Drivers to avoid for the Charlotte Bank Of America 500
Jamie McMurray – Jamie McMurray has had some success at Charlotte. In 2002 in just his second start he piloted Sterling Marlin’s car to victory lane. Then in the 2010 fall race he returned to victory lane. Despite his success he’s a driver who you want to steer clear of. When you exclude his 2010 “magic season” results he’s been very bad here recently. Since 2007 excluding his 2010 results he only has one top ten and finished worse than 19th every race. In May Jamie McMurray finished a mediocre 21st. This season on 1.5 mile tracks McMurray has one top ten and a 16.7 average finish. The #1 team is really struggling right now. Since New Hampshire in July they’ve only finished in the top fifteen once. (Yahoo! B Driver)
Jeff Burton – Jeff Burton’s last win in the Sprint Cup Series came at this venue in the 2008 fall race. Since then he only has one top fifteen and it was a fourteenth in 2009. In the last five Charlotte races all of his finishes have been between 18th and 25th. His average finish since 2005 is 14.8 (ranks as the 6th best) but steer clear of him. I don’t see any upside in picking him. This season on 1.5 mile tracks Burton has a 20.6 average finish and a 21.1 average running position. (Yahoo! B Driver)
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Juan Pablo Montoya – Don’t pick Montoya for the Charlotte Bank Of America 500. The #42 team has really struggled this season and I don’t see his fortunes changing any. In the last thirteen races he’s only finished better than 20th once! That’s terrible and there’s no way to sugar coat it. In May Montoya finished 20th at Charlotte. In the three earlier races here he had finishes of 14th, 12th and 11th. This season at 1.5 mile tracks Montoya has consistently been about a 20th place finisher. (Yahoo! B Driver)
Regan Smith – Charlotte will be Regan Smith’s first race in the #51. This equipment is a step down from what he previously drove. Front Row Motorsports cars are B- equipment and Finch Racing is C equipment. Regan Smith’s strength throughout his career was his ability to bring his car home in one piece. That is exactly what Finch Racing needed earlier this season. I expect him to finish around 20th- 25th. He won’t overdrive this car like Kurt Busch. (Yahoo! B Driver)
REGAN SMITH WILL DRIVE THE 88 AT CHARLOTTE. THAT WILL BUMP HIS FANTASY STOCK UP TO BEING A MID PACKER
Bobby Labonte – Bobby Labonte has had better days at Charlotte. In the last six races at this venue he has a 27.5 average finish and has ran in the top fifteen in just .1% of the laps run. Labonte has really struggled on 1.5 mile tracks this season. On them he has a best finish of 17th and an average finish of 26.9. I would argue his average finish isn’t skewed because he’s only had one DNF and in that race he nearly finished where he typically does. (Yahoo! C Driver)
David Ragan – In the Coca Cola 600 Ragan finished 35th and was sidelined early with engine problems. In his three earlier races in Roush Fenway equipment he had finishes of 11th, 2nd and 10th. He’s obviously not in “the good stuff” anymore and if he cracked the top twenty that would be his best finish on this track type this season (current best finish is 21st). This year at 1.5 mile tracks Ragan has a 28.6 average finish and has ran just 3% of the laps in the top fifteen. (Yahoo! C Driver)
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