Ty Dillon Returns to Action, but is Subpar on Short Tracks
8 months agoTy Dillon makes his debut in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series this weekend at Richmond for Kaulig Racing, but don't expect him to do much. Similarly to Harrison Burton and Austin Cindric, Dillon has finished every race at Richmond he's started but has never led a lap or really done anything in his past races. He has a best finish of 17th in 2022. Last year Ty Dillon's speed percentile was 18.68 on short tracks, a little better than his overall speed percentile of 14.00, and he was actually faster on those tracks than his teammate, Corey LaJoie, but still, he has been extremely mediocre and when considering he is starting 33rd longside his teammate Daniel Hemric, it's hard to even imagine Dillon getting a top 20 finish unless there's a lot of attrition, which there usually hasn't been at Richmond recently.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference