FanDuel Talladega Fall 2017 NASCAR Driver Points
Below are Talladega FanDuel NASCAR driver scores from fall 2017. Studying past scores can help you pick up on scoring trends to help you achieve success on Sunday. At Talladega there’s always a very noticeable “Mover” trend.
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| Driver | Points | Start | Finish | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Newman | 71.6 | 27 | 2 | In 5 of the last 7 races he’s finished in the top 14 |
| 2 | Gray Gaulding | 65.8 | 39 | 9 | 16.3 restrictor plate average finish |
| 3 | Aric Almirola | 65.3 | 26 | 5 | Swept the top five at Talladega in 2017 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 65 | 6 | 1 | 5th Talladega win. Finished top in in the first two Stages. |
| 5 | David Ragan | 61.3 | 33 | 10 | Finished 10th in both 2017 Talladega races |
| 6 | Joey Logano | 61.2 | 3 | 4 | Led themost laps. Has won 2 of the last 5 Dega races |
| 7 | Trevor Bayne | 60.3 | 10 | 3 | Since 2016 minus an accident his average finish is 10th |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | 58.7 | 15 | 6 | 6.7 average finish over the last three Talladega races |
| 9 | Ty Dillon | 55.8 | 25 | 11 | Finished 13th in the spring |
| 10 | Kasey Kahne | 53.8 | 11 | 8 | Swept the top ten last year. Finished 5th in the spring. |
| 11 | Paul Menard | 51.8 | 20 | 12 | In 5 of the last 6 Dega races he’s finished 13th or better |
| 12 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 50.5 | 1 | 7 | Not racing |
| 13 | Matt Kenseth | 48.9 | 19 | 14 | Not racing, but he’ll be back soon! |
| 14 | Brendan Gaughan | 48.3 | 35 | 19 | Wrecked. Helped by heavy attrition |
| 15 | Chris Buescher | 47.7 | 28 | 17 | 16.0 Talladega average finish in 2017 |
| 16 | Kyle Larson | 46.3 | 12 | 13 | Wrecked late while battling for the lead |
| 17 | Daniel Suarez | 45 | 14 | 15 | Wrecked late while battling for the lead |
| 18 | Kevin Harvick | 39.6 | 22 | 20 | Wrecked. In the 7 races prior to 2017 he had a 10.4 avg. finish |
| 19 | Ryan Blaney | 38.9 | 9 | 18 | Wrecked. Won Stage #2. Finished 3rd in Stage #1. |
| 20 | Chase Elliott | 38.8 | 2 | 16 | Wrecked late while battling for the lead |
| 21 | AJ Allmendinger | 37.3 | 24 | 22 | Wrecked in both 2017 races. Finished 10th & 14th in 2016. |
| 22 | Martin Truex Jr. | 34.1 | 21 | 23 | 3 straight DNF’s. Has been good in recent non-DNF races. |
| 23 | Danica Patrick | 33.5 | 13 | 21 | Not racing |
| 24 | Landon Cassill | 31.1 | 30 | 28 | Not racing |
| 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | 28.8 | 32 | 31 | Wrecked. Finished 18th in the spring. |
| 26 | Joey Gase | 27.9 | 37 | 32 | Wrecked. Finished 21st in the spring. |
| 26 | DJ Kennington | 27.9 | 40 | 33 | Wrecked. Only Talladega start. |
| 28 | Michael McDowell | 27.6 | 29 | 30 | Wrecked in both races last. 29.8 Talladega average finish. |
| 29 | Jimmie Johnson | 26.1 | 8 | 24 | In 4 of the last 5 races he’s finished 18th or worse |
| 30 | Kyle Busch | 26 | 16 | 27 | Wrecked. Likely had the best car last spring. |
| 31 | Cole Whitt | 24.5 | 38 | 34 | Wrecked. In 4 of the 5 prior races he finished in the teens. |
| 32 | Austin Dillon | 23.6 | 18 | 29 | Wrecked both races last year. In 2016 he swept the top ten. |
| 33 | Kurt Busch | 22.9 | 4 | 25 | Wrecked. In the four prior races he finished in the top ten |
| 34 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22.2 | 5 | 26 | Wrecked. Won here in spring 2017. Strong plate racer. |
| 35 | Clint Bowyer | 7.5 | 7 | 35 | Wrecked. Won here twice. 50% top ten finish percentage. |
| 36 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 3.5 | 34 | 38 | Not racing |
| 37 | Mark Thompson | 2 | 36 | 39 | Not racing |
| 38 | Erik Jones | 1.1 | 23 | 36 | Wrecked very early |
| 39 | Justin Marks | -1.9 | 31 | 40 | Wrecked |
| 40 | Jamie McMurray | -3.5 | 17 | 37 | Wrecked on lap 26. |
