Adrian Meronk Makes History At The Masters

Adrian Meronk made history at Augusta this week by becoming the first Polish golfer to play at The Masters. Meronk has two wins in his career (last year in Australia) and a T4 just last week at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship. Aside from a third-round 75 there, Meronk looked to be in good form, […...

Billy Horschel Sputtering As The Masters Looms

Billy Horschel nearly got into the elite eight at the WGC Match Play, but that has been his only quality result in 2023. The American golfer has been decent at times, but mostly it has been missed shots, a wonky driver, and some mediocre putting. Horschel has missed three cuts and is one of the […...

Alex Noren May Struggle At Augusta This Week

Alex Noren has endured a rough 2023. The Swedish veteran golfer has missed a few cuts (three in his last six tournaments). Even at The Valero, Noren finished tied for 15th but never could make enough birdies to truly contend. This year has featured a lot of inaccuracy off the tee. Driving accuracy ranks 146th […...

Seamus Power A Bit Cold Heading To The Masters

Seamus Power was thriving early in the season with a win at the Butterfield in Bermuda. The Irish golfer strung along seven straight top-25 results then March happened. It seems the Arnold Palmer Championship wreaked some havoc with his golf game. Power never shot under par in any of the four rounds and went 76-78 […...

Keegan Bradley Returns To The Masters This Week

Keegan Bradley returns to play at The Masters for the first time since 2019 this week. That week saw him finish just outside the top 40 (tied for 43rd). His other appearance a few years before saw the American stumble over the weekend. In 2019, he opened with a 76. It will be intriguing to […...

Tom Kim Trying To Find American Express Form This Week

Tom Kim's last quality tournament was in January at The American Express. The South Korean golfer finished sixth and shot all four rounds in the 60's. In his next five tournaments, Kim has not made enough birdies or shots. Even at the WGC Match Play, Kim could not get going and did not even advance […...

Can Max Homa Figure Out The Masters?

Max Homa looked like he had things under control at The Masters through 36 holes last year. Then, the weekend happened. The American golfer fell apart with rounds of 77 and 78. Several missed putts each day cost him a likely top 20 result. Three of the four majors were unkind to Homa. His only […...

Cameron Smith Opens His PGA Season At The Masters

Cameron Smith starts his 2023 season at The Masters. The last time he played on this side of the hemisphere was last August at The Tour Championship. Smith finished 20th as the Australian could not make enough birdies when the conditions were better. That may be a problem this week at Augusta. Can Smith start […...

Scottie Scheffler Has Tools To Repeat At The Masters

Scottie Scheffler knows The Masters and Augusta well. He understands the pressure placed on the number one golfer in the world. Scheffler has been one of the best golfers in the last calendar year, if not the best. This season, he has two wins and seven top tens already. The golfer did hold off Rory […...

Kevin Harvick Winds Up Fifth At Richmond On Sunday

Kevin Harvick and a top-10 finish at Richmond is not a surprise. He ended up fifth and led a small Ford contingent of three cars in the top seven (Michael McDowell in sixth and Joey Logano in seventh). In the early portion of the race, it was the Stewart-Haas car that held the fort for […...

Christopher Bell Bumps His Way To Fourth-Place Finish

Christopher Bell and his Joe Gibbs Racing car were quick all day. The No. 20 car added 12 stage points and nearly edged out Denny Hamlin for the Stage 2 win. However, it is what happened late which frustrated Bell. He dive bombed trying to get better position and took out William Byron. It knocked […...

Ross Chastain Adds Another Top-Five Result On Sunday

Ross Chastain never could quite get close enough to Kyle Larson at the end on Sunday. However, the Trackhouse Racing driver managed to wind up third behind Josh Berry and Larson. Chastain racked up his third top-five result of the season and inched up to four points of the top spot in the point standings […...

Josh Berry Shows Resolve On Way To Second-Place Finish

Josh Berry began from the 30th position for Sunday's Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway. Berry ended the race with a smile on his face knowing he did everything he could. The Hendrick Motorsports substitute driver took the No. 9 Chevy up to second place by race's end. Berry was 18th after Stage 2 and […...

Kyle Larson Rides Late Surge To Victory At Richmond

Kyle Larson knew he had a good car but the late surge that propelled him to victory on Sunday was pretty special. The Hendrick Motorsports driver stayed clear of the chaos and pulled away to an easy 1.535 second win over Josh Berry on Sunday. It was Larson's 20th career win and first of the […...

Erik Jones Hoping Not To Go Backwards At Richmond

Erik Jones has not enjoyed the last few Spring races at Richmond. Last year showed some promise when he started fifth. However, several issues plagued his afternoon as he slid outside the top 20 into 23rd. The two races before (2019 and 2021), Jones did rise up the standings but began 30th and 35th. The […...

