Ty Dillon – I don’t view Ty Dillon as a road course racer. Maybe a low-twenties finish is the best I would look for from him. Last year among first time Sonoma participants the highest finisher came home with a 21st place result and I don’t see Ty Dillon beating that. Last year in the […]
Darrell Wallace – Darrell Wallace will be behind the wheel of the #43 at Michigan. Hopefully he learned some lesson’s at Pocono because pit road was pretty ugly for him. When Aric Almirola was behind the wheel of the 43 at intermediate tracks this year they were typically high-teens to low-twenties good. At Michigan I […]
Michael McDowell – Look for Michael McDowell to likely be a low-twenties to mid-twenties driver. Performance wise that’s just how he stacks up against the competition. At Pocono McDowell only has one started on his resume since 2014. Last August he finished 22nd and had a 25th place average running position. In many of his […]
Danica Patrick – In 7 of Danica Patrick’s 9 Dover races she’s finished in the twenties. Some good news is that she’s finished in the teens twice and both of those good finishes came in the last two spring races. Last fall she was extremely uncompetitive. She finished 28th and had a 31st place average […]
Chris Buescher – This year at 1.5 mile tracks Chris Buescher has finished between 18th and 24th every race. One positive trend for him on at tracks of this length in 2017 is that he’s always finished better than the race before so hopefully that trend will hold true. Another positive attribute about him is […]
Chris Buescher – This year at intermediate tracks Chris Buescher has finished between 21st and 25th in all four races. Over those combined races he has a 23.3 average finish and a 25.0 average running position. On Saturday night I would look for him to be a low-twenties driver. Last year at Kansas Buescher finished […]
Landon Cassill – Landon Cassill is capable of sneaking in good results at Talladega. In 3 of the last 6 races he’s finished in the top 11. That level of fantasy production is worth a roll of the dice. Last fall at Talladega he was a low-twenties driver. When the checkered flag waved he finished […]
Danica Patrick – In three of the last five Richmond races Danica Patrick has finished in the teens. The bad news is that all of those teens results came in the fall events. Last fall at RIR Danica Patrick had her best result. When the checkered flag waved she finished 15th and had a 20th […]
Michael McDowell – If Michael McDowell can have a smooth race he might be able to come home with a high-teens to low-twenties finish. At this venue carnage to the competition will be a big friend. In 3 of the last 5 Bristol races McDowell finished between 18th and 22nd. Last summer by his standards […]
Chris Buescher – Chris Buescher has been a low-twenties driver in both races this year at 1.5 mile tracks. He finished 24th at Atlanta and 23rd at Las Vegas. Performance wise I think he’ll likely be a low-twenties driver again. This year at 1.5 mile tracks both JTG Daugherty Racing entries have finished between 23rd […]
Michael McDowell – Michael McDowell has a terrible track record at Martinsville, I would urge you to disregard anything before 2016. Last year he had a successful season in his tier. Between the combined events he scored the 22nd most points and had a 21st place average finish. Last fall he had his most successful […]
Chris Buescher – Chris Buescher has some sleeper potential at Auto Club Speedway. I’m not setting the bar too high, but I think he might be able to finish around the high-teens to low-twenties if things go well. Auto Club is a quasi skill track and he’s driving in equipment that has had success here […]
Danica Patrick – Phoenix hasn’t been a good track for Danica Patrick. Over the last five races she has a 22.4 average finish and a 24.6 average running position. Last fall she didn’t run well. When the checkered flag waved she finished 29th and had a 31st place average running position. She didn’t have any […]
Aric Almirola – Last year at 1.5 mile tracks among the fully funded teams Aric Almirola ranked as one of the worst of the worst. Following Atlanta where he finished 27th and had 31st place average running position I’ll admit I’m spooked. At Las Vegas Almirola has proven himself to be a mid-twenties driver. In […]
Michael McDowell – At Atlanta I would look for Michael McDowell to likely be a low to mid-twenties finisher. Last year over his final four starts at tracks of this length he had a 17.25 average finish. I will note heavy attrition skewed him up a little bit for that previous stat. On paper Atlanta […]