Corey LaJoie Gets Metrics Bump For New Hampshire

Corey LaJoie has enjoyed a few solid results lately in his Spire Motorsports Chevy. The result is that LaJoie will begin the USA Today 301 from the 26th position on Sunday. It has been another trying season for the driver. However, LaJoie has finished inside the Top 20 three times in the previous eight races. […]

Kaz Grala Near The Rear Again At New Hampshire

Kaz Grala and his Rick Ware Racing car did not get much work in on Saturday like everyone else. Grala ran a few laps and then the raindrops came. The No. 15 Ford was 31st even in the abbreviated practice session. Again, not much can be taken from practice. However, Grala's car was slow at […]

Ty Dillon Begins From The Back At USA Today 301

Ty Dillon was a victim of metrics as his Kaulig Racing car will start from the rear of the field for Sunday's USA Today 301. Dillon has not fared well on the track with average qualifying at 35th. His best finish since 2021 was 26th and worst was 33rd. His average start for three races […]

Zane Smith Starts 34th At New Hampshire

Zane Smith did not get much of a chance to test out his Spire Motorsports race car on Saturday. With practice mostly in inclement conditions, the No. 71 Chevy ran a few laps and that was it. Also, qualifying was canceled so, by metrics, Smith starts 34th for the USA Today 301 on Sunday. The […]

Si Woo Kim Still Trying To Putt Consistently

Si Woo Kim is an incredibly talented golfer. The South Korean is still only 28. Despite only one Top 10 in 2024, it feels like Kim has been in contention several times this year. He ranks 160th in strokes gained to putting (-0.450). His birdie conversion percentage of 30.68 is 97th or right around tour […]

Denny McCarthy To Unleash His Putter This Week

Denny McCarthy played a very good second round at the U.S. Open. The American golfer appeared poised to make a move and then Saturday happened. It was not so much the 72 but the several missed putts on the Front 9 and several missed shots on the Back 9. McCarthy dropped out of the Top […]

Cameron Young Trying To Regain Form Amid Tough June

Cameron Young has mightily struggled in three tournaments this June. The American golfer missed the but at the RBC Canadian Open. Then, Young shot a 76-77 over the weekend at The Memorial. If DFS users and bettors thought that was bad, the American made the cut at the U.S. Open. However, Young never came close […]

Byeong Hun An Wants To Put U.S Open Behind Him

Byeong Hun An did not enjoy the U.S. Open course at Pinehurst No. 2. The South Korean golfer shot a 74 and 78 as he missed the cut by seven strokes. Next up is the RBC Heritage, where he posted an 80 on a Sunday, and his Friday 78 was his worst round of golf […]

Daniel Suárez Inches Up To Ninth Place Sunday

Daniel Suárez moved up from 13th to ninth place at the Iowa Corn 350. The Trackhouse Racing driver finished third after Stage 1 and accumulated an extra eight points. Every point counts for racers like Suarez, even though he is in the playoffs. Suarez wants to get into the top 16 while collecting some playoff […]

Brad Keselowski Holds On To Top-10 Finish At Iowa

Brad Keselowski started fifth from the Iowa Speedway on Sunday evening. It looked like the RFK Racing driver would slip a lot. However, Keselowski managed to keep it together and finished tenth on Sunday night. He even racked up five stage points. Keselowski is in the playoffs but dropped two spots in the points race […]

Zane Smith Lacks Punch At Iowa

Zane Smith and his Spire Motorsports car seem to lack the acceleration coming out of turns at Iowa. It showed in his qualifying lap especially. Smith and the No. 71 car lost more than a second to the top cars on Saturday. Practice was a little faster as Smith only dropped 0.707 seconds off the […]

John Hunter Nemechek Begins 34th At Iowa

John Hunter Nemechek and the Legacy Motor Club car kept losing tenths of a second at every repaved turn on Saturday. It was not a surprise he qualified 34th for Sunday's Iowa Corn 350. Nemechek's No. 42 car was 1.544 seconds off from Kyle Larson in qualifying. Nemechek was a hair faster in practice as […]

Daniel Hemric Slow In Qualifying And Practice

Daniel Hemric had some issues with his Kaulig Racing Chevy on Saturday. The No. 31 car qualified 30th for the Iowa Corn 350 on Sunday evening. Furthermore, Hemric has qualified 24th or worse in five consecutive races now. Even place differential potential may be questionable at this point. After all, with some of the well […]

Kaz Grala Qualified 28th For Sunday's Race At Iowa

Kaz Grala was assumed to be in the back at Iowa. However, the Rick Ware Racing driver will start 28th for the Iowa Corn 350. The Iowa track has not been raced on in five years by anyone from NASCAR and that was at the Xfinity level. Anyway, Grala did move up six spots at […]

A.J. Allmendinger Sparks Some Interest Sunday

A.J. Allmendinger qualified 18th on Sunday for the Iowa Corn 350. With tires a bit of an issue, Allmendinger and his Kaulig Racing Chevy could be a bit of a factor. The No. 16 car was not the fastest (23.5 to 23.6 seconds in practice) but as this race goes on, Allmendinger has a chance […]

