Erik Jones Endures Rough Qualifying Effort Again

Erik Jones thought last week was bad. The Legacy Motor Club driver proceeded to qualify 31st for Sunday's race at Watkins Glen. Some will point to last year where the No. 43 Chevy ended up 10th after starting 31st. Could that happen again? Anything is possible. The problem with Jones is some of his road […]

Adam Schenk Looks Good For BMW Championship

Adam Schenk attempts to do what he did last week in Memphis. The American golfer shot four rounds in the 60's en route to a top-ten result (tied for sixth). Schenk did not crack on Sunday like some expected. He fired a 66 and showed the potential for more. Schenk lived in neighboring Indiana and […]

Sepp Straka Looks To Build Off 65 At BMW Championship

Little to nothing went right for Sepp Straka in Memphis last week. The Austrian golfer heads to Olympia Fields Country Club feeling a bit better. Straka shot a 65 during the final round which kept him in the running for the FedEx Cup. Could Straka be the golfer to stop the Patrick Cantlay three-peat? The […]

Brian Harman Needs To Start Better This Week

Brian Harman read the hype a little over the past few weeks. The American golfer opened up with a 71 last week in Memphis. That put him behind a little as he struggled to a finish just outside the top 30. Fortunately, Harman advanced via a 67-68 weekend. He missed putts and shots outside the […]

Corey Conners Rolls Into BMW Championship

Corey Conners has played better lately. Last week, he delivered a tied for sixth-place result at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. The Canadian golfer stepped up with a 65-65 weekend to avoid elimination in Memphis. Conners showed the ability to not only move up but even contend. The BMW Championship from Olympia Fields Country Club […]

Collin Morikawa Trying To Gain More Consistency

Collin Morikawa has had one crazy season. The American golfer only has five top-ten results and no wins. Also, there have been those up and down performances. Last week, he was up while finishing in a tie for 13th at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. On the bright side, Morikawa has shown some final round […]

Aric Almirola Struggling Heading To The Brickyard

Aric Almirola begins Sunday 33rd for the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard. Almirola has not finished in the top ten since Sonoma in 2019. Last year at Indianapolis, the Stewart-Haas Racing Ford finished 38th as he was collected in one of the first big accidents. There is not much in the way of expectations given […]

Brad Keselowski Begins The Brickyard From 22nd On Sunday

Brad Keselowski heads to Indianapolis 168 points up on the playoff bubble. That is the good news. The bad news is that Keselowski has to watch who wins the final three races. This is all while the RFK Racing Ford consolidates points himself. Keselowski has never won on a road course. His last top-ten came […]

Erik Jones Begins 36th On Sunday At Indianapolis

Erik Jones had some promise going into this weekend but then his car had issues qualifying. Jones and his Legacy Motor Club Chevy starts 36th on Sunday afternoon from the Brickyard. The No. 43 car will be another one of those racers to look at when it comes to moving up the field. At Indianapolis, […]

Kevin Harvick Trying To Hold On To Playoff Spot

Kevin Harvick has a 180-point cushion with three races to go until the playoff chase begins. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver will start from the rear on Sunday. The No. 4 car will be ahead of William Byron and that is it. Harvick usually fares better at Watkins Glen. He finished 33rd last year and 14th […]

Justin Haley Top Kaulig Chevy in Qualifying Saturday

Justin Haley was not expected to start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in a better position than A.J. Allmendinger. Yet, here we are. Haley will start the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard from 15th. Allmendinger, by contrast, qualified 26th. The Kaulig Racing driver in the No. 31 once finished eighth at Indianapolis (2021). Haley could be […]

Corey LaJoie Has A Chance To Contend At Brickyard

Usually, Corey LaJoie has qualified in the lower third when it comes to the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard. The Spire Motorsports driver begins Sunday from the 14th spot. Both editions of the race have seen LaJoie enjoy place differential in the double digits. Last year, he moved up 13 spots in his No. 7 […]

Bubba Wallace On Playoff Bubble Heading To Brickyard

Bubba Wallace and his 23XI Racing car start 19th at Indianapolis on Sunday. The No. 23 car has enjoyed a solid season, but may need a little help to make the playoff. With three races left, Wallace can only fall one more spot in theory. If two first-time winners come in from below the cut […]

Austin Cindric Starts 20th For Indianapolis Race

Austin Cindric did not get the qualifying effort some expected, but 20th is not the end of the world. Cindric and his Team Penske Ford car has adapted well at Indianapolis. His average finish of 5.5 is highlighted by a runner-up finish last year. The No. 2 Ford was helped a little by the late […]

Denny Hamlin Starts 25th At The Brickyard

Denny Hamlin did not have the best of times at Indianapolis on Saturday afternoon. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver qualified 25th for Sunday's Verizon 200 at the Brickyard. Hamlin has had some odd results at Indianapolis. He led 27 laps in 2021 only to fall back to 23rd because of the overtime chaos. Last year, […]

Chase Briscoe Second Best Ford On Saturday In Qualifying

Chase Briscoe wound up being one of the fastest Ford cars in qualifying on Saturday. He was second quickest which was good for 13th at the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard. Can Briscoe turn some of that lap speed into contending on Sunday afternoon? That is a great question. The last two years saw Briscoe […]

Alex Bowman Surprises And Qualifies Ninth For Sunday

Alex Bowman has not had the best luck at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Honestly, his average start was 26th going into Saturday. Naturally, he quailed ninth on Saturday afternoon and was 0.638 seconds off the pole time set by Daniel Suarez. Bowman and his Hendrick Motorsports Racing Chevy come in with the fourth best average finish […]

Time Keeps Running Out For Chase Elliott

Chase Elliott turned in a quality qualifying effort on Saturday afternoon, but came up 0.367 seconds shy of Daniel Suarez. That was good for third place. Elliott's Hendrick Motorsports Racing car has not been great of late. However, the No. 9 car has a 6.5 average finish on road courses since 2020 and leads with […]

Tyler Reddick Barely Misses Pole On Saturday

Tyler Reddick nearly snagged the pole position for the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard. Instead, he will have to settle for the outside of Row 1. Reddick and his 23XI Racing car finished 0.145 seconds off the time of Daniel Suarez. Toyota and Chevy occupy 11 of the first 12 positions. Reddick won this race […]

Hayden Buckley Questionable For Memphis

Hayden Buckley is recovering from a torn muscle suffered in late June. The American golfer has been out since the end of June. Buckley had been battling the injury and took time off after missing four straight cuts. He has been wildly inconsistent with results. Buckley did not make the cut in five of six […]

Mackenzie Hughes Tries To Pick Up Pieces In Memphis

Mackenzie Hughes was sixth in FedEx Cup points after the Sentry Tournament Of Champions in January. Since then, he fell all the way to 47th. Fortunately, the Canadian golfer made the playoff despite missing the cut ten time since mid-January. That includes withdrawing at the Travelers Championship. Some debated Hughes has played too many tournaments […]

Brendon Todd Aims To Get More Consistent

Brendon Todd was on the FedEx Cup bubble for awhile. However, the American golfer finished tied for second at the John Deere Classic. Then, last week Todd ended up tied for seventh at the Wyndham Championship. Consistency is not always there for Todd on Sundays. There was that 74 at The Open Championship. Also, his […]

Jordan Spieth Hard To Completely Count Out This Week

Jordan Spieth has been up and down since May. There have been four tournaments where the American golfer has missed the cut. However, Spieth keeps finishing in the top-30 in major events aside from the US Open. He even has five top-five results since the Valspar Championship in March. For as bad as Spieth can […]

Adam Schenk Trying To Rebound In Memphis

Adam Schenk posted top-10 finishes at the Rocket Mortgage and John Deere Classics. That vaulted him into the top 25 in the FedEx rankings. It clinched a playoff spot for the American golfer. Now, can Schenk rebound after two lackluster tournaments in a row? He missed the cut at The Open Championships and finished outside […]

Brian Harman Looks To Build On Major Win

Brian Harman easily won The Open Championship last month and now sets his sights on the FedEx Cup Playoff. The American golfer from Georgia is rested and ready to roll. TPC Southwind in Memphis sets up well for Harman. After all, he finished in the top three last year at the tournament. His numbers are […]

Xander Schauffele Aiming To Advance In FedEx Cup Playoffs

Xander Schauffele has been close several times to winning this year. He has nine top-10 results overall but zero wins this season. The American golfer finished inside the top 20 in all four majors. Expecting him to contend is one thing, but to win a playoff tournament is another. Can he break through? The numbers […]

NASCAR PrizePicks Predictions - FireKeepers 400 DFS Prop Picks

August 6th, 2023, on a Sunday afternoon, features the FireKeepers Casino 400 from the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. This is the 23rd 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 DFS props […]

Josh Berry Subs In For Noah Gragson On Sunday

Josh Berry will get to race in the No. 42 Chevy of the Legacy Motor Club on Sunday afternoon. Berry subs in for Noah Gragson who was suspended for at least one race. Gragson's fate for future races will be determined at a later date. Berry gets another chance to gain some valuable experience on […]

Ryan Preece Not Expecting A Lot At Michigan

Ryan Preece has not fared well on this type of track. He did have a top ten (seventh) in 2019. However, Preece did not run in this race last year. It is his first event in the Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. The No. 41 driver stands 25th in the points race and is seeing time run […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Has Off Saturday In Qualifying

Things did not go well for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in qualifying on Saturday afternoon. He starts the FireKeepers Casino 400 in 27th position (0.5 seconds slower). The JTG Daugherty Racing driver did begin and end 12th in 2021 but got caught in a big collector err accident last year. Stenhouse Jr. has done well this […]