The Cup Series traveled to Sin City to race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The teams were allowed 20 minutes of practice to shake down their cars. This is not a lot of time, but it is the first time we were able to see the new Ford Mustang Dark Horse and the Toyota Camry XSE in the regular race package (not the Superspeedway package). Most teams were able to make some long runs in practice, so now we have some data to work with. Track position is also important at Las Vegas. The driver’s who started first and second in the last race at Las Vegas, finished first and second in the race. We can look at the driver’s qualifying positions to help predict which drivers will finish up front Sunday.
Here is my updated Driver Rankings for the Pennzoil 400…
| DRIVER |
| 1. KYLE LARSON |
| 2. WILLIAM BYRON |
| 3. CHRISTOPHER BELL |
| 4. JOEY LOGANO |
| 5. TYLER REEDICK |
| 6. MARTIN TRUEX JR. |
| 7. BUBBA WALLACE |
| 8. ROSS CHASTAIN |
| 9. RYAN BLANEY |
| 10. KYLE BUSCH |
| 11. CHASE ELLIOTT |
| 12. DENNY HAMLIN |
| 13. ALEX BOWMAN |
| 14. CHRIS BUESCHER |
| 15. TY GIBBS |
| 16. AUSTIN CINDRIC |
| 17. BRAD KESELOWSKI |
| 18. DANIEL SUAREZ |
| 19. MICHAEL MCDOWELL |
| 20. CHASE BRISCOE |
| 21. RICKY STENHOUSE JR. |
| 22. AUSTIN DILLON |
| 23. COREY LAJOIE |
| 24. NOAH GRAGSON |
| 25. ERIK JONES |
| 26. ZANE SMITH |
| 27. JOHN H. NEMECHEK |
| 28. JOSH BERRY |
| 29. CARSON HOCEVAR |
| 30. TODD GILLILAND |
| 31. RYAN PREECE |
| 32. DANIEL HEMRIC |
| 33. HARRISON BURTON |
| 34. JUSTIN HALEY |
| 35. DEREK KRAUS |
| 36. KAZ GRALA |
| 37. J.J. YELEY |
Need to know which driver would be the best pick for your Fantasy NASCAR lineup Sunday? Simply play the driver highest in the rankings.
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