When it comes to the restrictor plate race tracks (Daytona and Talladega), teams that have strong race cars in the season-opening Daytona 500 tend to have strong cars for the three other plate races as well. And for this weekend’s Alabama 500 at Talladega–the final plate race of the season–you can get a sense of who will perform well from those that did the best in the first three overall. From a Fantasy NASCAR perspective, choosing drivers for these events can be a time suck, as pretty much any driver in the field has a chance to finish up front.
In the table below, all drivers that have competed in the first three plate races of the season (both Daytona races and the first Talladega event) are listed along with their average finish and average driver rating overthose events. You can click on the table headers to sort the individual columns.
