Kyle Busch Feels the Heat at Richmond

Kyle Busch did get fined $50,000 for his actions post-accident at Darlington. That crash put him in a bind as Richmond beckons. He finished eighth in the Spring race. Overall, the past three seasons have seen the Joe Gibbs Racing driver excel on this track. He is the only one to win twice while finishing […]

William Byron All or Nothing at Richmond

If William Byron can stay on the track, he should fare well at Richmond. He has crashed out in three of his previous five races. That has put him in a hole for the playoff chase. Also, he has finished second and sixth in the races he did not finish. The No. 24 car has […]

Chase Elliott to Rebound at Richmond

Chase Elliott crashed out of the Darlington race with 40 laps to go. That has left him some work as he tries to qualify for the round of 12. The Hendricks Motorsports Racing driver did finish fifth in last year's summer race and looked better speed and downforce-wise compared to the Spring race. Three years […]

Alex Bowman Might Surprise Again at Richmond

Alex Bowman pulled off a coup at Richmond as he led all the Hendricks Motorsports Racing drivers and won the Spring race. Few expected it and Bowman only led ten laps along with the final ones that mattered. Bowman is truly hit or miss at Richmond though. He has just two top-ten finishes in his […]

Tyler Reddick Risky Choice at Richmond

Tyler Reddick, like Christopher Bell, only has two races at the top NASCAR level. One was an 11th place finish while the Spring race produced only a 20th-place result. Reddick and his Richard Childress Racing car ended up two laps down. He just did not have the line or speed in the late stages at […]

Christopher Bell Short Track Contender at Richmond

Christopher Bell is the Joe Gibbs Racing driver that often gets forgotten on short tracks like Richmond. The Spring race saw him start in 8th and finish in 4th. Bell only has two races worth of experience at the top level. However, the No. 20 looked very much like a veteran in his last race […]

Aric Almirola Bubble Watch Begins at Richmond

Aric Almirola is right around the "Round of 12" playoff bubble as the second race of the playoffs takes place at Richmond on Saturday night. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver does have three top-ten results in his previous six attempts on the short track. The No. 10 car must do better than 16th last week as […]

Ryan Blaney Tries Brad Keselowski Build Again at Richmond

Ryan Blaney fully embraced the Keselowski build during the Spring race at Richmond. Blaney finished ninth on the track. It was the only top ten of his career on the course. It was a vital result for the Team Penske driver who had literally everything go wrong last year. He was one of the first […]

Brad Keselowski Needs Good Result at Richmond

Brad Keselowski has ended up in the top ten seven out of the last nine races at Richmond. The problem is this year has been a bit of a struggle at times. Keselowski finished just 14th at Richmond and crashed at Martinsville. Those are two tracks where he does pretty well. The "Keselowski" build has […]

Joey Logano Hopes to Continue Momentum at Richmond

Joey Logano managed to stay on the lead lap, avoid crashes, and finish eighth at Darlington last weekend. The Team Penske driver finished third in the Spring at Richmond while leading 49 laps. Logano tends to lead a decent chunk of races on the 3/4 mile track. Overall, the past three seasons have seen Logano […]

Kevin Harvick Expects More from Car at Richmond

Kevin Harvick has gotten more out of his Stewart-Haas Racing car than most could have expected. Another top five at Darlington last week helped his "playoff chase" hopes. Richmond is another track where Harvick typically performs well. Harvick enjoys an 8.17 average finish and five top-ten results in his last six races. Most are surprised […]

Kurt Busch May Slide Back Some at Richmond

Kurt Busch once had some very good runs on this track but has not in some time. He has finished 11th or worse in his last six races on the short Richmond course. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver may even lead a few laps but this may be one of those races where the long-run […]

Martin Truex Jr. Slight Favorite at Richmond

Martin Truex Jr. comes in a slight +550 favorite for the night race at Richmond on Saturday. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has led the most laps on the 3/4 mile track the last three years (32.5% of the laps overall). Few drivers do this well with the short-track package like Truex Jr. He enjoys […]

Kyle Larson Starts from Pole at Richmond

Kyle Larson nearly pulled off one of the craziest moves of the year last week at Darlington. He narrowly missed out on a win by less than a 1/4 of a second. This week, he gets the pole at Richmond. The Hendricks Motorsports Racing driver has won here before in 2017. He has finished 1st, […]

Denny Hamlin in Driver's Seat for Richmond

Denny Hamlin saved his best for first as the playoffs got started last week at Darlington. Hamlin held off Kyle Larson in one of the more memorable final laps in some time. The bottom line was the Joe Gibbs Racing driver got that first win. This ensured him of advancing to the round of 12. […]

