Bubba Wallace Does Not Enjoy Sonoma

Bubba Wallace cannot seem to get much in the way of results at Sonoma. He did qualify 18th for Sunday's race which is good for the 23XI Racing driver. From engines to poor pit stops and penalties, Wallace has had three results outside the top 30. He was 15th in 2021 but that was on […]

Joey Logano Begins Outside Top 15 For Sonoma

Joey Logano will start the Toyota Save Mart 350 from the 17th position on Sunday. The Team Penske driver usually starts around the top ten but lost several tenths particularly on the middle sections of the track. The 1.99-mile course runs a little differently even compared to last year. He has never won the road […]

Brad Keselowski Endured A Bad Saturday At Sonoma

Brad Keselowski probably wished he could skip right to Sunday at Sonoma. The RFK Racing driver will begin 25th for the Toyota Save Mart 350. His No. 6 car was just bleeding tenths of a second on his qualifying lap as he lost 1.261 seconds to Denny Hamlin. Worse, he was a half second off […]

Erik Jones Trying To Salvage Something At Sonoma

Erik Jones is another driver enjoying a far less than ideal 2023. Jones and his Legacy Motor Club car have been disappointing. Saturday's qualifying did not help as the No. 43 Chevy was more than a second off from former teammate Denny Hamlin. That put Jones in 28th. To be fair, Jones has started in […]

Kevin Harvick And His Sonoma Swan Song

Kevin Harvick did not have the best Saturday in terms of qualifying. His Stewart-Haas Racing car wound up 21st in a virtual tie with Ryan Preece at 78.68 seconds. That was 0.961 seconds off pole-sitter Denny Hamlin. Harvick was 25th in practice and those times were a couple of seconds slower yet. He did finish […]

Chase Briscoe May Struggle Some More At Sonoma

Chase Briscoe has not seen his 2023 go quite as planned. The No. 14 Ford qualified 24th for Sonoma which is bad enough. However, Briscoe needs results considering he is now 31st in the driver standings. Penalties hurt especially when they dock so many points. Worse, the Stewart-Haas Racing driver does not have those notable […]

Alex Bowman Another Tale Of Two Results At Sonoma

Alex Bowman has been fast in the past at Sonoma. He has two ninth-place results in his past four efforts. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver begins 14th on Sunday. That is right around his starts in three of the last four races on the California track. Bowman likes the 1.99-mile course and has some road […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. A Slight Wildcard At Sonoma

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. enjoyed a nice qualifying run on Saturday. He wound up 13th and not too far off from the top qualifiers at that. The one concern was some of the later turns on his lap where he lost a few tenths of a second. What does that translate into when it comes to […]

Kyle Busch Is Primed For Sonoma On Sunday

Kyle Busch is looking forward to this race at Sonoma and has for some time. He starts on Sunday from the 12th position but that may matter little. The Richard Childress Racing driver believes his No. 8 can win. Busch was running in the top three early last year before disaster struck dropping him eventually […]

Austin Dillon Qualifies Well At Sonoma

Austin Dillon starts the Toyota Save Mart 350 from the 11th spot on Sunday afternoon. Dillon has struggled quite a bit this season but he does fare well on the 1.99-mile California track. Dillon has results of 11th and 13th in his last two efforts. He even flirted with the top ten last year before […]

Chase Elliott In Decent Spot For Sonoma

Chase Elliott excels at moving up a field on a road course. He does have four wins in his past 15 road races but 2022 was a different story. However, at Sonoma, Elliott has a runner-up and eighth to his resume post-pandemic. Starting tenth for Sunday's race is not a bad thing for the Hendrick […]

Chris Buescher Carries Some Speed At Sonoma

Chris Buescher qualified seventh for Sunday's race at Sonoma. The RFK Racing driver carried some of the speed that Brad Keselowski missed on his early efforts. Either way, the No. 17 car was awfully fast. Last year, Buescher was very quick during the second half of the race. He surged into the top three after […]

Martin Truex Jr. Begins Eighth Sunday At Sonoma

Martin Truex Jr. was the fifth of five cars to make it into the top eight qualifying for Sunday's Toyota Save Mart 350. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver near the front on the road course may be a recipe for success. Typically, he finishes well. Aside from last year's mess where he started and finished […]

Ty Gibbs Begins Toyota Save Mart 350 Sixth On Sunday

Ty Gibbs was among five Toyota cars qualifying in the top eight spots for Sunday's race at Sonoma. There was some drop-off in their speed on longer runs but short runs were mostly led by Toyota. Gibbs has never raced at this level on the California track but the former Xfinity driver knows his way […]

Christopher Bell One To Watch Sunday At Sonoma

Christopher Bell starts the Sonoma race from the fourth position on Sunday. One aspect of the race that rings true is this. It does not necessarily matter to have the fastest race car. See what happened to Kyle Larson on Saturday. Larson led the DoorDash 250 by more than 13 seconds. All it takes is […]

Aric Almirola Going For Double At Sonoma

Aric Almirola already has won one race this weekend. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver stunned many experts with a win at the DoorDash 250 on Saturday. Almirola did not have the fastest car but got a late caution to help his cause. The No. 10 Ford qualified 20th for the Toyota Save Mart 350 on Sunday […]

Webb Simpson Tries To Put PGA Nightmare Behind Him

Webb Simpson had one of the worst PGA Championship experiences imaginable. Consecutive 77's landed him at +14 which dropped him back outside the top 150 in the FedEx Standings. Simpson won two majors what feels like a lifetime ago but did finish tied for second in 2019 at this tournament. It was held in Hamilton […]

Garrick Higgo Continues To Struggle Heading Into June

Garrick Higgo is finding out how difficult it can be on the PGA Tour. The South African golfer has missed the cut in three of his past four tournaments. Worse, Higgo really struggled badly at the Charles Schwab shooting +8 to miss the cut. He has not finished better than 30th since February. There are […]

Vincent Norman Can Make Some Birdies In Canada

Vincent Norman is a young golfer in every sense of the word. Norman is 25, from Sweden, and still getting used to the nuances of the PGA Tour. After missing five of the first six cuts this season, Norman has seen the weekend in nine of his past 12 appearances. He showed at the Zurich […]

Sahith Theegala Wants To Bounce Back After PGA Championship

The past couple tournaments have not gone so well for Sahith Theegala. The American golfer faltered at the PGA Championship with a final round 73. Since consecutive top ten results in April, Theegala has struggled a bit with putting and has three straight fourth rounds over par. That is not typical usually. Despite some struggles, […]

Justin Rose Playing Better Golf Than Ever

Justin Rose has found the fountain of youth. The English golfer comes off yet another top 15 result at the Charles Schwab Challenge. He already has one win and four top-ten results on the season. Rose has gone from well outside the top 50 to 28th in the OWGR. His driving distance is a mere […]

Sam Burns Among The Favorites In RBC Canadian Open Field

Sam Burns finds himself in a nice position this week at the RBC Canadian Open. Burns took The Memorial off after a tied for sixth at the Charles Schwab Challenge. It was a wise move for the American golfer and he comes in with some confidence. His final round 68 brought him into contention and […]

Martin Truex Jr. Finishes Where He Began Sunday

Martin Truex Jr. qualified fifth for the Enjoy Illinois 300. After 243 laps, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver finished in fifth. The No. 19 car never led a lap and Truex Jr. only managed a fourth in Stage 1. He did move up late and showed some good acceleration over the final quarter of the […]

Kyle Larson Eventually Moved Up To Fourth On Sunday

Kyle Larson and Hendrick Motorsports Racing seemed to take awhile to get going at the World Wide Technology Raceway. By the time, the No. 5 car got into contention, it was too late for a win. However, a top-five result is not a bad consolation prize. Larson went from 22nd to fourth for a very […]

Joey Logano Finds Way To Third Place On Sunday

Joey Logano was another driver who benefitted from restarts and a few shorter runs toward the end of the Enjoy Illinois 300. Gateway did not start out kindly for the Team Penske driver. Logano began sixth, finished fifth during Stage 1 and seventh after Stage 2. The No. 22 Ford managed to get up to […]

Denny Hamlin Takes Second Place At Gateway

Denny Hamlin never could quite get to the lead on Sunday. He was close several times. Even on the restarts, the Joe Gibbs Racing car kept having to settle for second or third place. After Stage 1, the No. 11 car was third and the same fate was met when Stage 2 concluded. Though stage […]

Kyle Busch Wins At Gateway For Third Win Of Season

Kyle Busch survived the late cautions and carnage on Sunday evening. The Richard Childress Racing driver led 121 laps of the 243 raced. Ultimately, Busch racked up 59 points after winning Stage 1 and nearly triumphing in Stage 2. The No. 8 Chevy stayed fast despite lightning delays, power issues, and Denny Hamlin breathing down […]

B.J. McLeod Does Not Start Last This Week

B.J. McLeod will start the race at Gateway from the 34th spot. The two Rick Ware Racing cars occupy 35th and 36th respectively. McLeod finished his qualifying lap 0.995 seconds off from Kyle Busch on Saturday. The Live Fast Motorsports driver was 35th in practice with times in the 34.0 to 34.1 second range. McLeod […]

Ty Dillon Starts 33rd At Gateway On Sunday

Ty Dillon and his Spire Motorsports car begins 33rd on Sunday for the Enjoy Illinois 300. Dillon's lap intervals were not much better as he wound up an identical 33rd in practice. His qualifying effort was 0.976 seconds off from the pole-sitter (Kyle Busch). Even adjusting for differences in group times does not bridge the […]

Gray Gaulding Debuts At Gateway On Sunday

Gray Gaulding is no stranger to the NASCAR top level but he does make his debut at Gateway on Sunday afternoon. The Xfinity driver takes a Rick Ware Racing car into the Enjoy Illinois 300. Gaulding starts 35th and may not move up much. Both Rick Ware cars finished more than a second off the […]