Zane Smith Unlikely to Contend After Practice Crash
8 months agoZane Smith did not have a good start to his weekend after crashing in the second practice session, which prevented him from registering a time in qualifying. Smith has mightily struggled in his rookie NASCAR Cup Series campaign as he has been both slow and crash-prone. After Daniel Hemric posted the fastest average speed at Talladega, Smith is now once again the slowest driver this season with a speed percentile of 22.40. Smith has never competed at Dover in the Cup Series, but he did win his only Craftsman Truck Series race there in 2020 before the track was dropped off the schedule for 2021. Just as most rookies seem to have struggled significantly more at learning the Next Gen car than previous generations of chassis, Smith is highly likely to be a complete nonfactor tomorrow as he generally has been throughout the season. Still, though, his last-place starting position makes him a decent low-dollar DFS play on DraftKings.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference