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Kyle Busch Wants To Build Momentum Off Bristol Victory
Kyle Busch got a gift last week at Bristol. Chase Briscoe spun out himself and Tyler Reddick on the final lap as Busch was able to just beat Reddick to the line. The No. 18 car was not the greatest on Saturday but effective enough to start 12th. While few expect the Toyota to factor […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoJustin Haley On Some Radars At Talladega
Justin Haley begins Sunday's race at Talladega just outside the top ten. His 11th-place qualifying run was impressive. The Kaulig Racing driver does not have quite the same pedigree that Daniel Hemric has on the 2.66-mile track. However, the No. 31 Chevy has won at a super speedway before. In eight races, Haley has won […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoTyler Reddick Again Carries Speed Heading Into Talladega
Tyler Reddick looked like he had speed and acceleration to burn during Saturday's qualifying at Talladega. Reddick will start the Sunday race from the 10th position. The No. 8 Chevy of Richard Childress Racing has been fast all year. Now, can Reddick find a way to keep that speed throughout this tough 2.66-mile course? That […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoBubba Wallace Has Good Vibes At Talladega
Bubba Wallace and his No. 23 car again were in the spotlight on Saturday. His ninth-place qualifying run proved he had a little more in the tank to do better even. Wallace let off the throttle in a few places on the 2.66-mile track. It was as if the 23Xi Racing driver knew if something […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoWilliam Byron Consistency Big Asset At Talladega
William Byron begins the Sunday race at Talladega from the eighth spot. The Spring race last year was Byron's best chance to win as he finished second to Brad Keselowski. Again, speed intervals seemed to show that the No. 24 car was one of the fastest in the final stages of the race. Last year, […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoDenny Hamlin In Good Position For Geico 500
Denny Hamlin and his Joe Gibbs Racing car start from seventh on Sunday at Talladega. The 2.66-mile track drives every driver crazy at some point. Hamlin is no exception but the No. 11 driver does have three top-five results and a win in his last six attempts on the course. He has even led 8.7% […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKurt Busch One To Watch At Talladega
One of the few Toyota cars that was able to maintain speed over entire races at Talladega was Kurt Busch. The elder Busch starts Sunday's Geico 500 from the sixth position. The No. 45 car has never won on the 2.66-mile track. However, Busch has contended a bunch of times during the Spring race since […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKyle Larson Begins Talladega From The Fifth Spot
Kyle Larson topped Hendrick Motorsports Racing in qualifying on Saturday. He will begin Sunday's race from the fifth position. The No. 5 car had been fast in testing and even in qualifying, Larson had some excellent sectors that indicated Larson could be faster than fifth. Last year, the No. 5 car was the victim of […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoDaniel Suarez Begins Sunday From Outside Row 2
Daniel Suarez nailed one of the faster laps on Saturday and finished fourth in qualifying for Talladega on Sunday. The TrackHouse Racing driver and his No. 99 Chevy pulled in an excellent time. Just because a car is fast early at Talladega does not mean the will be fast late. Does TrackHouse with Ross Chastain […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoDaniel Hemric Surprises In Qualifying On Saturday
Daniel Hemric will start the Geico 500 from the third position on Sunday afternoon. The Kaulig Racing driver was the best of the five Chevy drivers in the top ten. The No. 16 car has not raced at the top level here since 2019. That Spring race saw Hemric start and finish in fifth. He […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoMartin Truex Jr. Starts Outside Row 1 Sunday At Talladega
Martin Truex Jr. wound up in P2 or outside Row 1 after Saturday's round of qualifying. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver clocked a lap of just a whisker over 53 seconds. That was a mere 0.081 seconds off from the time of Christopher Bell. As a result, Truex Jr. will start second on Sunday afternoon. […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChristopher Bell Snags Pole At Talladega
Christopher Bell got around the 2.66-mile track in a shade under 53 seconds on Saturday. That was good enough to get the Joe Gibbs Racing driver on the pole for Sunday afternoon's race. Bell and his No. 20 car could be a factor on Sunday. Contention is a different story altogether. No Joe Gibbs driver […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoNASCAR DFS Prop Picks for 4/17- PrizePicks
Hello everyone and Happy Easter! We take a jaunt over to Bristol, Tennessee for the Food City Dirt Race this week and the ninth 2022 edition of NASCAR DFS on PrizePicks. Our friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. Please note the start time of […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoMartin Truex Jr. Not Recommended For Bristol
Martin Truex Jr. has been slow all weekend long with his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing car. This is not just a one-time occurrence. This has been across the board spanning from initial practice sessions right up to Saturday's 15-lap qualifying run. He started in the back of that run and ended there. Truex Jr. […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoDenny Hamlin And The Slow Toyota At Bristol
What happened between practice and qualifying for Denny Hamlin? This is where it gets odd for the Joe Gibbs Racing driver because half the team was pretty quick (Kyle Busch and Christopher Bell) and half was much slower (him and Martin Truex Jr.). The second practice session was solid for the No. 11 car and […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoRoss Chastain Spun Out To Back Of The Pack Saturday
Both Ross Chastain and even Daniel Suarez have had successful Trackhouse Racing cars at Bristol. Suarez had the result last year with a second-place finish but it seems that Chastain has the better performing car this season. Chastain did win at Austin and had a nice run of top-five finishes (four in all). The No. […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoRyan Blaney Slow In Qualifying Heat Saturday
Ryan Blaney had quite a few issues with his Team Penske car on Saturday. He could not generate speed and then he lost the grip. Ultimately, he spun out during his run as well. The result of all that mess is qualifying 24th for Sunday's Food City Dirt Race. Is that a bad thing? Blaney […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoWilliam Byron Starts From Middle At Bristol
William Byron begins his Bristol dirt race from the 19th spot on Sunday night. For what it is worth, Byron managed a sixth-place result last year in spite of not leading a single lap. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing car did not even truly contended but the No. 24 Chevy survived. This lends some credence to […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoCan Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Do It Again At Bristol?
The question on many minds is whether Ricky Stenhouse Jr. can worm his way up to the front on Sunday at Bristol. Last year, Stenhouse Jr. came from just inside the top-15 to nearly win the race over Joey Logano. The JTG Daugherty Racing driver has shown speed and did last year in Tennessee especially. […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoErik Jones Tries To Build On Last Year's Bristol Result
Erik Jones survived last year's war of attrition to finish ninth at Bristol last season. This year, he starts 14th on Easter Sunday. There are differences with the Sunday night race having a different look weather wise, etc. Cool temperatures and dry weather will make the track a bit more dusty if the water trucks […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKurt Busch Cannot Be Counted Out Sunday At Bristol
Kurt Busch starts from the inside of Row 7 on Sunday but cannot be counted out of the Food City Dirt Race. The 23XI Racing car is faster than what Busch had last year. He finished 16th in what can be best described as a sub-standard drive. It may come down to how many longer […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoAustin Dillon Sandwiched By Busch's On Sunday
Austin Dillon will begin Sunday's Food City Dirt Race at Bristol from the outside of Row 6. That is the good news. The bad news is Dillon's Chevy is sandwiched by two Toyota's (the Busch Brothers). Now, 11 of the top-20 cars qualifying were Chevy's. This seems like a surprise but not really. Their speed […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKyle Busch Begins Just Outside Of Top Ten Sunday
Some early math had Kyle Busch and Kurt Busch starting from Row 6 on Sunday and then it was revealed that was not the case. Both are close enough together (11th and 13th) to keep things fun for Sunday's Bristol race. Dirt track sibling rivalries on an Easter holiday seem to be a perfect recipe […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoJoey Logano Round Out Top Ten Starting At Bristol
Joey Logano has not been mentioned too much this weekend and he seamlessly qualified tenth to start the Food City Dirt Race on Sunday. This is last year's winner of the race after all. That is important in the sense he knows what it takes to win here. The Next-Gen car was not too bad […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChase Elliott Lurks From The Ninth Position At Bristol
Chase Elliott could not wait to get on the track Saturday at Bristol. He starts ninth on Sunday after a strong qualifier. There is significance in the sense that his Hendrick car lost less than four tenths of a second from his best lap to his 30-lap interval. Tyler Reddick dropped almost 3/4 of a […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoAlex Bowman Starts In The Top Ten At Bristol
This will be interesting but Alex Bowman begins the Food City Dirt Race eighth on Sunday night. Bowman and Bristol are an intriguing mix. The Hendrick Motorsports cars have been fast and the No. 48 showed in his heat that he could pass some cars too. There does seem to be this pattern where the […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoTy Dillon Wins Qualifying Heat At Bristol
This was a big moment for Ty Dillon and his Chevy. The Petty GMS Motorsports team has not had the greatest start this 2022 season. However, on Saturday, Dillon and his No. 42 car won his qualifying heat and cemented a top-ten position to start at Bristol. His 15-lap interval was among the top-five cars […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoJustin Haley A Wildcard Of Sorts At Bristol
Justin Haley raced well during his heat on Saturday which adds some intrigue. His Chevy was fast and good around the corners. There was not much tight on the Kaulig Racing car and that was encouraging. The No. 31 won his heat but his place differential was not as good as the others. Therefore, he […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKyle Larson Set Up For Success At Bristol
The same thing was said last year about Kyle Larson. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver was primed for a great run on the dirt. That is when disaster err Christopher Bell struck. On the other hand, Larson begins the Food City Dirt Race on Sunday from the fifth position. Larson is one of those veteran […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChase Briscoe Enjoys Good Qualifying Round At Bristol
Chase Briscoe will start the Food City Dirt Race from the fourth position on Sunday night. Briscoe and his Stewart-Haas Racing Ford have been fast from the start here. His early time in the first practice session was only eclipsed by Tyler Reddick. Reddick is believed to have the fastest car going into Sunday. The […]
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