preview of next week, minus the starting position.
Gap from Harvick to Truex is insane. 3 median positions.
about 1 to logano
then logano - hamlin are all grouped by 1
3 to aric
aric to jones grouped by about 2
2 to kenseth-bowyer
2 to newman-reddick
mcdowell-preece close
then rest of scrubs close
top 10 drivers at texas in the past 5 years
1) Harvick (by a lot)
2) Kyle Busch
3) Logano
4) Kurt
5) Jones
6) Blaney
7) Aric
8) Byron
9) Bowyer
10) Truex/Suarez
Texas is another 1.5 mile course. Quad-oval. Two doglegs on the main straightaway near the finish line. High banks, high speed. Similar to Atlanta (where Harvick dominated this year) and Charlotte (Keselowski on Chase pit, and Chase).
Key skill: Turning through corners through downforce and grip so you can maintain speed when turning.
Too bad Aric is now chalk every week or he'd be a good under the radar. Jones might have lost some steam after crashing and could be good value. Bowyer/Byron/Kurt too. Suarez is interesting. Good history but has been terrible this year. Rest will just be good PD plays that we hope will get lucky. No more Custer since now he's going to start further up with the big boys.