Fantasy Racing Darkhorse Picks: 2011 Kobalt Toos 500 at Phoenix

November 10, 2011

Expert Website Pick to Win Finish Experts Avg
Josh Lobdel Regan Smith 38 12.74
Jerry Lagger One and Done Game Winner Kasey Kahne 1 14.63
Dennis Michelsen RaceTalkRadio.com Kasey Kahne 1 16.20
Steve Wronkowicz On Pit Row Regan Smith 38 16.06
Eric McClung KFFL Kasey Kahne 1 14.86
Eric McGuire free agent Mark Martin 16 16.20
Dan Beaver Fantasy Racing Games Kasey Kahne 1 15.20
Matt Mercer On Pit Row Kasey Kahne 1 13.20
Adam Ansell Roto Experts no pick
Chris Leone On Pit Row David Ragan 33 22.31
Bob Ellis NASCAR Ranting and Raving Greg Biffle 13 17.00
CharlieTurner On Pit Row Martin Truex Jr 20 12.97
Jordan McAbee On Pit Row Martin Trues Jr 20 14.91
Jon Rodgers Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner Mark Martin 16 15.31
James Jones On Pit Row Greg Biffle 13 13.49
Mike Wells Racing4Glory.com Greg Biffle 13 12.57
Darren Fauth FantasyRacingCheatSheet Kasey Kahne 1 13.57
P J Walsh FantasyNASCARPreview.com Kasey Kahne 1 15.69
Charles Rantz ifantasyrace.com Clint Bowyer 10 14.43

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Experts Picks: 2011 Kobalt Tools 500

November 10, 2011

Expert Website Pick to Win Finish Experts Avg
Josh Lobdell Carl Edwards 2 12.37
Jerry Lagger One and Done Game Winner Tony Stewart 3 13.09
Dennis Michelsen RaceTalkRadio.com Jimmie Johnson 14 12.66
Steve Wronkowicz On Pit Row Kyle Busch 36 13.54
Eric McClung KFFL Carl Edwards 2 13.51
Eric McGuire free agent Carl Edwards 2 14.77
Dan Beaver Fantasy Racing Games Jimmie Johnson 14 13.20
Matt Mercer On Pit Row Kevin Harvick 19 15.54
Adam Ansell Roto Experts no pick
Chris Leone On Pit Row Tony Stewart 3 12.74
Bob Ellis NASCAR Ranting and Raving Carl Edwards 2 12.83
CharlieTurner On Pit Row Jimmie Johnson 14 14.17
Jordan McAbee On Pit Row Tony Stewart 3 12.43
Jon Rodgers Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner Carl Edwards 2 11.43
James Jones On Pit Row Kyle Busch 36 12.66
Mike Wells Racing4Glory.com Carl Edwards 2 12.26
Darren Fauth FantasyRacingCheatSheet Carl Edwards 2 9.77
P J Walsh FantasyNASCARPreview.com Carl Edwards 2 12.11
Charles Rantz ifantasyrace.com Tony Stewart 3 14.06

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Experts Picks: Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway

November 11, 2010

Expert Website Pick to Win Finish Experts Avg
Josh Lobdell FFToolbox Denny Hamlin 12 13.86
Jerry Lagger One and Done Game Winner Jimmie Johnson 5 11.11
Dennis Michelsen RaceTalkRadio.com Jimmie Johnson 5 10.40
Tall Glass of Milk Answerthis.com Carl Edwards 1 11.49
Eric McClung On Pit Row Jimmie Johnson 5 13.60
Eric McGuire free agent Jimmie Johnson 5 10.03
Dan Beaver Fantasy Racing Games Denny Hamlin 12 10.89
Matt Mercer On Pit Row Clint Bowyer 21 13.06
Adam Ansell Roto Experts Jimmie Johnson 5 13.37  
Chris Leone On Pit Row Mark Martin 8 11.91
Bob Ellis NASCAR Ranting and Raving Denny Hamlin 12 10.74
CharlieTurner On Pit Row Jimmie Johnson 5 13.89
Lou Lauer USAR Fans Jimmie Johnson 5 12.09
Jon Rodgers Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner Kyle Busch 13 13.54
James Jones On Pit Row Denny Hamlin 12 14.06
Ryan Rantz On Pit Row Denny Hamlin 12 10.86
Darren Fauth Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet Jimmie Johnson 5 13.26
P J Walsh FantasyNASCARPreview.com Jimmie Johnson 5 11.34
Charles Rantz ifantasyrace.com Jimmie Johnson 5 14.37

New On Pit Row

April 18, 2009

We’re pretty excited about some new additions to OnPitRow.com and I haven’t done a very good job of getting the word out. So pay attention. My job depends on it.

We have added some stats for fantasy racing players. These NASCAR fantasy racing stats are almost to the point of overkill and won’t be for everyone. But if you want to dig deep into past performance of specific drivers and particular race track stats for fantasy racing, check out our - still developing - drivers pages. You can view - and download - a complete set of NASCAR Loop data stats for any driver in our One and Done fantasy NASCAR pool. More content will be added to those pages soon. Watch this space, as they say. Here is David Ragan’s page for example.

And we have track stats for NASCAR fantasy gamers too. Check out the Phoenix International Raceway page for 40 pages of NASCAR Loop stats on PIR alone. The Talladega Superspeedway page is available too. As with the drivers stat pages, we will be adding more fantasy racing stats and information soon.

On the video front, check out our Bench Racing TV page when you have a chance. We’re posting Mindy Monday’s latest Monday Morning Crew Chief video there each week along with any other cool stuff we find. The folks at Shell Gasolines sent us an early copy of Kevin Harvick’s Old west Showdown spoof, which is now all over the place. But when we get them, we’ll post them for you.

Finally, if you haven’t noticed yet, the ON PIT ROW radio show is now available On Demand. We are finally hosting our own archived shows right here at OnPitRow.com on the Listen Live page. For a long time, ON PIT ROW’s web home was at RaceTalkRadio and we will always value that relationship. But we’ve wanted to host our own from the time we first started OnPitRow.com.

Stay tuned ’cause there’s more to come but if there’s anything that you want to see or hear, let us know. Thanks for joining us On Pit Row.

If you are thinking of doing any actual NASCAR betting you may be better served by finding actual NASCAR odds at a service that is involved in online wagering or something. We, most assuredly, are not.

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Phoenix International Raceway: Kasey Kahne Kant

November 3, 2008

Most weeks, even though 2008 has not been a banner year for Kasey Kahne, his stats make him look like - at least - a dark-horse contender to win. With mile-and-a-half tracks comprising a majority of the Chase races, and Kahne being a relative stud on the intermediates (he swept the two Cup races at Lowes in May) Kasey has been a legit consideration most of the last eight weeks. But not this time.

PIR has not been good to Kahne. Eight races there with three top tens and three finishes of 31st or worse. Zero laps led, a 20th best Loop Driver Rating of 70.9 - compared to stat topper Jimmy Johnson at 118.0 - and an Ave Finish in the last seven races of 23.4. Kahne has run only 39.1 percent of his Laps in the Top 15.

There is no other driver whom I look upon as a consistent contender, that looks as unlikely to win this race, this week. The Dodge teams don’t strike fear into anyone. Budweiser, I would think, must question their selection of the Gillette-Everham/Kasey Kahne choice as the replacement - as if - for Dale Earnhardt Jr and DEI/Chevy. 

The results this weekend from the Desert probably won’t help.

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