Daniel Berger Intriguing for This Week's The Northern Trust

Daniel Berger has been in some nice form of late. That includes three top ten results in his last four tournaments entered. He even took a few weeks off after The Open and promptly finished fifth last week at the FedEx-WGC. Since the PGA, Berger has posted five straight final rounds of 70 or better […]

Kevin Fiala Settles for One More Year with Minnesota Wild

Kevin Fiala and the Minnesota Wild agreed on Monday to a one-year deal worth $5.1 million. The forward avoided arbitration as the two sides split the difference on a contract. Minnesota wanted $4 million. Fiala wanted $6.25 million. The left-winger enjoyed a solid season with 20 goals and 20 assists in 50 games for the […]

Juuse Saros Agrees to Four-Year Extension with Nashville

Juuse Saros and the Nashville Predators avoided arbitration as the goaltender signed a four-year extension on Monday. This deal is worth $5 million AAV. The Nashville goaltender had a second half to remember last season. Overall, the Predator went 21-11-1 in 36 appearances. Saros posted a .927 save percentage to go along with a 2.28 […]

Denny Hamlin Sees Victory Slip Away Again at Verizon 200

Like or hate Denny Hamlin, but Sunday was definitely a heartbreaker for the No. 11 car. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver was in a position to win as he led into the overtime portion of the race at Indianapolis. He held off Kyle Larson several times and appeared to be primed to win when Chase […]

Matt DiBenedetto Takes a Top Five at Indianapolis

Matt DiBenedetto was in it to win it on Sunday afternoon at the Verizon 200. He just did not have the downforce to stay with the top cars. That is what the long overtime revealed. However, the Wood Brothers Racing driver did finish in fifth place. He avoided the collisions which plagued the final laps […]

Chase Elliott Endures Crucial Errors, Ends Up Fourth-Place at Indianapolis

Chase Elliott had an up and down afternoon at the Verizon 200. He led 14 laps, looked to be near victory and then a crucial pit-stop error derailed things just enough. In the end, the No. 9 car had to battle for a fourth-place result. Elliott finished just behind teammate Kyle Larson. It was a […]

Kyle Larson Has Best Car, Settles for Third Place at Verizon 200

Kyle Larson saw the Verizon 200 become more like the Verizon 235 on Sunday as the 13 overtime laps gave him a couple of extra chances to win the race. However, Larson could not quite take advantage as he finished a second behind A.J. Allmendinger. The No. 5 car also could not get by Ryan […]

Ryan Blaney Survives Attrition, Finishes Second at Indianapolis

Ryan Blaney avoided the major wrecks that plagued the end of the Verizon 200 en route to a second-place finish on Sunday. He narrowly held off Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott for that result which was not easy. Blaney never did lead a lap but the Team Penske driver benefited greatly from the war of […]

A.J. Allmendinger Wins Wild Finish at Indianapolis

Few expected A.J. Allmendinger to win the Verizon 200 on Sunday. However, circumstances, a crazy curbing issue on Turn 6, and chaotic driving led to one unexpected result. Almendinger was able to go from seventh to take the checkered flag. He held off Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, and Chase Elliott. Allmendinger's experience and patience around […]

NASCAR DFS Prop Picks for 8/15 - PrizePicks

Hello once again everyone!  We hit the Verizon 200 at The Brickyard in Indianapolis, Indiana 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: Verizon 200 - Monkey Knife Fight

Sunday afternoon features the Verizon 200 at The Brickyard from Indianapolis, Indiana. 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 so on). Our friends at Monkey […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Just Too Risky at Indianapolis

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and JTG-Daugherty Racing have had a bit of a wild ride this year. The lack of big results though has made this a season of what might have been, Since a four-race stretch from Vegas to Bristol, Stenhouse Jr. has not come close to stringing together four top-12 finishes in a row. […]

Cole Custer Can Maintain Track Position At Indianapolis

The one thing that Cole Custer has been consistent with this year is his ability to finish right around where he starts on road courses. It is uncanny but true. Last week at Watkins Glen, he started 19th and finished 18th. Aside from the crash at Austin, Custer has been able to maintain that consistency. […]

Chase Briscoe Almost Feels at Home at Indianapolis

Chase Briscoe gets to race in his home state this weekend as NASCAR heads to Indianapolis for the Verizon 200. It is also a road course to boot where Briscoe has several top-ten finishes this season. That includes a ninth at Watkins Glen where the Stewart-Haas Racing driver started 27th. The No. 14 car looks […]

Austin Dillon Teeters on the Bubble of The Chase as Indianapolis Beckons

Austin Dillon has to watch out for the trend. In the last six races, there have been six different winners. It is getting dangerously close as Dillon lives life on the bubble. Right now, just point separate him and teammate Tyler Reddick. Imagine both Richard Childress Racing drivers battling for one spot. This may actually […]

