June 16, 2024

Stewart-Haas Racing star Noah Gragson will start 23rd in Sunday's Iowa Corn 350 at Iowa Speedway. Rumors about who he will be driving for in 2025 aside, there are a lot of questions surrounding the 25-year-old heading into Sunday night's race. Specifically, will we see the Gragson that was the fastest in Friday's practice, the one who posted a speed of 137.988, or will we see the driver who was over four seconds slower in qualifying, the one who posted a speed of just 133.849? Unfortunately, because this will be the first Cup race at this track, there is no easy way to make the case for or against Gragson heading into this event. While he does have two top-10 finishes in his only two Xfinity starts at this track, he is averaging just 26.3 for his finish in his Cup career on short tracks. To put this in perspective, this average falls below the average finish of Erik Jones (19), Todd Gilliand (20.3), Ryan Preece (20.8), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (21.4), A.J. Allmendinger (22), and Harrison Burton (24.4), drivers that are all cheaper on this weekend's slate. Given his inconsistency this weekend and considering there are more appealing options that will cost you less, it is recommended that you limit your exposure (max 5%) to the No. 10 in DFS this weekend.--Adam Erhardt - RotoBaller
Source: DriverAverages.com