The MENCS will compete at Charlotte Motor Speedway this week. The Coca-Cola 600 is the longest race of the season. Usually fuel millage and pit strategy mixes up the field at the end of this race. That makes it more unpredictable than your average race on a 1.5-mile track. The race can be seen Sunday evening at 6 pm ET on Fox.
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 used the drivers performance in the 2018 season, driver rating at Charlotte, average finishing position at Charlotte, results from the 1.5-mile tracks this season, and the fastest laps of the season (we want driver with fast cars) and quality pass % (we want drivers who can pass other cars).
My early week pick for the pole is Kevin Harvick
Here are the early week driver rankings for Charlotte…
|
Driver |
| 1. Kevin Harvick |
| 2. Martin Truex Jr. |
| 3. Kyle Larson |
| 4. Kyle Busch |
| 5. Joey Logano |
| 6. Kurt Busch |
| 7. Brad Keselowski |
| 8. Denny Hamlin |
| 9. Clint Bowyer |
| 10. Ryan Blaney |
| 11. Chase Elliott |
| 12. Erik Jones |
| 13. Aric Almirola |
| 14. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| 15. Daniel Suarez |
| 16. Paul Menard |
| 17. Austin Dillon |
| 18. Jimmie Johnson |
| 19. Jamie McMurray |
| 20. Alex Bowman |
| 21. Ryan Newman |
| 22. Kasey Kahne |
| 23. William Byron |
| 24. Matt Kenseth |
| 25. Chris Buescher |
| 26. AJ Allmendinger |
| 27. David Ragan |
| 28. Darrell Wallace Jr. |
| 29. Michael McDowell |
| 30. Ty Dillon |
| 31. Matt Dibenedetto |
| 32. Cole Whitt |
| 33. Landon Cassill |
| 34. Ross Chastian |
| 35. Gray Gaulding |
| 36. Reed Sorenson |
I will post my final driver rankings after final practice Saturday night.
*Stats from Driveraverages.com and career stats from Racing-Reference.Info…
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