NASCAR Fantasy Tool 2009 Average Finish at Atlanta, Texas and Charlotte [24 degree, 1.5 mile quad-ovals]

March 3, 2010

This table show the average finish of 35 drivers in the eight races at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (Formerly Lowe’s Motor Speedway) during the 2009 season. All of these tracks are 1.5 mile long and feature 24 degree corner backing.

ATL 1 TX 1 CHA 1 ATL 2 CHA 2 TX 2 AVERAGE
Jeff Gordon 2 1 14 8 4 13 7.0
Matt Kenseth 12 5 10 12 2 3 7.3
Tony Stewart 8 4 19 11 13 6 10.2
Kasey Kahne 7 19 7 1 3 33 11.7
Ryan Newman 22 15 2 9 11 12 11.8
Kyle Busch 18 18 6 13 8 11 12.3
David Reutimann 32 11 1 4 15 16 13.2
Mark Martin 31 6 17 5 17 4 13.3
Denny Hamlin 13 12 11 6 42 2 14.3
Greg Biffle 34 3 20 10 16 8 15.2
Kurt Busch 1 8 34 38 10 1 15.3
Brian Vickers 5 16 5 7 34 26 15.5
Kevin Harvick 4 27 41 2 18 5 16.2
Jimmie Johnson 9 2 13 36 1 38 16.5
Jeff Burton 14 9 25 34 14 9 17.5
Clint Bowyer 6 22 36 29 6 7 17.7
Martin Truex Jr. 10 25 23 26 9 14 17.8
Joey Logano 30 30 9 22 5 19 19.2
Juan Pablo Montoya 27 7 8 3 35 37 19.5
Casey Mears 16 21 33 25 7 21 20.5
Carl Edwards 3 10 4 37 39 39 22.0
AJ Allmendinger 17 34 32 20 23 10 22.7
Brad Keselowski 23 12 35 23.3
Paul Menard 28 13 29 15 27 29 23.5
Robby Gordon 26 39 3 16 30 27 23.5
Scott Speed 35 18 24 28 18 24.6
David Ragan 19 37 24 33 20 17 25.0
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 11 20 40 17 38 25 25.2
Elliot Sadler 20 32 31 21 26 22 25.3
Jamie McMurray 15 38 21 28 33 20 25.8
Bill Elliott 36 28 15 19 29 34 26.8
Marcos Ambrose 38 41 26 23 22 15 27.5
Bobby Labonte 40 40 12 18 31 31 28.7
Sam Hornish Jr. 37 17 16 35 40 40 30.8
Regan Smith 31 32 31.5

More NASCAR Wives, Girlfriends and Pit Babes

December 1, 2009

Here are some of the best pictures of NASCAR driver’s wives and girlfriends from the 2009 NASCAR season. Most of these pictures of the ladies of NASCAR were shot at Michigan International Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway by our own BethAnne Heisler. We could use a little help identifying some of these NASCAR beauties. Please leave a comment if you recognize anyone.

NASCAR Power Rankings: Chase Edition Week 9

November 10, 2009

Texas

Change from last week

Who's Up

Change from last week

Who's Down

Biggest Gain This Week:

Mark Martin: 3rd to 2nd

Biggest Drop This Week:

Juan Pablo Montoya: 4th to 6th

No new drivers this week. No drivers dropped out this week.
NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 1st

Jimmie Johnson- 6 Wins, 22 Top Tens

Jimmie Johnson has been Superman in the Chase this year but Sam "Kryptonite" Hornish Jr proved to us that Johnson isn't invincible. The only effect of the Johnson crash will be seen at Homestead when he's points racing for the fourth year in a row.

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 2nd

Mark Martin - 5 Wins, 20 Top Tens

Mark Martin got the job done at Texas. Martin didn't win or even lead a lap but he renewed his championships chances by finishing 4th. At Phoenix where Martin won earlier this year he needs to further reduce his points deficit to Johnson.

