Ryan Preece Will Probably Be an Afterthought at Talladega
1 month agoRyan Preece qualified 18th for what might be his last NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega. Although he is in a Ford and the Fords have had a significant speed advantage, the Stewart-Haas Fords have been nowhere near as fast as the Penske-affiliated Fords and it seems likely the team will be focused on trying to help Chase Briscoe advance to the Round of 8 and Preece will likely fall by the wayside. Preece's finishing record at Talladega actually isn't bad as his average finish of 16.4 is better than you'd expect, but that is more because he didn't crash than because he ran well, and he seemed to run somewhat better with JTG-Daugherty Racing in the Gen-6 car than he has lately. Although he did clear his season goose-egg and finally lead at the last drafting race at Atlanta, he's probably too slow to contend even at Talladega.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference