Ross Chastain Likely to Play It Safe at Indianapolis While on Playoff Bubble
5 months agoRoss Chastain continues to perform well albeit in a very low-key manner as his baseline statistics do not capture the level of his performance. Nonetheless, Chastain now sits on the playoff bubble after crashes in two of the last three races. Although he has the speed to lead at times, it seems his cars go away near the end of races as he has a 0-4 record this year on the final lead change of the race. Chastain seems to lack much speed again this weekend at Indianapolis, as he qualified only 28th. He does tend to improve late in races this year when not in the lead, so that remains likely if he doesn't crash. Since Chastain is not locked in the playoffs and doesn't seem to have speed to win, expect him to go off-strategy and drive more conservatively than usual, which should culminate in a finish around 10th. Because of this, he's a solid Place Differential play on DFS sites.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference