William Byron And His Pit Key To Win At Las Vegas

William Byron and his pit crew delivered when it mattered most. The Hendrick Motorsports driver got the perfect pit stop on Sunday. That came from a lap 267 incident involving Aric Almirola. Byron was able to inch out of the pits past teammate Kyle Larson. From there, Byron surged past Martin Truex Jr. in the […]

Michael McDowell May Slip A Few Spots At Vegas

Michael McDowell may continue his pattern of starting in the middle of the pack then sliding back on Sunday. The Front Row Motorsports driver lost about four or five spots in each race on the Las Vegas track in 2022. He would hold out to get closer to the front and then fade later in […]

Erik Jones Looking For Good Fortune At Las Vegas

Erik Jones has enjoyed hit-or-miss results at Las Vegas Motor Speedway the past two seasons. The Legacy Motor Club Chevy qualified 22nd on Saturday. Jones and his No. 43 car have an eighth- and 10th-place finish. The eighth-place showing in the fall was the third time Jones finished that high on the 1.5-mile intermediate track. […]

William Byron Likes Spring In Las Vegas

William Byron performs very well in Las Vegas, especially in the Spring. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver has consecutive top ten results (5th last year). He was second after Stage 1 and fourth after Stage 2. Byron did not fall off that much at any point. The No. 24 Chevy qualified second on Saturday just […]

Kevin Harvick May Lurk Around Top Ten Sunday

Kevin Harvick has a way of sticking around the top ten positions at Las Vegas. Over the past eight races, the Stewart-Haas driver has finished in the top twelve seven times. That includes seven instances where Harvick was eighth or better after Stage 2. The No. 4 Ford was seventh in practice but qualified 14th. […]

Ryan Blaney Again Looking For Win In Las Vegas

Ryan Blaney was strong like Team Penske teammate Joey Logano in practice and qualifying. Blaney will start third on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The No. 12 Ford turned in 29.2 and 29.3 second laps in practice (second overall) then did about the same in qualifying. Blaney is getting closer as far as speed […]

Christopher Bell Starts Tenth On Sunday At Vegas

Christopher Bell was not the fastest Toyota on Saturday in qualifying. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver did inch into the top ten but some expected a result closer to the pole. Bell even turned in laps in practice only in 12th. That was three tenths of a second off the pole pace. Bell seemed a […]

Bubba Wallace Might Have Something To Show Sunday

Bubba Wallace qualified 13th for Sunday's race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. However, in last year's Fall race, the 23XI Racing driver was in Kurt Busch's car and that mattered. Wallace won the first stage and led 29 laps before an accident ended his day. The No. 23 driver improved on the Vegas intermediate track […]

Austin Cindric Steady In Qualifying For Las Vegas

Austin Cindric was right around the top-ten when it came to times in practice. His laps were in the low to mid 29's and his Team Penske car was gaining speed. As the track warmed up for qualifying, the No. 2 Ford managed to end up ninth at 29.401 seconds. That was a bit over […]

Martin Truex Jr. Starts Back In 15th For Sunday

Martin Truex Jr. begins Sunday 15th at Las Vegas on Sunday. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver thought he may have a top-ten car in qualifying (25th in practice). However, some early issues with speed ended that notion quickly. The No. 19 Toyota is a top-ten merchant on the intermediate track with five top-ten results in […]

Corey Lajoie Makes Most Of Spire Car Saturday

Corey Lajoie starts in the middle of the pack for Sunday's Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Lajoie qualified 19th after finishing practice in 28th. The No. 7 Chevy seemed to gained speed for Spire Motorsports and his qualifying lap reflected that confidence. Lajoie is a veteran who knows NASCAR tracks well. He has […]

Noah Gragson Starts 25th On Sunday At Las Vegas

Noah Gragson got to qualify in his own race car this weekend. The Legacy Motor Club driver had to hop into Alex Bowman's No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports car last October. That was because Bowman suffered a concussion. Gragson was able to pilot that car to an 11th-place result (started 17th). Gragson's No. 42 Chevy was […]

Justin Haley Struggles With Chevy On Saturday At Vegas

Justin Haley and his Kaulig Racing car struggled again at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday. He will begin Sunday 27th for the Pennzoil 400. The No. 31 car slipped from 21st in practice and did not get faster like other cars around him in qualifying. Haley did show an ability to move up last […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Trying To Recreate 2020 Vegas Magic

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. starts Sunday 16th for the Pennzoil 400 from Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The JTG-Daugherty Racing driver lost some crucial tenths around Turn 3 and Turn 4. If not for that, Stenhouse Jr. might have started close to ninth like last March. His No. 47 Chevy looked rather fast initially but seemed to […]

Harrison Burton Starts 35th After Smacking Car Saturday

Harrison Burton had one of those days in his Wood Brothers Racing Ford on Saturday. He smacked the prime No. 21 car head on and immediately knew the backup car was needed for Sunday. As a result, Burton will start the Pennzoil 400 from the back row (35th) Sunday afternoon. He had finished 26th and […]

A.J. Allmendinger Has Work To Do Sunday At Vegas

A.J. Allmendinger finished 9th last year at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Maybe the wind played havoc, but Allmendinger did not have the same magic in practice or qualifying. As a result, he begins Sunday 23rd. However, all is not lost. The Kaulig Racing driver began last Fall 21st. Though, the Spring race may be a […]

Daniel Suarez Loses Time And Will Start 24th Sunday

Daniel Suarez needed a couple tenths of a second in qualifying on Saturday. Instead, he lost a couple more tenths. The Trackhouse Racing driver will begin 24th on Sunday after having the 18th best car in practice. Suarez's No. 99 car was 0.626 seconds off the pole sitter, Joey Logano. Suarez ran alright in the […]

Tyler Reddick Ends Up In The Rear For Las Vegas

Tyler Reddick's nightmare start to the 2023 NASCAR season continues after issues to his car caused him not to qualify or practice on Saturday. Reddick and his 23XI Racing car will begin 34th. Hopefully, the No. 45 will be able to move up the field a little. Place differential may be the only thing that […]

Josh Berry Will Start 32nd On Sunday At Las Vegas

Josh Berry was placed in a difficult spot. He was asked late to replace Chase Elliott in the No. 9 car. Berry had some issues in practice and not even 26 laps helped much. His 29th in practice not surprisingly translated to 32nd in qualifying. Berry's laps in practice were eight to nine tenths of […]

Joey Logano Takes The Pole For Las Vegas

Joey Logano loves to race in Las Vegas and it showed Saturday. The Team Penske driver got around the 1.5-mile track in 29.024 seconds. That was fast enough to vault the No. 22 Ford into the pole position for Sunday. Logano started fifth in October, stayed near the front throughout, and won the Fall race. […]

Chase Elliott Out For Pennzoil 400 Sunday

Chase Elliott will miss the Pennzoil 400 on Sunday due to a leg injury. The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion had surgery on the injured leg after a snowboarding mishap in Colorado. Hendrick Motorsports would not speculate on how many races Elliott may miss. For this weekend, Josh Berry will drive the No. 9 car. […]

Tyrell Hatton Generates Buzz At Arnold Palmer

Tyrell Hatton likes to play the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. He has won it before and nearly won it last year. Hatton lost to Scottie Scheffler in a playoff. It does seem the course has to set up a certain way for the English golfer. In 2020, he shot -4 and won and […]

Russell Henley Mostly Missing Heading To Bay Hill

Russell Henley seems to be hit and miss with the missing more in emphasis lately. The American golfer missed consecutive cuts for the first time this year. Henley seems to be gripping everything a little too tight from the driver to the putter. With so many parts of his game around average, his 197th-ranked putting […]

Corey Conners Trying To Find Sony Momentum

Corey Conners came back from Hawaii, took a few weeks off, and has struggled. Results of tied for 50th and 61st do not seem to inspire much confidence heading into Bay Hill. The Canadian golfer finally got a few drops to drop at The Genesis Invitational on Sunday. However, it was way too late. Again, […]

Cameron Young Trending Up For Arnold Palmer

Cameron Young is playing better of late with three top-25 results in his past four tournaments. The American golfer could not keep his momentum rolling in the final round at The Genesis Invitational but managed a tied for 20th. Part of that concern lies with again the putting metric. Young is a rough 191st with […]

Tom Kim Trying To Improve Putting At Bay Hill

Tom Kim has endured a rough two tournaments after Phoenix and then the Genesis Invitational. The South Korean golfer has fired seven of his last eight rounds in the 70's. It seems the birdie bonanza (-23) at the American Express had a weird effect. Golfers go through slumps and this is not the greatest time […]

Justin Thomas Likely To Contend At Arnold Palmer

Justin Thomas does not quite have the balance of some of the other top golfers at this Bay Hill golf course. The American golfer has some solid results this year but no wins so far. The ninth-ranked golfer in the world did have a solo fourth at Phoenix and a string of top-25 results. His […]

William Byron Begins Sunday Near Back Of The Field

With qualifying for the Pala Casino 400 washed out, William Byron will start in 32nd position on Sunday at Auto Club Speedway. The Hendrick Motorsports Driver got off to a nasty start last week at Daytona. He finished 34th and never factored much at Daytona. The No. 24 car aims to move up quickly at […]

Tyler Reddick Aims To Bounce Back At Fontana

Tyler Reddick begins Sunday afternoon from the 35th spot at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Reddick and 23XI Racing did not get off to the best of openings at Daytona with a 39th-place result. The No. 45 car qualified 26th last week and his fastest laps were far from quick. Fontana offers Reddick […]

Denny Hamlin Starts Next To Martin Truex Jr. Sunday

Denny Hamlin gets a decent boost on Sunday starting next to teammate Martin Truex Jr. Hamlin begins in 13th place, with Truex Jr. starting in 14th. Hamlin has finished in the top seven in four of the past six races at Fontana. The No. 11 car traditionally posts high driver ratings at this track and […]