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 3rd

Jeff Gordon- 1 Win, 23 Top Tens

Jeff Gordon started on the pole at Texas but if I were to grade his race I would give him a D. Gordon needed a top five day at worst, and the 24 team had perhaps their worst intermediate track performance of the year.

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 4th

Kurt Busch - 2 Win, 19 Top Tens

After the way the 2 car performed at Texas it's to bad Pat Tryson will be leaving this team soon. I know if I were a crew chief I wouldn't want to leave Kurt Busch for Martin Treux Jr.

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 5th

Tony Stewart - 4 Wins, 23 Top Tens

Tony Stewart is a still a full race behind Johnson in the point standings. Their main goal this season was to make the Chase, but Talladega is what officially killed this teams chances.

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 6th

Juan Pablo Montoya - 7 Top Fives, 17 Top Tens

Montoya spent much of the Chase racing inside the top 5 but unfortunately it's starting to look inevitable that he won't finish there. I can't find any fault for a team that came virtually out of nowhere and was a legitimate threat.

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 7th

Denny Hamlin - 3 Wins, 18 Top Tens

Hamlin had a big day at Texas and moved up three positions up to 8th in the points. At Phoenix Hamlin should be able to lock himself inside the top 10 in points.

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 8th

Greg Biffle - 10 Top Fives, 16 Top Tens

Other then Kansas and Talladega I don't remember seeing Biffle at all in the Chase. Their performances haven't really been that great, but they have managed to avoid DNF's which is a key aspect of the Chase.

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 9th

Kasey Kahne - 2 Wins, 14 Top Tens

After a failing motor at Texas Kahne now is sitting tenth in the points only 41 points ahead of Carl Edwards. I don't expect much out of either of these drivers at Phoenix so Homestead will be the key as to who goes to Las Vegas.

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 10th

Ryan Newman - 5 Top Fives, 15 Top Tens

If Ryan Newman is going to finish inside the top ten this season then he must avoid his 22.9 average finish at Phoenix. Newman's only had 1 top ten at Phoenix since 2005.

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 11th

Carl Edwards - 7 Top Fives, 13 Top Tens

Carl Edwards may have been the biggest loser at Texas. Now Carl sits 11th in the points after his Texas wreck. If Carl doesn't finish in the top ten then he can forget about recognition at the 2009 awards banquet in Las Vegas.

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 12th

Brian Vickers - 1 Win, 13 Top Tens

I think this team will be impacted tremendously in 2010 by their Chase disaster. Even at their very best they barely made the Chase. With Kenseth, Earnhardt Jr (yes him), and RCR teams improving forget Vickers chances of making the Chase next year.

NASCAR Fantasy Experts Picks: Dickies 500 from Texas Motor Speedway

November 4, 2009

Expert Website Pick to Win Finish Experts Avg
Ryan Rantz On Pit Row Jeff Gordon 13 8.36
James Jones On Pit Row Jeff Gordon 13 8.67
Dennis Michelsen RaceTalkRadio.com Mark Martin 4 9.67
Gerritt Ritt FOX Sports Jeff Gordon 13 10.33
Yahoo Users Yahoo! Sports Jeff Gordon 13 10.53
Eric Brewer Mark Martin 4 11.36
John Juhasz FOX Sports Jimmie Johnson 38 11.45
Roger Rotter FOX Sports Juan Pablo Montoya 37 11.55
Cheryl Lauer Speed Couch Carl Edwards 39 11.82
Charlie Turner On Pit Row Kyle Busch 11 12.09
Eric McClung On Pit Row Jeff Gordon 13 12.45
Darren Fauth Fantasy NASCAR Names Jimmie Johnson 38 12.70
Lou Lauer USAR Fans Jimmie Johnson 38 12.44
Eric McGuire FFToolbox Jeff Gordon 13 13.15
P J Walsh FantasyNASCARPreview.com Jimmie Johnson 38 13.36
Bob Ellis NASCAR Ranting and Raving Jimmie Johnson 38 17.03
Jon Rodgers Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner Jimmie Johnson 38 18.88

