A List
Matt Kenseth (5 starts remaining)
Kenseth won at Texas earlier this season and also won at Charlotte in October, the most recent race run at a 1.5 mile racetrack.
Carl Edwards (3)
Edwards finished 3rd at Texas in April and has an average finish of 4.0 at the last two races at 1.5 mile racetracks (Kansas and Charlotte).
B List
Brad Keselowski (1)
No use in saving him now.
Kasey Kahne (3)
Kahne posted a stellar average finish of 3.0 at Kansas and Charlotte in October, which is music to the ears of us that are getting low on B List starts.
A.J. Allmendinger (4)
The Dinger finished 7th, after starting 4th, at Charlotte three weeks ago.
Clint Bowyer (1)
Bowyer finished 7th at Kansas in October, which is easily the best of the rest since I’m out of starts with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Ryan Newman.
C List
Trevor Bayne (7)
Bayne finished 17th at Texas earlier this season and, despite being out of starts with David Ragan, gives me a piece of Roush Racing in my C List this week.
Regan Smith (3)
Along with Ragan, I’m also out of starts with Paul Menard, so Smith will be in my C List the rest of the way.
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Yeah, that’s kinda how I originally had it figured. Thank you for your input! I’ve got a 93 point lead in my league with the 2nd place guy having a lot more diversity left in the B group. It’s a little like a fuel mileage race and I’m not sure I have enough! Thanks again.
SM
I would definitely use Ambrose. Allmendinger and Ambrose have been very good all year on the high-banked mile and a halfs. I’ve got Kahne and Keselowski. Unless Newman starts up front, I’d save him for the final two tracks. I’m not big on Bowyer here. RCR tested well at Phoenix, save him and Menard if you can for next week.
I’d still like Dinger over Ambrose at the 1.5 milers. But you really only need one start from those two. Here is how I’d pencil in my starters with your remaining starts:
Texas: Kahne and Kez
Phoenix: Kahne and Dinger (both Top 10 at Phoenix earlier this year).
Homestead: Kahne and Dinger.
OK so I have a big problem with my B List. With 3 races to go I’m looking at:
Newman – 0
Bowyer – 0
Junior – 0
Keselowski – 1
Dinger – 2
Kahne 3
So my initial plan was to analyze Lowski and Dinger as far as Texas, Phoenix and Homestead and then pair them up with Kahne accordingly. However, in running the numbers I’ve found that at Texas, Charlotte, and Kansas, Marcos Ambrose actually has a higher average finish than Almendinger with a 12.6 (for that matter so does JPM with a 15.2). I’m not sure if all that made sense, but here is my question:
Would anyone reading this consider starting Ambrose over Dinger at either of the remaining 1.5 mile tracks?
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