Aric Almirola Decent DFS Choice At Darlington

Aric Almirola may prove to be a decent DFS option at Darlington. The chances of a win are about zero. His best finish there is seventh. The Ford did run consistently well late at last May's race. Almirola was ninth after Stage 2 and only a few driver hiccups kept himself out of the top […]

Noah Gragson Begins Disappointing 29th On Sunday

Noah Gragson had an eventful time last weekend. There was a punch and some grabbing between the Legacy Motor Club driver and Ross Chastain. Not much came from it as both drivers were separated quickly enough. This week, Gragson begins his Sunday after qualifying 29th. Being 0.449 seconds behind Martin Truex Jr. does not sound […]

Tyler Reddick Has Chance To Contend At Darlington

Qualifying ninth at Darlington for Tyler Reddick is good news. Reddick enjoyed some good runs with Richard Childress Racing. Now, his 23XI Racing car may be even faster on the 1.366-mile track. In Reddick's previous seven times at Darlington, he finished in the top five twice. A third and second in 2022 could bode well […]

Kyle Busch Outside Row 6 To Start Darlington

Kyle Busch starts the Goodyear 400 from 12th on Sunday afternoon. His early qualifying effort wound up being 0.079 seconds behind Martin Truex Jr. When Busch was with Toyota., he won his debut race at Darlington in 2008 and has not won there since. The last three appearances have all ended in DNF's for Busch. […]

Josh Berry Continues At Darlington In Place Of Alex Bowman

Josh Berry starts Darlington from the 23rd position for Hendrick Motorsports in the No.48 car. Berry is intriguing from a DFS standpoint because of where he starts. Alex Bowman enjoyed a tenth place finish last Fall as Bowman was seventh after Stage 2. Shorter runs seem not to favor the Hendrick Chevy. Longer runs suit […]

Christopher Bell Last Toyota In Qualifying At Darlington

Christopher Bell did not figure to be the last Toyota in qualifying at Darlington and yet here we are. Bell and his Joe Gibbs Racing car ended up 16th for Sunday's race. Even the past two times where Bell did not qualify well, he was in position to contend both times (second and sixth after […]

Brad Keselowski Wants To Bounce Back At Darlington

Brad Keselowski and his RFK Racing Ford will begin Sunday from tenth at the Goodyear 400. The 1.368-mile track has exasperated Keselowski the last two Springs with results of 24th and 34th. He started 23rd and 25th in those races so maybe being closer to the front will help. The No. 6 car had qualified […]

Ryan Blaney Begins 11th For Goodyear 400

Ryan Blaney had a very fast car early in qualifying but just missed out on the final group. As a result, he starts 11th at Darlington on Sunday. For all his early success early in races there, the Team Penske driver has one top ten in May of 2021. A variety of issues have held […]

Chase Elliott Springs Ahead At Darlington

Chase Elliott and his Hendrick Motorsports car seem to enjoy Darlington in May. Though Elliott has never won on the track, he has come close. The No. 9 Chevy charged up the field last year from 34th to wind up fifth. By the end of the second stage, Elliott was eighth. His total speed interval […]

Austin Dillon Looking For Result At Darlington

Austin Dillon and Richard Childress Racing enjoyed a ninth place finish at Darlington last year. Dillon begins Sunday from the 18th spot in his No. 3 Chevy. Despite three top-ten results in his last five appearances, he has never led a single lap in his career on the intermediate track. Dillon does seem to have […]

Erik Jones Qualified 28th At Darlington For Sunday

One expected a better qualifying effort from Erik Jones. The Legacy Motor Club driver will begin 28th from Darlington on Sunday afternoon. Jones normally runs great here and he surprised the experts last year as he outlasted Joey Logano among others to win in September. He came from starting 15th, led 23 laps and found […]

Joey Logano Tries To Replicate 2022 At Darlington

Joey Logano enjoyed Darlington last year at Team Penske. Logano and his No. 22 car won in May and finished fourth in September. He led a combined 171 laps as Ford seemed to run well late. That was especially true in the Spring race. That was where Logano just seemed to pick up tenths of […]

Kevin Harvick Begins 20th From Darlington Sunday

Kevin Harvick has not qualified well at Darlington the past three occasions. On Sunday, the Stewart-Haas Ford will starts from the 20th position. Harvick was 35th last May when he jumped the field late finishing fourth. His first race at Darlington with SHR saw him lead 238 laps and win in 2014. Nine years later […]

Denny Hamlin Starts Eighth For Goodyear 400

Denny Hamlin had some nice qualifying runs and a solid practice on Saturday. Hamlin and his Joe Gibbs Racing car will start eighth at Darlington. Hamlin enjoys the best average finishing position of all drivers since 2020 at 6.9. That includes five top-five results and two victories. Considering how many "big ones" happen at Darlington, […]

Daniel Suarez Could Use A Good Result At Darlington

Daniel Suarez has had a bit of a rough year for Trackhouse Racing. However, he did qualify sixth at Darlington for Sunday. The good news for the No. 99 car is that he has been right around the top ten the past three races in South Carolina. Suarez has raced pretty good on the track […]