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Begins Eighth At Richmond

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has had quite the interesting 2023 season. The JTG Daugherty Racing driver won the Daytona 500 breaking his long race drought. On Sunday, he begins eighth at Richmond. The last time Stenhouse Jr. began in the top ten during a Spring race at Richmond was in 2016. In Spring races, the No. […...

Tyler Reddick Tries To Keep Rolling At Richmond

Tyler Reddick won at COTA last week with one very dominant performance. He was the fastest car on the course no question. Reddick and his 23XI racing car face a different challenge on Sunday. When driving for Richard Childress Racing, Reddick finished 12th last year and flirted with the top ten often. The good news […...

Joey Logano Starts Back In 18th At Richmond

The numbers were not too kind this time around for Joey Logano. Logano and his Team Penske car start 18th on Sunday from Richmond. Traditionally, the No. 22 Ford enjoyed a good deal of success on the 0.75-mile track. Logano had five straight top-five results in the Spring including a 2017 win. Last year, his […...

Kyle Larson Benefits From Appeal For Richmond Race

Metrics and the appeal helped Kyle Larson a good deal for the Richmond race on Sunday. Larson starts ninth in his No. 5 Chevy. He typically loses speed in the August event but last year showed top-five late run speed en route to a top five result. Larson was ninth after Stage 2. That fifth […...

Denny Hamlin Trying For Spring Magic At Richmond Again

Denny Hamlin and the Joe Gibbs Racing team have enjoyed a lot of success at Richmond. Last year, Hamlin won the April race despite only leading five laps. Leading the one that matters never hurts. The No. 11 driver also finished fourth in the August edition. It is intriguing to note that Hamlin has performed […...

A.J. Allmendinger Trying To Improve At Richmond

A.J. Allmendinger has not finished inside the Top 20 since 2015 at Richmond. That is a string of eight races. Now, Allmendinger had not raced on the track in 3 1/2 years going into last Spring. The result was almost predictable. The Kaulig Racing driver started 26th and finished 27th. This April, Allmendinger and his […...

Austin Cindric Keeps Improving At Richmond

Austin Cindric may not be producing the results some expect on short tracks yet, but he keeps improving at Richmond. Cindric and his Team Penske car start sixth on Sunday. Considering, the No. 2 Ford has never started better than 20th, this is an advantageous position for Cindric. Each race has seen some progression on […...

Ty Dillon Begins Back In 36th At Richmond

Ty Dillon has endured a miserable start to the 2023 season. The Spire Motorsports driver has seen plenty go wrong but he did finish 17th and 22nd at Richmond the past two races. However, other than a 23rd at Atlanta, there has been little to even get hopeful about. Dillon has three DNF's in six […...

Harrison Burton Begins Richmond From 26th Position

Harrison Burton starts the Toyota Owners 400 from the 26th position on Sunday afternoon. The Wood Brothers Racing driver did finish 18th last Spring in the same car. His No. 21 Ford could gain a few more spots on Sunday which allows for some DFS possibilities. Burton is under a good deal of pressure to […...

Corey LaJoie Could Slide Back Some Spots Sunday

Corey LaJoie gets some help with the metrics for Sunday starting 16th at Richmond. Consider his average start on the track is 31.4 and that is a nice bump. In five starts, LaJoie has never finished in the top 20 (21st his highest result). The Spire Motorsports driver has had some nice results this season […...

Ty Gibbs A Slight Question Mark On Sunday

Ty Gibbs benefits from the metrics and will start 14th on Sunday at Richmond. His Xfinity experiences have been better on the short track. His only Cup Series start ended with a 36th-place result. To be fair, his engine blew after beginning 14th. Now, in the Joe Gibbs Racing car, it will be intriguing to […...

J.J. Yeley Facing A Long Afternoon At Richmond

J.J. Yeley starts the Sunday race at Richmond from the 34th position for the Rick Ware Racing team. The No. 15 Ford does not generate much speed or downforce on the short track. His last five appearances have seen results of 32nd or worse without a single DNF. It simply comes down to starting position […...

Cody Ware Starts 31st Sunday For Toyota Owners 400

Cody Ware begins Sunday right where his average start is at Richmond. The Rick Ware Racing driver will be inside Row 16 (31st) for the 400 lap race. Ware has an average start of 31.3 and result of 35.3. In three races at Richmond, Ware finished twice and has one DNF. Typically, his Ford has […...

Todd Gilliland May Not Have Easy Time At Richmond

Todd Gilliland gets a boost on Sunday with the metrics as he starts 13th for the Toyota Owners 400. Now, the bad news is that the Front Row Motorsports driver has never finished better than 25th. His other result on the 0.75-mile track was 27th. Despite an average start of 19.0, Gilliland has lost track […...

Josh Berry Gets DFS Boost For Sunday At Richmond

Josh Berry and his No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy was also on the wrong side of the metrics Saturday. As a result, Berry begins 30th on Sunday. He has never raced at Richmond on the Cup Series level. However, the Chase Elliott car has three top-five results and an average finish of 8.0 since 2020. […...