Chris Buescher Slow At COTA, Hopes To Find Road Course Speed From Last Season

One surprising driver who showed plenty of speed on road course races last season was Chris Buescher, who ranked 3rd-fastest overall when it came to Total Speed Rankings on this particular track type. Buescher has always been a better-than-average road course racer, but he really got people's attention last year with his 2nd-place finish at […]

Michael McDowell Still Searching For First Top 10 Finish In 2023

After coming off of a career-high 12 top 10 finishes during the 2022 Cup Series season, and despite showing slightly better-than-expected speed to start out the 2023 year, Michael McDowell is still on the hunt for his first top 10 finish this year. However, the good news is that he could legitimately compete for one […]

Bubba Wallace With Surprising Speed At COTA This Weekend

Bubba Wallace isn't a name that you associate with road course racing unless you're talking about the drivers that aren't very good at that track type. In 21 career Cup Series starts at road courses, Wallace has just one top 5 and two top 10 results, and his average finish is 24.9. With that being […]

Jimmie Johnson Struggling To Find Speed At COTA

Jimmie Johnson is back behind the wheel of a NASCAR Cup Series car this weekend, as he will be driving the #84 Chevrolet for Legacy Motor Club in the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday. Whether or not he will get a good finish is up in the air, though, […]

Struggles Continue for Aric Almirola at COTA, Will Start Last On Sunday

To say that Aric Almirola and his #10 Stewart-Haas Racing team are struggling to start out the 2023 season would be an understatement. Through the first five races this year, Almirola has yet to post a finish better than 16th, and three of the five races have ended with him in 30th or worse. The […]

Jenson Button Starts 24th in Cup Series Debut For Rick Ware Racing

The #15 Rick Ware Racing Ford will have a new face behind the wheel this weekend, as Jenson Button will be piloting that car in the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday. While the Rick Ware Racing cars are known to have disappointing finishes on race weekends, road courses have […]

Kimi Raikkonen Hoping For Better Result In 2nd Cup Series Race, “Excited” For Opportunity

Kimi Raikkonen is set to make his second-ever NASCAR Cup Series start this weekend at Circuit of the Americas after a disappointing debut at Watkins Glen last year. Raikkonen is part of Trackhouse Racing's Project91 program and is behind the wheel of their #91 Chevrolet this weekend. Last year at Watkins Glen, Raikkonen showed steady […]

Atlanta DraftKings NASCAR Lineup Picks & Projections (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Race #5 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is this weekend, as the Ambetter Health 400 is set to take place at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday. The key thing to remember about Atlanta this week is that this is "New Atlanta." […]

Atlanta NASCAR Algorithm-Predicted Finishing Order (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway for the fifth race of the 2023 season, the Ambetter Health 400. Atlanta is a 1.5-mile track that was recently converted to race more like a superspeedway than a typical 1.5-mile "cookie cutter" oval. […]

Kyle Busch Frustrated About Lack Of Respect, Qualifies 17th For Atlanta

After last week's incident between Denny Hamlin and Ross Chastain--where Hamlin admitted to purposely running Chastain into the wall on the final restart of the race at Phoenix--Kyle Busch was openly vocal about the lack of respect between NASCAR Cup Series competitors. During his media availability at Atlanta this weekend, Busch said, "We have completely […]

Joey Logano Wins Pole For Atlanta, Optimistic About Chance To Win

Joey Logano was the fastest during Saturday's qualifying session at Atlanta Motor Speedway, posting a time of 31.256 seconds at 177.374 mph to earn the pole starting position for Sunday's Ambetter Health 400. When asked after qualifying about his race car, Logano stated, "We've definitely got the speed in our racecar and hopefully we can […]

Chris Buescher Looking For First Top 10 Finish Since Daytona

It was a Ford party during qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, and Chris Buescher was definitely invited. Fords took the first 8 starting spots for Sunday's Ambetter Health 400 and Buescher will start the race from the 7th place--the same spot that he ended up finishing in last year's first Atlanta race. Now […]

Brad Keselowski Qualifies 4th, Should Contend At Atlanta On Sunday

Keep an eye on Brad Keselowski this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The driver of the #6 Ford for Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing has showed better-than-expected speed to start out the 2023 season, and superspeedway-style racing has always been a strength of "Bad Brad." In this year's Daytona 500, Keselowski and his teammate, Chris Buescher, […]

Martin Truex Jr. Hopeful For Better Luck This Time At Atlanta

Last year at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Martin Truex, Jr. posted finishes of 8th and 11th in the two races on the brand new racetrack, but those still weren't quite as indicative of how strong he was. Truex led in both of those races, including 27 laps in the summer event, and thought he definitely could've […]

Christopher Bell Will Drop To Rear At Start Of Atlanta Race

There were a handful of incidents during qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, and one of them was with 10th-place qualifier Christopher Bell. During the second round of qualifying, Bell spun out his #20 Toyota and the team had to make some repairs to the car because of it. Because of this, Bell will […]

