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NASCAR Fantasy Preview: Chicago

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What drivers should be at the top of the fantasy wishlist for this weekend's race at Chicago

It pays to get off to a strong start in the playoffs. This is true both for racers and fantasy players and traditionally, the contenders perform best in the opening weeks of the Chase.

Last year, Brad Keselowski won the Geico 400 and kicked off his championship bid in style. He was joined at the front of the pack by Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne who finished second and third, respectively. Five other Chase contenders grabbed one of the seven remaining top-10 positions.

In the first 10 years of NASCAR’s playoff-style championship, Chase contenders have averaged a finish of 13.5 in the final 10 races of theto score maximum points and he slipped into third during the final green flag run. Prior to that, he spent much of the race feeling out his car and getting into position, so he scored only the eighth-most points in the game, but with a modest salary cap that only recently topped the $25 mark, he is still a good value.

It is much too soon to crown Joey Logano as the king of the similarly-configured, 1.5-mile tracks, but his coronation could take place by the time the series reaches Texas. He has run strong in every race on this track type and recently he has had the results to back up his claim for supremacy. Logano earned top-fives at Texas, Charlotte, and Kentucky Speedway, but there was a