Hideki Matsuyama Trying To Reverse Major Trend

Hideki Matsuyama has been trending in the wrong direction when it comes to results in a major. The Japanese golfer thrived at The Masters while ending up tied for 16th. After that, the PGA Championship saw Matsuyama drop to 29th. Then, the US Open, where there needed to be a little more scrambling. He blew […]

Dustin Johnson Aims To Continue Momentum From US Open

Dustin Johnson did not fare well in his first two efforts in the Majors this year. However, the American golfer picked things up during the US Open. While he could not follow up on his opening round 64, Johnson maintained a respectable finish to end in the top ten. That was an encouraging sign for […]

Bubba Wallace On Playoff Bubble, Shows Pace In New Hampshire Qualifying: NASCAR Starting Position Update

After a solid start to the 2023 NASCAR season, Bubba Wallace has struggled mightily in recent weeks. Over Team 23XI's last five races, Wallace has logged three finishes of 25th or worse, which included spins or crashes at both Chicago and Atlanta. The No. 23 team driver is currently on the NASCAR Playoff bubble and […]

Chase Elliott Struggles In New Hampshire Qualifying. What Is His Starting Position for Crayon 301? 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 at times when on the track. The young star has failed to find victory lane in 2023 and currently stands just 23rd in the NASCAR […]

Austin Cindric Starts 22nd For New Hampshire Race

Austin Cindric did turn last year's 28th-place qualifying effort into a 13th. What can the Team Penske driver do this season? For one, Cindric is 38 points out of a playoff spot and will need top results. The problem is the No. 2 Ford was slow in practice with an average lap of 31.057 seconds. […]

Erik Jones And The Middle In New Hampshire

Erik Jones has been also stuck in the middle at New Hampshire for what feels like several years. Over the past three races, Jones has ranged from 19th to 24th in terms of results. Even his average start is 21st. His practice session was 19th this year and Jones qualified in 30th for the Legacy […]

Chris Buescher Not Off To Best Start At New Hampshire

Chris Buescher qualified 26th on Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The good news for the Stewart-Haas Racing driver is that he is almost 100 points above the playoff bubble. Buescher has not finished above 15th ever on the 1.058-mile track. The No. 17 car was ninth in practice but his ten-lap interval slowed by […]

Chase Briscoe Consistent In New Hampshire So Far

If there is a bright side this weekend for Chase Briscoe, it is his consistency. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver was 27th in practice and qualified 27th for the Crayon 301. Briscoe is 31st in the points standings and 185 points off the 16th spot. Worse, the lap times are still incredibly slow. Even his practice […]

Michael McDowell Needs Help At New Hampshire

Michael McDowell sits precariously on the playoff bubble heading into New Hampshire. He is 16th in the standings and a mere three points ahead of Bubba Wallace. Drivers like Wallace and even AJ Allmendinger have better results at some of the upcoming races. McDowell started off fast on Saturday but dropped to 18th in qualifying. […]

Alex Bowman Disappointing 25th In Qualifying On Saturday

Alex Bowman is watching the races dwindle down. He starts 25th this weekend at the Crayon 301 and stands 22nd in points (44 off the bubble spot). Bowman likely needs a win to get into the playoffs and this is not the best track for a victory. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver's best result was […]

Chase Elliott In Less Than Ideal Spot For New Hampshire

Chase Elliott will begin the Crayon 301 from the 18th position. His qualifying efforts were in the middle of the pack with consistency on Saturday. Worse, his practice laps were only 28th. That average of 31.116 seconds was more than six tenths of a second off from Martin Truex Jr.'s time. Elliott had qualified second […]

AJ Allmendinger Surprises With 14th In Qualifying On Saturday

AJ Allmendinger has had quite the interesting season with Kaulig Racing. At New Hampshire, he will begin the Crayon 301 from the 14th position. He will be ahead of drivers like Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin. It is about where Allmendinger and his Chevy were last year. He started 20th got into the top 15 […]

Kevin Harvick Seems To Always Lurk At New Hampshire

Kevin Harvick only starts 13th this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. However, the Stewart-Haas Racing driver always seems to find a way to contend. Harvick's driver rating of 114.7 only ranks behind Brad Keselowski's 120.9 over the past three races on the 1.058-mile track. Combine the wins in 2018 and 2019 and that number […]

Kyle Larson Qualified 15th At New Hampshire

Kyle Larson is not in the top ten to start the Crayon 301. Larson will begin 15th at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing team did not have much success with only William Byron (seventh) inside the top ten on Saturday. Larson can race anything and get his No. 5 into contention. […]

Denny Hamlin Mired In Middle Of Pack In Qualifying

Things did not go so smoothly for Denny Hamlin on Saturday. As a result, he will start New Hampshire from the 20th spot. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has been fast on this track since 2017 when he last won. Also, the last time Hamlin qualified this far back at New Hampshire, he nearly crossed […]

Daniel Suarez On The Bubble At New Hampshire

Daniel Suarez ranks 15th in points heading into New Hampshire. The Trackhouse Racing driver has not won a race so far this year despite a couple of close calls. He starts the Crayon 301 from the 12th spot this weekend. Suarez had one or two solid laps but his overall practice average was 31.133 seconds […]

Austin Dillon Begins 11th At New Hampshire

Austin Dillon had a mixed bag type of Saturday at qualifying. While he wound up 11th, his No. 3 Chevy seemed to lose more and more speed. Dillon's five and ten-lap averages only got worse and his practice lap ranked 32nd at 31.233 seconds. Losing that many tenths of a second is troublesome and seemed […]

Tyler Reddick Begins New Hampshire From The Sixth Spot

Tyler Reddick will start the Crayon 301 from the sixth position. Reddick easily made it into the final group of qualifying. However, he lost a few tenths of a second in Turns 3 and 4. That left him a mere 0.116 seconds off the pole run of Christopher Bell. He was the third of four […]

Brad Keselowski Enjoys New Hampshire Flat Track

Brad Keselowski seems to enjoy the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He has an average finish of 3.7 in his past three races there along with a win in 2020. Keselowski led 227 laps combined between 2020 and 2021. The RFK Racing driver has been much faster this year in his No. 6 Ford. Keselowski is […]

Bubba Wallace May Have Potential At Crayon 301

Bubba Wallace turned in a few solid qualifying laps on Saturday at New Hampshire. The result was starting eighth for the Crayon 301. Again, Toyota cars showed their might early in laps. Though he was 0.224 seconds off the pole, Wallace had solid lap averages that were in the 30.4 to 30.6 second range. If […]

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. […]