Beau Hossler Playing Well Heading Into Sanderson Farms

Beau Hossler has not been spectacular but he has been playing well into the Sanderson Farms Championship. Hossler has consecutive top-30 results and is well rested. The American golfer ranks 56th in putting (0.209 strokes gained). and 59th off the tee (0.188 strokes gained). Hossler drives an average of 304 off the tee and he […]

Ludvig Aberg Rolling Off Ryder Cup Momentum

Ludvig Aberg has had some 2023. The Swedish golfer is rising up the charts. Literally, he won the European Masters, scored two huge Ryder Cup points, and is brimming with confidence. Aberg is a favorite at this week's Sanderson Farms Championship. His strokes gained off the tee in the last 36 rounds tops the tour. […]

J.J Yeley Tries To Duplicate Spring Talladega Magic

J.J. Yeley avoided accidents, slower cars, and more in his Spring race at Talladega. The Rick Ware Racing driver started 38th and then ended up in 11th. Yeley flirted late and often with a top ten position before the race finished. The No. 51 car surprised a few people and qualified 27th on Saturday. Yeley […]

Kyle Larson Begins Fourth At Talladega On Sunday

Kyle Larson was almost fast enough to win the pole on Saturday in qualifying for the YellaWood 500. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver ended up fourth a mere 0.031 seconds off Aric Almirola's lap of 52.715 seconds. Larson likely wants to survive to Charlotte. It is safe to say the No. 5 car has seen […]

Erik Jones Contends Well At Talladega And It Shows

Erik Jones likes drafting tracks and Talladega is notorious for it. The Legacy Motor Club driver has six top ten results in his last seven races on the 2.66-mile course. Jones started the Spring race from 24th and steadily made his way through the field. By the end of the race, Jones finished sixth as […]

Ryan Preece Could Use A Little Luck At Talladega

Ryan Preece has not had the best luck at Talladega. His Stewart-Haas Racing car was in contention for most of the Spring race. He even led two laps and got stage points both times. Preece was close to the top five when disaster hit. An accident ended the No. 41's Ford day, but it was […]

Austin Dillon Starts 14th At Talladega On Sunday

Austin Dillon had a pretty good qualifying effort on Saturday. The Richard Childress Racing driver begins the YellaWood 500 from the 14th position. Dillon has not enjoyed 2023 much but he did finish 13th. The No. 3 Chevy enjoyed positive place differential in his previous four races on the 2.66-mile track. Now, that streak ended […]

Brennan Poole Could Move Up On Sunday

Brennan Poole did not have the best of Saturday afternoon qualifying efforts. The Rick Ware Racing driver will start the YellaWood 500 from the 29th position. Poole does have one top ten result in his two NASCAR races at Talladega. Three years ago his car did seem to get faster and faster as the race […]

Daniel Suarez Keeps Improving At Talladega

Daniel Suarez has enjoyed three consecutive good runs at Talladega. Even despite a DVP early last year, the Trackhouse Racing driver led 28 laps in the early going. He has led laps in three straight races and has two top nine finishes in a row. The No. 99 car had place differential of +6 in […]

Harrison Burton Has Some Good News Sunday

Harrison Burton was under the hot seat according to some when it came to 2024. Burton only qualified 21st for the YellaWood 500 but he knows he will be back at Wood Brothers Racing. This gives him another opportunity. It has been a dismal 2023, but two of his top ten results came at Darlington […]

Austin Cindric Cracks Top Ten In Qualifying

Austin Cindric has had a disappointing 2023 campaign. However, on Saturday afternoon, the Team Penske driver qualified seventh at Talladega. The Ford car is notoriously very good on the 2.66-mile superspeedway. Cindric has not fared well in two Spring appearances but did finish ninth last Fall. The No. 2 car had never qualified better than […]

Ryan Blaney Likes To Lead Laps At Talladega

Ryan Blaney enjoys a nice advantage at Talladega and it shows. The Team Penske driver has led 14.6% of the laps run since 2020 on the 2.66-mile track. Blaney has won since then, and he has three top-five results and four top-ten finishes. His average ending position of 9.3 is only second to Erik Jones […]

Bubba Wallace Runs Well At Talladega

Bubba Wallace likes superspeedway tracks like the 2.66-mile monster at Talladega. The 23XI Racing driver won at Talladega two years ago. Furthermore, he has led five or more laps in five of the previous six appearances. If that was not enough, the No. 23 car was in the lead on the final lap last year […]

Tyler Reddick Starts 13th At Talladega On Sunday Again

Tyler Reddick had a solid qualifying run but the 23XI Racing car could not make the final round. Still, he will start Sunday again from the 13th position. In the Spring, the No. 45 car flirted with the top 10 and top 15 before finishing in 16th. He finished on the lead lap which will […]

Harrison Burton Still On Wood Brothers Hot Seat

Harrison Burton qualified 30th for the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 on Sunday afternoon. The Wood Brothers Racing driver ranked 27th last year and 31st this year. His average finish has dipped from 22.8 to an even worse 24.7 in 2023. Burton's No. 21 Ford is just not quick in turns at all. When more than […]

