Kevin Harvick Starts From The Rear At Darlington

Several cars will begin unexpectedly from the rear including Kevin Harvick and his Stewart-Haas Racing car. The No. 4 Ford was part of what felt like a tire blowing brigade that understandably has quite a few drivers concerned. The word wary has been used by Chase Elliott and even Kevin Harvick. That being said, few […]

Chase Elliott Tire Blowout Leads To Start From Rear

Unlike a couple others with tire issues, Chase Elliott wrecked his car pretty good on Saturday. As a result, he begins the Goodyear 400 from the back of the pack. The No. 9 Chevy figures to move up quickly even in his backup car. Elliott has not had much success at Darlington as a whole. […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Place Differential Possibility At Darlington

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. contending is off the table. However, the fact that he starts off 26th or outside the top-25 again bodes well. The JTG Daugherty Racing driver has place differentials of +14, +10, +8, and +12 over his last four appearances. His No. 47 Chevy has even been in the top-ten late in a […]

Denny Hamlin Starts From The Rear Sunday

Denny Hamlin turned in the 22nd fastest lap on Sunday but had issues with his No. 11 car as the power seemed to just go out. Repairs were needed to be made and the Joe Gibbs Racing car will start from the rear. Hamlin has quite a history lately at Darlington with two wins in […]

Brad Keselowski Question Mark At Darlington

Brad Keselowski and his RFK Racing car could figure into Darlington prominently on Sunday. Though he starts at 23rd, the No. 6 has two top-five results and three top-tens in his last six starts with top-five late-race speed intervals. While his move from Team Penske has not been kind, Darlington has been. He won in […]

Alex Bowman Starts 15th At Darlington

Alex Bowman is a solid driver at Darlington in his own right. Often referred to as the fourth Hendrick driver, Bowman qualified 15th for the Sunday race. Furthermore, he has a top-five and two top-tens in his last six races on the 1.366-mile course. Bowman's No. 48 Chevy has even led 2.2% of the laps […]

Austin Dillon Right About Where Expected At Darlington

Austin Dillon and his No. 3 Chevy not surprisingly has a way of thriving at Darlington. There was another No. 3 who loved the "track too tough to tame" (Dale Earnhardt Sr.). Dillon starts 14th on Sunday and has a 50-50 chance of finishing in the top-ten. The Richard Childress Racing driver even has a […]

Chase Briscoe In Better Position At Darlington

Chase Briscoe and his Stewart-Haas Racing car are in a better position than last year where he started in the 20's and worked his way up the field. He had a +11 and +5 place differential and was in the top-ten late in both races before falling back a lap. Starting 13th on Sunday may […]

Aric Almirola Starts 12th On Sunday At Darlington

Aric Almirola has an interesting history of late at Darlington. He has two top-ten results in his last six starts. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver figured to be the second best SHR driver in qualifying on Saturday. However, when Kevin Harvick blew a tire, things changed. The No. 10 car figures to be up closer to […]

Erik Jones A Staple Of Sorts At Darlington

Erik Jones has a history at Darlington and it is mostly a good one. Though he qualified 11th on Saturday, he probably had one of the ten fastest cars, period. Jones did win the Fall race at Darlington in 2019 while leading 79 laps. He also had two top-five results (5th and 4th in 2020). […]

Tyler Reddick At It Again With Top Ten Start At Darlington

Tyler Reddick and his Richard Childress Racing car may not be the steadiest car out there. However, Reddick is more than capable of outperforming the limitations of his No. 8 Chevy. That is the thing. The driver has done it all year. Look at how Reddick nearly won at Bristol Dirt, etc. He does have […]

William Byron Begins Ninth On Sunday At Darlington

William Byron is one of those Hendrick Motorsports Racing drivers that has not had the best of luck at Darlington. He has come close in four of the last five races where Byron was in the top-five at a crucial point before something bad happened. The car has top-ten speed and maybe better. It becomes […]

Ross Chastain Looks Good Again At Darlington

Ross Chastain has helped put TrackHouse Racing more than just on the map. Daniel Suarez and Chastain have had some lightning fast race cars this season. Chastain leads all drivers with seven top-five finishes in 11 races. Furthermore, the No. 1 Chevy has two wins obviously but he qualified eighth and again had good testing […]

Ryan Blaney Tries To Erase Issues At Darlington

Ryan Blaney and the Darlington track have not gotten along. There have been speed drops and mechanical issues. Blaney did manage to qualify seventh for Sunday's race, however. Blaney did not have a jump that some drivers had between his five and ten-lap interval. It was strange and could just be an outlier. However, what […]

