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William Byron Could Carry Speed At Vegas Sunday
William Byron was turning in some fast laps during the Saturday practice session. That being said, the Hendricks car will start outside of Row 7 from Las Vegas. Byron was one of six cars that turned in a sub-30 second qualifying lap. Now, how does this work when it comes into longer runs? The Next-Gen […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoAlex Bowman A Bit Of A Mystery At Pennzoil 400
Alex Bowman and the Hendricks Motorsports Racing team looked great in the first practice session on Saturday but qualifying was not quite so kind. As a result, he begins 13th on Sunday from Las Vegas. Bowman was mired in car issues last year and finished two laps down (27th) both times. The idea is does […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoMartin Truex Jr.'s Consistency On Display At Vegas
Martin Truex Jr. and the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing car have enjoyed some solid numbers at the speedway. This week, he begins 12th on the 1.5-mile tri-oval. It does not seem like he is the fastest during these longer final stages but he is fast enough. The 107 laps this week will be a […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoRyan Blaney Another Penske Driver To Watch At Vegas
Ryan Blaney has shown some solid consistency at Las Vegas. In his past six races, he has four top-ten results and an average finish of 9.17. He has had a few issues which has kept him from finishing even better. Blaney and the Team Penske Ford had consecutive fifth-place results in 2021. While he only […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoAustin Dillon Shows More Potential At Vegas
Austin Dillon nearly rewarded those who rostered him with a win last week at Fontana. He finished second just a hair behind Kyle Larson. Dillon was around a quarter of a second back when all was said and done. His car was several mph faster in certain sectors. The No. 3 Chevy can be a […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoRicky Stenhouse Jr. Begins Ninth On Sunday From Vegas
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and JTG Daugherty Racing have a nice opportunity on Sunday. They begin the Vegas race from the ninth position. Stenhouse Jr. was in it to win it late at Daytona. He then netted a top-ten at Fontana against plenty of odds. Stenhouse Jr. does have a couple of top-ten finishes in the […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoDenny Hamlin Looking To Bounce Back At Vegas
Denny Hamlin and his Joe Gibbs Racing car struggled last week with that pesky engine issue. Don't use screens, period. Hamlin begins the Vegas race eighth on Sunday. The No. 11 has led the most laps on the 1.5-mile track at a rate of 19.2%. Hamlin has four top-tens and a win since 2019. It […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoTyler Reddick A Popular Choice To Contend At Las Vegas
The one thing Tyler Reddick has shown this season is his ability to not race with any fear. Reddick being able to side draft cars several times last week was an indication of that. He starts the Pennzoil 400 from the seventh spot. Reddick led seven laps in the first Vegas race last year before […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoJoey Logano The Dangerous Penske Driver At Las Vegas
Joey Logano and the Team Penske car are inevitably just very good at Las Vegas. Logano won the race in back to back years and leads all drivers in driver rating since 2019 (109.2). That includes leading more than 15% of the laps and four top ten results. Logano begins from the sixth position on […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChase Elliott Begins Fifth At Vegas
Chase Elliott and Hendrick Motorsports like to live dangerously. This time, it was costly. Though Elliott will start fifth on Sunday at Las Vegas, two failed inspections will mean his crew chief and pit selection preference are gone. That may not seemingly mean too much, but then again it might. The No. 9 car has […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChase Briscoe Nabs Spot Outside Row 2 For Las Vegas
Chase Briscoe will begin the Pennzoil 400 from the fourth spot on Sunday. Briscoe could be a bit of a question mark. He did seem to improve a bit in the second race at Vegas during the playoffs last season. Briscoe got into the top ten at points before dropping to 14th overall. That was […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoAustin Cindric Starts Third At Las Vegas On Sunday
Austin Cindric is in a good position going into the Pennzoil 400 on Sunday. This is more than just starting third. Cindric drives for Team Penske. Team Penske has won a few of these races lately on the low to medium-wear track. The tri-oval can be a bit testy but it seems the three Ford […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKyle Larson Starts Outside Row 1 For Pennzoil 400
Kyle Larson nearly pulled off the double on Sunday. He was the fastest in practice and nearly won the qualifying on Saturday. In the end, the No. 5 car was second behind Christopher Bell. The result is that Larson will begin Sunday outside Row 1. After winning last week's race, Larson will attempt to make […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChristopher Bell Wins Pole At Vegas
Christopher Bell put the problems of the first two weeks behind him and won the pole for the Pennzoil 400 on Sunday. His 182.673 mph lap bested Kyle Larson's effort by 0.289 seconds. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver is the second driver this year to win their first career pole. The other was Austin Cindric […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoGreyson Sigg Has Some Questions After Honda Classic
