Last week, in the first Truck race of the year, we got to see up and comer Nick Sanchez pick up his first NASCAR win. This week we head to another Superspeedway, Atlanta, where we could easily see another driver pick up their first win. I have picked 5 notable drivers to look at, 1 based on 2024 season stats, 1 based on Superspeedway stats, 1 based on the last Atlanta race, 1 based on their Atlanta stats over the last 5 Truck seasons, and 1 based on the highest in points that wasn’t already picked. Here is a look at those 5 notable drivers 2024 season statistics, along with ranks among drivers in 2024 as well as ranking through 1 race since the Playoffs started in 2016. We will also highlight notable streaks accomplished through the year and at Atlanta, 2023/24 Superspeedway (drafting tracks) statistics and Atlanta statistics from the past 5 Truck seasons.
1st in Points – Tyler Ankrum
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 1 Race |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 11.0 | 11th of 36 | T91st of 304 |
| Best Fin. | 11th | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 11th | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 100% | T1st of 36 | T1st of 304 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 83.17% | 2nd of 36 | 47th of 304 |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 100.2 | 2nd of 36 | 26th of 304‡ |
| Wins | 0 | T2nd of 36 | T10th of 304 |
| Poles | 0 | T2nd of 36 | T10th of 304 |
| Top 2’s | 0 | T3rd of 36 | T19th of 304 |
| Top 3’s | 0 | T4th of 36 | T28th of 304 |
| Top 5’s | 0 | T6th of 36 | T46th of 304 |
| Top 10’s | 0 | T11th of 36 | T91st of 304 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 0 | T1st of 36 | T1st of 304 |
| DNF’s¹ | 0 | T1st of 36 | T1st of 304 |
| Stage Wins | 1 | T1st of 36 | T3rd of 272* |
| Stage T10s | 2 | T1st of 36 | T1st of 272* |
| Stage Pts | 17 | 1st of 36 | T6th of 272* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 2.5 | 1st of 36 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 1 | T2nd of 36 | T11th of 272* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2016
¹Ranks of drivers to start 43% of races thru 1 race
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year/active streaks
- 1 straight Stage Win (active “streak”)
- 2 straight Stage T10’s (active streak)
- Notable Atlanta Streaks
- 2 straight Stage T10’s (2022 S1-2022 S2)
- 1 straight Stage T10 (active “streak”)
- 2023/24 Superspeedway Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Superspeedway start, 63 drivers)
- 4 Races, Avg. Finish 19.25(35th), 71.31% of Laps ran in Top15(12th), Avg. Driver Rating 83.3(15th), Best 7th, Worst 33rd, Laps Completed 87.98%, Led 8.47% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 0 Top 5’s, 1 Top 10, 2 Top 15’s, 2 Finishes out of Top 20, 1 DNF, 2 Stage Wins, 3.88 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Atlanta Statistics
- 2023 Atlanta Race
- Finished 26th, Started 13th, Led 0 laps, Finished 7th in Stage 2, ran 106 Laps in Top 15(77.94% of laps ran), had 69.9 Driver Rating (ranked 17th)
- Notable Atlanta Statistics over last 5 years (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Atlanta since 2019, 30 drivers)
- 4 Races
- 17.5 Avg. Finish (Ranks T13th)
- Best Finish: 11th, Worst: 26th
- Completed 99.63% of laps (% ranks 14th)
- 55.6% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 10th)
- 77.7 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 11th)
- Led 0.00% of laps he’s run
- 0 Top 10’s
- 2 Top 15’s, 50.0% (% ranks T11th)
- 1 finish outside Top 20, 25.0% (% ranks T11th)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 Stage Wins
- 3 Stage T10’s, 37.5% (% ranks 10th)
- 1.38 Stage Pts Per Stage (Ranks 9th)
Main Points & Outlook
– Tyler Ankrum is notable because of his 2024 season stats (mainly Driver Rating)
– Last week Ankrum was able to get a Stage Win, the most Stage Pts, and run over 80% of his laps in the Top 15, but in the end he finished 11th
– After 1 race he has the 2nd best Laps in Top 15% and Avg. Driver Rating with the best stage stats of any driver
– The only streaks he has are the stages in Daytona
– His Atlanta streaks aren’t that impressive as the best streak he has is a 2 straight Stage T10 streak
– In 4 Superspeedway races since the start of 2023 he has just 1 Top 10, but he does have 2 Stage Wins and 3.88 Stage Pts Per Stage
– Last year at Atlanta Ankrum was running Top 10 entering the final corner before getting involved in an incident, leading him to finish 26th
– This has been typical of him here at Atlanta as he has 0 Top 10’s and a 17.5 Avg. Finish here in the last 5 years, but this was his only finish out of the Top 20
Outlook for this weekend
Tyler Ankrum came out on top of the point standings after great stages and a decent finish at Daytona. This has been typical of him at Superspeedways of late as he hasn’t found a way to turn good races into good finishes. What’s worse is this weekend is Atlanta where he’s just struggled over the last 5 years, so overall don’t expect too much in terms of finishing this week for Ankrum.
