Both Ryan Preece and Stewart-Haas Racing Seem Ill-Suited to Intermediates
2 months agoIn a qualifying session where all the Fords looked miserable, lame-duck Stewart-Haas Racing driver Ryan Preece qualified 35th at Homestead and was the slowest full-time Ford driver. The SHR cars are typically slow on flat 1.5-mile ovals and Preece is arguably slower still as in 90 races on tracks between 1 and 2 miles in length, Preece has only had a single top ten finish, that being a fourth in this year's Nashville race, where he still ran terribly with an average running position of 24th and backed into a top five entirely on strategy. Neither the driver nor his team seem particularly suited to this track type and Preece will probably be one of the slowest drivers who does not have trouble in the race.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference