Lap Raptor Podcast 2024/10/08 - Post-Talladega Musings
Discussing the takeaways from the fall Talladega race.
Justin Barber
Taylor Gray Continues to Progress
Taylor Gray is 19, in what Lap Raptor calls his age 18 season (Lap Raptor seasonal ages based on a driver's age on February 15). He's been driving trucks since his age 15 season. Look at these monotonically improving stats since his debut:
* ARP: 20.81
Stat Pack Recap: 2024 Xfinity Series United Rentals 250
Sammy Smith scored a much-needed win while Ryan Sieg continued his impressive season.
A Look at Ricky Stenhouse on Super Speedways
Stenhouse is known for his wrecks, but he's a winning drafter. Is there anything between?
A Quick Review of Ryan Sieg
Ryan Sieg continued his impressive season with a second-place finish on Saturday despite spending most of the race mid-pack. At 14.93, 2024 has his best average since 2019 (14.61), fueled by an Xfinity series-best 78% success rate. That average finish is better than fellow race winners Riley Herbst
Stat Pack Recap: 2024 Cup Series YellaWood 500
Another super speedway win for Ricky Stenhouse, and a calamitous day for Penske.
Stat Pack: 2024 Truck Series Love’s RV Stop 225 Preview
Heim and Sanchez in what should be a chaotic race.
Brandon Jones Back to JGR
Jones is returning to Joe Gibbs' Xfinity team, where he had his best years.
Stat Pack: 2024 Xfinity Series United Rentals 250 Preview
Boom and bust with Austin Hill, but Chandler Smith and Sheldon Creed are legitimate contenders too.
Does average running position matter on super speedways?
Not really.