2021 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, Verizon 200 at the Brickyard

Once again the Hendrick teams dominated the track last week with Kyle Larson beating teammate Chase Elliott to the finish line. The Gibbs teams seem to be close to being just as good, but not quite yet.

VERIZON 200 AT THE BRICKYARD

This will be the second race in a row run on a road course. The difference this time is that none of these drivers has ever raced on this one before. Then again, a lot of the young drivers had never races at Watkins Glen before either. This race will be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course and the race is known as the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard.

This is going to be almost the exact same picks as last week. In fact, I think the only thing I might change is my C driver and I’ll decide that after the entry list comes out on Tuesday.

Chase Elliott: Once again we have to go with Chase to win at another road course. He was narrowly beaten by Kyle Larson and if he wouldn’t have flat spotted his tires early in that race the outcome may have been different. All in all it’s really hard not to have Chase in your lineup once again.

Martin Truex Jr.: Martin lead quite a few laps last week, but couldn’t hold off the Hendrick drivers late in the race. Still he’s another option if you’re taking a chance on someone beside Chase to make up ground in your league.

Kyle Larson: Last week’s winner is also a must have on your team this week. He’s proven that he’s just as good as Chase on these tracks and those two will probably be battling for the win once again this week.

Kyle Busch: This other Kyle could also contend for the win this weekend. He ran well last week at Watkins Glen although he was still over 10 seconds behind the winner. If things fall into place he could be a contender at the end again.

Ross Chastain: Ross had a good run at Watkins Glen coming away with a twelfth place finish. I had a lot of people asking me about him last week and with that showing I’ll have to say he’s a good option for the C group this weekend.

Denny Hamlin: Another consistent run by Denny last week makes him someone to take a chance on who probably won’t disappoint you this week. Which means I’m expecting him to at least finish in the top ten if not higher this weekend.

Christopher Bell: Christopher won the race at the Daytona Road Course earlier this year and this is the type of track where he really runs well most of the time in the early stages of his career. He ran well again last weekend on another track he’s never raced on before and has shown he can really get the job done on this type of track.

Kurt Busch: Kurt is another driver who runs consistently well on the road course tracks. He just doesn’t seem to be able to pick up the wins, but finishes in the top ten quite often. He is another driver you can take a chance on as they have been running pretty well on other tracks lately and picked up a win at Atlanta not too long ago.

The final thing to look at is the entry list when it comes out on Tuesday. Watch and see who might be entered this week that isn’t normally racing. Watch and see if AJ Allmendinger, Austin Cindric, or Kaz Grala are entered. Any of these drivers is worth taking a chance on in the C group and it will save you some starts with the regulars that you might need for the rest of the season.

DRIVER GROUP GAME FANTASY NASCAR PICKS FOR INDIANAPOIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY ROAD COURSE

Driver Group Game Group A

• Chase Elliott

Driver Group Game Group B

• Kyle Busch
• Kyle Larson

Driver Group Game Group C

• Michael McDowell, AJ Allmendinger, Austin Cindric, Kaz Grala

MY TOP-5 OVERALL AT INDIANAPOIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY ROAD COURSE

1. Chase Elliott
2. Martin Truex Jr.
3. Kyle Larson
4. Kyle Busch
5. Denny Hamlin

Dark Horse: Daniel Suarez

Stay Away From: Bubba Wallace

Big 18: Denny Hamlin