Derek Knaus Anchors Rear Of The Field At Kansas

Kaulig Racing had one rough Saturday as Derek Knaus finished 38th in qualifying for Sunday's AdventHealth 400. Kraus had issues similar to William Byron but was 1.775 seconds off the pole lap by Christopher Bell. Kraus was 36th in practice, running laps a little above 175 mph. His lap averages in the No. 16 car […]

Austin Hill Not Carrying Much Speed At Kansas

Austin Hill had a rough Saturday in the Richard Childress Racing Chevy. Hill qualified 34th overall for Sunday afternoon's race in Kansas. It did not help that the No. 33 car had all sorts of issues coming out of the turns. Furthermore, turning in 31+ second laps during practice will not get it done on […]

Jimmie Johnson Tops Legacy Cars In Qualifying

Jimmie Johnson will start the AdventHealth 400 from the 19th position on Sunday afternoon. The Legacy Motor Club part-time driver inched out Corey Heim for the honor. The last time Johnson raced at Kansas was in October of 2020 where he finished 31st for Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson has been pretty consistent in the Toyota in […]

Sami Valimaki Two-Steps Into Texas This Week

Sami Valimaki has not played on the PGA Tour in more than a month. The golfer from Finland has played nine times on the tour in 2024. He has made cuts in five events including a runner-up at the Mexico Open in February. One concern with Valimaki is driving accuracy which is only 61.52% (101st […]

Chan Kim Could Surprise At The CJ Cup Byron Nelson

The CJ Cup Byron Nelson could be a springboard for Chan Kim. Born in South Korea, the American golfer has had an interesting past golfing on various international tours. He won eight times on the Japanese tour but twice on the Korn Ferry tour. His win in Boise and second overall in points gave him […]

Adam Schenk Has Concerns Heading To Texas

Adam Schenk was set up well for the final round at the RBC Heritage. Unfortunately, the American golfer fired a 73 which knocked him down to a tie for 49th. In his previous five tournaments, Schenk has shot at 71 or worse in four of them. His only good fourth round came at the Valero […]

Rico Hoey Showing Signs Of Improvement

Rico Hoey has struggled this year on the PGA Tour. In 11 events, the golfer from the Philippines has only made the cut five times. He does have one Top 25 result (a T-14 at the Valero Texas Open). Furthermore, he has made the cut in five of the previous six events that do not […]

Daniel Hemric Ends Up Ninth At Dover

Daniel Hemric did it again on Sunday. The Kaulig Racing Chevrolet started 14th and was in first place for five laps. He was the fifth of five Chevy's to wind up in the Top 10 on Sunday from "The Monster Mile." Hemric was 22nd after both stages but made a charge over the final long […]

Ty Gibbs Sneaks Into Tenth At Dover On Sunday

Ty Gibbs did not win the Wurth 400 but did managed to finish tenth on Sunday evening. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver began 19th and improved to tenth. Gibbs was running pretty well as the race moved along. He was 17th after Stage 1 then 11th after Stage 2. It was an interesting week for […]

John Hunter Nemechek Tries To Let Talladega Carnage Go

John Hunter Nemechek was in a rough accident last week at Talladega. Some in the industry, including Kevin Harvick, squarely blamed him for the incident. Nemechek had that wonderful run at Bristol going from 26th to sixth despite corded tires. Again, on Saturday, the Legacy Motor Club driver had issues which caused him track position. […]

Daniel Hemric Begins 14th On Sunday at Dover

Daniel Hemric showed a little extra speed in his Kaulig Racing car. Along with A.J. Allmendinger, the team fielded two cars in the Top 15. That is significant. Hemric starts from the 14th position but rebounded from a 25th place average in practice. By merely gaining several tenths of a second, Hemric, like Allmendinger, showed […]

Kaz Grala Nearly Brings Up Rear For Rick Ware Racing

Kaz Grala did not have the best time of Saturday. His Rick Ware Racing car hit the wall pretty hard in practice. As a result, Grala will start 35th on Sunday at Dover. The driver in the No. 15 Ford has struggled to an average finish of 27th in 2024 in nine races. Turn 4 […]

Todd Gilliland Tries To Continue Momentum From Talladega

Todd Gilliland showed signs of improvement the past few weeks with a 13th at Martinsville and then an eighth at Talladega. The Front Row Motorsports driver has led 91 laps in four separate races in 2024. One still wonders what might have been at Dayton and especially Atlanta. However, Gilliland remains steadfast in improving his […]

Austin Dillon May Have Uphill Battle At Dover

Austin Dillon starts from the 23rd position for the Wurth 400 on Sunday afternoon from Dover. The Richard Childress Racing driver can take little solace that Kyle Busch is on the pole. Dillon is struggling mightily in the No. 3 car in 2024 with an average finish of 25.2. This is the worst mark of […]

Daniel Hemric Surges To Ninth-Place Result At Talladega

Daniel Hemric qualified 19th for the GEICO 500 on Sunday. Few expected Hemric and his Kaulig Racing Chevy to nab a result inside the Top 10. He did continue a nice streak of place differential on superspeedway or tracks of similar type. At Daytona, he was +21, Atlanta saw Hemric move up eight spots. Talladega […]

