Justin Haley Likely Needs Attrition To Contend At Darlington
6 months agoJustin Haley qualified 28th for this weekend's race at Darlington, giving him his best starting position on an unrestricted superspeedway since he moved to Rick Ware Racing. Haley is a plodding, methodical driver who predictably finishes better than he starts almost every week, and Darlington will likely prove no exception. He has a better average finish at Darlington than any other track where he has raced three or more times. This included third and eighth-place finishes in the last two spring Darlington races. However, in both of those races, he had average running positions worse than 20th and primarily benefited from good strategy and attrition, while Kaulig Racing typically still has faster cars than RWR. Haley is consistent and risk-averse enough that he will likely advance through the field and finish around 20th, but he'd need a lot of luck to threaten for a top ten.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference