Darlington Bojangles Southern 500 Fantasy Front Runner Rankings

Martin Truex Jr. – In the 2012 Darlington Southern 500 Martin Truex Jr. had one of the best car. When it came to long runs the #56 car was probably the fastest car in the field. Last spring in this race he started in 6th, finished 5th, had a 4th place average running position and led 25 laps. He could’ve potentially won but with about 60 laps remaining he elected to pit from the lead and others choose not to pit. From a career perspective this is one of Truex Jr.’s most consistent tracks (11.3 average finish). He’s raced here seven times and has finished in the top twenty 100% percent of the time. The only other track where he’s accomplished that feat is Kentucky and they’ve only raced there twice. In three out of the last four Darlington races Truex Jr. has finished in the top ten. (Yahoo! B Driver)

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Ryan Newman – Darlington is one of Newman’s better tracks. He’s raced here 14 times and has finished in the top six 57% percent of the time. His average finish is 12.4 but that number under ranks his Darlington ability. Last year in this race Newman started in 4th but fell back slightly when the race started. With 7 laps to go Newman was running around 15th but when Kurt Busch spun Aric Almirola got into the back of him sending him hard into the inside wall. Newman isn’t exactly the pillar of consistency in NASCAR but he’s done a good job avoiding trouble at Darlington. Since 2005 he’s only finished outside the top nine twice. (Yahoo! B Driver)

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Clint Bowyer – Darlington has been trouble central for Clint Bowyer. He has a 22.6 average finish and has had a result outside the top twenty 57% percent of the time. Last season he had one of his better races here. He finished in 11th and ran around 13th for much of the afternoon. Prior to last season’s race he had three consecutive finishes outside the top thirty. Bowyer’s best race at Darlington was in 2007 when he won the pole and finished 9th. Despite his troubled track history I personally wouldn’t be to concerned about Bowyer in the Bojangles Southern 500. (Yahoo! A Driver)

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