts at The Glen- three Top Fives, four Top 10s. Won at Sonoma. Y!-A2
4. Kevin Harvick… Won ‘06 race at The Glen, five Top 10s in nine career starts. Third at Sonoma. Y!-B2
5. Jeff Gordon… Four-time winner (’01, ‘97-’99) at The Glen- one Top 10, three Top 15s since ‘02. Fifth at Sonoma. Y!-A3
6. Juan Pablo Montoya… Average finish of 5.0 in the last two starts at The Glen, has never held an average running position worse than 15th. 10th at Sonoma. Y!-A4
7. Kyle Busch… Won ‘08 race at The Glen, four straight Top 10s.
8. Denny Hamlin… Has never started or finished worse than 10th in four starts at The Glen, has never held an average running position worse than 12th.
9. Carl Edwards… Average finish of 8.8 in five starts at The Glen, four straight finishes of ninth or better.
10. Kasey Kahne… Average running position of 17th or better in four of the last five starts at The Glen. Fourth at Sonoma. Y!-B3
11. Greg Biffle… Finished a career-best fifth last year at The Glen. Seventh at Sonoma.
12. Clint Bowyer… Finished a career-best ninth last year at The Glen. Y!-B4
13. Kurt Busch… Four straight Top 20s with an average running position of 14th or better in four straight at The Glen.
14. Robby Gordon… Strong value play. Won ‘03 race at The Glen, three straight Top Fives from ‘05-’07- finished 18th last year. Runner-up at Sonoma. Y!-C1
15. Boris Said… Strong value play. Average finish of 23.1 in nine starts at The Glen, one Top 15 since ‘06. Eighth at Sonoma. Y!-C2
16. Matt Kenseth… Three straight finishes of 14th or better at The Glen. Y!-B5
17. Jeff Burton… Has crashed in three of the last five starts at The Glen, finished 11th and 17th in the other two. Y!-B6
18. A.J. Allmendinger… Average finish of 12.0 in two starts at The Glen. Y!-C3
19. Martin Truex Jr…. Strong value play.Finished sixth in ‘07, fifth at ‘08 at The Glen. Average running position of 14th last year, finished 28th. Y!-B7
20. Jamie McMurray… Average running position of 17th or better in three of the last five starts at The Glen- one Top Five, three Top 16s. Y!-B8
21. Ryan Newman… Average finish of 23.5 in the last two starts at The Glen.
22. Mark Martin… Three-time winner (’93-’95) at The Glen. Finished 23rd last year, first start since ‘06.
23. Dale Earnhardt Jr…. Average running position of 19th or better in four of the last five starts at The Glen, finished 39th last year.
24. Joey Logano… Finished 16th last year in first Cup start at The Glen. One Top 10 in two Nationwide starts.
25. Brad Keselowski… First Cup start at The Glen. Average finish of 7.5 in two Nationwide starts.
26. Patrick Carpentier… First career Cup start at The Glen. Average finish of 20.5 in two Nationwide starts. Y!-C4
27. Scott Speed… Finished 22nd last year in first Cup start at The Glen.
28. Elliott Sadler… Average finish of 21.1 in 11 starts at The Glen.
29. Sam Hornish Jr… Average finish of 34.0 in two starts at The Glen.
30. Paul Menard… Average finish of 25.2 in six starts at The Glen.
31. David Ragan… Average finish of 28.7 in three starts at The Glen.
32. David Reutimann… Average finish of 29.0 in two starts at The Glen.
33. Bobby Labonte… Average running position of 24th or worse in five straight starts at The Glen.
34. David Gilliland… Average running positions of 26th and 22nd in ‘07 and ‘08, did not start at The Glen last year.
35. Travis Kvapil… Did not start at The Glen last year, finish 36th in ‘08.
36. Regan Smith… First Cup start at The Glen since ‘07, finished 37th.
37. Kevin Conway… First career start at The Glen.
38. Casey Mears… Possible start and park.
39. J.J. Yeley… Possible start and park.
40. Andy Lally… Possible start and park.
41. Joe Nemechek… Possible start and park.
42. Max Papis… Possible start and park.
43. P.J. Jones… Possible start and park.
44. Dave Blaney… Possible start and park.
45. Michael McDowell… Possible start and park.
46. Tony Ave... Possible start and park.

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