Welcome to TimersSports
Welcome to TimersSports
Driver Name: Jamie McMurray
Car #: 1
Make: Chevrolet
Aka: JMac
Season Debut: 2003 (first full season)
Number of Championships: 0
# of Career starts: 474
# of Career Poles: 11
# of Career Wins: 7
# of Career Top 5s: 56
# of Career Top 10s: 131
# of Career DNFs: 48
# of Career laps led: 1867
Career Average Finish: 18.6
Career Average Start: 18.8
# of 2015 Wins: 0
# of 2015 Top 5s: 4
# of 2015 Top 10s: 10
# of 2015 Poles: 0
# of 2015 DNFs: 2
# of 2015 Laps led: 14
2015 Average Finish: 14.9
2015 Average Start: 16.3
2015 Recap: JMac impressed the heck out me in 2015. He went from one of the most inconsistent drivers to one of the most consistent drivers in the series. Like many drivers who drives for 2nd-tier teams (no disrespect towards CGR), they tend have limited finishes near the front of the pack , along with that consistency. In 36 races, he only 10 Top 10 finishes and most of them came in the first 18 races of the season. JMac had a very successful season and should be proud of that, but really was nothing more than a 15th place driver once we got near and into the chase. But probably even got more consistent with his finishes. In 10 of the final 14 races, JMac finished in the 10th-16th finishing position. He best efforts came at the shorter flat racetracks with top 4 finishes coming at Martinsville, Phoenix and Richmond. His only top 5 at a non-short flat track was Dover during the chase.
Strong tracks: Martinsville, Richmond, Sonoma and Charlotte
Weak tracks: WGI and Kansas
Additional Info: JMac have a lot of great qualities and assets such as showing up at big time races and getting qualities finishes at his best racetracks. The downside to JMac and it showed down the stench of the 2015 season. That would be his talent level. No disrespect to him, but he cannot take a 15th place car and turn it into a top 10 run. He doesn't have that type of ability like his teammate Kyle Larson does. Which brings me to my next point of his equipment will only take him so far. Which why a lot of times, we don't see him pushing his car to the limits. He know what he needs to do in the racecar to get a solid finish. In 2015, he did exactly that.
Yahoo Grouping Prediction: B-list Grouping Tier
Overall Value Prediction: Inconsistent with some upside
2016 Fantasy Outlook: I think both of the CGR cars will improve in 2016. With that said, I think he will be more inconsistent as well. As much as enjoyed Jamie's consistency throughout the 2015 season, I don't think he can sustain that this upcoming season. I also expect to see more speed out of him though. That the plus I am hoping for to be honest. His best days will continue to be on the shorter flats and some intermediate racetracks. If you were going to use JMac, I would use him at tracks like Martinsville and Richmond. I also would use him at Sonoma and Charlotte as well. There will be other opportunity along the way, too. Like at Daytona and Talladega. Personally I think he is a tad overrated at those venues, but he does have wins there. But anyone have shot there, right? I will follow up this in January in my full driver fantasy previews.
**All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Twitter - @JeffNathans
Welcome to TimersSports
Driver Name: Jamie McMurray
Car #: 1
Make: Chevrolet
Aka: JMac
Season Debut: 2003 (first full season)
Number of Championships: 0
# of Career starts: 474
# of Career Poles: 11
# of Career Wins: 7
# of Career Top 5s: 56
# of Career Top 10s: 131
# of Career DNFs: 48
# of Career laps led: 1867
Career Average Finish: 18.6
Career Average Start: 18.8
# of 2015 Wins: 0
# of 2015 Top 5s: 4
# of 2015 Top 10s: 10
# of 2015 Poles: 0
# of 2015 DNFs: 2
# of 2015 Laps led: 14
2015 Average Finish: 14.9
2015 Average Start: 16.3
2015 Recap: JMac impressed the heck out me in 2015. He went from one of the most inconsistent drivers to one of the most consistent drivers in the series. Like many drivers who drives for 2nd-tier teams (no disrespect towards CGR), they tend have limited finishes near the front of the pack , along with that consistency. In 36 races, he only 10 Top 10 finishes and most of them came in the first 18 races of the season. JMac had a very successful season and should be proud of that, but really was nothing more than a 15th place driver once we got near and into the chase. But probably even got more consistent with his finishes. In 10 of the final 14 races, JMac finished in the 10th-16th finishing position. He best efforts came at the shorter flat racetracks with top 4 finishes coming at Martinsville, Phoenix and Richmond. His only top 5 at a non-short flat track was Dover during the chase.
Strong tracks: Martinsville, Richmond, Sonoma and Charlotte
Weak tracks: WGI and Kansas
Additional Info: JMac have a lot of great qualities and assets such as showing up at big time races and getting qualities finishes at his best racetracks. The downside to JMac and it showed down the stench of the 2015 season. That would be his talent level. No disrespect to him, but he cannot take a 15th place car and turn it into a top 10 run. He doesn't have that type of ability like his teammate Kyle Larson does. Which brings me to my next point of his equipment will only take him so far. Which why a lot of times, we don't see him pushing his car to the limits. He know what he needs to do in the racecar to get a solid finish. In 2015, he did exactly that.
Yahoo Grouping Prediction: B-list Grouping Tier
Overall Value Prediction: Inconsistent with some upside
2016 Fantasy Outlook: I think both of the CGR cars will improve in 2016. With that said, I think he will be more inconsistent as well. As much as enjoyed Jamie's consistency throughout the 2015 season, I don't think he can sustain that this upcoming season. I also expect to see more speed out of him though. That the plus I am hoping for to be honest. His best days will continue to be on the shorter flats and some intermediate racetracks. If you were going to use JMac, I would use him at tracks like Martinsville and Richmond. I also would use him at Sonoma and Charlotte as well. There will be other opportunity along the way, too. Like at Daytona and Talladega. Personally I think he is a tad overrated at those venues, but he does have wins there. But anyone have shot there, right? I will follow up this in January in my full driver fantasy previews.
**All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Twitter - @JeffNathans
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