Richmond May Interrupt Justin Haley's Run of Consistency
4 months agoAlthough Justin Haley posted the slowest qualifying speed in the field at Richmond yesterday--even slower than his Xfinity Series regular teammate, Riley Herbst--his plodding, methodical style and Chris Lawson's traditionally brilliant strategy have combined to almost always give Haley better finishes than his average running position, as he seems significantly faster at the end of a race than he ever is in qualifying. However, Haley still drives for Rick Ware Racing and this is one of his worst tracks. Haley has an average finish of 29.4 at Richmond and has never finished better than 21st in the Cup Series at this track. He's never even scored a lead lap finish and has finished multiple laps down every time but once. He'll probably still run better than he qualified, but the odds of another sneaky top-20 result seem unlikely.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference