The Fantasy NASCAR Low Tier – Darlington
David Ragan – At Darlington I’m viewing David Ragan as a low-twenties driver. For the most part I think that’s how he typically stacks up against the competition on a weekly basis in 2018. Last year at Darlington he didn’t have an incident free race but still managed to finish 25th. Around lap 225 he made an unexpected pit stop for a tire issue which dropped him 3 laps down. In 2016 he walked away with a 21st place finish. Additionally, he had a 28th place average running position and earned the 26th best driver rating.
Michael McDowell – Michael McDowell will likely be a low to mid-twenties driver at Darlington. I would probably lean more towards low-twenties, and if things go really well he might sneak in a high-teens finish. Last year he had his best Darlington result and finished 19th. Additionally, he earned the 18th best driver rating and had a 20th place average running position. In 2016 he finished 27th. I wouldn’t consider any of his prior results as relevant.
Matt DiBenedetto – At Darlington write down Matt DiBenedetto for a result between 25th to 30th. That pretty much so sums up his level of performance. At Darlington his average finish is 26.0 and he’s been very consistent. His last three results are 27th, 26th and 25th.
Landon Cassill – Landon Cassill will likely be a high-twenties to low-thirties driver at Darlington. On a week to week basis that’s essentially how he stacks up against the competition. At Darlington his average finish is 25.9 and last year when he was in a more competitive situation he finished 21st.
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