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Ryan Blaney Comes Up Short At Daytona, Ends Up Fourth
Ryan Blaney, fellow Team Penske teammate of Austin Cindric, tried to snatch the win from Cindric late in the race. It looked like he had the speed and lift. However, Cindric brilliantly blocked him which set off a chain of events. Blaney and several cars collided as he was credited with fourth place when all […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChase Briscoe Finishes Third At Daytona On Sunday
Chase Briscoe mostly avoided the big wrecks during the Daytona 500 and put himself in a position to at least contend. He did a bit more than that as Briscoe finished in third place. All around the last lap carnage, the No. 14 car just missed winning by less than a tenth of a second […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoBubba Wallace A Runner-Up Once More At Daytona
Bubba Wallace had the setup and the push late to win the Daytona 500. He simply ran out of time as he tried to bump draft Austin Cindric. The 23XI Racing driver had a great car all day and was in a prime spot in the 16th position to start. By late in the race, […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoAustin Cindric Wins The Daytona 500
Austin Cindric knew he had a fast car. He just needed a little help late in the race. Cindric led the last couple laps that mattered the most. Of the 21 led, the last two were the hardest. Cindric held out Bubba Wallace and a hard charge by Ryan Blaney late to win the Daytona […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoNASCAR DFS Prop Picks: Daytona 500 - Monkey Knife Fight
Sunday afternoon features the 2022 season opener better known as the Daytona 500. The race takes place on a 2.5-mile super speedway track (200 laps in all). Monkey Knife Fight has an extremely easy fantasy point system: 0.1 points for each lap led and then a set amount of points for their position (20 for […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoNASCAR DFS Prop Picks for 2/20 - PrizePicks
Hello once again everyone! We head to Daytona International Speedway for the Daytona 500 this week and the first 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 choose […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoCorey LaJoie Has Intriguing DFS Value At Daytona
Corey LaJoie has had an interesting history over the past three years at Daytona. The Spire Motorsports driver starts 24th on Sunday. However, there are grounds for hope. LaJoie has three top-ten finishes in his previous six starts on the 2.5-mile track. His overall average result was 13 which is third among all active NASCAR […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoAric Almirola Starts From Back At Daytona
Aric Almirola expects to have quite a battle on his hands on Sunday at Daytona. He begins from the 38th position after a disastrous duel race on Thursday night. Almirola did qualify fourth earlier in the week but his practice sessions have been around the top ten. Aside from the 29th in the first practice, […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoJustin Haley Relishes Challenges Of Daytona
Justin Haley is one of those drivers who has limited experience at the highest level when it comes to Daytona. Haley has just three appearances. However, he has a win and another top-10 result. The win came in 2019 during the second race at Daytona which was just 127 laps. Then, in 2020, Haley improved […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoWilliam Byron May Need Help To Finish Well At Daytona
William Byron qualified among the top four drivers earlier in the week but starts Sunday 23rd at the Daytona 500. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver finished outside the top-10 in his duel race which surprised some pundits. Daytona has not been kind to Byron especially when it comes to the 200-lap race. Byron crashed in […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKevin Harvick Starts 22nd At Daytona On Sunday
Kevin Harvick was on the tail end of the top 10 during his Duel race on Thursday night. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver never truly was a factor near the front of the 60-lap race. Harvick finished fifth in 2020 and fourth last year while leading 17 laps. The next-gen car has not been kind to […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoDenny Hamlin Expects To Move Up At Daytona
Denny Hamlin has not had a good week. He starts the Daytona 500 from the 30th position on Sunday. His Next-Gen car lagged a good deal behind throughout most of his Duel race. However, in qualifying, he did finish eighth and that may be something to point to. The speed is there. What Hamlin possesses […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoJoey Logano Relegated To Backup Car At Daytona
Joey Logano was racing near the front during his Duel race on Thursday night before he crashed his primary car. The end result is that Logano will start 20th on Sunday in the Daytona 500. Furthermore, the backup car just causes concern. Granted, the Team Penske driver has won the Daytona 500 before. He led […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKurt Busch Has New Beginning For This Daytona 500
Kurt Busch joined 23XI Racing for the 2022 season with Bubba Wallace. He qualified 17th for the Daytona 500 and will start right behind his teammate. The No. 45 car will feature a driver who no doubt is re-energized after a turbulent 2021 season. The elder Busch had a series of near misses with Team […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoBubba Wallace Has DFS Potential At Daytona
Bubba Wallace and the 23XI Racing team have high hopes for Sunday's race at the Daytona 500. Wallace can point to past success on the track including a near-win in 2018 (second place). The No. 23 car has fared well at Daytona too. He was in the top ten before a wreck in 2021 on […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoTyler Reddick Starts 15th On Sunday At Daytona
