Roush Fenway Racing put all four of its drivers in the top seven this past weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, including winner Matt Kenseth.
Statistically speaking, don’t count on that happening again this Sunday at Talladega. With a team-wide average finish of 18.9 at Talladega, the track ranks as RFR’s worst. Its Driver Rating there is 75.6, making Talladega its second-worst track in terms of the Loop Data stat behind Watkins Glen (75.3).
Some quick hits on the team’s Talladega struggles…
• Last year, only one Roush Fenway driver finished in the top 10 in either Talladega race: David Ragan, 6th in April.
• Jamie McMurray, who is no longer with the team, is the last RFR driver to win at Talladega (Nov. 1, 2009). Prior to that, RFR’s last Talladega win was by Mark Martin in May of 1997.
• Since 2007, 38 Roush Fenway Racing cars have entered at Talladega; seven have placed in the top 10.
• Those seven top 10s have come from three drivers: Dave Ragan (three), Jamie McMurray (two), and Greg Biffle (two). None from points leader Carl Edwards or third-place Kenseth.
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