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview: Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway

November 4, 2009

Because the 1.5-mile, 24-degree banked track configuration at Texas Motor Speedway is similar to that of Atlanta Motor Speedway and Lowe’s Motor Speedway picking drivers for a fantasy lineup can be made much easier. The first Texas race, won by Jeff Gordon, was held in April. Atlanta and Lowe’s have already held two races a piece this season, so there a combined five races in which to analyze.

Three drivers have compiled an average finish better than 10th at the five 1.5M / 24° races: Jeff Gordon (5.8), Kasey Kahne (7.4) and Matt Kenseth (8.2). Six drivers averaged better than 16th: Tony Stewart (11.0), Ryan Newman (11.8), Jimmie Johnson (12.2), David Reutimann (12.6), Kyle Busch (12.6), Brian Vickers (13.4) and Mark Martin (15.2).

View my updated NASCAR Fantasy Tool: 2009 Average Finish at Similar Tracks - Atlanta, Texas and Lowe’s table to see the results at all five races, plus the average finish of 32 drivers.

Chasing the pole at Texas Motor Speedway

  1. Jeff Gordon… In his last five qualifying attempts at Texas, Gordon has won two poles and started in the second position twice. At the five 1.5M / 24° races this season, Gordon has an average starting position of 6.8.
  2. Jimmie Johnson… Although he was never won a pole at Texas, Johnson owns the best average starting position among all drivers (8.9) there. This season Johnson has an average starting position of 5.0 at the five 1.5M / 24° races, including the pole at the second Lowe’s race three weeks ago.
  3. Matt Kenseth… He has also never captured a pole at Texas but Kenseth has started eighth or better in six of his last eight attempts there. Kenseth did not have great runs at some of the 1.5M / 24° tracks but did start third at Texas in April and fourth at Lowe’s three weeks ago.
  4. Martin Truex Jr…. In his last three April runs at Texas, Truex’s average starting position is only 22.3. November has been much better, winning the pole in the ‘07 Dickies 500 and starting second the next year. In September, Truex won the pole at the second Atlanta race.

