Justin Haley Will Start P27 At Martinsville Speedway
1 year agoOn Saturday evening, Justin Haley qualified 27th for the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. Saturday's disappointing qualifying effort, which was preceded by an underwhelming practice session where he posted the fifth slowest speed (20.402), has become a theme for the 24-year-old this year. In the seven races this season, Haley has just one start in the top-20 and has five starts at P31 or worse. By comparison, in the first seven races last season, the six-year Cup veteran did not have any starts in the 30s and ended 2023 (36 races) with just five total starts at P30 or higher. Given that he is in his first season with Rick Ware Racing, some adjustment period was expected, but not to this degree. With eight appearances in the DraftKings optimal lineup in 2023, Haley was becoming one of the most reliable value plays in the Cup Series, but that does not look to be the case this season. What is of further concern is that over his last four Cup starts at Martinsville, Haley is averaging just 7.48 DraftKings points, which is the second lowest among active full-time drivers in the Cup Series. Between his struggles both this season and at this track, the No. 51 should be looked at as nothing more than a dart throw in DFS this weekend.
Source: Racing-Reference.info
Source: Racing-Reference.info
Justin Haley Is Not Recommended For Martinsville DFS Lineups
1 week agoSpire Motorsports driver Justin Haley will start 30th for this week's race at Martinsville Speedway. Haley was the lowest qualifying driver of the three entries for Spire in this week's race. In eight races at Martinsville, Haley has never placed better than 27th and only gained positive place differential in three different Cup events. Through six races in the 2025 season, Haley has four top-20 finishes and has nabbed positive PD four times. In practice, Haley ranked 33rd in overall lap averages and 36th in 10 consecutive lap averages, while his hood came up, which limited his practice time. Despite a cheap salary below $6,000 on DraftKings and a deep starting position, Martinsville is one of Haley's worst tracks in the Cup Series. Fade the No. 7 Chevrolet driver due to his poor history and slow practice speeds this week.
Source: DriverAverages.com
Source: DriverAverages.com
Justin Haley Earns First Non-Drafting Oval Top-10 Finish For Spire Motorsports
2 weeks agoAfter a string of futility in his first half-season as a Spire Motorsports driver, Justin Haley earned his first top-10 finish on a non-drafting oval at Homestead on Sunday. In a race that had relatively little attrition, Haley started 21st and steadily worked his way through the pack during the race, finishing 15th at the end of Stage 1 and 20th in Stage 2 before he made a solid charge from 15th to 10th after the restart following Ryan Blaney's engine failure. This marks the second consecutive week that Haley has been the highest-finishing Spire driver in a race, and his finish moved him up four positions in points to 24th. However, it doesn't look like he will be seriously contending for wins anytime soon.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference
Justin Haley Hoping For A Better Result At Homestead This Time
2 weeks agoThe last time the NASCAR Cup Series was at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Justin Haley had a day to forget. After having a solid qualifying effort and starting 10th, Haley got spun on the first lap of the race (while running in sixth) and ultimately ended up finishing 34th when it was all said and done and spinning again later in the race. Don't let those mishaps stop you from considering Haley in your DraftKings lineups this time around, though. At $6,400 on the DFS site, Haley is a pretty cheap option with decent upside. He qualified 21st for Sunday's Straight Talk Wireless 400 and showed good speed in practice, ending up sixth-quickest in 25-lap average. Last weekend at Las Vegas, Haley rebounded from a 33rd-place starting spot to finish 14th at Las Vegas, and if the No. 7 Chevrolet has the same speed during the race as it did in practice, it wouldn't be overly surprising to see Haley contend for a top-10 finish. He's a tournament option to consider being overweight on in DraftKings this weekend.
Source: NBC Sports
Source: NBC Sports
Spire Speed Suggests Justin Haley Is A Strong DFS Option
3 weeks agoIn a puzzling qualifying session, Michael McDowell won the pole while his Spire Motorsports teammates Carson Hocevar and Justin Haley only qualified 25th and 33rd, respectively. Nonetheless, based on qualifying, Spire has seemed to have an uptick in speed this year and Spire at least is a Hendrick Motorsports satellite at a track where HMS frequently dominates. Even though Haley has generally underachieved since he took over the No. 7 Spire car late last year, it seems he likely has a lot of value since he earned top-20 finishes in four of the five Next Gen-era races in which he didn't have a Rick Ware car. In three of those, he had top-20 average running positions. When you also consider that Corey LaJoie had a 13th-place ARP last year, Haley is likely one of the best DFS underdog plays.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference
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