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Bubba Wallace Jr - Bubba was a noticable finisher in Saturday's race, as he ended up in 9th place when the checkers waved. He wasn't a legit top 10 driver, though. However, he was better than what you would expect. During Saturday's race, he had 15.7 average running position and 76.2 driver rating. His ARP and DR both ranked 15th for the event. I am sure that running in the top 5 and top 10 at end of the race spiked that up some. I also believe that track position was a major factor in that as well. I still say that he was a top 20 driver for the event and he posted somewhat similar numbers at Texas, where they ran a similar tire combination. I doubt if Bubba repeats a top 10 finish, but he is certainly capable of being a mid teen driver to high driver. That is realistically his range, but track position could easily come into play again!
Tyler Reddick - Reddick will start 3rd in today's race and has finished 4 of his last 6 races in the top 10. In his last 6 cup races this season, he has held 10.2 average finsih which leads all rookies by a large margin. The next closest rookie is Cole Custer at 15.7 and followed by Bell at 17.3. The difference between those three drivers? I believe Reddick is matured beyond his years and get some much more out of his ride than he should. Week in and week out, he find ways to get good finishes out of his cars and find ways to finish on the lead lap. In yesterday's race, he spent most of race playing catch up and finished 18th. I believe that he will do better in today's race and finish closer to the top 10!
Dark Horses -
Kurt Busch - Early on, I thought Kurt had a lot of speed in his car in yesterday's race. However, he did fade some as the race went on. Like always, he found a way to finish in the top 10 (10th) and will look to do more of the same in Sunday's race. Kurt has ran really well at Michigan of late and ranks among the best in the series actaully. In his last 7 races here, he has posted an average finish in the top 10. He is one of seven active cup drivers to do so. His 9.6 average finish ranked as 6th-best in the series in those 7 races.
Erik Jones - Jones was told this past week that he wasn't going to be back for the 2021 season. And he might had one of his better races of the 2020 season. He only finished 11th, but boy that car was fast. He was a legit top 5 driver, in my opinion. He ranked tied for the 4th-best average running position (6.6) and had 5th-best driver rating (108.8). Think it luck that he ran well on Saturday? Don't! He finished 5th at Texas and 6th at Kansas, his two most recent races on any intermediate tracks. In his last three intermediate tracks (including yesterday's race), he has held 7.3 average finish with 8.0 average running position and 102.1 driver rating. He ranked 7th, 6th and 6th in the series among all drivers in those three races. That No.20 team has had a lot of speed lately and I believe that they are starting to hit their stride!
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