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Chase Elliott A Wild Card Of Sorts At Atlanta
Chase Elliott will start Atlanta from the sixth position on Sunday. The 2022 season has not quite gone as planned for the Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver. The old configuration of Atlanta was not kind to the No. 9 car. However, hope springs eternal. He was in the top-ten at Daytona early this year with top-five […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoTyler Reddick Looks To Sustain Momentum At Atlanta
Tyler Reddick and his Chevy start fifth on Sunday from the Atlanta Motor Speedway. He had the 12th-best practice lap on Saturday and did show some speed in intermediate intervals. Reddick was seventh overall in the only practice session. He did start to tail off a bit into the 30.4-second range after 20 to 25 […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKyle Busch Begins Atlanta From Outside Of Second Row
Kyle Busch was one of the best cars in practice on Saturday. He turned in the second fastest lap of the session at 186.391 MPH. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver sped around the track in less than 30 seconds (29.991) for a five-lap interval. He was the only racer to do so. The No. 18 […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoJoey Logano A Driver To Watch At Atlanta
Joey Logano will start Atlanta from the inside of the second row. Logano practiced well and turned in the fifth best lap on Saturday after Friday's practices were rained out. The Team Penske driver, like Ryan Blaney, will be on many watch lists for Sunday's race. The No. 22 car drove quite fast even out […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoRyan Blaney Has History On His Side At Atlanta
Ryan Blaney has performed very well, including winning last year in Atlanta. That includes three top-five results. With the repave and other changes, the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 is a different track. However, on longer runs, the Team Penske driver looked every bit like the dominant driver from last year on the 1.54-mile circuit. […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChase Briscoe Awarded Pole At Atlanta
Chase Briscoe was granted the pole for Sunday afternoon's race at Atlanta. When all practice and events on Friday were cancelled due to inclement weather, NASCAR went back to the "merit based qualifying". As a result, Briscoe arguably benefitted the most. He was 26th in practice and has tended to not finish well on super-speedway […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoNCAA Tournament PrizePicks DFS Prop Picks for 3/19 - March Madness
Hello once again everyone! Welcome to March Madness on PrizePicks. Our friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single stats. The goal is to build […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoNCAA Tournament PrizePicks DFS Prop Picks for 3/17 - March Madness
Hello once again everyone! Welcome to March Madness on PrizePicks. Our friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single stats. The goal is to build […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKeegan Bradley Riding Momentum Into Valspar
Keegan Bradley followed up an 11th-place finish at The Arnold Palmer Invitational with an impressive top-five result at a five-day long Players Championship. After consecutive 68s, Bradley nearly pulled off an improbable comeback. Just for him to finish minus-nine showed how he gained more than a stroke above average at TPC Sawgrass. His putting was […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoCameron Tringale Looking For Hope At Valspar
At this point, Cameron Tringale is hoping for anything to hold on to. Tringale has been missing shots, putts, and more. Since the tied for third at the Farmers Insurance Open, Tringale has missed cuts in three of the last four tournaments. Valspar may be a little easier to make shots and birdies but consider […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoMackenzie Hughes May Struggle Again At Valspar
Mackenzie Hughes put himself in solid position to make the final two rounds at The Players Championship. Then disaster struck. Hughes started the back nine first for Round 2 and shot +4 over through the first nine holes. That included a double bogey on 17 and bogey on 18. That caused the Canadian to miss […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKevin Streelman A Wild Card Heading To Valspar
Kevin Streelman had one good round at The Players Championship. He rode that "moving day" round to a tied for 22nd result. Other than that, the American golfer basically just shot around even par. There was little outstanding or great. Again, the problem was too many errant shots. Streelman started with a double bogey and […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoFrancesco Molinari Expects To See Weekend At Valspar
Francesco Molinari managed to make the cut at The Players Championship. He never honestly was in contention, however. The Italian golfer shot just well enough but his 74 on Monday kept him staying in the top-30. Since finishing in a tie for sixth at The American Express, Molinari has struggled stringing holes err birdies together. […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoCollin Morikawa Should Bounce Back At Valspar
It was not Round 1 that kept Collin Morikawa from making the cut at TPC-Sawgrass, it was Round 2. The problem was Morikawa started poorly on Friday much like Thursday but bogeyed holes 1 and 3. He also could never get in position to birdie holes. When the American golfer did, his putter went uncharacteristically […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKurt Busch Comes Out Of Nowhere To Finish Fifth On Sunday
If Kurt Busch had maybe 10 or 20 more laps, the 23XI Racing driver could have wound up even better than fifth place on Sunday. The elder Busch made his way from 16th up to 11th then up to 5th. It was that final run which polarized quite a few fans and pundits alike. The […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoRyan Blaney Drops To Fourth At Phoenix
