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NASCAR: 15 Bold Predictions For 2017

By Christopher Olmstead

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Oct 1, 2016; Dover, DE, USA; Xfinity Series driver Ty Dillon (3) leaves the track before the start of the Drive Sober 200 at Dover International Speedway. NASCAR postpones race to Sunday due to rain. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Dover, DE, USA; Xfinity Series driver Ty Dillon (3) leaves the track before the start of the Drive Sober 200 at Dover International Speedway. NASCAR postpones race to Sunday due to rain. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

Dillon A Non-Factor

Sorry Ty Dillon fans but the new driver of the No. 13 machine is going to be a non-factor this season. Dillon enters 2017 in a rookie class with Gray Gaulding, Erik Jones and Daniel Suarez but he will not perform well enough to make an impact.

Part of the issue is going to be the No. 13 team. Casey Mears did not have that great of a season in the No. 13 machine last season so it’s hard to believe Dillon doing that much better.

Dillon will out-perform Gaulding in 2017 but that’s about it. The silver lining here would be if he out-performs Paul Menard and is moved to RCR in 2018.

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