Carson Hocevar Looks Impressive Again at Texas

Carson Hocevar has been one of the brighter stories of the year in the NASCAR Cup Series, as the Truck Series regular has been pulled to fill in driving the No. 42 Chevrolet for Legacy Motor Club and has far exceeded expectations. Noah Gragson had an average finish of 28.2 while driving this car for […]

Zane Smith Slow In Practice and Qualifying at Texas

Zane Smith is back behind the wheel of the No. 38 Ford for Front Row Motorsports this weekend, making his seventh NASCAR Cup Series start of the season. Through his first six starts this year, Smith has an average finish of 26.5 with a best result of 10th at Charlotte back in May. This is […]

Todd Gilliland in Downgraded Equipment for Texas

Todd Gilliland has been a great lower-end fantasy option this season, but that likely won't be the case in this weekend's Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400. Instead of driving his normal No. 38 Ford for Front Row Motorsports, Gilliland is behind the wheel of the No. 51 Ford for Rick Ware Racing this weekend, as Zane […]

Texas NASCAR Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup

On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for Sunday's Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. This qualifying session consisted of two rounds and the drivers were split into two groups. The top five fastest drivers from each group advanced to the second round. The five fastest drivers that advanced […]

Texas NASCAR Practice Speeds, Notes, and Lap Averages

The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday morning in preparation for the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 on Sunday afternoon. The field was split into two groups for this practice session. Below you'll find the two practice groups, key notes from the practice session and the practice speeds […]

Defending Champion Joey Logano Eliminated From Playoffs After First Round

For the first time in the history of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs format the defending series Champion has been eliminated after the first round. Thanks (in part) to receiving damage during an early wreck involving Corey Lajoie and Erik Jones, the No. 22 Ford of Logano crossed the finish line with a 34th-place finish […]

Spire Motorsports Expanding To Three Cup Cars In 2024

Spire Motorsports will likely be a three-car operation in the Cup Series next season, as the organization has reportedly purchased the racing charter that Live Fast Motorsports currently owns for around $40 million. Currently, Spire Motorsports has two cars in NASCAR's top series, as Corey Lajoie drives the No. 7 Chevrolet for them and Ty […]

Kyle Busch A Boom-Or-Bust Driver At Bristol

Bristol Motor Speedway has been one of Kyle Busch's best tracks on the schedule throughout his career. It has also been one of his worst. In 33 career starts at this track, Busch has amassed an impressive eight victories along with 14 top-five finishes. He also has ten results outside of the top-20 entirely, including […]

Kevin Harvick Not Happy With His Car At Bristol

Kevin Harvick enters Saturday night's race at Bristol Motor Speedway in the thick of the Playoffs hunt, but the driver of the No. 4 Ford for Stewart-Haas Racing hasn't been happy with his car--which isn't a good sign for this weekend. During practice on Friday, Harvick was just 19th-fastest in single-lap speed (out of 36 […]

Justin Haley Could Surprise At Bristol This Weekend

Keep an eye on Justin Haley in Saturday night's Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The driver of the No. 31 Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing qualified in 19th-place for this weekend's event, and was 13th-fastest in practice earlier that day. Looking back at this race last season, Haley also started from back […]

Daniel Suarez Consistently Mediocre At Bristol

Daniel Suarez has made 10 career NASCAR Cup Series starts at Bristol Motor Speedway, but he hasn't quite been able to get the hang of this race track yet. While Suarez does have two top-10 finishes to his credit (both during the 2019 season), his average finish of 16.3 leaves much to be desired. Additionally, […]

Ross Chastain One Of The Slowest Playoff Cars In Qualifying At Bristol

Ross Chastain is fighting to keep his Championship hopes alive at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend, but he didn't do himself any favors in qualifying, as the No. 1 Chevrolet ended up just 23rd-fastest out of the 36 cars entered in the race. Chastain was the fourth-slowest Playoff driver in qualifying, only beating out Ricky […]

Carson Hocevar Hoping To Maintain Momentum At Bristol

Carson Hocevar has been a much-needed shot in the arm for Legacy Motor Club over the past couple of weeks, as the Truck Series driver now has back-to-back top 20 finishes after a 20th-place result at Kansas last weekend. Now we're at Bristol, where Hocevar was 23rd-fastest in practice on Friday and then went out […]

Corey Lajoie Starts 10th And Could Surprise People At Bristol

One big surprise during qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday evening was Corey Lajoie, who made it into the final round and will start the Bass Pro Shops Night Race from the fifth row (10th place). In 10 career attempts at Bristol, Lajoie has never started better than 26th place, so this is a […]

Todd Gilliland Hoping To Continue Good Luck At Bristol

Often times getting a good finish at Bristol can come down to simply surviving the race, especially for the drivers that don't have a lot of speed in "Thunder Valley." That is exactly what Todd Gilliland needs to do in Saturday night's Bass Pro Shops Night Race. During practice on Friday, his No. 38 Ford […]

Daniel Hemric To Get Another Shot In Cup Series With Kaulig Racing

Daniel Hemric, the 2021 Xfinity Series Champion, will be back in the NASCAR Cup Series for the 2024 season, as it was announced that he will be driving the No. 31 Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing next year. He will be taking over that car from Justin Haley, who will be moving to Rick Ware Racing. […]

Bristol DraftKings NASCAR Lineup Picks & Projections (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Race number 29 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is this weekend, as the Bass Pro Shops Night Race is set to take place at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night. This is the third Playoff race of the season, and is […]

Bristol NASCAR Algorithm-Predicted Finishing Order (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We're on to race number 29 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season and the third race of the playoffs, as the Bass Pro Shops Night Race is set to take place at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday evening. This is the cutoff […]

Bristol NASCAR Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup

Early Friday evening, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for Saturday night's Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. This qualifying session consisted of two rounds and the drivers were split into two groups. The top five fastest drivers from each group advanced to the second round. The five fastest drivers […]

Bristol NASCAR Practice Speeds, Notes, and Lap Averages

The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday evening in preparation for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race on Saturday evening. The field was split into two groups for this practice session. Below you'll find the two practice groups, key notes from the practice session and the practice […]

Kansas-2 NASCAR Green Flag Speed Rankings (Post-Race Analysis)

The NASCAR Cup Series ran the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on Sunday afternoon, and it was Tyler Reddick continuing the Toyota winning ways at the track and securing his second victory of the season. That win also locks him in the Round of 12 in the Playoffs. When it came to Green Flag […]

Kansas-2 NASCAR Average Running Position Rankings (Post-Race Analysis)

The Hollwood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway was run this past Sunday afternoon and it was Tyler Reddick who got the victory, taking the lead on a late restart and grabbing his second victory of the season. He led just two laps all day but led the one that meant the most. Despite leading just […]

Denny Hamlin Blames Kyle Larson For Losing Kansas Race

Denny Hamlin looked well on his way to another victory at Kansas Speedway in Sunday afternoon's Hollywood Casino 400, but a late caution and subsequent different pit road strategies by teams shook things up for the Joe Gibbs Racing driver. When it was all said and done, Hamlin ended up with a runner-up finish and […]

Late Strategy Call Earns Joey Logano Valuable Points At Kansas

A late caution in Sunday's Hollywood Casino 400 opened the door for strategy calls at Kansas Speedway, and one of the teams that decided to gamble with two tires instead of four was the No. 22 Penske Racing team. It worked out for them and they were able to secure a fifth-place finish, allowing driver […]

Erik Jones Earns Season-Best Finish at Kansas

It ended up being a good day at Kansas Speedway for Erik Jones and the No. 43 Legacy Motor Club team. Thanks, in part, to a late pit road strategy call of only taking two tires, Jones was able to secure a podium finish at Kansas, his first top-five result of the season. That is […]

Christopher Bell A Little Disappointed After Kansas Performance

Christopher Bell had a solid points day at Kansas Speedway on Sunday afternoon, but it wasn't quite the performance the Joe Gibbs Racing driver was expecting. Bell started on the pole for Sunday's Hollywood Casino 400 race but led just 15 laps and ended up with an eighth-place finish when it was all said and […]

Chris Buescher Loses Valuable Points After Blown Tire At Kansas

Blown tires caused issues for many drivers in Sunday's Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, and one of those was Chris Buescher. While running in 12th-place in the late stages of the race, the right rear tire on Buescher's No. 17 Ford blew, causing the car to hit the wall hard. He ended up with […]

Championship Favorite Martin Truex Jr. In Trouble After Kansas

Things went from bad to worse for championship favorite Martin Truex Jr. at Kansas Speedway on Sunday. After a uncharacteristically slow performance at Darlington to start out the first round of the playoffs, Truex blew a tire at Kansas on Sunday and ended up with a 36th-place finish in the second race of the Round […]

Kyle Busch Has Huge DFS Upside on Sunday

Kyle Busch's weekend at Kansas Speedway didn't get off to the greatest start on Saturday, as the Richard Childress Racing driver blew a tire during practice and hit the wall. The team was able to make repairs to the car, but Busch wasn't able to get on to the track for qualifying later that afternoon, […]

Martin Truex Jr Should Contend for Kansas Win on Sunday

Martin Truex Jr is a two-time winner at Kansas Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series and should be a contender to get a third victory here on Sunday in the Hollywood Casino 400. During practice on Saturday afternoon, Truex's No. 19 Toyota ranked 4th-fastest in ten-lap average and then 2nd-fastest in both 15- and 20-lap […]