The Low Tier – Watkins Glen
Aric Almirola – I really don’t view much upside in Aric Almirola. A good day for him here has proven to be a high-teens finish. If that’s what you’re looking for then you can consider him. If your expecting something better than that then I think you’ll be disappointed. Last year Almirola didn’t have a good race. He finished 27th and had a 30th place average running position. He got an early pit penalty when his crew went over the wall too soon but he had all race to recover. In 2015 Almirola started in 21st and finished 16th. It’s a pretty good result since his race wasn’t incident free. On lap 10 he spun and Paul Menard ran into him. Almirola had noticeable damage and the following lap he came down pit road to get his car repaired. In 2014 he had an OK race. In the event he had a 21st place average running position, earned the 20th best driver rating and finished 18th. (Yahoo B Driver)
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Ty Dillon – I don’t think a lot of good will come from picking Ty Dillon at Watkins Glen. His brother isn’t a good road course racer and I’m sure he’s in the same boat. Earlier this year at Sonoma he didn’t run well. He finished 28th and had a 28th place average running position. Last year at Watkins Glen in the lower series he finished 11th. In the two prior seasons he finished 5th and 8th. On Sunday I would look for him to be a mid-twenties driver. (Yahoo C Driver)
David Ragan – David Ragan isn’t a good road course racer, but he hasn’t been horrendously bad in recent Watkins Glen races. In 4 of the last 5 races he’s finished between 19th and 23rd. Last year he was caught up in an accident and finished 33rd. Around the time of his wreck he was running in the high-twenties, so it’s not like he was having a good day anyways. In 2015 he finished 23rd. In the three races prior to that he had results of 19th, 21st and 22nd. (Yahoo C Driver)
Landon Cassill – At Watkins Glen Landon Cassill has a 27.6 average finish. If you’re thinking of picking him look for him to finish around that range. Almost all of his results are within a few deviations of that. Last year Cassill finished 23rd which tied his best previous result at this serpentine track. Additionally in the race he had a 28th place average running position. In the three races prior to that he had finishes of 35th, 29th and 28th. At Sonoma earlier this year Cassill finished 30th. (Yahoo C Driver)
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