Iowa NASCAR Green Flag Speed Rankings (Post-Race Analysis)

The NASCAR Cup Series ran the Iowa Corn 350 Presented by Ethanol at Iowa Speedway on Sunday evening, and it was Ryan Blaney who got his first win of the season and secured his spot in this year's playoffs along the way. Blaney led 201 of the 350 laps during the race. When it came […]

Josh Berry Grabs Another Top-10 Finish At Iowa

Josh Berry is starting to get into a groove with his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. With his seventh-place finish at Iowa on Sunday night, Berry now has three top-10 finishes over the last five races, with the two exceptions being Gateway and Sonoma, where he wrecked and had mechanical issues. Berry started third and […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Delivers Massive Day For DFS Managers

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was drafted in over 27% of DraftKings lineups for Sunday night's Iowa Corn 350, and those fantasy mangers were rewarded in a big way, as the JTG Daugherty Racing driver came home with his second top-five finish of the season and a a plus-30 place-differential. Stenhouse qualified back in 35th for the […]

Iowa NASCAR Average Running Position Rankings (Post-Race Analysis)

The NASCAR Cup Series ran the Iowa Corn 350 this past Sunday evening at Iowa Speedway, the first-ever race at the track for the NASCAR Cup Series. Ryan Blaney ended up in victory lane after leading 201 of the 350 laps in the race. Blaney had the Best Average Running Position for the race (2.62) […]

Ryan Blaney Secures Spot In Playoffs With Iowa Win

The defending NASCAR Cup Series Champion, Ryan Blaney, doesn't have to worry about potentially missing out on this year's playoffs anymore, as the Team Penske driver put on a dominating effort at Iowa Speedway on Sunday night to secure his first win of the season. Blaney started second and led 201 of the 350 laps […]

Kyle Larson the Favorite to Win at Iowa

As has been the case many times this season, Kyle Larson is the favorite to win at Iowa Speedway on Sunday night. The Hendrick Motorsports driver won the pole for this weekend's Iowa Corn 350 Presented by Ethanol and the No. 5 Chevrolet had some of the best long-run speed in practice on Friday as […]

Tyler Reddick a Strong DFS Play at Iowa

Be sure to have plenty of Tyler Reddick exposure with your DFS lineups for the Iowa race on Sunday night. Reddick was in Group A during qualifying, so he will roll off the starting grid from eighth for this weekend's Iowa Corn 350, but the No. 45 Toyota should have better race speed than that. […]

Martin Truex Jr Has Massive Place Differential Upside at Iowa

DFS players are looking at a great opportunity this weekend, as Martin Truex Jr qualified back in 31st for this weekend's Iowa Corn 350 Presented by Ethanol. Truex is one of the best short, flat track racers in the series, so it is highly unlikely that he stays mired back in traffic all day. Another […]

Iowa DraftKings NASCAR Lineup Picks and Projections (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's not very often we get to say this, but the NASCAR Cup Series is at a brand new race track this weekend. Iowa Speedway is making its Cup debut on Sunday night, and there are a bunch of question marks heading into […]

Chase Elliott Could Contend for the Iowa Win

It has been a while since we've thought of Chase Elliott as a legitimate race-winning contender. Even his victory at Texas earlier this season was a surprise for many. However, don't be surprised if Chase challenges for the Iowa Corn 350 Presented by Ethanol win at Iowa Speedway on Sunday night. The No. 9 Chevrolet […]

Is Christopher Bell a DFS Option at Iowa After Wrecking in Practice?

There are a lot of unknowns heading into the Iowa Corn 350 on Sunday night, as this is the first-ever NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway and the drivers will have to deal with a newly repaved (partially, anyway) race track. There is also concern that we will see a bunch of tire issues […]

Chase Briscoe Could Be a Top-10 Contender at Iowa

Don't sleep on Chase Briscoe this weekend at Iowa Speedway. Even though Stewart-Haas Racing is closing up shop at the end of the season, they're not shutting the racing operations down yet. This weekend at Iowa, Briscoe was one of the strongest cars in practice on Friday, as the No. 14 Ford ranked sixth-fastest in […]

Denny Hamlin a Great DFS Option at Iowa

Denny Hamlin should prominently be on your DFS radar for the Iowa Corn 350 on Sunday night. Hamlin qualified back in 12th for this weekend's race, which gives him a decent amount of room for Place Differential points. Additionally, Denny should be a contender for the win, as the No. 11 Toyota has been one […]

Ross Chastain Needs to Gain Track Position at Iowa

After Friday's practice session at Iowa Speedway, many people were looking at Ross Chastain as one of the strongest cars on the track, as the No. 1 Chevrolet ended up with the sixth-fastest lap and ranked second-best on the 10-lap average chart. However, as he's done many times this season, Chastain disappointed in qualifying on […]

Todd Gilliland a Dark Horse Once Again at Iowa

Todd Gilliland has been one of the best dark horse options in the NASCAR Cup Series recently, and it looks like that trend could continue at Iowa Speedway on Sunday night. Gilliland qualified 14th for Sunday night's Iowa Corn 350 Presented by Ethanol, and the No. 38 Ford looked strong in practice on Friday, ending […]