Billy Horschel One To Watch At Pinehurst

Billy Horschel has shown much better form over the previous three tournaments and in general this 2024. The American golfer may be 37 but is playing more like he is 27 lately. He has three consecutive Top 25 results. Horschel can make birdies as seen when he won the Corales Puntacana Championship in April. He […]

Taylor Moore Very Good At Majors In 2024

Taylor Moore has shown inconsistency on the golf course. However, the American has performed well when it comes to the big events. He finished in the Top 20 at both The Masters and at Valhalla (PGA Championship). It has been those in-between tournaments which have proven to be more troublesome. Moore found the Memorial Tournament […]

Daniel Berger Playing First Major Of The Season

Daniel Berger has towed a tough road in 2024 with six missed cuts in 13 tournaments. The American golfer has not won since the AT&T in 2021. Berger can make his share of birdies but the U.S. Open is different. Getting to the green has not been a problem but putting has been an adventure. […]

Nicolai Hojgaard Rested In Preparation For Pinehurst

Nicolai Hojgaard enjoyed a week of rest leading up to the U.S. Open. The golfer from Denmark performed better a couple weeks ago at the RBC Canadian Open (T-35th). Hojgaard has been a bit up and down lately. He has missed four cuts in his last eight tournaments including the Arnold Palmer and The Players […]

Thomas Detry Trying To Replicate PGA Championship Success

Thomas Detry surprised many with his top-five finish at Valhalla. The Belgian golfer finished tied for fourth in Kentucky last month behind strong 66's to open and close the event. Pinehurst No. 2 may be more of a challenge like the Memorial Tournament proved last weekend. Detry tried his best but struggled early, then bogeyed […]

Austin Eckroat Learning At The Majors

Austin Eckroat took the lessons from The Masters and applied them to the PGA Championship. The result was a Top 25 at Valhalla (T-18). The American golfer was again getting a final round lecture at the Memorial Tournament on Sunday as the pins were moved. Eckroat shot a 76 to fall back down the leaderboard. […]

Harris English Looking To Rebound At U.S. Open

Harris English seemed to have some momentum heading into the third major of the PGA season. The American golfer hung around at both The Masters and the PGA Championship. However, the Memorial Tournament altered that outlook a little as English missed the cut in a second straight event. On one hand, Harris will be rested […]

Denny McCarthy May Struggle At U.S. Open

Denny McCarthy needed to open up The Memorial by making some putts. The American did not. He missed greens, some easy shots, and wound up with a 76. McCarthy rebounded but shot a 76 on Sunday to end up tied for 39th. Add in the 7,550 yards that is Pinehurst No. 2, and there is […]

Carson Hocevar Qualifies 13th For Sonoma Race

Carson Hocevar surprised some drivers on Saturday by qualifying 13th at Sonoma Raceway. He was only 0.525 seconds off the time of Joey Logano. Arguably, a miss on a turn here and there on the 12-turn course could have produced a Top 10 time. It will be intriguing to see how the Spire Motorsports car […]

Kaz Grala Firmly In The Back At Sonoma

Kaz Grala will start 36th from Sonoma Raceway on Sunday. The Rick Ware Racing car is starting around 31st on average in 2024. Grala and his Ford were 1.61 seconds off the pole and has been right in the back on most course. An average finish of 27.0 is not a surprise given the slowness […]

Daniel Hemric Starts 34th Sunday At Sonoma

Daniel Hemric did not qualify very well on the Sonoma race course. He begins the 110-lap race from the 34th position on Sunday afternoon. The Kauling Racing Chevy could not sustain speed on the course. That resulted in Hemric losing 1.276 seconds to Joey Logano. Hemric has not raced much on road courses at this […]

Brad Keselowski Should Move Up Sunday Afternoon

Brad Keselowski probably did not expect to qualify in 35th for Sunday's race at Sonoma. The RFK Racing driver was 1.223 seconds off from the pole lap of Joey Logano. Keselowski and his No. 6 Ford was 32nd even in practice at more than 1.5 seconds off from the top times set. With all that […]

Harrison Burton Expected To Fade At Sonoma

Harrison Burton starts 22nd for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Sunday afternoon. The Wood Brothers Racing driver finished 30th at Austin earlier this season and has an average finish of 27.5 at Sonoma. Few should be surprised as most of his qualifying laps were outside the Top 20 and the expectation of a slow car […]

Denny McCarthy Tries For One Better At Memorial

Denny McCarthy came so close to winning The Memorial last year. The American golfer settled for second after losing a playoff to Viktor Hovland. Naturally, there is nothing to be ashamed of in that. McCarthy since finished tied for second at the Valero Texas Open in April. The bigger tournaments have been more of a […]

Keegan Bradley Continues Solid Play Once More

Keegan Bradley keeps playing well enough to contend. For the American golfer, that nearly paid off at the Charles Schwab Challenge. Bradley finished in a tie for second with none other than Scottie Scheffler. That is not bad company as Bradley notched his second runner-up of 2024 and his sixth Top 10 result. Bradley does […]