Joey Logano Close To The Front For New Hampshire

Joey Logano enjoyed a solid practice and qualifying session on Saturday. In the end, he did not win the pole position. However, Logano and his Team Penske Ford will begin outside of Row 2. Logano was a mere 0.047 seconds off from the pole lap of Christopher Bell. The No. 22 car has two top […]

Ryan Blaney Starts Fifth For Crayon 301

Ryan Blaney looked fast throughout qualifying on Saturday. Although he came up a bit short, the Team Penske driver will start fifth in the Crayon 301. Blaney has four top nine finishes in the last six appearances. His No. 12 Ford even last year was the victim of a spin that took him out of […]

Aric Almirola Feels At Home At New Hampshire

Aric Almirola feels right at home when it comes to New Hampshire. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver qualified third for the Crayon 301. He won two years ago while leading most of the final 25 laps. However, a look back reveals that the Ford has ran very well during the past five races. Even last year, […]

Garrick Higgo Making Cuts At Better Rate

Garrick Higgo had been about 50-50 in cuts made this 2023 season. However, over the past seven events, Higgo has seen the weekend five times now. The South African golfer has not finished in the top ten since a third at the Sanderson Farms Championship last October. Last year, Higgo blew up at the Scottish […]

Erik van Rooyen Wants To See The Weekend

Erik van Rooyen has languished badly on the PGA Tour this season. The South African golfer has now missed seven straight cuts including last week at the John Deere Classic. It is amazing that van Rooyen cannot get to the weekend. He is one of the few golfers with red metrics across the board including […]

Seamus Power To Try And Continue Momentum

Seamus Power played much better in a lighter than usual field at the John Deere Classic. His closing 64 boosted him to a tie for 13th and nearly into the top ten. Power had struggled over this past four tournaments as the Irish golfer could not get into a rhythm. The key for Power is […]

Sahith Theegala Hoping For Better Results This Week

Sahith Theegala has not seen the top 20 since back to back top-10 efforts at The Masters and the RBC Heritage. That ninth and and fifth was probably the high-water mark for the American golfer in 2023. One of his better results was a tie for 27th at the US Open during this seven event […]

Sam Burns Comes In Recharged For Scottish Open

Sam Burns, like a few golfers, took time off after the US Open. The American golfer wound up tied for 32nd. He began to rest to get prepared for Links golf. After a few weeks, he is primed to play in this week's Scottish Open. Burns did not fare too well on the course last […]

Justin Rose Could Be Comfortable At Scottish Open

Justin Rose took a few weeks off after the US Open to get ready for the Open Championship. First up, the English golfer tries to tackle the Scottish Open. The Renaissance Golf Club plays as a Par-70 (7,237 yards). Justin Rose has won this event before. That win came in 2014. Rose had been playing […]

Chesson Hadley Aims To Continue Momentum

Chesson Hadley endured a long stretch where he struggled with everything in his golf game. The American golfer has improved over his past three tournaments, however. He made the cut at the RBC Canadian Open before fading to a tie for 43rd. Two weeks later, Hadley flirted with the top 20 at the Travelers Championship. […]

Ryan Moore Looks To Rekindle Past Glory This Week

Ryan Moore has not had the best of seasons in 2022-23. The American golfer has one top ten which was a tied for seventh at Pebble Beach in February. Since then, Moore has missed more cuts than weekends seen. That is nine out of the past dozen events overall. Moore managed to see Sunday at […]

Garrick Higgo Could Hang Around At John Deere Classic

Garrick Higgo draws a fortunate break this week at the John Deere Classic. The South African golfer will only see one top-20 golfer (Cameron Young - 19th). His weekend featured consecutive 68's which was encouraging. The last time that happened was almost two months ago at the AT&T Byron Nelson. Higgo still has not cracked […]

Seamus Power Hopes Rest Helps At John Deere Classic

Seamus Power took the week off last week after a disastrous stretch that included missing the cut at the PGA Championship and the US Open. The Irish golfer also did not see the weekend at the Travelers Championship. His best finish in 2023 was a tied for 14th at The Genesis Invitational back in February. […]

Denny McCarthy A Favorite At John Deere Classic

Denny McCarthy comes in as a favorite this week for the John Deere Classic. His numbers rose from +1400 to +1800 which downgraded the American golfer from the top choice to a good choice. McCarthy did finish tied for seventh two weeks ago at the Travelers Championship. McCarthy's putter and short game drew cold with […]

Christopher Bell Starts Fast And Slides Late

Christopher Bell had all the early momentum in Chicago. He not only led a race-high 37 laps but won both stages too. Sadly, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver pitted after Stage 2 then got caught in a massive pileup on Lap 49. As Bell began to make some headway, he slid into the tire wall […]

Kyle Busch Meets Tire Barrier But Winds Up Fifth

Kyle Busch was one of many victims of the tire barrier on turn No. 6 on Sunday in Chicago. Despite that and a few other mistakes, Busch managed to turn in a top-five result on the street course. The Richard Childress Racing driver battled back from 30th after Stage 2. Considering the No. 18 car […]