Erik Jones Struggling to Find Speed at Iowa

We're on to the 17th race of NASCAR Cup Series season and, yet again, the Legacy Motor Club Toyotas are slow. In practice on Friday, Erik Jones was the slowest car on the race track (23.864), which was over a full second slower than Noah Gragson, who posted the fastest lap (22.828 seconds). Jones ended […]

Iowa NASCAR Algorithm-Predicted Finishing Order (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The NASCAR Cup Series rolls on to another new surface this week, as the teams will have to deal with the Frankenstein-like repave of Iowa Speedway on Sunday night. NASCAR decided to only repave part of the Iowa race track, which had many […]

Jordan McAbee's NASCAR Betting Picks: Iowa Corn 350 at Iowa Speedway (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Iowa Speedway this weekend for the first-ever Cup Series race at the track with the Iowa Corn 350 on Sunday evening. Iowa is a 7/8-mile flat track that was recently repaved in the corners. Most drivers expect […]

Iowa NASCAR Practice Speeds, Lap Averages, and Notes

The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Iowa Speedway on Friday in preparation for the upcoming Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol on Sunday. The 36-car field took to the brand new Iowa track, as part of the surface in the turns was recently re-paved. Unfortunately, we also saw a lot of […]

Iowa NASCAR Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup

On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol at Iowa Speedway. This qualifying session consisted of just one round compared to the two that we usually have. The drivers were all still split into their perspective groups, with the five fastest from both […]

Stacking Dennys NASCAR Podcast - 2024 Iowa Corn 350 DFS, Betting Picks

Lead RotoBaller NASCAR analyst Jordan McAbee is joined by co-host Nick Giffen in an all-new episode of Stacking Dennys - one of the top podcasts in the NASCAR betting and DFS industry. Jordan and Nick discuss their DFS strategy and betting picks on the board for the upcoming Iowa Corn 350 at Iowa Speedway. Be […]

Kyle Larson Retakes Points Lead After Sonoma Win

Kyle Larson grabbed his third win of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday afternoon, as the Hendrick Motorsports driver got his second career win at the track after leading 19 of the 110 laps. Larson had the best car all day, as he ranked fastest in Green Flag Speed and […]

Kyle Busch Misses Out On Valuable Points After Getting Dumped By Ross Chastain

Kyle Busch got Ross Chastain'd at Sonoma on Sunday. On the final lap of the Toyota/Save Mart 350, Busch was running inside of the top five when a hard-charging Ross Chastain was behind him. Chastain ended up going into the corner a little too fast and got into Busch, spinning out the No. 8 Chevrolet […]

Chris Buescher Puts up Massive Score for Fantasy Owners at Sonoma

Heading into the Toyota/Save Mart 350 race on Sunday, it looked as though Chris Buescher may have been in a little trouble, as the Roush-Fenway Keselowski Racing driver qualified 26th and didn't look overly impressive in practice. However, as he normally does, Buescher came through with a solid performance--it was a road course after all!--and […]

Martin Truex Jr Runs Out of Gas on Last Lap at Sonoma, Finishes 27th

It has just been one of those years for Martin Truex Jr. That's exactly what the Joe Gibbs Racing driver said after the conclusion of the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday afternoon, as he went from running in second-place with one lap to go to finishing 27th in the race. That is […]

Todd Gilliland Keeps Momentum Rolling with Top 10 at Sonoma

It's safe to say that Todd Gilliland is on a hot streak. Over the last five Cup Series races, the Front Row Motorsports driver hasn't finished worse than 17th, and this past weekend at Sonoma he grabbed his second top-10 finish of the season with a 10th-place effort at the road course. This is Gilliland's […]

Sonoma NASCAR Green Flag Speed Rankings (Post-Race Analysis)

The NASCAR Cup Series ran the Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday afternoon, and it was Kyle Larson who got the win at the second road course event for the year. It was his third victory of the season and Larson now sits atop the points standings after Denny Hamlin, who […]

Sonoma NASCAR Average Running Position Rankings (Post-Race Analysis)

The NASCAR Cup Series ran the Toyota / Save Mart 350 this past Sunday afternoon at Sonoma Raceway, the second road course race of the season. At the first road course race, it was Hendrick Motorsports' William Byron in victory lane, and this time around, Hendrick got the win again as Kyle Larson took the […]

Ty Gibbs Should Be Solid at Sonoma

Look for Ty Gibbs to have a good run in Sunday's Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma on Sunday afternoon. Gibbs has already emerged as one of the better road course racers in the Cup Series, with an average running position of 10.57 on them since the start of 2023--which ranks as sixth-best in […]

Martin Truex Jr Struggling to Find Speed at Sonoma

Coming into the Toyota / Save Mart 350 race weekend, many people were pointing at the No. 19 Toyota as the car to beat, but those opinions have changed after practice in qualifying. While Martin Truex Jr was 10th-fastest during practice on Friday, he struggled quite a bit with the car on Saturday and ended […]