Greyson Sigg created more questions than answers after missing the cut last week at The Honda Classic. He could not recover from an opening-round 75 (plus-five). Add in the two rounds over 72, and Sigg just did not come close to seeing the weekend last week. Sigg could easily bounce back, but a lot of […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoAaron Wise Has Lower Potential At Arnold Palmer
Aaron Wise has missed the cut in three of his last four tournaments. The one, he made, was The Genesis Invitational. Wise barely made the cut on his way to finishing tied for 67th. The American shot 70 or worse in every one of those rounds. That makes nine straight rounds now. Wise is 90th […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChris Kirk Carrying Momentum Into This Week
Even with a bit of a drop-off over the weekend last week at The Honda Classic, Chris Kirk did finish tied for seventh. Kirk was right near the top early into the third round. That is when the Georgian's game went south a bit. Kirk's triple bogey on 15 on Sunday just killed any hope […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoBranden Grace Trying To Find His Game At Arnold Palmer
Branden Grace is just not striking the golf ball well or doing much of anything well lately. He could not make anywhere near enough birdies at the season opener. He could not make the cut at the Sony Open. Furthermore, Grace could not get going at all at the Genesis. It was bad. This was […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKeegan Bradley May Struggle At Arnold Palmer
Keegan Bradley needs to string four rounds together this week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. The growing sense is that Bradley may just not be capable of that right now. The last time he did so was the Sony Open, where he finished T12. Since then, it has been a bit of a roller coaster […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoCharles Howell III Looking For Solace At Arnold Palmer
Charles Howell III has probably had two of the worst weeks he could ever ask for from a golf perspective. It is not just that he missed the cut, it is how. Howell III had an awful round that sealed his fate where he could not make putts. Then, erratic stroke play created even more […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoCameron Tringale's Up-And-Down Season May Continue
Cameron Tringale has been up and down and all over the place this season on the PGA Tour. It seems like he alternates very good finishes with missing cuts. This seems to border on the almost crazy. That up and down nature has affected his numbers somewhat but when he is on, he is top-20 […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoErik van Rooyen Faces Questions At Arnold Palmer
Erik van Rooyen has played pretty well on the tour in the early going in 2022. The South African golfer has made six straight cuts. Though he has not finished inside the top 20, van Rooyen has not finished worse than T54. On the other side, he has not truly contended since his win last […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoPatrick Reed Needs Something To Lean On This Week
Last week, Patrick Reed may have hit rock bottom. At The Honda Classic, Reed blew up on the back nine en route to a disastrous 79. That back nine featured three double bogeys and three bogeys in all. The week before, Reed started with an awful 77 at The Genesis Invitational. Can Reed find a […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoAric Almirola Ends Up Sixth At Wise Power 400
Aric Almirola was near the top at the end of the Daytona 500 last week. He wound up fifth after being fifth at the restart. Almirola was again near the top contenders this Sunday at Fontana. This time, the result was one start worse but the Ford driver still ended up sixth. The No. 10 […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoJoey Logano Finishes In Top Five At Fontana
Joey Logano wound up as the top Ford driver on Sunday at Fontana. He finished fifth as his No. 22 car slipped heavily on the final lap as he dropped nearly a second from the top three drivers. His Team Penske vehicle just did not seem to have that short burst speed needed to stay […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoDaniel Suarez Nearly Pulls Off Win At Fontana
Daniel Suarez had it right there in the final laps of the Wise Power 400. Everything set up as he was in a prime position. In the end, Kyle Larson passed him once, then Suarez battled back to take the lead. Then Larson got incensed and took the lead at the end of lap 198. […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoErik Jones Proves Qualifying Was No Fluke At Fontana
Erik Jones qualified second for the Wise Power 400 and little was expected. He was a long shot but there projected to be longer runs. That did not quite work out on Sunday as Fontana featured 12 cautions and 32 lead changes. The result allowed Jones to creep closer and closer as the last restart […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoAustin Dillon Charges Up To Second At Fontana
Austin Dillon was able to kind of lurk around late and made quite the charge after the last restart. He gained several positions in the final laps to finish second. Dillon ended up less than two tenths of a second behind Kyle Larson. Dillon, the Richard Childress Racing driver, felt like he had the car […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKyle Larson Holds Off Field To Win At Fontana
Kyle Larson found a way to gain the momentum and force other drivers off the throttle late in Sunday's race at Fontana. The result was the No. 5 car taking the lead back with two laps to go (32nd lead change) to hold on. Larson took his first win of the season, but it wasn't […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoNASCAR DFS Prop Picks for 2/27- PrizePicks
Hello once again everyone! We head to the Auto Club Speedway for the Wise Power 400 this week and the second 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 […]
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