– Tyler Ankrum is notable because of his 2024 season stats (mainly Driver Rating)
– Last week Ankrum was able to get a Stage Win, the most Stage Pts, and run over 80% of his laps in the Top 15, but in the end he finished 11th
– After 1 race he has the 2nd best Laps in Top 15% and Avg. Driver Rating with the best stage stats of any driver
– The only streaks he has are the stages in Daytona
– His Atlanta streaks aren’t that impressive as the best streak he has is a 2 straight Stage T10 streak
– In 4 Superspeedway races since the start of 2023 he has just 1 Top 10, but he does have 2 Stage Wins and 3.88 Stage Pts Per Stage
– Last year at Atlanta Ankrum was running Top 10 entering the final corner before getting involved in an incident, leading him to finish 26th
– This has been typical of him here at Atlanta as he has 0 Top 10’s and a 17.5 Avg. Finish here in the last 5 years, but this was his only finish out of the Top 20
Outlook for this weekend
Tyler Ankrum came out on top of the point standings after great stages and a decent finish at Daytona. This has been typical of him at Superspeedways of late as he hasn’t found a way to turn good races into good finishes. What’s worse is this weekend is Atlanta where he’s just struggled over the last 5 years, so overall don’t expect too much in terms of finishing this week for Ankrum.
2nd in Points – Nick Sanchez
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 1 Race |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 1.0 | 1st of 36 | T1st of 304 |
| Best Fin. | 1st | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 1st | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 100% | T1st of 36 | T1st of 304 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 72.28% | T8th of 36 | T78th of 304 |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 114.6 | 1st of 36 | 10th of 304‡ |
| Wins | 1 | 1st of 36 | T1st of 304 |
| Poles | 0 | T2nd of 36 | T10th of 304 |
| Top 2’s | 1 | T1st of 36 | T1st of 304 |
| Top 3’s | 1 | T1st of 36 | T1st of 304 |
| Top 5’s | 1 | T1st of 36 | T1st of 304 |
| Top 10’s | 1 | T1st of 36 | T1st of 304 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 0 | T1st of 36 | T1st of 304 |
| DNF’s¹ | 0 | T1st of 36 | T1st of 304 |
| Stage Wins | 0 | T3rd of 36 | T15th of 272* |
| Stage T10s | 1 | T5th of 36 | T47th of 272* |
| Stage Pts | 2 | T13th of 36 | T94th of 272* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 15.0 | T16th of 36 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 5 | 1st of 36 | T3rd of 272* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2016
¹Ranks of drivers to start 43% of races thru 1 race
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year/active streaks
- 1 straight Win (active “streak”)
- 2 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak, tied longest active streak in Truck Series)
- 1 straight Stage T10 (active “streak”)
- Notable Atlanta Streaks
- 1 straight Top 2 finish (active “streak”)
- 1 straight Stage T10 (active “streak”)
- 2023/24 Superspeedway Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Superspeedway start, 63 drivers)
- 4 Races, Avg. Finish 9.0(6th), 65.14% of Laps ran in Top15(17th), Avg. Driver Rating 93.6(3rd), Best 1st, Worst 26th, Laps Completed 100%, Led 14.9% of laps he ran, 1 Win, 1 Pole, 2 Top 3’s, 2 Top 5’s, 3 Top 10’s, 3 Top 15’s, 1 Finish out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 1 Stage Win, 4.38 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Atlanta Statistics
- 2023 Atlanta Race
- Finished 2nd, Started 20th, Led 11 laps(8.03%), Finished 10th in Stage 2, ran 70 Laps in Top 15(51.09% of laps ran), had 99.1 Driver Rating (ranked 6th)
- Notable Atlanta Statistics over last 5 years (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Atlanta since 2019, 30 drivers)
- 1 Race
- 2.0 Avg. Finish (Ranks 1st)
- Best Finish: 2nd, Worst: 2nd
- Completed 100% of laps (% ranks T1st)
- 51.09% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 12th)
- 99.1 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 4th)
- Led 8.03% of laps he’s run (% ranks 3rd)
- 0 Wins
- 1 Top 2, 100% (% ranks 1st)
- 0 finishes outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 Stage Wins
- 1 Stage T10, 50.0% (% ranks T5th)
Main Points & Outlook
– Nick Sanchez is notable because of his stats over the last 5 years at Atlanta
– Sanchez started out the year in the best way possible last week, by winning. Overall he ran well and found himself in the right spot when the caution came out.
