Despite Bubba Wallace's Drafting Record, He's Been Surprisingly Mediocre at Atlanta
47 seconds agoBubba Wallace remains one of the best drafters in the Cup Series even though he tends to finish worse than he runs. Wallace qualified 14th for today's Ambetter Health 300 and was significantly faster than all other Toyota drivers in a qualifying session where Ford drivers claimed 10 of the top 11 spots. When considering that and his 18 laps and many lead changes in the Daytona 500, he seems like he might be a leading contender on the surface. However, his record at Atlanta isn't very good as his average finish of 20.3 and 18.8 since it became a drafting track is not very good, especially because he has not crashed out of a race here. Although he finished 5th in last year's race, he's only led 19 laps here so his strong qualifying and lack of dominance here suggest there are better options for DFS, although he might still be worth a bet for the win at 30-1.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference