Cole Custer Starts 19th at Watkins Glen, Could Maintain Position

Cole Custer has finished 17th, 17th, and 14th in his last three races. He starts the Go Bowling at The Glen from the 19th position on Sunday. Custer was able to maintain track position in Wisconsin only dropping two spots. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver has far from the fastest car but he tends to hang […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Rough to Consider at Watkins Glen

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. charged up the field at Wisconsin coming from outside the top 35 to finish 12th. However, he does have three DNF's in his past seven races. That is extremely troublesome for the JTG-Daugherty Racing driver. These are mostly car issues too. Two engine issues and one suspension problem were the culprits. So, […]

Kurt Busch Hopes to Keep Momentum at Watkins Glen

Kurt Busch had a few issues at New Hampshire before the Olympic Break but managed to guide his No. 1 car to a 16th place result. His last two road races have gone much better with a sixth at Sonoma and fourth at Wisconsin. Both tracks showed Busch enjoying excellent grip and speed while improving […]

Austin Dillon Consistency May Not Help on Sunday

Austin Dillon is another one of those drivers that may need a win to get in. He stands 13th in The Chase and has an average finish of yes, 13.4. Dillon also typically starts right around 13th too. This week, he comes in from the 16th position. The Richard Childress Racing driver does not lead […]

William Byron a Dicey Pick at Watkins Glen on Sunday

The good news is that William Byron does start only 15th at Watkins Glen. The bad news is that the Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver is not that great on road courses. He does have one top ten in his last two tries at this track. Byron's last two races with left and right turns have […]

Matt DiBenedetto Not Expecting Much at Watkins Glen

Matt DiBenedetto is also right on "The Chase" bubble at 17th in the points standings. However, he does not have any wins on the season and prospects are pretty dim this week at Watkins Glen. The Wood Brothers Racing driver did finish tenth at Wisconsin but his other road results have been outside the top […]

Tyler Reddick Mixed Bag Heading Into Watkins Glen

Tyler Reddick stands 12th in the points race with no wins on the season. That means he is on the bubble with four races left. Can he win on a road course? This answer is likely no. He does have an eighth at Wisconsin and ninth at Austin but a 19th at Sonoma and crashed […]

Ross Chastain Could Do Well at Watkins Glen on Sunday

Ross Chastain has enjoyed some excellent road results this season. He finished in the top ten at Sonoma, Austin, and Wisconsin. Arguably, the Wisconsin race may have been the most impressive because he was able to maintain track position. He starts in 12th on Sunday and has risen to 18th in the points standings. There […]

Chase Elliott a Prohibitive Favorite at Watkins Glen on Sunday

Chase Elliott is the premier road course driver in NASCAR and the results speak for themselves. The last two times at Watkins Glen have produced victories as Elliott has led over 73% of the laps on the track. The No. 9 car is the one to beat with speed intervals later in the races that […]

Alex Bowman Not Recommended for Watkins Glen

Alex Bowman does get a fortunate tenth place start on Sunday at Watkins Glen. However, that is where the fortune for the No. 48 may end. He could hover around the top ten but the average finish has been only 14th in his last two races on the track. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver struggled […]

Martin Truex Jr. Expects Better Result Sunday in Upstate New York

Martin Truex Jr. has to feel better after the Olympic Break. Not only does the Joe Gibbs Racing driver have two top-ten finishes in his last two road races, but he also races exceedingly well at Watkins Glen. Truex Jr. has finished second both times to Chase Elliott. The No. 19 even nearly got the […]

Aric Almirola Definitely an Unknown on Sunday at Watkins Glen

Aric Almirola had so much bad luck in 2021 that a little good luck came his way three weeks ago at New Hampshire. He found a way into the lead and stayed there as the Stewart-Haas Racing driver dashed to his first win of the season. With that, he vaulted up to 23rd in the […]

Christopher Bell a Threat to Surprise at Watkins Glen

Christopher Bell strung together three straight top-ten finishes for the first time in his career. Then, the Olympic Break hit. It will be intriguing to see what happens next. However, those finishes have kept Bell squarely on the good side of the bubble when it comes to "The Chase". With just four more races left […]

Denny Hamlin Likely to Contend at Watkins Glen

Denny Hamlin has a top-five finish in his last two races at Watkins Glen. Also, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver has some nice results this year on road tracks including a third at Daytona and a fifth recently in Wisconsin. The one concern may be laps led as Hamlin has not led more than ten […]

Kevin Harvick Starts Fifth Looking for a Win at Watkins Glen

The time is running out on Kevin Harvick if he wants to make "The Chase". He has no wins on the season and starts in fifth for Sunday's Go Bowling at The Glen. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver does have two top ten results his last time at the Upstate New York track with an average […]

Kyle Larson Ready to Roll at Watkins Glen

Kyle Larson has the best starting position among the Hendrick Motorsports Racing drivers with a fourth. This is good news at Watkins Glen especially if Larson and his pit crew have made some good adjustments to his No. 5 car. Larson is fifth-best in the last two appearances at Watkins Glen with two top-tens and […]

Ryan Blaney Expected to Have Less Upside Sunday

Ryan Blaney is one of the Team Penske drivers who has not fared quite so well on road courses this year. He has one top ten finish and that is it. The concern is that he starts from the third position so place differential is not on his side either. Seeing a 17th here and […]

Joey Logano Offers Road Course Upside at Watkins Glen Maybe

Joey Logano starts from the second spot for Sunday's road race at Watkins Glen. Logano has some nice results on the road courses this year including a fourth at Sonoma, a third at Austin, and a second at Daytona. The Team Penske car has some odd results at the Upstate New York track, however. His […]

Brad Keselowski Gets Pole at Watkins Glen

Brad Keselowski will be on the pole for Sunday's Go Bowling at The Glen. He did finish third in New Hampshire but has mostly been just decent on road courses this season. The Team Penske driver did have a top-five way back on the Daytona road course. His last couple of times on the Watkins […]

Tomas Tatar Heads South to New Jersey with New Contract

Unrestricted free agent Tomas Tatar inks a two-year deal with the New Jersey Devils on Thursday afternoon. The contract features a $4.5 million cap hit and pays him $3.75 million for 2021-22 and $5.25 million for 2022-23. Tatar was a member of the Montreal Canadiens last year but did not play in the playoffs. One […]

Yegor Sharangovich Signs New Pact with New Jersey

Yegor Sharangovich remains a member of the New Jersey Devils after signing a new two-year deal on Thursday. This will pay him an AAV of $2 million with $1.8 million coming in 2021-22 and $2.2 million in 2022-23. Sharangovich will still be a restricted free agent at the end of this contract. The 23-year old […]

Adin Hill Avoids Arbitration and Signs Two-Year Deal with San Jose

Adin Hill avoided arbitration as he inked a two-year contract with the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night. The contract will pay him an average AAV of $2.175 million. The salary is the same each season. Hill expects to challenge for the number one spot in goal for the Sharks. The former Arizona Coyotes goaltender […]

Cameron Davis Third Rounds Lately Offer Some Worry

Cameron Davis has had a weird quirk of going a little off in his third rounds of late. In four of the last five tournaments, he has performed below the field average. The one time he did not was when he won the Rocket Mortgage Classic. That was behind a stellar week where David performed […]

Harris English Reasonable DFS Option at Memphis

Harris English did have an up and down tournament at The Open a few weeks ago. However, that 68 on Sunday may be a springboard for better things at TPC Southwind this week. English did win The Travelers Championship and finished third at the US Open. Part of that is balance. The golfer was able […]

Jason Kokrak Needs Putter to Not Fail Him at Memphis

Jason Kokrak is a top-five putter on the PGA Tour. He ranks fourth overall in strokes gained at 0.756. His birdie average is ninth at 4.28 per round. As long as he gets on the green, Kokrak typically puts himself in an area where he has a good shot at birdies and pars as opposed […]

Corey Connors Provides Solid Value on the TPC Southwind Course

Corey Connors should be able to make enough putts based on his ability to drive the ball accurately and get on the greens without much trouble. He ranks 11th in both categories. The only issue Connors may have is right around the green where he loses .091 strokes gained. At the Olympics last week, the […]

Brian Harman Represents Good Value Based Off Recent Form

Brian Harman has a solid ability to putt well and work around greens despite not driving the ball a long way. His overall strokes gained is a solid 28th at 1.121. What is more impressive is his putting has been near the top ten for the past several tournaments (14th overall this year). With his […]

Lee Westwood Trying to Regain Form From March at Memphis

Lee Westwood finished second at the Arnold Palmer and The Players' Championship. Since then, the English golfer has faltered and gotten worse of late. His final rounds have been a cause for concern in his last three tournaments. He missed the cut altogether at the Charles Schwab. The biggest problem is being average. Westwood cannot […]

Matthew Wolff May Struggle at Memphis This Week

Matthew Wolff can hit the ball 310-plus yards with regularity but his driving accuracy is just 49.85% on the tour which is not even in the top-200. With greens-in regulation ranking just 92nd, those are two significant red flags for the golfer at this WGC tournament. Driving the balls into small places, especially these tiny […]

Victor Hovland Will Be One To Watch at Memphis

Victor Hovland sneaked into the top-15 during the Olympics with barely a peep. His final round 64 showed kind of what could have been. It included some great ball-striking and an eagle-birdie finish that no one duplicated. He has done well on WGC golf courses including a second at The Concession in February. The vital […]