{"id":26453,"date":"2025-07-21T16:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T16:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/26453\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T16:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T16:05:09","slug":"indianapolis-brickyard-400-fantasy-nascar-front-runner-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/26453\/","title":{"rendered":"Indianapolis Brickyard 400 Fantasy NASCAR Front Runner Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ifantasyrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Austin-Cindirc-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-tf-not-load=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"auto\" decoding=\"auto\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-149185 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Austin-Cindirc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"548\" height=\"365\"  \/><\/a>Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Preece<br \/>Indy Fantasy Outlook \u2013 Ryan Preece and the #60 team are running well and performing at a high-level, week in and week out and at Indy, look for the good times to continue. At Pocono a few weeks back which is the best comp track, Preece finished 8th and had the 14th best Total Speed Ranking.<br \/>Indy Track History \u2013 At Indy, it\u2019s likely wise to just view Ryan Preece as a driver without a track record because it isn\u2019t good. Last year, Preece was literally the caution that ended the race when he spun in overtime which led to his 26th. That said, Preece was in 9th at the start of the final overtime and over the final 30 laps he ran mid-teens or better. That said overall, Preece had a 21.9 average and ranked 33rd in terms of Total Speed Rankings. Back in 2020 when the series most recently raced here, Preece completed 14 laps and then crashed on pit road in a multi-car wreck that marked the end of his race, leading to a 40th. In 2019, Preece finished 16th.<\/p>\n<p>Austin Cindric<br \/>Indy Fantasy Outlook \u2013 Austin Cindric may have a solid showing in him at Indy. Cindric didn\u2019t have a bad race last year en route to a 7th and he was also solid at Pocono just a few weeks ago where he finished 10th and had the 10th best Total Speed Ranking. Penske cars never lack when it comes to horse power so make sure he\u2019s on your radar. Heading into the weekend, I would view Cindric as a teens driver who might compete for a top ten.<br \/>Indy Track History \u2013 Last year at Indy, Austin Cindric started in the back, got a speeding penalty on lap 40 but then finished 7th when the checkered flag waved. Over the final Stage, Cindric used some pit strategy but he also did run well to close out. In terms of Total Speed Rankings, Cindric ranked 28th with his speed over the segments being 29th, 30th, 23rd and then 13th.<\/p>\n<p>Ross Chastain<br \/>Indy Fantasy Outlook \u2013 At Indy, I would view Ross Chastain as a top ten contender but not get overly bullish. The #1 team is sort of in a summer slump and Pocono was kind of ugly for him. At \u201cThe Tricky Triangle\u201d, Chastain\u00a0finished 26th, had a 16.5 average running position and ranked 22nd in terms of Total Speed Rankings.<br \/>Indy Track History \u2013 Last year at Indy, Ross Chastain didn\u2019t have an afternoon to brag about. in the race, Chastain finished 15th, had a 20.9 average running position, earned the 25th best Driver Rating and ranked 34th in terms of Total Speed Rankings. Chastain also led 8 laps, but that was via pit strategy and not performance. I\u2019ll also note that with 4 laps to go until the scheduled distance, he was in 22nd. Way back in 2020 in the #77, Chastain finished 17th. <\/p>\n<p>Portions of this content are hidden. To view this ifantasyrace advantage content <a href=\"https:\/\/ifantasyrace.com\/login\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">log in<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/ifantasyrace.com\/join-rejoin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">join<\/a> the site<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you read the full spectrum of our Indy Fantasy NASCAR Rankings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Top Tier Elite Picks &gt; Front Runners Rankings &gt; Mid Pack Predictions &amp; The Low Tier<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images Ryan PreeceIndy Fantasy Outlook \u2013 Ryan Preece and the #60 team are&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26454,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[425,99],"class_list":["post-26453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-nascar","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}