Kyle Larson Nets Top-Five Result At Chicago

Kyle Larson qualified for the Grant Park race on the Chicago Street Course in seventh place. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver stayed in seventh after Stage 1 but got up to Christopher Bell's bumper after Stage 2 (second). Unfortunately, the No. 5 lost track position and had to battle his way back to fourth by […]

Chase Elliott Ends Up Third At Chicago

Chase Elliott never got close enough to truly contend for the lead. Part of that was the Hendrick Motorsports Racing car never had enough speed to contend with Justin Haley and Shane Van Gisbergen. The other part was the No. 9 car was even busier fending off Kyle Larson and Kyle Busch. Elliott qualified 26th […]

Justin Haley Settles For Second In Chicago

Justin Haley was so close to his first NASCAR win of the season on Sunday in Chicago. The race was scheduled for 100 laps originally but wound up going 78 due to impending darkness. Haley and his Kaulig Racing car started from the back of the field. Little of that mattered as his car got […]

Shane Van Gisbergen Steals The Show In Chicago

Shane Van Gisbergen qualified well on Saturday but had no idea how good his car was. The "Project 91" car was so fast throughout the Sunday race in Chicago. Van Gisbergen was taking a second a lap of his competitors late in the event. The New Zealand driver in the Trackhouse Racing car reeled in […]

Bubba Wallace Solid In Grant Park 220 Qualifying: What Is His Starting Position In Chicago? NASCAR Update and Outlook

The 2023 NASCAR season has been a middle-of-the-road affair for Bubba Wallace. The driver of the No. 23 Toyota will look to notch his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season on Sunday at the Grant Park 220 in Chicago, IL. Across 18 starts, Wallace has failed to find victory lane in 2023, though […]

Kevin Harvick Finds The Walls At Chicago

Kevin Harvick could not avoid the makeshift walls at Chicago. Harvick and his Stewart-Haas Racing Ford will start 35th as the result of a crash in qualifying on Saturday. Harvick has made his way from the back in previous road efforts in 2023. At COTA, he began 29th and was 21st to start at Sonoma. […]

Chase Elliott Slams Wall In Chicago Street Race Qualifying. What's His Starting Position? NASCAR Update and Outlook

The 2023 NASCAR season has been a fairly difficult one for Chase Elliott. The popular driver has battled both a broken leg and a suspension this year. Elliott has struggled for the most part when on the track. Across 11 starts, he has failed to find victory lane in 2023 and has notched just four […]

Ross Chastain From The Back On Sunday

Ross Chastain did not have the best of times on the Chicago course in qualifying. As a result, the Trackhouse Racing driver will start 34th for the Grant Park 220. Chastain won his only road course last March at COTA. The No. 1 driver does not qualify well traditionally on tracks with left and right-hand […]

Chase Elliott Finds The Barrier At Chicago

Chase Elliott was pushing the limit of his Hendrick Motorsports Racing car on Saturday. Then, it came to the turn on South Columbus Drive. Elliott's right side bounced off the wall and barrier then went into the left side. There was a good deal of damage to the No. 9 Chevy. Elliott's road prowess is […]

William Byron Has Issues Qualifying At Chicago

William Byron did not find the street course at Chicago so pleasant. He finished 22nd in qualifying and will have to work hard much like he did at Sonoma (+12 place differential). If the race turns into a shorter interval scenario, Byron has a shot at moving up position-wise. His five-lap speed was good but […]

Todd Gilliland Faster Than It Appears At Chicago

Do not be fooled by the 25th starting position for Todd Gilliland. The Front Row Motorsports Ford was seventh fastest in practice and showed some top five speed later in that practice session. Gilliland did finish tenth at COTA in March and some attributed that to a bit of a fluke. However, the speed in […]

Brad Keselowski Rounds Out Top Twenty Saturday

Brad Keselowski stayed 20th in qualifying on Saturday. However, the RFK Racing Ford has been a good deal slower on road courses in 2023. If one goes further back, Keselowski has only finished once in the top ten over the past 14 road races. His starting outside the top ten streak extended to eight races. […]

Kyle Busch Likely To Move Up On Sunday

Kyle Busch probably felt his Chevy was faster going into Saturday. However, the Richard Childress Racing driver ended up 18th in qualifying. Needless to say, Busch has a daunting but not impossible task on Sunday. Street racing on this Chicago course is going to be different. Remember, this is a 100-lap race. Busch has been […]

Ryan Blaney Could Have Rough Evening In Chicago

Ryan Blaney qualified 17th for the Grant Park 220. Unfortunately, the Team Penske Ford has not been a factor on road courses lately. Five results outside 20th does not inspire much hope. Even the race at Indy last year saw Blaney lead 17 laps before problems arose. The only silver lining is that this is […]