The Fantasy NASCAR Low Tier – Martinsville
Michael McDowell – Michael McDowell has been a respectable driver, in his tier at Martinsville in recent races. Over the last five races he’s finished between 18th to 26th. Over that stretch his average finish is 21.6 and his average running position is 24.2. This spring he was a low-twenties driver. He finished 21st, had a 22nd place average running position and had a 23rd place average running position. In the four races prior to that he had results of 19th, 26th, 18th and 24th. On Sunday I’m going to view him as a low to mid-twenties driver.
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Bubba Wallace – Probably not a lot of good will coming from picking Bubba Wallace, unless the attrition rate is catastrophic. If its a normal race I would look for him to be a low to mid-twenties driver. Earlier this year he had a troubled track debut and finished 34th. I will note his race wasn’t incident free. On lap 66 he had a flat tire and made an unexpected pit stop. Shortly before his problem he was running around 18th. This dropped him 2 laps down back to last (38th). Later it was revealed he broke his sway bar connector.
Ty Dillon – At Martinsville I wouldn’t set the benchmark high for Ty Dillon. His average finish is 24.7 and if you pick him you should expect him to be a low to mid-twenties driver. This spring he finished 22nd and had a 23rd place average running position. Last fall at Martinsville on lap 35 he was involved in a minor accident that inflicted some front damage to his car. At the time of that incident he was running in the mid-twenties. After that he never ran remotely well. When the checkered flag waved he finished 30th and had a 34th place average running position. In spring 2017 when he made his Martinsville debut there was nothing to brag about. He was a low-twenties driver and nothing more. In the race he finished 22nd, had a 23rd place average running position and earned the 26th best driver rating.
Ross Chastain – At Martinsville I would look for Ross Chastain to likely be a 25th to 30th place driver. That’s essentially his 2018 weekly level of performance. Attrition will be his friend on Sunday. This spring at Martinsville, Ross Chastain made his track debut and it wasn’t pretty. He started 33rd, finished 29th, had a 31st place average running position and earned the 33rd best driver rating.
Matt DiBenedetto – Martinsville has been a horrendous track for Matt DiBenedetto. His average finish is 32.6 and over his seven starts he’s finished 29th or worse every race. On Sunday I’m viewing him as a high-twenties to low-thirties driver. This spring he never ran well and also had a flat tire which led to him making an unexpected pit stop. When the checkered flag waved he finished 32nd, had a 30th place average running position and earned the 30th best driver rating. Last year he had problems in both races. In the fall he had electrical issues that led to his 39th place finish, and in the spring he wrecked which led to his 35th place result. In his other four races prior to that he finished between 29th to 32nd.
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