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 […]
Michael McDowell – Michael McDowell will be a low tier driver to watch at Chicagoland. His track record is horrendously bad but I think he has a good chance to potentially be a low-twenties driver. His team has been running a little better recently and in the last two races at 1.5 mile tracks he’s […]
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. isn’t a good road course racer and at Sonoma it’s very hard to see any upside in picking him. Last year on this track type he scored the 29th most points, his five year scoring average at these venues is 27.8. I think its pretty clear he ranks […]
David Ragan – At Michigan look for David Ragan to be a high-teens to low-twenties performer. Auto Club Speedway is the most similar track visited this year and at that venue he finished 25th and had a 25th place average running position. Since then I’ll note I’ve seen improvement from his team. At Michigan, Ragan […]
Ty Dillon – Ty Dillon has been pretty consistent at Pocono. He has an 18.5 average finish and all four of his results are between 17th to 21st. On Sunday I would look for Dillon to finish around that range again. Last summer he had his best Pocono race and finished 17th. Additionally he had […]
David Ragan – At Charlotte I would look for David Ragan to be a high-teens to low-twenties driver. That’s how he stacks up against the competition this year. In 2017 at 1.5 mile tracks Ragan has 3 results of 23rd, and at Kansas the most recent 1.5 mile track visited he finished 13th. Last fall […]
Ty Dillon – It’s likely nothing good will come from picking Ty Dillon at Kansas. He’s finished well the last two races here, but I think picking him is a trap! The reason why I say that is because this year at intermediate tracks he hasn’t performed well and has typically been mid-twenties good, “performance […]
Michael McDowell – At Dover I would look for McDowell to likely be a low to mid-twenties performer. McDowell has a decade of experience at “The Monster Mile” but only his last three races are relevant. Over the last three races he has a 23rd place average finish and a 25th place average running position. […]
Gray Gaulding – Low tier drivers can escape with good finishes at Talladega and that was the case with Gray Gaulding in 2017. Last fall he finished 9th which marks the best finish of his career. You can attribute that to the mass carnage. In spring 2017 he finished 20th. In the 2018 season opening […]