EchoPark Speedway Fantasy NASCAR Mid Pack Predictions / The Low Tier

Connor Zilisch
EchoPark Fantasy Outlook – Connor Zilisch had a great EchoPark debut last summer and finished 11th. Can he repeat it? Perhaps, but he’ll of course need to avoid trouble first himself which will be difficult.
EchoPark Track History – Last summer at EchoPark on the Cup level, Connor Zilisch had a great race and finished 11th. Avoiding trouble was more than half the battle and he accomplished that. Additionally, Zilisch had an 18.8 average running position and earned the 17th best Driver Rating. Last year in the O’Reilly series, Zilisch crashed in the spring (34th) and then in the summer he led 32 laps and finished 4th (best Driver Rating & best average running position).

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John H Nemechek
EchoPark Fantasy Outlook – John H Nemechek is frequently at his best at superspeedways and he finished 10th last spring at EchoPark, so he’ll have upside for the risk takers out there. That said, Nemechek is a frequent crasher and over his other three starts he’s finished 21st or worse. Overall, Nemechek’s EchoPark average finish sits at 22.5.
EchoPark Track History – Last summer at EchoPark Speedway, Nemechek finished 9th in Stage #2 but then finished a disappointing 19-laps down in 26th after having problems in the last Stage. Last spring, Nemechek had a solid day for himself and finished 10th. To close out the race, Nemechek ran well and over the last forty laps he basically ran about 15th or better. Additionally, Nemechek earned the 16th best Driver Rating and had a 17.2 average running position. In 2024, Nemechek had results of 33rd (crashed twice) and 21st (involved in the lap #2 “Big One.)

Austin Dillon
EchoPark Fantasy Outlook – I have low expectations for Austin Dillon at EchoPark Speedway. In the Next Gen, Dillon has a 23.6 average finish and he’s also 0 for 8 at finishing in the top 15. I’ll note, Dillon has been consistent and over the last six he’s finished between 16th to 22nd every race. Expecting another result around that range seems reasonable.
EchoPark Track History – At EchoPark Speedway over the last six races, Dillon has a 19.8 average finish, a 22.5 average running position and he’s finished between 16th to 22nd every race. Last summer, Dillon finished 20th and had a 19.7 average running position. I’ll note, Dillon was damaged in both the lap 57 and 69 “Big One’s”, but he was able to continue logging laps. Last spring, Dillon had his best Atlanta superspeedway race and finished 16th. That said, there was nothing special about his afternoon with Dillon having a 24.5 average running position and ranking 26th in terms of Driver Rating. If anything, Dillon benefitted from the attrition. Over the four races prior to that, Dillon had results of 20th, 22nd, 21st and 20th.

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