Bubba Wallace – Unless something really goofy happens at Kansas I see no upside in Bubba Wallace. I would consider a result around the low to mid-twenties to be a good afternoon for him. This spring at Kansas when he made his track debut he finished in the range I’m projecting him. When the checkered […]
Matt DiBenedetto – Matt DiBenedetto has some dark horse fantasy value at Talladega. At Daytona, the other restrictor plate track on the schedule he’s finished in the top 13 in 3 of the last 4 races. In July at that venue he had his best result on this track type and finished 7th. At Talladega, […]
Ty Dillon – At Dover, I think Ty Dillon will likely be a low to mid-twenties driver. That’s essentially his 2018 weekly level of performance. At Dover, Dillon has a 23.0 average finish and in the last two races he’s finished in the low to mid-twenties. This spring he didn’t have a competitive performance. He […]
David Ragan – David Ragan will never be known for his road course racing prowess. On Sunday I’m keeping the bar low and unless the attrition rate is sky high I think he’s likely a mid-twenties driver. Since 2015 on this track type he hasn’t finished better than 22nd and in 4 of those 8 […]
Regan Smith – At Richmond, I would look for Regan Smith to likely be about a low-twenties to mid-twenties driver. It’s essentially how he stacks up against the competition in the #95 car. At Richmond in 4 of his last 7 races he’s finished between 17th to 25th. Bubba Wallace – At Richmond I’m not […]
David Ragan – At Las Vegas I’ll project David Ragan to likely be a low-twenties driver. If things go really well he might be able to sneak in a high-teens finish. This year at 1.5 mile tracks minus Chicagoland he has a 20.8 average finish and a 23.0 average running position. Earlier this year at […]
Regan Smith – At Indy, Regan Smith will be driving the #95 in place of Kasey Kahne. On Sunday I think he’ll have a likely similar finish range and be a high-teens to low-twenties driver. I’ll note I would lean more towards a result in the low-twenties. At Indy, Smith has a 25.0 average finish […]
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 […]
David Ragan – David Ragan has upside at Bristol. He’ll need the help of attrition but frequently that comes into play. Over the last four Bristol races he has an 18.3 average finish and a 23.3 average running position. This spring, he tied his best Bristol result since 2009 and finished 12th. Last August he […]
David Ragan – Michigan hasn’t been a friendly track to David Ragan. Over the last four races at this 2.0 mile oval he’s finished 29th or worse. Earlier this year he had a tough race and finished 38th after crashing on lap 35 while he was battling for 26th. In the race he started 27th […]
Ty Dillon – Ty Dillon isn’t a very good road course racer. On this track type over his three combined starts he has a 26.0 average finish and a 25.5 average running position. At Watkins Glen, Dillon has one start under his belt and it ranks as his best overall road course race. Last year […]
Bubba Wallace – Pocono holds a special place in Bubba Wallace’s heart. He made his first start here in 2017 and he’s also averaging 2 speeding penalties per race. Earlier this year he didn’t have a good race and finished 38th after making an early exit because of an engine failure. “Performance Wise” prior to […]
Michael McDowell – At New Hampshire I would look for Matt DiBenedetto to be a low to mid-twenties driver. Over his last three races here he’s finished between 23rd and 26th. Last fall he finished 23rd and had a 28th place average running position. In the two races prior to that he finished 26th. This […]
Ty Dillon – I’m not expecting much out of Ty Dillon at Kentucky. “Performance Wise” I would look for him to be a low to mid-twenties driver. At Kentucky, Dillon has two starts under his belt and they both are quite bad. Last year he had major brake problems early which doomed him to a […]
Brendan Gaughan – Brendan Gaughan is worth a roll of the dice at Daytona. In 2017, Brendan Gaughan had results of 7th and 11th. In this years season opening Daytona 500 he almost snuck in another good result but he was caught up in the “Big One” with 2 laps to go. Two laps prior […]