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  • Y! A/B/C - The top options in the Yahoo! Fantasy Auto Racing game by driver list.
  • Value play - Good recent history at this week’s track. Drivers to consider as low-rent salary cap options or alternative options in allocation formats.
  1. Jeff Gordon… Won at Texas in April. Runner-up in last year’s Dickies 500. Average finish of 5.5 in ‘07. Has led at least 15 laps in four of the last five races. Y!-A1
  2. Jimmie Johnson… Won at Texas in ‘07. Runner-up in the last two April races, 15th in last year’s Dickies 500. Y!-A2
  3. Tony Stewart… Won at Texas in ‘06. Finished fourth at Texas in April. Average finish of 11.5 in ‘08. Y!-B1
  4. Mark Martin… Won at Texas in ‘98. Since ‘06: 6.5 average finish in April, 22.6 in November. Y!-A3
  5. Matt Kenseth… Won at Texas in ‘02. Has a streak of five top-10 finishes at Texas– average finish of 5.4 in that span. Eight straight finishes inside the top-12. Had led at least one lap in 10 of 14 career starts. Y!-A4
  6. Juan Pablo Montoya… Finished seventh at Texas in April, best career finish. Y!-B2
  7. Kasey Kahne… Won from the pole at Texas in ‘06 but no top-10s since. Finished 19th at Texas in April, average finish of 24.5 last year. Y!-B3
  8. Kurt Busch… Finished eighth at Texas in April. Average finish of 32.0 in ‘08, 9.5 in ‘07. Y!-B4
  9. Ryan Newman… Won at Texas in ‘03. Average finish of 21.5 at Texas in the last two races, 4.5 in the prior two. Y!-B5
  10. Kyle Busch… Average finish of 7.8 at Texas over the last four races, led laps in all four.
  11. Denny Hamlin… Finished 12th at Texas in April, average finish of 11.0 last year. Y!-B6
  12. Carl Edwards… Three-time winner at Texas (swept last year, ‘05). Finished eighth at Texas in April.
  13. Greg Biffle… Won at Texas in ‘05. Average finish of 4.0 at Texas in the last two races, led laps in both.
  14. Clint Bowyer… Finished 22nd at Texas in April, average finish of 7.0 last year. Owns a career average finish of 13.6 in seven career starts.
  15. David Reutimann… Won the pole at Texas in April and finished 11th, finished 10th last year. Top-10 finishes in the last two Nationwide races. Y!-B7
  16. Brian Vickers… No top-10 finishes at Texas in 10 career starts, average finish of 16.6 over the last three. Y!-B8
  17. Jeff Burton… Two-time winner at Texas in ‘07 and ‘97. Top-10 finishes in five of the last seven races at Texas.
  18. Dale Earnhardt Jr…. Won at Texas in ‘00. Had led laps in six straight races at Texas, average finish of 18.0 in those races.
  19. Joey Logano… Strong value play. Started 10th, finished 30th at Texas in April. Average start of 8.0, finish of 9.0 in two Nationwide races.
  20. Kevin Harvick… Strong value play. Finished 27th at Texas in April, average finish of 9.0 last year.
  21. Marcos Ambrose… Strong value play. DNF (engine) at Texas in April, finished 21st last year. Average finish of 13.5 in last year’s Nationwide races. Y!-C1
  22. Brad Keselowski… Strong value play. Two career starts at Texas, 21.0 average finish. Average finish of 7.8 over the last four Nationwide races. Started 42nd, finished third in April’s Nationwide race. Y!-C2
  23. Jamie McMurray… Weak value play. Finished 38th at Texas in April, average finish of 7.8 in ‘07 and ‘08.
  24. David Ragan… Weak value play. Started fourth, DNF (engine) at Texas in April, average finish of 12.0 last year. Average finish of 8.5 over the last three Nationwide races.
  25. Sam Hornish Jr…. Started 12th, finished 17th at Texas in April– both career bests. Average finish of 9.6 (two wins) in 13 IndyCar starts from ‘00-’07. Y!-C3
  26. Martin Truex Jr…. Last two November races at Texas: started second, finished eighth last year; won the pole, finished third in ‘07. Finished 25th at Texas in April.
  27. AJ Allmendinger… Average finish of 33.0 at Texas in three career starts. Y!-C4
  28. Elliott Sadler… Won at Texas in ‘04, only one top-10 finish since. Average finish of 31.0 over the last three Texas races.
  29. Casey Mears… Average finish of 22.2 at Texas since ‘07.
  30. Bill Elliott… Long shot value play. Finished 28th at Texas in April, average finish of 32.5 last year.
  31. Paul Menard… Average finish of 15.0 at Texas in April since ‘07, 26.0 in November.
  32. Michael Waltrip… Average finish of 27.3 at Texas over the last three races.
  33. Bobby Labonte… DNF (crash) at Texas in April, average finish of 29.5 last year.
  34. Scott Speed… Started and finished 33rd in April, first career Cup start at Texas.
  35. Reed Sorenson… Average finish of 32.3 at Texas over the last three races.
  36. Regan Smith… Three career starts at Texas, 33.3 average finish.
  37. Erik Darnell… No career Cup starts at Texas. Average finish of 22.0 in six career Truck starts.
  38. Robby Gordon… DNF (engine) at Texas in April, average finish of 33.0 last year.
  39. John Andretti… Started and finished 26th at Texas in April.
  40. David Gilliland… Started 30th, finished 29th at Texas in April
  41. Max Papis… Started 39th, finished 35rd in April, first career Cup start at Texas. Crash in ‘08 Truck race, ‘06 Nationwide race. Two IROC starts in ‘05 and ‘06.
  42. Michael McDowell… Started 40th, finished 33rd in April of last year, first career Cup start at Texas. Started 15th, finished 17th in April’s Nationwide race.
  43. Joe Nemechek… Likely start and park. Failed to qualify at Texas in April, 37.5 average finish last year.
  44. Dave Blaney… Likely start and park. Started and parked at Texas in April.
  45. Mike Bliss… Likely start and park. Started and parked at Texas in April.
  46. Mike Skinner… Likely start and park. Started ninth, finished 29th in April of last year.
  47. Tony Raines.. Likely start and park. No Cup starts at Texas since ‘07.
  48. Derrike Cope… Likely start and park. No Cup starts at Texas since ‘06.