Kevin Harvick Surprises and Slips Into Fifth at Darlington

Kevin Harvick suddenly found himself in the top five on Sunday night and yet handled it well. The resulting fifth-place finish was solid for the Stewart-Haas Racing driver. Despite all the fluctuations, the No. 4 car was fifth after the first stage, second stage, and at the checkered flag. Unlike Martin Truex Jr., Harvick managed […]

Martin Truex Jr Wild Night Yields Fourth at Darlington

Martin Truex Jr. and the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing car had a bit of a crazy night at Darlington. This time, he could dominate like the Spring race where he led all but 45 laps. Truex Jr. had a pit violation and a few car issues. Despite all that, Truex Jr charged up and […]

Ross Chastain Finishes Third at Darlington on Sunday

Ross Chastain had a front-row seat for what was going on between Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin. However, the Chevy had his own problems trying to hold off a hard-charging Martin Truex Jr. Chastain managed to edge Truex Jr. out and achieved a third-place result that was unexpected. The No. 42 car was fast all […]

Kyle Larson Tries Bold Move, Comes Up Short at Darlington

Kyle Larson tried everything during the final two restarts at Darlington. In the end, he may have had the fastest car on the track. However, he could not get around the No. 11 of Denny Hamlin on Sunday night. The result was a second-place finish just 0.212 seconds behind. He did win a stage and […]

Denny Hamlin Wins at Darlington for First 2021 Victory

Denny Hamlin knew what was coming and that was the No. 5 car of Kyle Larson. Hamlin had at least a four-car length lead. He played the line conservative and held off Larson by a margin of 0.212 seconds. That was enough to take home the Cook Out Southern 500 on Sunday night. With that, […]

NASCAR DFS Prop Picks for 9/5 - PrizePicks

Hello once again everyone!  We hit the Cook Out Southern 500 from Darlington Motor Speedway this week and another edition of NASCAR DFS on PrizePicks. Now, that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where […]

NASCAR DFS Prop Picks: Cook Out Southern 500 - Monkey Knife Fight

Sunday night features the Cook Out Southern 500 at the Darlington Motor Speedway from Darlington, South Carolina. Monkey Knife Fight has an extremely easy fantasy point system: 0.1 points for each lap led and then a set amount of points for their position (20 for 1st place, 19 for 2nd place, 18 for 3rd, and […]

Chris Buescher Another DFS Good Look at Darlington

Chris Buescher begins Sunday at Darlington all the way down in 34th position. That is partly because of last week's manifold disqualification. The sad part for the Roush Fenwick Racing driver was Daytona represented his best drive of the season. He almost edged out Ryan Blaney for the win. Buescher ran well in the Spring […]

Matt DiBenedetto Worth Place Differential Flier At Darlington

Matt DiBenedetto was one of the better drivers over the last month or so once his crew chief was changed. The Wood Brothers Racing driver begins Sunday all the way down at 30th. DiBenedetto has three top-15 finishes at Darlington over his previous five appearances. Now, leading a lap has a zero chance of happening […]

Austin Dillon Looks to What's Next at Darlington

Austin Dillon ended up 17th in the regular-season standings and just missed out on the playoffs. Not winning a race, in the end, was his undoing there. On the bright side, Dillon should hopefully finish at Darlington. He has crashed out of his last three races but has been running at the end of every […]

Bubba Wallace Carrying Momentum Into Darlington

Bubba Wallace is riding high after a second-place result at Daytona last weekend. Okay, really it was third due to the Chris Buescher disqualification. On the other hand, that does not diminish the fact that Wallace is gaining a better handling of his Team 23XI Racing car. He has finished on the lead lap in […]

Kevin Harvick with Little to Lose at Darlington

Kevin Harvick held on to the final spot for the NASCAR playoffs. He has just two playoff points going into "The Chase". For perspective, Kyle Larson has 52. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver does have quite a track record at Darlington. In his previous six races, Harvick has finished in the top ten six times. Also, […]

Tyler Reddick a Question Mark at Cook Out Southern 500

Tyler Reddick held off Austin Dillon by being more patient last week at Daytona. His fifth-place finish sealed a playoff spot and his first one at that. Darlington has been a bit of a mixed bag for Reddick. In four races there, he has finished on the lead lap twice. The Spring race saw him […]

Aric Almirola's Recent Consistency May Work at Darlington

Aric Almirola won at New Hampshire then followed that up with four straight finishes of 19th place or better. That was enough to help the driver make "The Chase" for the first time. The young Stewart-Haas Racing driver will now see the intensity of the final ten races firsthand. He crashed out in the opening […]

Michael McDowell May Struggle at Darlington

Michael McDowell qualified for the playoffs behind the season-opening win at Daytona. What is crazier is that McDowell has not led ten or more laps once in 2021. Also, he never factored into the spring race at Darlington dropping from 13th to 27th (finished five laps down). McDowell has also never finished in the top-15 […]