Ross Chastain Could Contend At Darlington On Sunday

Ross Chastain put himself in a good position for Sunday's Goodyear 400. The Trackhouse Racing driver qualified fifth a mere 0.227 seconds off from the time of Martin Truex Jr. Chastain loves the hard racing that Darlington offers. The No. 1 car was near the lead for most of the first two stages last May. […]

William Byron Can Lead Laps At Darlington Sunday

William Byron and his Hendrick Motorsports Chevy loves being out front. The last two appearances at Darlington have seen Byron lead a total of 74 laps. He can run well out front and has some solid longer run speed. Some strategy hurt his chances last year as he fell to 13th and 8th in the […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Starts Sunday Third At Darlington

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. likes to throw out some surprises and Saturday was no exception. Stenhouse Jr. qualified for the Goodyear 400 third. It makes one wonder if last May was an outlier? That race saw the JTG Daugherty Racing driver come from 26th to finish eighth. It was his last stage that surprised many. Top […]

Martin Truex Jr. Takes The Pole For Sunday At Darlington

Martin Truex Jr. likes his Toyota setup for Darlington this weekend. That was obvious from his qualifying effort on Saturday. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver snagged the pole for Sunday's race just ahead of Bubba Wallace by 0.012 seconds. Truex Jr. is capable of racking up laps led (24.5% over the past seven races). He […]

Dylan Wu Pretty Consistent As Byron Nelson Looms

While Dylan Wu has had only one top-10 result (Honda Classic) in 2023, the American golfer has been pretty consistent. He has made 10 cuts in 13 tournaments this calendar year and has back-to-back top-25 results (15th and 21st). Wu does not drive the ball long at only 296.5 yards (117th on tour). However, he […]

S.H. Kim Tries To Rebound After Rough Week

S.H. Kim tries to rebound after missing the cut at the Wells Fargo. The South Korean golfer opened with a 70 but faltered with a 76 on Friday. Kim can make some putts as he showed in Round 3 of the Zurich Classic. However, he has not truly contended since October when he finished tied […]

Davis Riley Came Back To Reality Last Week

Davis Riley had an unbelievable run of shot-making and putting as he won at the Zurich Classic. Last week at the Wells Fargo, that streak ran cold. The American golfer opened with a 78 and could not recover as he missed the cut. That was the same result as Riley had at the RBC Heritage […]

Aaron Wise Wants To Turn Back The Clock This Week

Aaron Wise has had a rough 2022-23 season. The American golfer has missed four cuts in his last five appearances in stroke play tournaments. However, Wise did win the Byron Nelson back in 2018 by three strokes over Marc Leishman. It seems like a lifetime ago. Wise's last top-ten result was last October at the […]

Matt Kuchar Has Been Getting Results Lately

Matt Kuchar has not won a tournament in over four years. However, the American golfer has three consecutive top-25 results. That included a tied for 23rd at the Wells Fargo last week. The 44-year-old bookended 72's with a 67 and 68 in the middle rounds. He is one of those players that can hit long […]

Tyrrell Hatton Looks To Keep Momentum Rolling

Tyrrell Hatton looked quite good last week at the Wells Fargo Championship. He was right in contention for most of the 72 holes. The Englishman nearly finished solo in third but bogeyed hole number 72. He was inches from having all four rounds in the 60's. It was the showing he needed after that 66 […]

Ryan Preece Not Expecting Much At Kansas

Ryan Preece has raced four times at Kansas and has finished no higher than 21st. The Stewart-Haas Racing Ford begins this Sunday from the 28th position. Intermediate track racing has not been the strong suit of Preece. His No. 41 car was 0.835 seconds slower in qualifying compared to William Byron. Preece also has two […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Might Try To Surprise Everyone Again?

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. surprised everyone at Kansas last year. He started 36th in the JTG Daugherty Racing car. No one expected anything. Stenhouse Jr. led a few laps in the early portions of the race but it was his seventh place total speed interval at the end which floored experts and fans alike. His No. […]

Austin Cindric Bit Slower Than Other Team Penske Drivers

Austin Cindric did qualify 15th for the race at Kansas. However, that was a good bit slower than Ryan Blaney (10th) and Joey Logano (6th). Cindric was 0.37 seconds off the qualifying mark set by William Byron and a quarter of a second off Logano. The Team Penske Ford driver has had a rough season […]

Noah Gragson Starts 22nd For Kansas On Sunday

Noah Gragson and his Legacy Motor Club car start the AdventHealth 400 from the 22nd position on Sunday. Gragson was a solid 18th in his two previous starts in the Kaulig Racing car last year. He had a solid +10 place differential each time as well. Gragson is a nice top-20 possibility in the Chevy […]

Brad Keselowski In Middle Of Pack To Begin At Kansas

Brad Keselowski starts the Kansas race on Sunday from the 20th position. The RFK Racing Ford has enjoyed a better 2023 after what was a nightmarish 2022. Will we see some of the old Team Penske form from Keselowski on Sunday? That is the unknown. Considering in terms of relative speed, Keselowski is on the […]