Yahoo C List Fantasy NASCAR Preview – Pure Michigan 400
Danica Patrick – Michigan has unquestionably been one of Danica Patrick’s best tracks. She’s completed 100% of the laps and has a 17.4 average finish. Also it should be noted that in four of her five races she’s finished in the teens. Currently she has three straight high-teen results. Earlier this year she crossed the finish line in 16th. It should also be noted she had a 24th place average running position and earned the 25th best driver rating. In August 2014 Patrick started in 14th and finished 18th. On lap 26 she spun and caused the “Big One”. Performance wise she finished right where she should’ve. In the 120 laps before the completion of the race she ran around that range. In June 2014 she had one of her better performances of the season. In that race she started in 27th, had a 22nd place average running position, earned the 22nd best driver rating and finished 17th. In August 2013 she finished 23rd. In June 2013 she finished 13th and earned the 21st best driver rating.
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Ryan Blaney – Earlier this year at Michigan Blaney had a quality showing but finished poorly due to how the race played out. Performance wise he was probably low teens good and not 24th place good like his result. In the race he started 5th, had a 15th place average running position and earned the 18th best driver rating. At Michigan he has no other Sprint Cup starts under his belt. This season in his four races at high-speed intermediate tracks he has two engine failures and in his two incident free races he has results of 19th and 24th.
David Ragan – Earlier this year at Michigan David Ragan had a poor performance. He started 18th, had a 24th place average running position and finished 35th. He didn’t face any major obstacle but it should be noted he wasn’t quite as bad as his result. Performance wise he was probably about 22nd place good but he had to pit late in the event. During his tenure with Front Row Motorsports he was typically a low twenties performer and finished between 23rd and 25th in 5 of his 6 races for the organization. When he drove for Roush Fenway Racing he was a quality performer at Michigan.
Justin Allgaier – Justin Allgaier didn’t have a good race earlier this year at Michigan. He started 36th, had a 29th place average running position and finished 27th. Performance wise he was really about 20th place good but he finished worse than he performed due to how the race played out at the end. Last August it’s hard to estimate how good he was because he was involved in the lap #26 “Big One” which caused him to finish 103 laps down in 42nd. In that event he started 17th and he raced up to about 10th before the competition caution on lap 20. His team then had a slow pit stop which dropped him into the 20’s and then he was collected in the carnage when Danica Patrick spun. In June 2014 he ran much better and was perhaps the surprise performer of the event. In the race he started in 17th, had a 14th place average running position and finished 16th. Also in the race he earned the 15th best driver rating and ran in the top fifteen in 71% percent of the laps completed. Auto Club Speedway is Michigan’s sister track and earlier this year at that venue he finished 12th. If you’re looking for a driver to save an allocation with he might be worth a shot.
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