Martin Truex Jr. May Have Potential At COTA

Martin Truex Jr. does not qualify well at COTA. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver started 17th last year and 25th this year. He was 1.815 seconds off the qualifying time of William Byron on Saturday. Even his practice times were a hair better. There were some top-ten intervals mixed in. Last year, Truex Jr. wound […]

Alex Bowman Fares Consistently Well At COTA

Alex Bowman drives well on the Texas road course. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver qualified sixth on Saturday just behind teammates Jordan Taylor (4th) and William Byron (1st). Bowman has been pretty consistent at COTA as the No. 24 Chevy finished in the top ten twice. That includes a second last year just behind Ross […]

Christopher Bell Starts Outside Top Ten At COTA

Christopher Bell will have a little work to do at the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix on Sunday. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver begins 14th as he finished 1.352 seconds behind William Byron in qualifying. Bell could not make the final round this time. However, the No. 20 driver seemed to be holding something back in […]

Will Zalatoris Needs Birdies At WGC Match Play

Will Zalatoris drew a pretty fortunate group for the WGC Match Play at Austin. The American golfer is seeded seventh and has Ryan Fox, Harris English, and Andrew Putnam in his foursome. Zalatoris ranks in the top ten when it comes to "Birdies Or Better" on the tour. Match play predicates golfers who can sink […]

Jordan Spieth Can Advance At WGC Match Play

Jordan Spieth comes in with a world ranking of 14th. His seed is 12 for the WGC Match Play at Austin. Spieth is native to Texas (Dallas) but that helps only a little. Overall, the American golfer has three top tens this season which indicates some reasonable form. It is hard to count out Spieth […]

Matt Fitzpatrick May Struggle At WGC Match Play

Matt Fitzpatrick comes in with a nice world ranking of 13th this year. Overall, he is an 11 seed for this year's WGC Match Play at Austin. Most course models have the English golfer well in the red. Some even project him not getting out of the group stage. He ranks 43rd in strokes gained […]

Chris Kirk Draws A Bit Unlucky At WGC Match Play

Chris Kirk comes in as the 25th seed at the WGC Match Play. His group is full of potential traps. The American golfer has Si Woo Kim in his group. Kim loves Pete Dye courses and has won at TPC Sawgrass. Kirk is in his own good form this season, however. He has three top-ten […]

Patrick Cantlay Has Good Chance At WGC Match Play

Patrick Cantlay is seeded fourth for the WGC Match Play in Austin this week. The American golfer has anywhere from +1600 to +1800 odds to win the tournament. Cantlay has a reasonable group to advance. Brian Harman, who ranks third in putting on Bermuda greens could provide a good deal of resistance. Even Nick Taylor […]

Brian Harman Has Putter's Chance To Contend At WGC

Brian Harman did not get out of the group stage last year. Then again, plenty of golfers do not. The one thing Harman has going for him is his ability to putt on Bermuda greens. He ranks third in that category. In terms of par-five scoring, Harman is also in the top 10 there. His […]

Tommy Fleetwood Has Challenge At WGC Match Play

Tommy Fleetwood competes at the WGC Match Play from Austin, Texas, this week. The English golfer has two top-10 results this season and has advanced from the opening group stage once. However, the Bermuda course does not do him many favors from a putting standpoint (56th overall, 0.267 strokes gained). Match play is a different […]

Tyler Reddick Hangs in For Fifth Place At Atlanta

Tyler Reddick was the second Toyota to finish in the top five on Sunday at Atlanta. Now, the 23XI Racing driver Reddick has as many top five finishes as DNF's (two). The No. 45 car edged out Denny Hamlin for that result. The Richard Childress Racing driver could be one to watch over the next […]

Corey LaJoie Uses Course To Advantage On Sunday

Corey LaJoie took advantage of Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday. LaJoie inched his way up the field and was in the right place at the right time. The Spire Motorsports driver finished fourth behind Christopher Bell, Brad Keselowski, and Joey Logano. LaJoie moved up 27 positions on Sunday which was the most out of any […]

Christopher Bell Ends Up With Another Top Five Result

Christopher Bell has been close to winning three times in five races this year. Bell finished third as Brad Keselowski edged him out for second by the length of a credit card. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver finished again as the highest Toyota on Sunday. Now, Bell is one point out of first in the […]

Brad Keselowski Noses Christopher Bell Out For Second

Brad Keselowski has enjoyed a renaissance season after the disaster that was 2022. The RFK Racing driver edged Christopher Bell for second place on Sunday which places Keselowski in the top-five in points. He even led 47 laps in the race. The No. 6 Ford was fast all day after qualifying fourth. Ford cars stayed […]

Joey Logano Goes From Pole To Win Sunday

Joey Logano helped lead the Ford cars on Sunday as Team Penske was in control for large segments of the race. Even when cautions mounted and things got chaotic, the No. 22 Ford kept an even keel. Logano led 140 of the 260 laps on Sunday including the one that mattered. He racked up a […]