Ross Chastain Carries Lots of Pressure Into Indianapolis

Ross Chastain has raced well on road courses of late but also is 18th in the points race. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver needs a win to have any chance at qualifying for The Chase next month. Despite three results out of his last four races in the top-12, Chastain is still on the outside […]

Alex Bowman a Risk and Reward Scenario at Indianapolis

Alex Bowman did pull off a tenth place finish at Daytona in February but the last two road races have been less than stellar. The Hendricks Motorsports Racing driver has a 22nd and then a 20th last week at Watkins Glen. His No. 48 car just did not perform well late in the race and […]

Kurt Busch Intriguing Option at Indianapolis

Kurt Busch becomes at least a possibility this weekend because of his past success on certain road courses. He excelled at Daytona finishing fourth in February. That was after a 17th place start. This place differential trend continued at Road America (+12) and even last week at Watkins Glen (+4). The No. 1 car has […]

Tyler Reddick Will be a Factor at Verizon 200

Tyler Reddick, so far, is keeping his tenuous position in The Chase. He had another top-ten result at Watkins Glen last Sunday. The Richard Childress Racing driver has strung together four top-tens in his last five races overall. That includes three straight-on-road courses (9th, 8th, and 10th). While laps led are not likely, the No. […]

William Byron Will Not Contend, Might Lurk at Indianapolis

William Byron ironically had his best road result of the week last week at Watkins Glen with a sixth-place result. He started 15th and lingered around the top-five at the very end. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver is a true question mark heading into this week's Verizon 200. This is because Byron's road results have […]

Brad Keselowski Not Recommended for Indianapolis

Brad Keselowski seems to be set on just helping certain drivers in the final weeks leading to the NASCAR playoff. What is interesting is the fact that the Team Penske driver did finish fifth at the Daytona road race in February. After that though, every other road course has seen finishes outside the top ten. […]

Ryan Blaney Possibly Worth a Look at Indianapolis

The Team Penske driver could have some place-differential possibilities this weekend at Indianapolis. Again, this hinges on where he qualifies for Sunday's race at the Brickyard. The Verizon 200 is just 82-laps long but also is a course that Blaney may be a bit familiar with. It is a hybrid ROVAL course that Blaney has […]

Joey Logano Risky Choice for the Indianapolis Race

Joey Logano has truly had some mixed results racing on the road courses this year and last. In 2021 alone, he nearly won at Daytona before Christopher Bell bested him. Logano netted a third-place result at Austin in the rain. The Team Penske driver even managed a fourth at Sonoma. However, there was that 15th […]

A.J. Allmendinger One To Reckon with at Indianapolis on Sunday

A.J. Allmendinger hops into the No. 16 HyperIce car with some elevated expectations once again. Metrics hurt him in the Daytona road race as he began 34th but led two laps before finishing seventh. Allmendinger finished fifth in the rain-soaked race at Austin but had some bad luck last week at Watkins Glen. The hybrid […]

Kevin Harvick Fortunes Could Rest Again on Track Position

Kevin Harvick has an underperforming car. That much is known. What the No. 4 has done with it all season has been impressive. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver has 16 top-ten finishes on the year but no wins. Likely, Harvick will not win on Sunday but he could lurk around the top five. There is a […]

Christopher Bell Motivated and Dangerous at Indianapolis

Christopher Bell may represent Joe Gibbs Racing's best chance at a win in Indianapolis this weekend. Bell had one of the fastest cars last week at Watkins Glen. He even came back from the rear of the field twice to finish in the top-ten once again. One of those trips to the rear was courtesy […]

Denny Hamlin Expects to Contend at Indianapolis

Some will believe that Denny Hamlin could be a risky proposition this weekend. If one has him to win, then that is a yes. However, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver should have the car to at least contend. The No, 11 car was fifth in the last two road races and third way back at […]

Kyle Busch Somewhat of a Gamble This Week at Indianapolis

This might be another week where Kyle Busch could have a few issues. This is not the standard road course. Indianapolis is a 2.439-mile road track with some challenging turns that feel a lot like the Charlotte ROVAL. That may be a dilemma for the Joe Gibbs Racing driver. Things did not go all that […]

Martin Truex Jr. a Bit of a Question Mark at Indianapolis

Martin Truex Jr. does not like the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. "This is my least favorite track". It is a quote seen numerous times. Making it into a road course is not quite as enticing as it sounds. Look at the race last week at Watkins Glen. What happened? Truex Jr. faded badly at the tail […]

Kyle Larson Won Last Week, Will Battle for Win at Indianapolis

Kyle Larson took the checkered flag last week because he picked his spots better than any other driver. Larson started fourth and did not have to go to the back of the field. Those two things along with his No. 5 car was why he was able to win. He was able to easily hold […]