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Sunday, December 21, 2014

2015 Fantasy Nascar Profile: Kurt Busch

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Driver Name: Kurt Busch

Car #: 41

Make: Chevy

Aka:

Rookie Season: 2001

Number of Championships: 1

# of Career starts: 507

# of Career Poles: 16

# of Career Wins: 25

# of Career Top 5s: 106

# of Career Top 10s: 201

# of Career DNFs: 58

# of Career laps led: 7832

Career Average Finish: 17.3

Career Average Start: 15.7

# of 2014 Wins: 1

# of 2014 starts: 36

# of 2014 Top 5s: 6

# of 2014 Top 10s: 11

# of 2014 Poles: 0

# of 2014 DNFs: 6

# of 2014 Laps led: 220

2014 Average Finish: 18.9

2014 Average Start: 13.5

2014 Reap: Busch struggled for the most part in 2014. He was terrible in the first 20 races. Almost didn't realize he had SHR equipment. Then as the chase grow closer , Kurt seem to get in a rhythm. But overall not very impressive in the chase. Had a few bad finishes. If there was any upside , it was under new Crew Chief Gibson his worst finish  was 11th in the final 3 races.

Strong tracks: Sonoma , Bristol and Atlanta

Weak tracks: Las Vegas and Michigan

Additional info on Kurt Busch: Kurt I think will be undervalued early in the 2015 season. Honestly the addition of Gibson gonna be awesome in 2015. Kurt & Tony G was clicking in 2014 after they were paired together. Kurt seems to like Gibson style. Most will overlook Kurt Busch due how unreliable he was last season.
Yahoo Grouping Prediction: B Grouping Tier

Overall Value Prediction: Inconsistency with mix of upside & top 10 potential

2015 Fantasy Outlook: Kurt is one of the drivers I am relatively high on going into 2015. A lot to like about Kurt. He's a solid driver will a solid crew chief. Gibson will help Kurt a lot in 2015. His best days will likely come on certain intermediate and short tracks. As well on the road courses. Expect inconsistent results from vary stench of races. But Kurt will almost always have potential to finish top 10. Last season he was trying to settle in at SHR. Fortunately he won't have to deal with that issue in 2015.

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