Cody Ware Needs Some Luck To Get Good Finish At Atlanta On Sunday

When it comes to superspeedway racing, there are a handful of drivers that are pretty talented when it comes to avoiding the carnage that happens most often during pack racing. One of those drivers is Cody Ware. In addition to finishing 14th in this year's Daytona 500, Ware ended up 23rd and 26th in the […]

Josh Berry Brings A New Perspective To Hendrick Motorsports

Josh Berry is in the #9 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway once again as Chase Elliott continues to recover from a broken leg after a snowboarding accident a few weeks ago. Berry was able to squeak out a solid top 10 finish at Phoenix last weekend and is looking to […]

William Byron The Favorite To Win Atlanta According To Sportsbooks

Fresh off of his second straight Cup Series victory, William Byron is coming into Atlanta Motor Speedway with plenty of momentum. After a couple of rough finishes to start out the year (34th at Daytona and 25th at Fontana), Byron now has two victories in this young season, already matching his career-high for wins for […]

Justin Haley Another Strong Sleeper Pick At Atlanta This Weekend

Superspeedway racing and the draft are a great equalizer when it comes to NASCAR, and that opens the door for many underdogs to have strong performances at these types of race tracks. The "new" Atlanta Motor Speedway now races similarly to a superspeedway venue, which means this weekend's Ambetter Health 400 is a great time […]

Daniel Suarez 2-for-2 With Top 10 Finishes On New Atlanta Track

The "new" Atlanta Motor Speedway was unveiled last season, which means the NASCAR Cup Series has only raced twice on the current track configuration. The good news for Daniel Suarez fans is that he finished inside the top 10 in both of those events, coming home 4th in the spring race before finishing 7th in […]

Harrison Burton Looking To Get Contract Year Season On Track At Atlanta

It's a contract year for Harrison Burton, as his deal with Wood Brothers Racing expires at the end of the season, and thus far the 22-year-old driver isn't doing himself any favors when it comes to getting re-signed. Through the first four races of the year, Burton has finished 26th at Daytona, 15th at Fontana, […]

Michael McDowell Looking To Stay Aggressive At Atlanta This Weekend

When you think of superspeedway racing, Michael McDowell is one of the underdogs that tends to pop into many people's minds. He's a former Daytona 500 winner, and since Atlanta Motor Speedway has been converted into a superspeedway-like track, the new configuration of this track now plays into McDowell's strengths. As far as Saturday's Ambetter […]

Ty Gibbs Struggles Continue, Slowest Car In Qualifying At Atlanta

During qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday morning, the track was dirty for most of the earlier qualifying drivers. BJ McLeod was the first one with issues during the session, as he spun out and didn't even complete a lap, while Ty Gibbs also ran into some grip issues during his run, causing the […]

Corey Lajoie A Strong Sleeper Option This Weekend

More eyes than normal will be on Corey Lajoie this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway, as we return to the track where he almost won last summer's race. In that event, LaJoie finished 10th in Stage 2 and led for a total of 19 laps before getting into the wall due to a block by […]

Kyle Larson The Highest Qualifying Chevrolet At Atlanta, Will Start 9th

Qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday morning was dominated by the Fords, as drivers for that manufacturer took the top 8 starting spots for Sunday's Ambetter Health 400. Kyle Larson was the highest-qualifying Chevrolet and he will start Sunday's race from the 9th position. Last year in the two Atlanta races, Larson got caught […]

Alex Bowman Looking To Remain Perfect For Top 10 Finishes At Atlanta

We're already four races in to the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, and there is only one driver left that has yet to finish outside of the top 10 this year. With finishes of 5th at Daytona, 8th at Fontana, 3rd at Las Vegas, and 9th last weekend at Phoenix, Alex Bowman is now 4-for-4 […]

Phoenix DraftKings NASCAR Lineup Picks & Projections (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Race #4 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is this weekend, as the United Rentals 500(k) is set to take place at Richmond Raceway on Sunday. Richmond is 1-mile flat track, and we're scheduled to run 312 laps for this weekend's race. […]

Phoenix NASCAR Best Bets and Algorithm-Predicted Finishing Order (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We're on to race number four of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, as the United Rentals 500(k) is set to take place at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday. Phoenix is a 1-mile, low-banked, tri-oval race track that we throw into the "short, flat […]

Kyle Larson Could Dominate At Phoenix On Sunday

Thus far, the Phoenix weekend has been Kyle Larson's playground. The driver of the #5 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports went out on Friday and put down the fastest single lap in practice in addition to the best 5-, 10-, 15-, 20-, 25-, and 30-lap averages. In qualifying on Saturday, Larson was in a ZIP code […]

Kevin Harvick Looking For 20th Straight Top-10 Finish At Phoenix

We have seen impressive runs by drivers at certain tracks in NASCAR before, but Kevin Harvick's dominance at Phoenix Raceway may take the cake. Over 39 career starts at this track, Harvick has won nine separate times (23.1%), including a four-race streak of wins here from 2013 to 2015. And although Harvick hasn't gotten back […]