NASCAR Power Rankings: Chase Edition Week 8

November 3, 2009

Talladega

Change from last week

Who's Up

Change from last week

Who's Down

Biggest Gain This Week:

Kasey Kahne: 9th to 7th

Biggest Drop This Week:

Ryan Newman: 8th to 10th

No new drivers this week. No drivers dropped out this week.
NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 1st

Jimmie Johnson- 6 Wins, 22 Top Tens

Jimmie Johnson has absolutely dominated the 2009 Chase. At Talladega he most likely sealed the deal with many of his main Chase competitors getting collected up in the "Big One".

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 2nd

Jeff Gordon- 1 Win, 23 Top Tens

Jeff Gordon may not win the championship this year but he does have the most top fives and top tens in the series. In the end of the day people will only remember who won the championship.

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 3rd

Mark Martin - 5 Wins, 19 Top Tens

Mark Martin was confident that he wouldn't wreck at Talladega but unfortunately his wishful thinking didn't do the trick. Martin sometimes uses reverse psychology in interviews, I remember his bad 2006 Lowes wreck and he said he was having fun.

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 4th

Juan Pablo Montoya - 7 Top Fives, 17 Top Tens

Juan Pablo Montoya is 2009's version of Clint Bowyer's Cindrella Chase season. He is the little guy who no one ever gave a chance. Let's hope that his Chase momentum continues into next season.

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 5th

Kurt Busch - 1 Win, 18 Top Tens

Kurt Busch had a rough day at Talladega. He had a flat tire early and went down two laps. The new NASCAR wave around rule is what really saved his day. Now the big question surrounding him is when will he get a new crew chief? Will it be this year?

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 6th

Tony Stewart - 4 Wins, 22 Top Tens

If NASCAR was still under the old points system I read that Jimmie Johnson would now be ahead of Tony Stewart by just 7 points. That sounds more exciting then Johnson's full race advantage he now has over his competitors.

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 7th

Kasey Kahne - 2 Wins, 14 Top Tens

Kasey Kahne's main goal this season is now to stay in the top 10 in points to ensure that he'll get an invitation to the awards banquet this year. In order for Kahne to accomplish that goal a good run at Texas is a must for the 9 team.

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 8th

Denny Hamlin - 3 Wins, 17 Top Tens

Hamlin had a good run like he usually does at Talladega but this team never finishes races there. Hamlin was probably lucky to have blown up other wise he most likely would've been a victim of Brad Kesolowski again.

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 9th

Greg Biffle - 9 Top Fives, 15 Top Tens

Out of all the drivers who survived the "Big One" Greg Biffle is the last driver who I thought would be spared from the carnage at Talladega. Many of the historically unlucky Talladega drivers had good days.

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 10th

Ryan Newman - 5 Top Fives, 15 Top Tens

If your a NASCAR driver who can't win the race and you want airtime then I would recommend you do what Newman did. He's now one up on Carl Edwards in the flipping column for the year.

