Superspeedway races in NASCAR all the time appear to provide a minimum of one or two underdog tales each time we drop the inexperienced, and with six drafting fashion racetracks on the schedule, these drivers have extra probabilities than ever to make their presence identified.
Whereas the “little guys” of the Cup Collection don’t all the time find yourself in victory lane, a number of Cinderella tales have occurred earlier than, and with the NASCAR Cup Collection headed to a different drafting observe in Atlanta this weekend, let’s check out 4 underdogs that it is best to hold your eye on as we head to the excessive banks of the Peach State.
Corey LaJoie, No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro, Spire Motorsports
LaJoie’s fourth place end in Monday’s Daytona 500 was no fluke. He additionally completed prime 10 at Daytona within the 2020 working, inserting eighth, and practically received the summer season race on the reconfigured Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2022 earlier than Chase Elliott threw a late block. LaJoie has all the time been nice at getting essentially the most out of his tools, and if he’s in place to win on Sunday afternoon, don’t be shocked if he has discovered from his errors in 2022.