Tyler Reddick had very little success at Daytona in the top tier. That changed last summer when he raced to a fifth place finish. The Richard Childress car held up the entire race and most importantly he avoided wrecks. Reddick crashed out the first three times on the 2.5-mile track. Now, can he continue that […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoMartin Truex Jr. May Not Be A Factor At Daytona
Martin Truex Jr. had a nice result in Duel 2 on Thursday. That sixth-place result leads to him starting 14th on Sunday. Truex Jr. had his close run to Daytona 500 glory in 2016 when he narrowly missed out on a win finishing in second. In his three appearances with Joe Gibbs Racing, Truex Jr. […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoErik Jones Has Mixed Bag Of History At Daytona
Erik Jones has won at Daytona. He led the final lap of the summer 2018 race and took the checkered flag. In 2019, he nearly won the Daytona 500. Jones and his then Joe Gibbs car started 27th and ended up in third. Since then, it has been a different story. Jones never got close […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChase Briscoe Begins Sunday Ninth At Daytona
Kevin Harvick was expected to be the front-running Stewart-Haas Racing driver, but that may not end up being the case. Chase Briscoe jumped in and finished fourth in Duel 1 on Thursday night. That result put him on Row 5 to start the Daytona 500 on Sunday. Briscoe had issues with his car last year […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoHarrison Burton Starts Eighth At Daytona On Sunday
Harrison Burton and his Wood Brothers Racing car surprised a few pundits with a third-place result in Duel 2 on Thursday night. As a result, Burton will start eighth on Sunday afternoon in the Daytona 500. He does have some success in the Xfinity series on the track. Burton finished second there and led at […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChristopher Bell Has Spotlight On Him At Daytona
Christopher Bell and his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing car have a bit of a spotlight on them for Sunday's Daytona 500. Bell was in contention for good parts of last year's race and even led 32 laps before fading to 16th. He then won the road race the very next week. Bell likes the […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChase Elliott Has Opportunity To Win Daytona 500
Chase Elliott and his Hendrick Motorsports Racing car could very well be in position to win again on Sunday. He has three top-ten results in his previous six races on the track. Elliott starts 11th which might buffer him from any possible early wrecks. That includes two runner-ups and one in last year's Daytona 500. […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKyle Busch A Wild Card At Daytona 500
Kyle Busch managed to qualify 10th for the Daytona 500 on Sunday afternoon. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver showed some speed late in his duel race. The younger Busch has had an excellent car the past several years. That included a second-place result in 2018. He even was in a prime position last year before […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoRyan Blaney Starts Seventh For The Daytona 500
Ryan Blaney from Team Penske managed to stay near the front of the first Daytona Duel, and that helped him to a seventh-place start for Sunday's Great American Race. The Daytona 500 has not always been kind to the No. 12 driver. His car has been incredible at times, though. Blaney led 118 laps at […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoMichael McDowell Seeks Repeat Win At Daytona
It was a long shot for Michael McDowell to win last year. How long? Try 66 to 1. However, he survived the two biggest wrecks of the race -- including one on the final lap. He found himself in front and won the Daytona 500. McDowell has a history of being successful on super speedway […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoAustin Cindric Looking To Show Strength Of Ford At Daytona
Austin Cindric showed in the Xfinity series how good he can be at Daytona. At last year's Daytona 500, a top ten finish looked very likely -- before the last lap wreck, that was as massive as the Lap 14 wreck. Cindric still finished in 15th after starting 39th, and it showed the strength of […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChris Buescher Looks To Contend At Daytona After Duel Win
Chris Buescher was awarded the win in Daytona Duel 2 on Thursday night. The RFK Racing driver looked as fast as his teammate Brad Keselowski (who won Daytona Duel 1). The No. 17 ran great and handled even better during the 60-lap race. What most forget is that Buescher has enjoyed a good deal of […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoBrad Keselowski Wins Duel 1, Starts Third At Daytona
Brad Keselowski did not make the main event two weeks ago but won the first Daytona Duel. The 60-lap race (150 miles) showed the might of the Ford on Thursday night. Roush Fenwick Keselowski Racing (RFK) performed exceedingly well as Chris Buescher was awarded the win during the second Daytona Duel. The Ford car for […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoAlex Bowman Looking For Daytona 500 Success
Alex Bowman qualified second on the front row with Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson earlier in the week. Bowman's biggest problem is turning these excellent qualifying efforts into sustained success during the Daytona 500. Last year, Bowman was caught in the "Early Big One" and he finished 35th. His best finished in the 200 lap […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKyle Larson Wins Pole For Daytona 500
Kyle Larson won the pole earlier in the week for the Daytona 500. It is interesting that Larson has not raced well on the 2.5-mile track. However, one wrinkle from the third practice was seeing all Hendrick Motorsports Racing drivers practicing drafting exercises. That's right. Drafting exercises. Larson's career-best result on the track is 7th. […]
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