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 11th

Carl Edwards - 7 Top Fives, 13 Top Tens

I really think the Chase somehow needs a mechanism to eliminate drivers. Edwards doesn't even have a top 5 and Vickers doesn't have a top 10. I personally think it would've been more beneficial for this team to miss the Chase.

NASCAR Power Ranking On Pit Row

Rank: 12th

Brian Vickers - 1 Win, 13 Top Tens

I wonder if this team will be able to bounce back in 2010. Before the Chase started Vickers was one of the hottest drivers in the series, now he's lucky to be locked in the top 12.

NASCAR Fantasy Tool: 2009 Average Finish at Similar Tracks - Atlanta, Texas and Lowe’s UPDATED

November 3, 2009

This table is a companion for my NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview of the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Below are 32 drivers of fantasy interest and their average finish at three similar tracks: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Lowe’s Motor Speedway and Texas.

Also see my 2009 Average Finish at Chase Tracks Table which is very useful for planning your lineup for the rest of the season.

Atlanta 1 Texas Lowe’s Atlanta 2 Lowe’s 2 AVERAGE
Jeff Gordon 2 1 14 8 4 5.8
Kasey Kahne 7 19 7 1 3 7.4
Matt Kenseth 12 5 10 12 2 8.2
Tony Stewart 8 4 19 11 13 11.0
Ryan Newman 22 15 2 9 11 11.8
Jimmie Johnson 9 2 13 36 1 12.2
David Reutimann 32 11 1 4 15 12.6
Kyle Busch 18 18 6 13 8 12.6
Brian Vickers 5 16 5 7 34 13.4
Mark Martin 31 6 17 5 17 15.2
Juan Pablo Montoya 27 7 8 3 35 16.0
Greg Biffle 34 3 20 10 16 16.6
Denny Hamlin 13 12 11 6 42 16.8
Brad Keselowski 23 12 17.5
Kurt Busch 1 8 34 38 10 18.2
David Stremme 23 14 22 14 19 18.4
Kevin Harvick 4 27 41 2 18 18.4
Carl Edwards 3 10 4 37 39 18.6
Martin Truex Jr. 10 25 23 26 9 18.6
Jeff Burton 14 9 25 34 14 19.2
Joey Logano 30 30 9 22 5 19.2
Clint Bowyer 6 22 36 29 6 19.8
Casey Mears 16 21 33 25 7 20.4
Paul Menard 28 13 29 15 27 22.4
Robby Gordon 26 39 3 16 30 22.8
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 11 20 40 17 38 25.2
AJ Allmendinger 17 34 32 20 23 25.2
Bill Elliott* 36 28 15 19 29 25.4
Jamie McMurray 15 38 21 28 33 27.0
Bobby Labonte 40 40 12 18 31 28.2
Sam Hornish Jr. 37 17 16 35 40 29.0
Marcos Ambrose 38 41 26 23 22 30.0

*David Gilliland drove the No. 21 Wood Brothers in the second race at Atlanta. Bill Elliott cracked three ribs during a dirt bike accident and was unable to race. Elliott finished 19th two weeks ago at Kansas Motor Speedway in his first race back.

NASCAR Fantasy Tool: 2009 Average Finish at Similar Tracks - Atlanta, Texas and Lowe’s

October 14, 2009

This table is a companion for my NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview of the NASCAR Banking 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Below are 31 drivers of fantasy interest and their average finish at three similar tracks: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway and Lowe’s. The table will be updated with this week’s results to be used for the upcoming Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 8th.

Also see my 2009 Average Finish at Chase Tracks Table which is very useful for planning your lineup for the rest of the season.