– Thru 1 race he has the best Avg. Driver Rating and is tied for 8th best Laps in Top 15%, but he was just so-so in stages last week
– Going back to last year he now has 2 straight Top 10 finishes
– He’s only had 1 start at Atlanta in the Trucks and so he doesn’t have much for streaks here
– In the last 4 Superspeedway races he has the 3rd best Avg. Driver Rating, 6th best Avg. Finish, and has gotten an impressive 4.38 Stage Pts Per Stage
– At Atlanta last year Sanchez only ran 51% of his laps in the Top 15, but he was up front late battling for the win before finishing 2nd
– Last year was his only start here at Atlanta so his stats are pretty good
Outlook for this weekend
Nick Sanchez started out the Truck season in the best way possible, by winning. Going to another Superspeedway may just be what he wants as he’s been pretty good at them over the last 2 years getting 3 Top 15’s in 4 starts. One of these was a 2nd place finish at Atlanta last year in his only start here. All of this shows that Sanchez should be on everyone’s watch list for the win this weekend.
– Nick Sanchez is notable because of his stats over the last 5 years at Atlanta
– Sanchez started out the year in the best way possible last week, by winning. Overall he ran well and found himself in the right spot when the caution came out.
– Thru 1 race he has the best Avg. Driver Rating and is tied for 8th best Laps in Top 15%, but he was just so-so in stages last week
– Going back to last year he now has 2 straight Top 10 finishes
– He’s only had 1 start at Atlanta in the Trucks and so he doesn’t have much for streaks here
– In the last 4 Superspeedway races he has the 3rd best Avg. Driver Rating, 6th best Avg. Finish, and has gotten an impressive 4.38 Stage Pts Per Stage
– At Atlanta last year Sanchez only ran 51% of his laps in the Top 15, but he was up front late battling for the win before finishing 2nd
– Last year was his only start here at Atlanta so his stats are pretty good
Outlook for this weekend
Nick Sanchez started out the Truck season in the best way possible, by winning. Going to another Superspeedway may just be what he wants as he’s been pretty good at them over the last 2 years getting 3 Top 15’s in 4 starts. One of these was a 2nd place finish at Atlanta last year in his only start here. All of this shows that Sanchez should be on everyone’s watch list for the win this weekend.
3rd in Points – Christian Eckes
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 1 Race |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 10.0 | 10th of 36 | T82nd of 304 |
| Best Fin. | 10th | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 10th | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 100% | T1st of 36 | T1st of 304 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 72.28% | T8th of 36 | T78th of 304 |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 90.4 | 4th of 36 | 51st of 304‡ |
| Wins | 0 | T2nd of 36 | T10th of 304 |
| Poles | 0 | T2nd of 36 | T10th of 304 |
| Top 2’s | 0 | T3rd of 36 | T19th of 304 |
| Top 3’s | 0 | T4th of 36 | T28th of 304 |
| Top 5’s | 0 | T6th of 36 | T46th of 304 |
| Top 10’s | 1 | T1st of 36 | T1st of 304 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 0 | T1st of 36 | T1st of 304 |
| DNF’s¹ | 0 | T1st of 36 | T1st of 304 |
| Stage Wins | 0 | T3rd of 36 | T15th of 272* |
| Stage T10s | 2 | T1st of 36 | T1st of 272* |
| Stage Pts | 12 | 3rd of 36 | 20th of 272* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 5.0 | 3rd of 36 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 0 | T4th of 36 | T20th of 272* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2016
¹Ranks of drivers to start 43% of races thru 1 race
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year/active streaks
- 2 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak, tied longest active streak in Truck Series)
- 4 straight Stage T10’s (active streak)
- Notable Atlanta Streaks
- 1 straight Win (active “streak”)
- 3 straight Stage T10’s (2022.03 s1-2023.03 s1)
- 2023/24 Superspeedway Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Superspeedway start, 63 drivers)
- 4 Races, Avg. Finish 8.25(5th), 81.49% of Laps ran in Top15(5th), Avg. Driver Rating 97.75(2nd), Best 1st, Worst 19th, Laps Completed 100%, Led 15.14% of laps he ran, 1 Win, 0 Poles, 2 Top 3’s, 2 Top 5’s, 3 Top 10’s, 3 Top 15’s, 0 Finishes out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 2 Stage Wins, 4.75 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Atlanta Statistics
- 2023 Atlanta Race
- Finished 1st, Started 4th, Led 35 laps(25.55%), Finished 1st in Stage 1, ran 105 Laps in Top 15(76.64% of laps ran), had 109.0 Driver Rating (ranked 3rd)
- Notable Atlanta Statistics over last 5 years (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Atlanta since 2019, 30 drivers)
- 3 Races
- 6.67 Avg. Finish (Ranks 2nd)
- Best Finish: 1st, Worst: 16th
- Completed 100% of laps (% ranks T1st)
- 73.77% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 8th)
- 99.73 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 3rd)
- Led 13.73% of laps he’s run (% ranks 1st)
- 1 Win, 33.33% (% ranks 2nd)
- 2 Top 3’s, 66.67% (% ranks 2nd)
- 2 Top 15’s, 66.67% (% ranks T6th)
- 0 finishes outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 1 Stage Win, 16.67% (% ranks 1st)
- 5 Stage T10’s, 83.33% (% ranks 2nd)
- 6.17 Stage Pts Per Stage (Ranks 1st)
Main Points & Outlook
– Christian Eckes is notable because of his stats on Superspeedways since the start of last year
– Eckes ran a good majority of his laps in the Top 15 last week and was able to avoid the carnage enough to get a Top 10 finish, finishing 10th
– Through 1 race this year he has the 4th best Avg. Driver Rating and the 3rd best Avg. Stage Finish
– He is now on a 2 race Top 10 streak and has 4 straight Stage T10 finishes dating back to last year
– The biggest streak he has in terms of Atlanta is his 3 straight Stage T10’s which was broken in the last stage competed in at the track
– He’s been dynamite on Superspeedways since the start of last year getting 3 Top 10’s in the 4 races with the 2nd best Avg. Driver Rating and best Avg. Finish of anyone to run in 2+ Superspeedway races
– At Atlanta last year Eckes won Stage 1, ran 77% of his laps in the Top 15, had the 3rd best Driver Rating, and won the race
– The good stats continue when looking at how he’s performed over the last 5 years at Atlanta as he has 2 Top 3’s in 3 starts, the 3rd best Avg. Driver Rating, and he’s gotten 6.17 Stage Pts Per Stage
Outlook for this weekend
Christian Eckes left Daytona with a 10th place finish, but with stages he is 3rd in points. All of this is good but the news just gets better when you see he’s been spectacular on Superspeedways the last 2 years. What’s more is that in his 3 Atlanta starts he has 2 Top 3’s with 1 win, oh and that win was last year. All in all this weekend watch out for Eckes to be up front a lot and battling for the win all race.
– Christian Eckes is notable because of his stats on Superspeedways since the start of last year
– Eckes ran a good majority of his laps in the Top 15 last week and was able to avoid the carnage enough to get a Top 10 finish, finishing 10th
– Through 1 race this year he has the 4th best Avg. Driver Rating and the 3rd best Avg. Stage Finish
– He is now on a 2 race Top 10 streak and has 4 straight Stage T10 finishes dating back to last year
– The biggest streak he has in terms of Atlanta is his 3 straight Stage T10’s which was broken in the last stage competed in at the track
– He’s been dynamite on Superspeedways since the start of last year getting 3 Top 10’s in the 4 races with the 2nd best Avg. Driver Rating and best Avg. Finish of anyone to run in 2+ Superspeedway races
– At Atlanta last year Eckes won Stage 1, ran 77% of his laps in the Top 15, had the 3rd best Driver Rating, and won the race
– The good stats continue when looking at how he’s performed over the last 5 years at Atlanta as he has 2 Top 3’s in 3 starts, the 3rd best Avg. Driver Rating, and he’s gotten 6.17 Stage Pts Per Stage
Outlook for this weekend
Christian Eckes left Daytona with a 10th place finish, but with stages he is 3rd in points. All of this is good but the news just gets better when you see he’s been spectacular on Superspeedways the last 2 years. What’s more is that in his 3 Atlanta starts he has 2 Top 3’s with 1 win, oh and that win was last year. All in all this weekend watch out for Eckes to be up front a lot and battling for the win all race.
4th in Points – Bret Holmes
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 1 Race |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 4.0 | 4th of 36 | T28th of 304 |
| Best Fin. | 4th | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 4th | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 100% | T1st of 36 | T1st of 304 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 66.34% | T11th of 36 | T97th of 304 |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 86.2 | 8th of 36 | 66th of 304‡ |
| Wins | 0 | T2nd of 36 | T10th of 304 |
| Poles | 0 | T2nd of 36 | T10th of 304 |
| Top 2’s | 0 | T3rd of 36 | T19th of 304 |
| Top 3’s | 0 | T4th of 36 | T28th of 304 |
| Top 5’s | 1 | T1st of 36 | T1st of 304 |
| Top 10’s | 1 | T1st of 36 | T1st of 304 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 0 | T1st of 36 | T1st of 304 |
| DNF’s¹ | 0 | T1st of 36 | T1st of 304 |
| Stage Wins | 0 | T3rd of 36 | T15th of 272* |
| Stage T10s | 1 | T5th of 36 | T47th of 272* |
| Stage Pts | 5 | 10th of 36 | T66th of 272* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 12.0 | 12th of 36 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 0 | T4th of 36 | T20th of 272* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2016
¹Ranks of drivers to start 43% of races thru 1 race
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year/active streaks
- 1 straight Top 5 finish (active “streak”)
- Notable Atlanta Streaks
- none
- 2023/24 Superspeedway Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Superspeedway start, 63 drivers)
- 4 Races, Avg. Finish 16.0(T21st), 47.41% of Laps ran in Top15(32nd), Avg. Driver Rating 69.58(28th), Best 4th, Worst 31st, Laps Completed 92.79%, Led 4.15% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 1 Top 5, 1 Top 10, 2 Top 15’s, 1 Finish out of Top 20, 1 DNF, 0 Stage Wins, 1.75 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Atlanta Statistics
- 2023 Atlanta Race
- Finished 13th, Started 33rd, Led 0 laps, got 0 Stage T10’s, ran 15 Laps in Top 15(10.95% of laps ran), had 62.2 Driver Rating (ranked 21st)
- Notable Atlanta Statistics over last 5 years (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Atlanta since 2019, 30 drivers)
- 2 Races
- 22.5 Avg. Finish (Ranks 19th)
- Best Finish: 13th, Worst: 32nd
- Completed 98.5% of laps (% ranks 17th)
- 5.7% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 22nd)
- 49.5 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 21st)
- Led 0.00% of laps he’s run
- 0 Top 10’s
- 1 Top 15, 50.0% (% ranks T11th)
- 1 finish outside Top 20, 50.0% (% ranks T15th)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 Stage Wins
- 0 Stage T10’s
Main Points & Outlook
– Bret Holmes is notable because he’s 4th in points
– At Daytona Holmes was able to lead 13 laps, get 5 Stage Pts, and put together a good enough effort to finish 4th
– For the season he has the 8th best Avg. Driver Rating and only the 12th best Avg. Stage Finish, but he does have that 4th place Avg. Finish going for him
– The only streak he has is a 1 race Top 5 “streak”
– In terms of Atlanta he has no streaks to speak of
– In the last 4 Superspeedway races he has just 1 Top 5 (last week) and a subpar 69.58 Avg. Driver Rating, but he has finished half the races in the Top 15
– One of the Top 15’s for Holmes came last year at Atlanta where he only ran 11% of his laps in the Top 15 but brought his 32 truck home 13th
– He only has 2 Atlanta starts and in them he’s ran just 6% of his laps in the Top 15, a best finish of 13th, and an underwhelming 49.5 Avg. Driver Rating
Outlook for this weekend
Bret Holmes is one of the many feel good Top 10 stories leaving Daytona, however that’s about where the feel good stops. Superspeedways since 2023 haven’t been great to him, but has resulted in a couple decent results. However, Atlanta hasn’t been too kind as he’s mostly run poorly in his 2 races. This weekend the stats say not to expect Holmes to run great, but he could end with a decent finish.
– Bret Holmes is notable because he’s 4th in points
– At Daytona Holmes was able to lead 13 laps, get 5 Stage Pts, and put together a good enough effort to finish 4th
– For the season he has the 8th best Avg. Driver Rating and only the 12th best Avg. Stage Finish, but he does have that 4th place Avg. Finish going for him
– The only streak he has is a 1 race Top 5 “streak”
– In terms of Atlanta he has no streaks to speak of
– In the last 4 Superspeedway races he has just 1 Top 5 (last week) and a subpar 69.58 Avg. Driver Rating, but he has finished half the races in the Top 15
– One of the Top 15’s for Holmes came last year at Atlanta where he only ran 11% of his laps in the Top 15 but brought his 32 truck home 13th
– He only has 2 Atlanta starts and in them he’s ran just 6% of his laps in the Top 15, a best finish of 13th, and an underwhelming 49.5 Avg. Driver Rating
Outlook for this weekend
Bret Holmes is one of the many feel good Top 10 stories leaving Daytona, however that’s about where the feel good stops. Superspeedways since 2023 haven’t been great to him, but has resulted in a couple decent results. However, Atlanta hasn’t been too kind as he’s mostly run poorly in his 2 races. This weekend the stats say not to expect Holmes to run great, but he could end with a decent finish.
25th in Points – Ben Rhodes
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 1 Race |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 30.0 | 30th of 36 | T262nd of 304 |
| Best Fin. | 30th | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 30th | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 70.3% | 30th of 36 | T245th of 304 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 45.54% | T19th of 36 | T151st of 304 |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 69.8 | 21st of 36 | T156th of 304‡ |
| Wins | 0 | T2nd of 36 | T10th of 304 |
| Poles | 0 | T2nd of 36 | T10th of 304 |
| Top 2’s | 0 | T3rd of 36 | T19th of 304 |
| Top 3’s | 0 | T4th of 36 | T28th of 304 |
| Top 5’s | 0 | T6th of 36 | T46th of 304 |
| Top 10’s | 0 | T11th of 36 | T91st of 304 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 1 | T21st of 36 | T181st of 304 |
| DNF’s¹ | 1 | T22nd of 36 | T190th of 304 |
| Stage Wins | 0 | T3rd of 36 | T15th of 272* |
| Stage T10s | 1 | T5th of 36 | T47th of 272* |
| Stage Pts | 6 | T8th of 36 | T59th of 272* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 8.0 | 4th of 36 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 0 | T4th of 36 | T20th of 272* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2016
¹Ranks of drivers to start 43% of races thru 1 race
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year/active streaks
- 1 straight Stage T10 (active “streak”)
- Notable Atlanta Streaks
- 2 straight Top 5 finishes (active streak, longest active streak in Truck Series at Atlanta)
- 3 straight Top 5 finishes (2017-2019) (tied 2nd longest streak in Truck Series at Atlanta)
- 2 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak, longest active streak in Truck Series at Atlanta)
- 5 straight Top 10 finishes (2016-2020) (tied 2nd longest streak in Truck Series at Atlanta)
- 2 straight Stage T10’s (active streak)
- 3 straight Stage T10’s (2017.02 s1-2018.02 s1)
- 2023/24 Superspeedway Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Superspeedway start, 63 drivers)
- 4 Races, Avg. Finish 12.0(9th), 82.38% of Laps ran in Top15(4th), Avg. Driver Rating 87.25(10th), Best 2nd, Worst 30th, Laps Completed 92.79%, Led 2.07% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 1 Top 3, 2 Top 5’s, 2 Top 10’s, 3 Top 15’s, 1 Finish out of Top 20, 1 DNF, 0 Stage Wins, 3.25 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Atlanta Statistics
- 2023 Atlanta Race
- Finished 5th, Started 3rd, Led 3 laps(2.19%), Finished 8th in Stage 1 and 4th in Stage 2, ran 135 Laps in Top 15(98.54% of laps ran), had 107.6 Driver Rating (ranked 4th)
- Notable Atlanta Statistics over last 5 years (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Atlanta since 2019, 30 drivers)
- 5 Races
- 7.4 Avg. Finish (Ranks 3rd)
- Best Finish: 2nd, Worst: 16th
- Completed 99.85% of laps (% ranks 10th)
- 79.01% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 1st)
- 99.8 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 2nd)
- Led 4.8% of laps he’s run (% ranks 6th)
- 0 Wins
- 1 Top 2, 20.0% (% ranks T5th)
- 3 Top 5’s, 60.0% (% ranks 4th)
- 4 Top 10’s, 80.0% (% ranks 2nd)
- 0 finishes outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 Stage Wins
- 5 Stage T10’s, 50.0% (% ranks T5th)
- 2.5 Stage Pts Per Stage (Ranks T6th)
Main Points & Outlook
– Ben Rhodes is notable because of how he ran at Atlanta last year
– Rhodes ran over 60% of the laps he ran in the Top 15, but contact while battling for the lead ended up in tire problems that eventually had him wreck leading to a 30th place finish
– His 2024 stats obviously don’t look great as he’s ran less than 50% of the laps this year in the Top 15 and has only the 21st best Avg. Driver Rating, but he does have the 4th best Avg. Stage Finish
– Due to the bad finish he doesn’t really have much to speak of in terms of streaks
– He has/had lots of streaks here at Atlanta including a 5 race Top 10 streak at one point, and he’s currently on a 2 race Top 5 streak, the longest active streak
– In the last 4 Superspeedway races he has 2 Top 5’s, 3 Top 10’s, and the 4th best Laps in Top 15%. However, he has 0 race Wins and 0 Stage Wins
– At Atlanta last year Rhodes ran all but 2 laps in the Top 15, had the 4th best Driver Rating, got 10 Stage Pts, and finished 5th
– This most recent Atlanta race was a continuation of his greatness at Atlanta as in the last 5 races he has 4 Top 10’s, the best Laps in Top 15%, 2nd best Avg. Driver Rating, and a worst finish of just 16th
Outlook for this weekend
Reigning Truck champion Ben Rhodes didn’t get off to a hot start in Daytona like he was hoping as he wrecked out to finish 30th. However, this weekend is another Superspeedway, which based on his 2023/24 stats means he has another chance to do great as he’s been great in most of these races. What’s more is that he’s been one of the best Truck drivers at Atlanta in the last 5 years. All told watch out for Rhodes to do great this weekend and finish Top 10.
– Ben Rhodes is notable because of how he ran at Atlanta last year
– Rhodes ran over 60% of the laps he ran in the Top 15, but contact while battling for the lead ended up in tire problems that eventually had him wreck leading to a 30th place finish
– His 2024 stats obviously don’t look great as he’s ran less than 50% of the laps this year in the Top 15 and has only the 21st best Avg. Driver Rating, but he does have the 4th best Avg. Stage Finish
– Due to the bad finish he doesn’t really have much to speak of in terms of streaks
– He has/had lots of streaks here at Atlanta including a 5 race Top 10 streak at one point, and he’s currently on a 2 race Top 5 streak, the longest active streak
– In the last 4 Superspeedway races he has 2 Top 5’s, 3 Top 10’s, and the 4th best Laps in Top 15%. However, he has 0 race Wins and 0 Stage Wins
– At Atlanta last year Rhodes ran all but 2 laps in the Top 15, had the 4th best Driver Rating, got 10 Stage Pts, and finished 5th
– This most recent Atlanta race was a continuation of his greatness at Atlanta as in the last 5 races he has 4 Top 10’s, the best Laps in Top 15%, 2nd best Avg. Driver Rating, and a worst finish of just 16th
Outlook for this weekend
Reigning Truck champion Ben Rhodes didn’t get off to a hot start in Daytona like he was hoping as he wrecked out to finish 30th. However, this weekend is another Superspeedway, which based on his 2023/24 stats means he has another chance to do great as he’s been great in most of these races. What’s more is that he’s been one of the best Truck drivers at Atlanta in the last 5 years. All told watch out for Rhodes to do great this weekend and finish Top 10.
