Fantasy Week 29: Camping World RV 400
Jeff Owens
Jeff Owens has been covering NASCAR since 1991 and began covering the circuit full time in 1993. He has been with Street & Smith's Sports Group since 1998.
Greg Biffle is not only stirring up excitement in the Chase, but he is also suddenly making life much easier for fantasy racing players.
Thanks to his two-race winning streak and his timely resurgence, Biffle is now a no-brainer for fantasy players pondering who to pick in the very-critical Group B.
While Group A offers a wide variety of choices, the pickings are much slimmer in Group B and make your selection each week a challenge. Biffle, at least for now, has solved that problem.
Group A
As usual, there are a lot of possibilities here, starting with the top two championship contenders – Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson.
Neither has won at Kansas, and Edwards finished 37th last year after an accident. Johnson finished third in this race last year, and this is his kind of track. Given their fast starts and momentum in the Chase, both would be wise choices.
Jeff Gordon has two wins at Kansas and finished fifth last year, so this could be the track where his team starts to turn things around.
The same goes for Tony Stewart, who won here in 2006. Clint Bowyer is also worth a shot. This is his home track, and he
finished second there last year. Also, don’t hesitate to grab Kyle Busch. After two disastrous weeks, he is bound to bounce back swinging this week. Don’t be surprised at all if he charges to the front and stinks up the show.
Group B
Biffle won this race last year, and with two straight wins, he has momentum on his side. He should enter the weekend as the driver to beat.
The only other driver worth considering in this group is steady Jeff Burton.
Group C
Jamie McMurray had one of the cars to beat at Dover last week before getting involved in an accident. With Roush Fenway Racing showing some renewed strength, McMurray is not a bad gamble in this group.
Elliott Sadler is also worth considering. He finished eighth at Kansas last year.
Group D
Scott Riggs finished 13th for Gillett Evernham Motorsports last year – another good reason to take Sadler – proving that he knows how to get around the 1.5-mile track. Though he’s finishing out his tenure with Haas CNC Racing, he’s worth a look.
Still, the safe bets in this group, as usual, are David Ragan and Brian Vickers.
Group E
David Reutimann has suddenly emerged as a top-10 contender every week. At this point, it would be a mistake to take anyone else.