Atlanta 1 Texas Lowe’s Atlanta 2 AVERAGE
Jeff Gordon 2 1 14 8 6.3
Brian Vickers 5 16 5 7 8.3
Kasey Kahne 7 19 7 1 8.5
Matt Kenseth 12 5 10 12 9.8
Denny Hamlin 13 12 11 6 10.5
Tony Stewart 8 4 19 11 10.5
Juan Pablo Montoya 27 7 8 3 11.3
David Reutimann 32 11 1 4 12.0
Ryan Newman 22 15 2 9 12.0
Carl Edwards 3 10 4 37 13.5
Kyle Busch 18 18 6 13 13.8
Mark Martin 31 6 17 5 14.8
Jimmie Johnson 9 2 13 36 15.0
Greg Biffle 34 3 20 10 16.8
David Stremme 23 14 22 14 18.3
Kevin Harvick 4 27 41 2 18.5
Kurt Busch 1 8 34 38 20.3
Jeff Burton 14 9 25 34 20.5
Martin Truex Jr. 10 25 23 26 21.0
Robby Gordon 26 39 3 16 21.0
Paul Menard 28 13 29 15 21.3
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 11 20 40 17 22.0
Joey Logano 30 30 9 22 22.8
Clint Bowyer 6 22 36 29 23.3
Casey Mears 16 21 33 25 23.8
Bill Elliott* 36 28 15 19 24.5
Jamie McMurray 15 38 21 28 25.5
AJ Allmendinger 17 34 32 20 25.8
Sam Hornish Jr. 37 17 16 35 26.3
Bobby Labonte 40 40 12 18 27.5
Marcos Ambrose 38 41 26 23 32.0

*David Gilliland drove the No. 21 Wood Brothers in the second race at Atlanta. Bill Elliott cracked three ribs during a dirt bike accident and was unable to race. Elliott finished 19th two weeks ago at Kansas Motor Speedway in his first race back.

NASCAR Fantasy Tool: 2009 Average Finish at Chase Tracks Table

September 15, 2009

This table designed primarily to help fantasy NASCAR owners with deciding on how to spend their remaining driver starts as we progress through the Chase for the Sprint Cup. The table ranks the 26 most relevant drivers by their average finish at the eight Chase tracks that held their first Cup event earlier in the season.

Loudon Dover Fontana
Lowe’s Martinsville Talladega Texas Phoenix AVG
Tony Stewart 5 2 8 19 3 23 4 2 8.25
Jimmie Johnson 9 1 9 13 1 30 2 4 8.63
Kurt Busch 3 5 5 34 18 6 8 3 10.25
Greg Biffle 18 3 4 20 28 7 3 5 11.00
David Reutimann 4 18 14 1 20 26 11 8 12.75
Ryan Newman 29 8 28 2 6 3 15 16 13.38
Carl Edwards 19 7 7 4 26 24 10 10 13.38
Matt Kenseth 22 4 1 10 23 17 5 27 13.63
Denny Hamlin 15 36 6 11 2 22 12 6 13.75
Jeff Gordon 2 26 2 14 4 37 1 25 13.88
Kasey Kahne 10 6 12 7 19 36 19 13 15.25
Kyle Busch 7 23 3 6 24 25 18 17 15.38
Juan Montoya 12 30 11 8 12 20 7 24 15.50
Mark Martin 14 10 40 17 7 43 6 1 17.25
Joey Logano 1 15 26 9 32 9 30 21 17.88
Brian Vickers 35 25 10 5 33 8 16 19 18.88
Jeff Burton 31 16 32 25 15 10 9 15 19.13
Sam Hornish Jr. 8 13 23 16 34 34 17 9 19.25
Casey Mears 11 9 24 33 21 16 21 20 19.38
Marcos Ambrose 23 20 22 26 14 4 41 14 20.50
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 13 12 39 40 8 2 20 31 20.63
Clint Bowyer 20 11 19 36 5 39 22 26 22.25
Jamie McMurray 33 14 16 21 10 42 38 11 23.13
Martin Truex Jr. 37 21 27 23 29 33 25 7 25.25
AJ Allmendinger 32 29 29 32 9 35 34 35 29.38
Kevin Harvick 34 17 38 41 11 38 27 30 29.50

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April 1, 2009

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