Austin Cindric Keeps On Struggling In Qualifying

Austin Cindric and his 2023 season have not gone as planned. Worse, he starts 32nd on Sunday at the Texas Motor Speedway. The Team Penske driver has not seen a top ten result since Pocono. Worse, the last time the No. 2 Ford qualified inside the top ten was in Chicago. The only solace is […]

Daniel Suarez Thrives In Texas Qualifying Saturday

Daniel Suarez and Trackhouse Racing fared very well on Saturday. Ross Chastain qualified fifth and Suarez was not far behind in eighth. The No. 99 car was a mere 0.213 seconds off the time of Bubba Wallace on Saturday afternoon. Suarez did not practice much and only did a five-lap run (19th). However, a few […]

Chase Elliott Starts From Near The Back At Texas

Chase Elliott did not have the best qualifying run on Saturday as he starts 29th for the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400. Elliott led 44 laps last Fall before an accident from a blown tire ended his run. It is a common theme from the 2022 race. All anyone talked about was how rough Texas Motor […]

Ty Gibbs Poised To Continue Strong Run In Texas

Ty Gibbs qualified fourth at Texas for the Sunday afternoon race. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver nearly won the pole. Instead, that went to Bubba Wallace of 23XI Racing. Toyota cars were at the forefront again. All six cars were in the top 16. Gibbs started 16th last Fall and finished 20th. A little more […]

Aric Almirola Tops Stewart-Haas In Qualifying

Aric Almirola qualified 21st on Saturday for Stewart-Haas Racing. He represents the best start for the team. Kevin Harvick starts 22nd on Sunday while Ryan Preece begins in 25th place. The Ford cars have lost a lot of speed, but particularly this team. Almirola, since the pandemic has run 24th, 18th, and 23rd at Texas. […]

A.J. Allmendinger Surprises With Sixth In Qualifying

A.J. Allmendinger slumped while on the bubble for the NASCAR playoffs. Afterwards, he did not fare much better. Consecutive 30th-place results at Kansas and Bristol for the Kaulig Racing driver highlight a run where Allmendinger finished 13th or worse in nine of his previous 11 races. The No, 16 Chevy qualified sixth on Saturday at […]

Kyle Larson Starts 11th On Sunday Afternoon

Kyle Larson starts the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 from the 11th position on Sunday afternoon. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing car narrowly missed out on the final round of qualifying. Larson's practice intervals led the way from 10,15, and 20 laps out. The No. 5 car is fast and especially at Texas. Larson won in 2021 […]

Kyle Busch Looks To Rebound On Sunday

Kyle Busch did not enjoy Texas in 2022. Accidents ended both of his appearances on the track (finished 36th and 21st). Before last year's poor qualifying effort of 18th, Busch had led at Texas the previous two Fall races (a total of 110 laps). That culminated in a win for the Richard Childress Racing driver […]

Martin Truex Jr. Hoping For Better Fortunes In Texas

Martin Truex Jr. has not enjoyed Texas Motor Speedway much the past few races. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has an average finish of 12.5 on intermediate tracks. However, that number drops to 21.8 since 2020 when it comes to the Texas 1.5-mile course. Truex Jr. has one top-five result (a second in 2020). He […]

Denny Hamlin Snatches Victory At Bristol

Denny Hamlin is not the most popular driver in NASCAR but he makes races interesting. Hamlin and his Joe Gibbs Racing car ended up winning the Bass Pro Shops Night Race on Saturday night. Hamlin led 142 laps after starting in second, but led the one that mattered at the end. He held off Kyle […]

Chris Buescher Bounces Back With Fourth-Place Finish At Bristol

Chris Buescher is on a nice run right now. The RFK Racing driver started 20th on Saturday night like last year at Bristol. Now, he did not get the win this time around. However, the No. 17 car managed to finish in fourth. That placed him safely into the Round of 12 where he enjoys […]

Bubba Wallace Barely Makes Second Round In NASCAR Chase

Bubba Wallace started ninth on Saturday night for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race. It was touch and go but the 23XI Racing driver managed to finish 14th. That was good enough to advance to the Round of 12 by a mere four points. The No. 23 car needed a top-15 finish to secure a […]

Martin Truex Jr. Avoids Elimination Saturday Night

Martin Truex Jr. came into the race at Bristol 13th in the playoff standings. Finishing 19th probably should not have been enough, but the Joe Gibbs Racing driver lucked out when Kevin Harvick ran into worse problems. Harvick finished five laps down in 29th. Combine that with a 34th from Joey Logano and Truex Jr. […]

NASCAR PrizePicks Predictions - Bass Pro Shops Night Race DFS Prop Picks

September 16, 2023, on a Saturday night, features the Bass Pro Shops Night Race from the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. This is the 28th 2023 edition of NASCAR DFS on PrizePicks. Our friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great […]

J.J. Yeley Starts 35th On Saturday Night At Bristol

J.J. Yeley would have started from dead last if not for Kyle Larson's lapse on Friday in qualifying. Yeley was 0.684 seconds off the pole-setting time set by Christopher Bell. Yeley and his No. 51 Ford from Rick Ware Racing has been below NASCAR pace all season. He does manage to keep the car running […]