Despite Inconsistent Record, Joey Logano a Likely Favorite at Talladega
4 weeks agoJoey Logano qualified 6th for this afternoon's Talladega race and sits four points above the playoff cutline in a tie with Chase Elliott. Although he has not run very well at most tracks this season relative to his usual standard, he has been very strong on drafting tracks as he led the most laps at both Daytona races and won at Atlanta, so one should expect him to be a leading contender to win. Despite how well he has run consistently for years, Logano has eight crash DNFs at Talladega and has only had a single top ten in his last 10 starts. However, the Penske cars are much faster than any other team on this track type and fewer cars have tended to crash at Talladega than at Daytona or Atlanta with this car. Given that Logano tends to overachieve in playoff races, expect him to get a finish.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference