The Underdog House: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Beats the Elements of Texas
Too hot for Ricky Stenhouse Jr.? Perish the thought.
Too hot for Ricky Stenhouse Jr.? Perish the thought.
The underdog playoff drivers showed up at Bristol while a Cup Series newcomer finished 11th in his fourth start.
When the playoffs start, Jones heats up, even when he’s not still in contention for the championship.
Even in a season that hasn’t always been great, Erik Jones still had it at Darlington.
Daytona can often be kind to underdogs, but this time, only one team was really able to capitalize on any chaos.
Allmendinger finished 4th, but he will have to win his way into the playoffs at Daytona.
The Michigan native pieced together a strong event to land a 10th-place result at his home track when all was said and done.
And who will replace Justin Haley in the No. 31 car?
Stenhouse scored his first top 10 at Pocono in his 20th Cup start.
The field had to wait a whole day to race at Loudon, and for the underdogs, they did not escape the Monday blues.
Even a hectic stage two during a rain-shortened race couldn’t put a damper on AJ Allmendinger in Atlanta.
Yes, the winner of the first Chicago street race was a Cup Series ringer, but several full-time underdogs also impressed.
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