Harrison Burton Squeezes Into Top 10 At Talladega

Harrison Burton did not have the greatest day at first, but it is not always about how one starts, but instead how one finishes. Burton was sixth after Stage 1 but 28th after Stage 2. By staying above the fray, Burton and his Wood Brothers Racing car was able to slide into the top 10 […]

Josh Berry Begins 29th At GEICO 500 Sunday

Josh Berry and the Stewart-Haas Racing team figured 2024 might get off to a bumpy start. That much is true. Berry starts 29th on Sunday and his average start and finish have been around the same (22.3 versus 24.3). Berry survived Daytona barely but did not at Atlanta. So, there is limited data here. However, […]

Harrison Burton Feels The Heat At Talladega

Harrison Burton continues to feel his seat get hotter as the GEICO 500 approaches on Sunday. The Wood Brothers driver did qualify 16th on Saturday. His best results are on superspeedway courses or similar tracks. See Atlanta this year where Burton finished 11th. Overall, his average finish in 2024 is 29th. That is worse than […]

Ryan Preece In Decent Position For Talladega

Honestly, Ryan Preece starts from 11th for the race at Talladega. That is not a bad thing for the Stewart-Haas Racing driver. On this 2.66-mile track, it is a good thing to begin from outside the Top 10 typically. Preece has shown positive place differential at every track but one in 2024. The one time […]

Zane Smith Starts 30th For GEICO 500

Zane Smith will begin from the 30th position at Talladega on Sunday. That is not uncommon for the Spire Motorsports driver who has been 14th or worse during every qualifying effort this season. However, he did survive his way to a 13th at Daytona. This could be significant. Again, the 2.66-mile high-banked Talladega can boost […]

Michael McDowell Takes Pole For Sunday Race

Michael McDowell was the quickest among all qualifiers on Saturday with a lap of 52.609 seconds. The Front Row Motorsports driver was the only one who broke the 182 mph mark. That was good enough for the pole. However, finishing at the top on Saturday is not a harbinger of what may occur on Sunday. […]

Brendon Todd Attempts To Keep Momentum Going

Brendon Todd has not won a tournament in 2024. However, the American golfer has made the cut in all but one event. Furthermore, he comes off a tied for fifth at the Valspar Championship. People forget he had a Top 10 at the Arnold Palmer too. Todd may be 38 but he is playing like […]

Denny McCarthy Hopes For Better Putting In South Carolina

Denny McCarthy has a calling card and that is his putting. The American golfer ranks ninth on the PGA Tour at 0.702 strokes gained. Unfortunately, McCarthy off the tee rolls in at a mere 150th losing 0.347 strokes compared to the field average. Last week, the golfer started off well enough but a 79 on […]

Cameron Young Expects To See Weekend Again

Cameron Young has been far more consistent in 2024. The American golfer comes off consecutive Top 10 results including a runner-up result at the Valspar Championship. Even putting has been better for Young the past two tournaments as he has been on the plus side. Furthermore, off the tee and approaching the green have been […]

Matt Fitzpatrick One To Watch Once More

Matt Fitzpatrick knows that a lot of golfers will be after him this week. The English golfer won the RBC Heritage last year in a dramatic win over Jordan Spieth. Spieth was looking to repeat when Fitzpatrick survived a 16th hole bogey to hold off the American. Fitzpatrick has three consecutive Top 25 results and […]

Collin Morikawa Might Have Masters Flashbacks

Collin Morikawa has to wonder what might have been on Sunday. The American golfer was on the precipice of challenging Scottie Scheffler when disaster struck. Morikawa double-bogeyed holes 9 and 11 which ended any chance of him winning The Masters. On the bright side, he still finished tied for third. Morikawa's shot-making hurt but several […]

Carson Hocevar Rounds Out Top Ten At Texas

Carson Hocevar began Sunday afternoon from the 16th position. After 276 laps, the Spire Motorsports driver moved up six spots to tenth. Hocevar steadily gained track position. After Stage 1, the Chevy driver was 29th. Stage 2 saw Hocevar in 16th. The No. 77 car benefitted from a few more wrecks including the one that […]

Chase Briscoe Ends Up Sixth At Texas

Chase Briscoe took the worst that Texas can dish out on Sunday. Briscoe and his Stewart-Haas Racing car found a way to finish sixth after starting fifth. Though he did not lead a single lap, Briscoe was there at the end when it counted. He survived the double overtime and a spin on Lap 172. […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Slow At Texas Again

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was off in speed and acceleration during practice and qualifying on Saturday. Not surprisingly, the JTG Daugherty Chevrolet starts 31st at Texas. Even his practice lap intervals tailed off dramatically. That 15-lap time of 30.335 seconds was the slowest of any car who ran that many laps. Stenhouse was about 0.405 to […]

Ty Dillon Trying To Manufacture Speed With Kaulig

Ty Dillon tries to keep pushing the Kaulig Racing car but to no avail. Dillon was 0.639 seconds off in practice and 0.653 seconds in qualifying on Saturday. He will start the Texas race back in 36th. The No. 16 Chevy is a bit slower than the Spire Motorsports car he had raced in last […]