Martin Truex Jr. A Good Pick For Daytona 500 Despite Poor History
9 months agoEven though his track record isn't great, Martin Truex Jr. is one driver to keep an eye on during the Daytona 500. Over the course of 37 career starts at this track, Truex has yet to go to victory lane and also has just three top-five finishes (8.1%). To put that into perspective, Chase Elliott has as many top-five finishes at Daytona in 21 less attempts than Truex. With that being said, the NextGen car has boosted Truex's playability at this track. In the four Daytona races with this new car, MTJ has won three of the eight Stages and has finished inside the top 10 in seven of the eight. Additionally, his average finishing position over the last four points-paying races overall at Daytona sits at 15.0, over six positions better than his career average (21.4). The Toyotas look really fast this year at Daytona. Could it finally be Truex's time to shine? He's as long as 25-to-1 to win at some sportsbooks.
Source: Racer
Source: Racer