Noah Gragson Might Surprise At Atlanta Motor Speedway

Noah Gragson finished 29th and 30th at Atlanta last year for Kaulig Racing. He was the victim of an accident and a suspension issue in his races. The Legacy Motor Club car appears to be a little faster than what he was driving last year. Now, the question is how Gragson fares as the race […]

Ty Dillon Hoping To Keep Car Running At Atlanta

Ty Dillon did not fare well at Atlanta in 2022. He was a victim of the dreaded DVP rule in July and an accident ended his day in the March race. Dillon always seems to have a pretty fast car that gets caught in a melee. The Spire Motorsports Chevy driver starts 26th on Sunday. […]

J.J. Yeley Starts 34th Sunday At Ambetter Health 400

J.J. Yeley did not qualify like he expected to on Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The Rick Ware Racing car looked awfully slow. Yeley has only race on the 1.54-mile track four times over the last decade finishing in the 30's each time. Expectations are low to say the least for the No. 15 Ford. […]

B.J. McLeod Starts From The Rear Again For Atlanta

It is becoming a recurring theme for B.J. McLeod and his Live Fast Motorsports Chevy. The No. 78 car will start 36th again on Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He was the first car out qualifying on Saturday when naturally he spun out. As a result, to the back he begins on Sunday afternoon. Last […]

Austin Cindric Nearly Won Pole At Atlanta

Austin Cindric was lightning fast during qualifying and only Joey Logano kept him from the pole for Sunday's Ambetter Health 400 from Atlanta Motor Speedway. Cindric got around the track in 31.262 seconds. That was a mere 0.006 seconds slower than his Team Penske teammate. The No. 2 Ford was quickest in turns 1 and […]

Aric Almirola Starts Fifth At Atlanta On Sunday

Aric Almirola ended up in the middle of eight Ford cars in the final group of qualifying on Saturday. That is not a bad thing as he starts Atlanta from the fifth position this Sunday afternoon. Almirola and his Stewart-Haas Racing Ford have enjoyed some solid results at super speedways. Again, Atlanta is still behaving […]

Ryan Blaney Hopes To Find Success Again At Atlanta

Ryan Blaney finished third among the Team Penske drivers in qualifying on Saturday. The good news is that the top three spots are occupied by Penske's for Sunday's race in Atlanta. Blaney has enjoyed much success on this 1.54-mile track. Blaney has the best average finish among all active drivers with a 6.4 in the […]

Ross Chastain Hoping To Avoid Conflict In Atlanta

Ross Chastain just wants to drive his car at this point. After what happened to the Trackhouse Racing driver last week, Chastain just wants to win or finish well in races. The No. 1 car has a little work to do as he starts 17th in Atlanta on Sunday. Chastain has the one car which […]

Bubba Wallace Can Move Up Again On Sunday

Bubba. Wallace only qualified in 19th but is driving the Kurt Busch build that has enjoyed success at Atlanta lately. Combine that with Wallace's ability to negotiate superspeedways, and the 1.54-mile track could be a help to the 23XI Racing driver. The No.23 car showed late speed and great handling. Only an accident derailed the […]

Kevin Harvick Qualified Sixth For Atlanta On Sunday

The Ford reigned supreme on Saturday in qualifying as Kevin Harvick ended up sixth among the sea of eight Ford cars. Harvick and the Stewart-Haas Racing car qualified ahead of teammate Chase Briscoe and one spot behind Aric Almirola. Now, what happens for the Ambetter Health 400 is another question. Harvick has a couple of […]

Josh Berry Breaks Into Top Ten At Phoenix

Considering that Josh Berry was mired in the 20's last week at Las Vegas, few expected much at Phoenix. However, Berry, driving the No. 9 Chevy for Hendrick Motorsports Racing, made a late push. That push resulted in the first ten top finish for Berry at the top level of NASCAR. It allowed him to […]

Alex Bowman Keeps Points Lead For Now

Alex Bowman moved up just enough on Sunday to finish ninth at Phoenix. He started 18th but stayed mostly out of trouble. That helped the Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver move up the field later in the race. Despite zero wins, Bowman is now 4-for-4 when it comes to top-ten results. The No. 48 car has […]

Kyle Busch Finished Eighth On Sunday

Kyle Busch did not finish where he hoped but eighth was a solid result for the Richard Childress Racing car. The No. 8 Chevy led zero laps and almost was just happy to be in the top ten after 317 laps on Sunday. It was his second top-ten of 2023 to go along with one […]

Chase Briscoe Makes Impact Late At Phoenix

For Chase Briscoe, it was not where he started but truly where he finished. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver qualified 24th on Saturday. Later in the race, Briscoe started to make progress and wound up in the top ten. On the restart, the No. 14 Ford solidified his position winding up seventh at Phoenix. Briscoe did […]

Christopher Bell Almost Ends Up Where He Started

Christopher Bell and his Joe Gibbs Racing car started in fifth on Sunday at Phoenix. At the end of the race, the No. 20 Toyota wound up sixth. There was quite a bit in between. However, Bell never did lead a lap and never got to the front in a way some had expected. The […]