Pretty much. If you have a fast enough car and can master the late braking benny is talking about, you can move up as the race goes on. But if your car is even remotely close in performance to the others (meaning no one is really pulling on anyone), good luck.
Right now I have a D250 or something Nissan 2000 GTR and that thing is good on the straights and braking…so I can deal with being in last until the 2nd turn then I start to make my inside moves and late braking moves.