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2015 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Profile
Ricky I think have plenty of potential to be a solid cup driver , I was quite surprised how much he regress from year 1 to year 2. In year 3 , he needs to be consistent in pretty much every area. More importantly , Ricky needs to find more speed on a weekly basis. Something he lacked in 2014.
Intermediate tracks is where Ricky will earn his bacon. Last season , his numbers were ugly. But Roush usually unload fast racecars at these tracks. In rookie year , his best races came at Kansas , Texas and Chicago. All three high-speed intermediate racetracks. Last year was just a down year for RFR. I trust 2013 data a little more.
Short tracks could go either way with Ricky. His 20.8 career average finish suggests he been somewhat competitive. But he only have a small simple size of races. Difficult to get accuracy data from it. Expect mix results mainly. Short tracks aren't exactly Roush strong suit.
Road courses he been pretty bad overall. His career average finish is 24.0. That tell me its not one of strengths. His Nationwide record probably could back that up as well. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out. I probably wouldn't use him at Sonoma and Watkins Glenn.
Plate tracks been Ricky strong suit. He have finished in the top 10 six times in 8 races. But he also finished 41st in his most recent start. Roush strong suit definitely will be Plate races. But from a fantasy vantage point , picking Ricky is playing with fire. If he wrecks out (like the summer 2014- Daytona race) , you literally a sitting duck. Trust me I know because I was.
Ricky will be a useable option from time to time. Mainly at plate races and maybe high speed intermediate racetracks. Much of the Ricky equation will heavily depends on the improvemts (performance wise) at RFR. If improvements are little to none , don't expect much use from Ricky Jr in 2015. Same goes for Bayne and Biffle.
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