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Driver Name: Austin Dillon
Car #: 3
Make: Chevy
Season Debut: 2014 (First-Full Season)
Number of Championships: 0
# of Career Starts: 157
# of Career Poles: 3
# of Career Wins: 1
# of Career Top 5s: 9
# of Career Top 10s: 26
# of Career DNFs: 12
# of Career laps led: 78
Career Average Finish: 18.7
Career Average Start: 17.7
# of 2017 Wins: 1
# of 2017 Top 5s: 3
# of 2017 Top 10s: 4
# of 2017 Poles: 0
# of 2017 DNFs: 5
# of 2017 laps led: 12
2017 Average Finish: 18.6
2017 Average Start: 19.1
2017 Fantasy Recap - Heading into the 2017 season, there were very high hopes for Austin Dillon. He was coming off a very strong and consistent season, where he appeared to be making that ''next step'' as I referred to as. Did he actually take the next step in 2017? It is very debatable. A lot of people say he did since he won a race. But for me, it is only part of it. Minus his win, his numbers across the board dipped dramatically. His top 5 went down from 4 to 3. His top 10 went down from 13 to 4. His average finish in 2016 was 14.8, in 2017 it was 18.6. While his average start in 2016 was 14.0, in 2017 it was 19.1. Dillon also saw his number of poles and laps led drop, too. So aside from wins, it is hard to say that Dillon really took that next step. It is great he scored the win, even though it was probably pure. Still, he need to prove himself before he is taken seriously as a top driver in Nascar.
Strong Tracks - Kansas, Charlotte, Michigan and Daytona
Weak Tracks - Watkins Glenn and Richmond
Yahoo Grouping Tier: B-list Grouping Tier
2018 Fantasy Outlook - It is hard to say what to expect from Austin Dillon in 2018. He had a great 2016 and then had up and down 2017 season. His highlight was obviously his win, but other than he had very few good thing happen for him. His average finish of 18.6 says a lot about him last year and I don't really blame him for it though. RCR's speed was clearly a big factor for the lack of contention throughout 2017. Will it see improvement in 2018? I think there is the chance of that. The greatest thing about racing, it is always room for improvement and there are always room for thinking ways to improvement. It doesn't take much to find it, either. I think Dillon's success will have a lot to do with how quick they come out of the gate.
*All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Twitter - @JeffNathans18
Driver Name: Austin Dillon
Car #: 3
Make: Chevy
Season Debut: 2014 (First-Full Season)
Number of Championships: 0
# of Career Starts: 157
# of Career Poles: 3
# of Career Wins: 1
# of Career Top 5s: 9
# of Career Top 10s: 26
# of Career DNFs: 12
# of Career laps led: 78
Career Average Finish: 18.7
Career Average Start: 17.7
# of 2017 Wins: 1
# of 2017 Top 5s: 3
# of 2017 Top 10s: 4
# of 2017 Poles: 0
# of 2017 DNFs: 5
# of 2017 laps led: 12
2017 Average Finish: 18.6
2017 Average Start: 19.1
2017 Fantasy Recap - Heading into the 2017 season, there were very high hopes for Austin Dillon. He was coming off a very strong and consistent season, where he appeared to be making that ''next step'' as I referred to as. Did he actually take the next step in 2017? It is very debatable. A lot of people say he did since he won a race. But for me, it is only part of it. Minus his win, his numbers across the board dipped dramatically. His top 5 went down from 4 to 3. His top 10 went down from 13 to 4. His average finish in 2016 was 14.8, in 2017 it was 18.6. While his average start in 2016 was 14.0, in 2017 it was 19.1. Dillon also saw his number of poles and laps led drop, too. So aside from wins, it is hard to say that Dillon really took that next step. It is great he scored the win, even though it was probably pure. Still, he need to prove himself before he is taken seriously as a top driver in Nascar.
Strong Tracks - Kansas, Charlotte, Michigan and Daytona
Weak Tracks - Watkins Glenn and Richmond
Yahoo Grouping Tier: B-list Grouping Tier
2018 Fantasy Outlook - It is hard to say what to expect from Austin Dillon in 2018. He had a great 2016 and then had up and down 2017 season. His highlight was obviously his win, but other than he had very few good thing happen for him. His average finish of 18.6 says a lot about him last year and I don't really blame him for it though. RCR's speed was clearly a big factor for the lack of contention throughout 2017. Will it see improvement in 2018? I think there is the chance of that. The greatest thing about racing, it is always room for improvement and there are always room for thinking ways to improvement. It doesn't take much to find it, either. I think Dillon's success will have a lot to do with how quick they come out of the gate.
*All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Twitter - @JeffNathans18
