Why are certain NASCAR drivers seemingly always in the back of the pack, sometimes laps down even if they haven’t crashed?

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I watch pretty casually. I’ve noticed some drivers like Joey Gase, Michael McDowell, Timmy Hill etc seem be usually racing and usually way in the back of the pack. Are their cars slower? Are they really that much worse of drivers? Are there not other drivers who could do better?

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There are a few teams that don’t try to perform well. They can make a certain amount of money from the race winnings and their share of the TV contract, so they run their teams under that amount and profit.

Their goal is profit, not winning.

Rick Ware Racing in particular. Spire and Premium as well.

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