Driver Rankings for Talladega

The Cup Series will compete at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday. What am I going to do with seven days between races? I was getting used to this racing every 2-3 days. Well, hopefully the race at Talladega is worth the wait. The Geico 500 can be seen Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on Fox.

Most people combine the stats from Daytona and Talladega to see which drivers are good picks this week. The tracks are different. Daytona is tighter and requires a well handling car. Talladega has 10 lanes so drivers have plenty of space. This race requires more horsepower and less handling. Some drivers are very good at one track and not so good at another. For that reason I will focus on what has happened in the past at Talladega.

Each week I use different stats in my model to create the best rankings possible to give you an edge on the completion. This week I focused on the last six races at Talladega. I did factor in the last three races at Daytona simply because the aero-packages are similar but not exactly the same (This week will have 510 HP while Daytona had 550 HP. Also there will be no aero ducts on the cars).

Here are the driver rankings for Talladega…

*Stats from Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet Pro

** Photos from NASCAR Media

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