Martinsville Fantasy NASCAR Mid Pack Predictions
Kurt Busch – Kurt Busch is a two-time winner at Martinsville but historically it’s proven to be one of his worst tracks. It’s home to his worst average finish (21.2), and worst top ten finish percentage (15%). At Martinsville Kurt Busch has typically run well in Stewart-Haas Racing equipment despite what his results show. Last fall he didn’t have a good race and never looked better than the mid-teens. When the checkered flag waved he finished 22nd and had a 19th place average running position. Last spring he had a solid showing and finished 13th. I’ll note he was slightly better than his result. His average running position was 9th and he earned the 10th best driver rating. In fall 2015 he had a top five car but finished 34th after getting collected in “The Big One” following a “gamed” Penske restart. Despite missing slightly over 10% percent of the race Busch still had a 9th place average running position, earned the 13th best driver rating and led 22 laps. In spring 2015 he damaged his nose around the midpoint and didn’t run as well after that. Prior to that point of the race he led 21 laps. When the checkered flag waved he finished 14th, had a 14th place average running position and earned the 14th best driver rating. In spring 2014 Kurt Busch raced his way to victory lane at Martinsville. (Yahoo B Driver)
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Aric Almirola – Martinsville is a solid track for Aric Almirola and it’s a venue where he has sleeper potential. Since 2012 minus a spring 2016 engine failure he has a 13.8 average finish and has had a result in the top 21 every race. From a performance perspective I would look for him to likely come home with a teens result if things go smoothly. Last fall at Martinsville he typically ran between the high-teens and the low-twenties, but at the end he rallied to finish 15th. In spring 2016 he looked about 20th place good but finished 40th after he had engine problems. In his 8 Martinsville races prior to that he had a 13.6 average finish. In 2015 he had respectable results of 12th and 16th. (Yahoo B Driver)
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Daniel Suarez – Daniel Suarez has back to back top tens. Of course he wasn’t that good in either race but I imagine it’s a beneficial confidence booster. If Martinsville takes a strange twist at the end who knows he might just be able to slip into a third top ten. Last year at Martinsville Joe Gibbs cars were the class of the field. Performance wise on Sunday I would look for Suarez to be around 20th place good. Martinsville hasn’t historically been friendly to rookies and his level of success hasn’t been the best here in NASCAR’s lower divisions. Last year in the Truck Series he recorded finishes of 18th and 6th. In 2015 he finished 6th and 16th. (Yahoo C Driver)
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