Four drivers inside the top 12 in the NASCAR XFINITY Series standings are former winners looking for their first victory this season - Ty Dillon (62 races since his last win), Justin Allgaier (59), Brendan Gaughan (54) and Ryan Reed (47). One of these four could possibly get a win and lock themselves into the Chase over the next several races.
Richard Childress Racing teammates Dillon and Gaughan are having solid 2016 seasons, sitting third and fifth in the standings, respectively. In 15 starts this season, Dillon has managed five top fives and nine top 10s. The 24-year-old is approaching some tracks he runs well at (including Indianapolis Motor Speedway (July 23), the site of his first series win). Dillon has made four starts in the Bluegrass State, posting two top fives, three top 10s and an average finish of 6.8. Among those solid finishes at Kentucky, he wrestled his Chevrolet to a runner-up finish last September.
For the veteran Gaughan, Kentucky Speedway is a welcomed sight. The 1.5-mile track is home to his last series win (2014) and statistically is one of his best tracks. In seven starts at Kentucky, Gaughan has one win, four top fives, seven top 10s and an average finish of 4.7.
JR Motorsport’s driver Justin Allgaier came just a fender shy of getting his first series win of the season last weekend at Daytona. The Riverton, Illinois native is currently fourth in the standings after recording six top fives and 12 top 10s. Though Allgaier has seven starts at Kentucky, he hasn’t competed there since 2013 in the series. He has two top fives, four top 10s and an average finish of 10.7 at the 1.5-mile track.
Roush Fenway Racing’s Ryan Reed is still trying to find his footing in 2016 as he rests 10th in the points with one top-10 finish. Reed’s lone win came in the season-opening race at Daytona in 2015, and since then he has struggled to replicate his performance. But that could change this weekend, as Reed and the rest of the series will compete on a new surface at Kentucky. Reed has made four starts at Kentucky, logging an average finish of 16.8.
From Jayski.
Richard Childress Racing teammates Dillon and Gaughan are having solid 2016 seasons, sitting third and fifth in the standings, respectively. In 15 starts this season, Dillon has managed five top fives and nine top 10s. The 24-year-old is approaching some tracks he runs well at (including Indianapolis Motor Speedway (July 23), the site of his first series win). Dillon has made four starts in the Bluegrass State, posting two top fives, three top 10s and an average finish of 6.8. Among those solid finishes at Kentucky, he wrestled his Chevrolet to a runner-up finish last September.
For the veteran Gaughan, Kentucky Speedway is a welcomed sight. The 1.5-mile track is home to his last series win (2014) and statistically is one of his best tracks. In seven starts at Kentucky, Gaughan has one win, four top fives, seven top 10s and an average finish of 4.7.
JR Motorsport’s driver Justin Allgaier came just a fender shy of getting his first series win of the season last weekend at Daytona. The Riverton, Illinois native is currently fourth in the standings after recording six top fives and 12 top 10s. Though Allgaier has seven starts at Kentucky, he hasn’t competed there since 2013 in the series. He has two top fives, four top 10s and an average finish of 10.7 at the 1.5-mile track.
Roush Fenway Racing’s Ryan Reed is still trying to find his footing in 2016 as he rests 10th in the points with one top-10 finish. Reed’s lone win came in the season-opening race at Daytona in 2015, and since then he has struggled to replicate his performance. But that could change this weekend, as Reed and the rest of the series will compete on a new surface at Kentucky. Reed has made four starts at Kentucky, logging an average finish of 16.8.
From Jayski.
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