Points Leader Alex Bowman Will Start From 1st At Richmond on Sunday

Rain washed out the scheduled practice and qualifying sessions for the NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond Raceway on Saturday, so the starting lineup for Sunday's Toyota Owners 400 was set by NASCAR's qualifying metric. Alex Bowman will be on the pole for this weekend's race. Bowman is a previous winner at Richmond Raceway (back in […]

Chase Briscoe A Strong Sleeper Option At Richmond

One driver that will likely fly under the radar at Richmond Raceway this weekend is Chase Briscoe. In four career starts at this track, Briscoe has yet to finish better than 11th, but he's been fast on this track type, so his time is likely coming. On the shorter, flat tracks during the 2022 season, […]

Austin Dillon Needs A Strong Run At Richmond This Weekend

It's been a weak start to the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season for Austin Dillon, who posted a career-high 11 top 10 finishes last season. Thus far through six races this year, Dillon has just one top 10 result (a 9th-place finish at Auto Club) along with four finishes of 20th or worse. There's reason […]

Michael McDowell Could Surprise At Richmond Despite Poor Track Record

When you look at Michael McDowell's track record at Richmond Raceway, "abysmal" probably isn't even an accurate enough term to describe it. Over 23 career Cup Series starts at this track, McDowell has an average finish of 31.5 along with 10 DNFs (Did Not Finish). With that being said, there could be some optimism for […]

Martin Truex Jr. Seeking First Top 5 of the Season at Richmond

Martin Truex, Jr. and the #19 team started off 2023 with a bang, getting the victory at the Clash exhibition race at the LA Coliseum back in February. But since then, it's been tough sledding for this team. Through the first six regular-season races of the season, Truex has yet to post a top 5 […]

Chris Buescher A Sleeper At Richmond This Weekend

Keep an eye on Chris Buescher in Sunday's Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway. The last time the Cup Series raced at this track, Buescher came home with a podium finish, ending up 3rd behind race winner Kevin Harvick and 2nd-place finisher Christopher Bell. A few weeks ago at Phoenix, which is a similar track […]

Aric Almirola Looking To Give Season A Boost At One Of His Best Tracks

Even the most casual of NASCAR fans can see that Aric Almirola and his #10 Stewart-Haas Racing team are struggling this season. Through the first six races of 2023, Almirola has just one finish better than 21st, and that was a 16th-place result at Las Vegas back in early March. In the last three Cup […]

COTA DraftKings NASCAR Lineup Picks & Projections (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Race #6 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is this weekend, as the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix is set to take place at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday. Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a road course that is 3.426 miles […]

COTA 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 six of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, as the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix is set to take place at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) on Sunday afternoon. COTA is our first road course race of the season, […]

Jordan Taylor Making NASCAR Debut At COTA, Will Start 4th

A new name will be on the Cup Series results sheet this weekend, as Jordan Taylor is making his NASCAR debut in the #9 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in place of the injured Chase Elliott, who is still recovering from a broken leg after a snowboarding accident. Jordan Taylor is a two-time IMSA SportsCar Champion […]

Austin Cindric Excited To Showcase Speed At COTA This Weekend

Last year's Daytona 500 winner, Austin Cindric, is still searching for his second career win in the NASCAR Cup Series, and it could very well come this weekend at Circuit of the Americas. Cindric showed good speed during Friday's practice session for the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, with the 7th-fastest lap in the session, and […]

William Byron On Pole At COTA, Looking For First Ever Top 5 Finish On Road Course

William Byron has to be pretty used to seeing his name at the top of the board this season. In addition to having two overall race wins already in 2023, Byron also has three Stage victories, and now you can add another type of win to his resumé: a pole win. The #24 Chevrolet was […]

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 […]