It’s time for one the most exciting days it motorsports – and we will cap it off with 600 miles in NASCARs backyard – Charlotte Motor Speedway. As always, the research is just getting started, so think about getting signed up and get exclusive access to our projection model, the domination station lineup optimizer, and most importantly, direct chat room access to some of the sharpest NASCAR minds in the industry. I will be on there all weekend updating everyone on my research.
Top Plays
Martin Truex Jr -MTJ – who starts 14th – has his hotrod tuned up for the long run, and the Coke 600 is notorious for long runs. MTJ has dominated this race more than once, and could well be the best Charlotte driver in recent times. I think MTJ leads a bunch of laps tomorrow, and competes for the win after 600 long miles.
Denny Hamlin – Hamlin has been sneaky good on 1.5 mile tracks, save for a couple self-inflicted mistakes. If Denny can put those mistakes behind him, he will be a real threat, especially considering he starts 20th. Denny has had some tremendous runs at Charlotte as of late, and given his speed in practice – is a high probability play. One of my favorites this week.
Kyle Busch – I’d be remiss if I didn’t include the defending Coke 600 champion as a top play, especially considering how dominant he has been in 2019. When it came to single lap speed in practice, KB didn’t really blow me away. However, his long run speed seems to be on point, and perhaps as importantly – his entire team has long run speed. Joe Gibbs are all in play, none more so then KB.
Kyle Larson – Larson wasn’t very impressive in practice, and honestly hasn’t been that great on 1.5 milers in 2019. However, his 25th starting spot is impossible to ignore. Coupled with his performance at the All Star race (given, it was a different package), I think Larson is a really good play.
Fades
My fades have been near useless this year, so I am going to refrain from giving them out for a while. Everyone is in play.
Values
Matt DiBenedetto – Another JGR affiliate – imagine. Matty D had pretty decent speed in practice, but it didn’t translate to qualifying. Bad for him, good for us. I expect Dibenedetto will compete for a top 20, and maybe even a top 15 if things get weird.
Ty Dillon – Ty has really outdriven his equipment on 1.5 mile tracks in 2019, and I expect more of the same tomorrow evening. His third practice was forgettable, but I think they will work out the kinks by mid race and compete for a top 20.
David Ragan- Ragan starts 31st, but was much better than that in final practice. He has an average running position of 24th on 1.5 milers in 2019 and I expect to match or better that this weekend.
Bubba Wallace – Bubba is good at Charlotte, and he proved it last week. 2019 has not been a friend to him, but if he is going to turn it around, it will be this weekend. He has a top 25 car against a 29th starting space. If everything falls into place, Bubba can run top 15. A high ceiling and a low floor – Bubba is a tremendous play.
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