The MENCS will compete at Kansas Speedway this week. This will be the second night race of the season. The cream usually rises to the top at the 1.5-mile tracks so be sure to use the best drivers you can this week and do not worry about saving allocations. The race can be seen Saturday night at 8 pm ET on Fox Sports 1.
Each week I use different stats in my model to create the best rankings possible to give you an edge on the completion. This week I used the drivers performance in the 2018 season, driver rating at Kansas, average finishing position at Kansas, results from the 1.5-mile tracks this season, and the fastest laps of the season (we want driver with fast cars) and quality pass % (we want drivers who can pass other cars).
My early week pick for the pole is Martin Truex Jr.
Here are the early week driver rankings for Kansas…
| Driver |
| 1. Kevin Harvick |
| 2. Martin Truex Jr. |
| 3. Kyle Busch |
| 4. Ryan Blaney |
| 5. Kurt Busch |
| 6. Brad Keselowski |
| 7. Clint Bowyer |
| 8. Joey Logano |
| 9. Kyle Larson |
| 10. Denny Hamlin |
| 11. Chase Elliott |
| 12. Matt Kenseth |
| 13. Erik Jones |
| 14.Jimmie Johnson |
| 15. Aric Almirola |
| 16. Austin Dillon |
| 17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| 18. William Byron |
| 19. Ryan Newman |
| 20. Paul Menard |
| 21. Kasey Kahne |
| 22. Daniel Suarez |
| 23. Jamie McMurray |
| 24. Alex Bowman |
| 25. Darrell Wallace Jr. |
| 26. Chris Buescher |
| 27. AJ Allmendinger |
| 28. Ty Dillon |
| 29. Michael McDowell |
| 30. David Ragan |
| 31. Matt Dibenedetto |
| 32. Landon Cassill |
| 33. Cole Whitt |
| 34. Ross Chastian |
| 35. Gray Gaulding |
| 36. Reed Sorenson |
I will post my final driver rankings after qualifying Friday night.
*Stats from Driveraverages.com and career stats from Racing-Reference.Info…
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