Kurt Busch Starts Sixth At Darlington On Sunday

Kurt Busch found some late speed on his qualifying lap to secure the sixth position in qualifying for Sunday afternoon's race. The 23XI Racing driver finished just behind his younger brother, Kyle. Both Busch's have four top-ten results in their last six appearances at Darlington. However, the elder Busch has just one top-five finish. The […]

Kyle Busch On Baby Watch As Darlington Beckons

Kyle Busch is on baby watch as everyone knows. The No. 18 car is one of the more clutch drivers here with three top-five results in his last six races at Darlington. Though the younger Busch has not won here recently, he did qualify fifth on Saturday. That puts him in an excellent position to […]

Martin Truex Jr. Normally A Favorite At Darlington

Martin Truex Jr. is accustomed to being a favorite at Darlington. This week, Kyle Larson gets the numbers for consistency but typically, Truex Jr. has been right there as well. The No. 19 car has won one race and could have won a couple others over the past three seasons at Darlington. His speed interval […]

Christopher Bell Leads The Toyotas In Qualifying For Sunday

Christopher Bell and Joe Gibbs Racing ran some fast qualifying laps on Saturday. Bell led the way and wound up on the inside of Row 2 for the race at Darlington. The No. 20 car finished just behind the Hendrick car of Kyle Larson and the Team Penske of Joey Logano. Toyota's have run well […]

Kyle Larson And His Consistency Punctuated At Darlington

Naturally, Kyle Larson keeps finishing in the top-three including the last three appearances at Darlington. However, despite leading 204 out of 660 laps last season, the No. 5 car still did not win either race on the track "too tough to tame". Larson has found more ways to almost win on this course than most […]

Joey Logano Wins Pole At Darlington

Joey Logano the last few seasons has performed pretty well at Darlington for the most part. He has three top-ten results in his last six races. The fact that he won the pole for Sunday's race was mildly surprising. The Team Penske driver barely beat out Kyle Larson in the final round of qualifying. The […]

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William Byron Learns Lesson From Wall At Dover

William Byron hit the wall hard on Saturday at qualifying. So, to the backup car he went and a 33rd-place start. All is not lost. That backup car is likely as good or even better than the regular No. 24 Chevy. Expect Byron to get a good head of steam up the field as the […]

Erik Jones A DFS Long Shot At Dover

Erik Jones had a poor qualifying run by his standards at Dover on Saturday and will start 25th on Sunday. However, do not be too alarmed. Jones has shown solid place differential on tracks like the Monster Mile the past three seasons. Jones has an average track position of 15.4 and one top-ten. If not […]

Joey Logano Could Offer DFS Benefit On Sunday

Joey Logano starts outside the top twenty on Sunday at Dover and could move up the field enough to make an impact DFS-wise. The Team Penske Ford had some later speed as the laps ticked down. The problem was qualifying where he placed just 22nd. That did raise some eyebrows in the garages and Logano […]

Martin Truex Jr. Consistency Issues Possible At Dover

One never thought to put consistency issues with a Martin Truex Jr. car at Dover but here we are. The Next-Gen has been a love-hate relationship for the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing driver. Truex Jr. carries a ton of pedigree here with a recent win, four top-five, and four top-ten results. However, he starts […]

Kurt Busch Not Expecting Much At Dover

Kurt Busch did not have the best of qualifying and practice on Saturday at Dover. He does start 16th and does have one top-ten result in his last five races. Other than that, the No. 45 car has not been much of a factor more toward the front of these races. The fact that his […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr Not Recommended At Dover

It has been a rough season for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and JTG Daugherty Racing. Not much is likely to change this week at Dover for the No. 47 Chevy. Stenhouse has finished outside the top-20 since that result at Fontana. It does not matter how fast his car has been. There always has been some […]

Justin Haley May Rise A Bit On Sunday

Justin Haley looked like he might factor into things at Dover but will start Sunday only in 14th position. However, he was one of those Chevy drivers that was carrying speed and acceleration well. Again, it boils down to getting that car up the field. Pit strategy and positioning will be vital along with some […]

Is Ryan Preece A Long Shot At Dover?

Ryan Preece starts 13th on Sunday and the Rick Ware Racing Ford did show unexpected quickness around the Dover track. He was trimming time off most of the contenders except for a few bobbles that cost him. His intervals were more level than most Ford cars as well. When a car only drops off that […]

Austin Cindric Could Learn A Lot At Dover

Austin Cindric could learn a lot of good information at Dover this weekend. He starts 12th on Sunday and one of the best Fords in Kevin Harvick is right in front of him. Cindric might look for a few pointers on the track as Harvick is one of the most consistent drivers at the Monster […]