Ryan Blaney enjoyed quite a run with the Team Penske car on Sunday. He started from the pole, led 144 laps, and even won Stage 2 of the Phoenix race. In the end, Blaney never could get his Ford up past the three young drivers in front of him. As a result, the Team Penske […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoTyler Reddick Makes Late Push At Phoenix
Tyler Reddick has one very fast race car. There is little doubting that. It is controlling that race car which becomes a question mark. On Sunday at Phoenix, the No. 8 Chevy tried with Ross Chastain to go three-wide with Chase Briscoe. In the end, Briscoe had just a little bit more in the tank. […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoRoss Chastain Comes Up Just Short At Phoenix
Ross Chastain finished in the top three at Las Vegas last week while leading 83 laps. This week, Chastain did one place better holding of Tyler Reddick to finish second at Phoenix Raceway. The No. 1 Chevy was outside the top ten after Stage 1, vaulted to seventh after Stage 2, and then nearly won […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChase Briscoe Wins His First Race In Phoenix
Chase Briscoe picked a heck of a time to get his first career NASCAR Cup Series win. After all there were two other drivers behind him looking for their first as well. In the end, Briscoe held off Ross Chastain and Tyler Reddick to win the Ruoff Mortgage 500 on Sunday. Briscoe wound up winning […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoNASCAR DFS Prop Picks for 3/13 - PrizePicks
Hello once again everyone! We head to the Phoenix Raceway for the Ruoff Mortgage 500 this week and the fourth 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. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoMartin Truex Jr. Starts From The Middle On Sunday
Martin Truex Jr. begins Sunday's Ruoff Mortgage 500 from the 20th position. The No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing driver has been okay so far in 2022 with one top-ten in three starts. Truex Jr. does have five top-ten results in his last six races on the 1.022-mile track. He likes the progressive banking. Though it […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChase Elliott Starts Just 19th At Phoenix
Chase Elliott had one of the five or six fastest cars in practice. Even in the first qualifying session, the No. 9 car was right up with the top drivers. However, that qualifying matrix placed him out of the final group as he ended up 19th. This will put him in a nice position at […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoRicky Stenhouse Jr. Starts From Rear Sunday
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. had one very fast car on Saturday. The problem was he had a 27.127 second lap and then disaster struck. The JTG Daugherty Racing driver will start from the rear at Phoenix after an engine failure. It turns out a faulty valve spring was the culprit. He did get an assist via […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoRoss Chastain Lurking For Phoenix Race Sunday
Ross Chastain has a knack for finding speed on certain tracks. No one truly knows what will happen in Phoenix. However, last week Chastain led 83 laps and nearly won the race at Las Vegas. The Trackhouse Racing driver ended up third in his best result of the young season. Chastain will start 17th on […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKevin Harvick Has History On His Side At Phoenix
Kevin Harvick probably did not expect to qualify 16th for Sunday's race at Phoenix. However, that is where the No. 4 Ford will start. Two of his teammates are in the top ten but Harvick has won at Phoenix. Lately, he has finished in the top ten all six times since 2019. That is some […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKurt Busch Pushes Back Up To 15th For Sunday At Phoenix
Kurt Busch has had an interesting month for the 23XI Racing team. The elder Busch will start 15th for the Ruoff Mortgage 500 on Sunday. He does have a couple of top-ten finishes in his last six appearances at the 1.022-mile track. The combination of the Next-Gen car and the progressive banking may trouble those […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoErik Jones May Struggle A Bit At Phoenix
Erik Jones qualified well at 14th for Sunday's Ruoff Mortgage 500. His practice run at times left a little to be desired. That is troubling for the race itself. Last week, Jones finished 31st after qualifying 23rd. Historically the Petty GMS Motorsports car has not looked the greatest on this Phoenix track. Maybe, the progressive […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoAustin Dillon Joins Tyler Reddick In Top 15 For Phoenix
Austin Dillon joined his Richard Childress Racing teammate, Tyler Reddick, with a 13th-place qualifying effort for the Phoenix race on Sunday. Dillon turned in a lap speed of 131.579 mph. The No. 3 Chevy did not appear to have any major issues during practice or qualifying. Dillon got edged out by Kyle Larson at Fontana […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoTyler Reddick Starts 12th On Sunday For Ruoff Mortgage 500
Tyler Reddick leads the charge from Richard Childress Racing on Sunday after qualifying 12th. The No. 8 Chevy was right up with the top cars in the sessions on Saturday but a few failed issues during pre-race inspection will cost him preferred pit position. That may not seemingly mean much but sometimes it can. Reddick […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKyle Busch In Decent Position For Phoenix
Kyle Busch is at least in a pretty reasonable position for the Phoenix race on Sunday. While usually one of the top five drivers wins this race lately, the Next-Gen car opens up the possibility of a win coming from almost anywhere. It boils down to the effectiveness of the car. The No. 18 Joe […]
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